On Friday November 18‚ I attended a classical concerted performed by the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Joshua and Matthew. The venue was very pretty as I expected from Carnegie Hall and the orchestra was bigger than I thought. I was surprised to see a harp amongst the orchestra‚ so I was ecstatic to listen for it. The orchestra did a quick tuning session that sounded very in sync. The first piece was Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein. As I observed the conductor‚ I could
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What about the nineteen twenties‚ the jazz age? This new sound called jazz is music became recently discovered that’s how it begun. To anyone that lived in this era had a blast en-joying new sound of music. The 1920S were known as the “Jazz Age or era”‚ this dec-ade started when the our American soldiers were coming back home and had won the greatest international conflict in our history and had to be dealt with nervous energy stored up and even in the unexpended into the war. Anew president had
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Nairobi Orchestra’s ‘Fantastique’ Concert Classical music aficionados listen up! The Nairobi Orchestra is poised to take over the Braeburn Theatre on the 12th and 13th of March 2016. According to the organizers‚ look forward to a lineup of orchestral pieces that give a ‘Sweet palatable offering’ for the musical ear. It will be an opportunity to encounter works by two composers that most haven’t heard of‚ but might have encountered‚ had things panned out differently. The renowned works will include
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So the concert I went to go see was right here on the Santa Fe campus in the Fine Arts Hall Theatre or building FA. So the performers for this concerts were all students from Santa Fe and there were two different music classes to perform there‚ it was the Santa Fe wind ensemble‚ and the Santa Fe hand-drummers were the performers at this concert. So the concert was broken in to two sections the first consisting of a group of hand-drummers playing all different types of drums and styles from African
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Louis Armstrong‚ an influential figure in the Jazz world‚ once said‚ “If you have to ask what jazz is‚ you’ll never know.” Over time‚ jazz has kept its essential elements and original style‚ even as new styles have developed. Jazz‚ in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being
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Concert Report 3 For my third concert report I went back to my hometown in Illinois last weekend to a local restaurant to watch my cousins and uncle play live music. Nick’s Grill (formerly C.J. Arthur’s Grill) is located in downtown section of my hometown right next to city hall. It is a small establishment that’s built into a long chain of other stores so it mainly has two large windows looking out into the street. The restaurant itself is a typical pub/tavern that is split into two sections. One
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the best‚ jazz music is the best genre of music of all time. Jazz is the best type of music in ways that many other types of music can
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On Saturday‚ February 27‚ I attended a concert choir that was presented by the Department of Music and College of Liberal Arts; the title of the program was From Darkness to Light. There were eight songs that were performed by the choir‚ all of which were accompanied by a piano. The first song was Sure on this Shining Night by Samuel Barber‚ which possessed a medium-paced tempo. Throughout the song‚ there was an equal distribution between the male and female voices. The change in dynamics was very
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players with high notes and intricate rhythms. We go over how our parts connect with each others and how they connect with other sections in the ensemble. Aiding younger members of my section helps both me and them to grow musically. I also help lead our jazz combo at school. In a team effort‚ we express our ideas on phrasing and how we can evoke emotion through the notes and rhythms to the audience. When we share our thoughts and ideas with each other‚ we promote a friendly and accepting atmosphere that
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The words that describe the Jazz Age are that it is “associated with sophistication‚ modernism‚ exuberance‚ consumerism and decadence‚ and the introduction of jazz music.” Jazz music originated in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong is believed to have put Jazz on the musical map. Developing in speakeasy cellars‚ not everyone approved of or appreciated Jazz. Ragtime‚ Jazz and music from Broadway musicals dominated the Jazz Age. Jelly Roll Morton‚ King Oliver‚ Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
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