performers beautifully conveyed stories through music‚ lighting‚ costumes‚ props‚ scenery‚ and most importantly‚ dance. “‘Tarantella’ from August Bournonville’s Napoli”‚ “Consumed”‚ and “Closer to Closure” particular stuck out during the duration of the concert. The movements held the audience’s attention as they followed the suspenseful and striking storylines. In “‘Tarantella’ from August Bournonville’s Napoli” the graceful movements of the dancers portrayed the story of people courting their lovers.
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nothing compared to my experiences in high school. Similar to junior high and intermediate school‚ the band partook in concert performances. Prior to high school band‚ the entirety of band class consisted of playing the standard sheet music‚ which was played from the comfort of our own chair. On any given day I would casually stroll to the band hall‚ where we then rehearsed our concert music. I remember counting the simplistic rhythms‚ fingering the black notes that floated across the page on my clarinets
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Peter Sprague Beatles Concert Report This concert held by the Peter Sprague Band and performs at the UCSD campus. The concert begins from 8:00 pm and end by 10:00 pm. Most of the audiences are UCSD students and taking some kinds of music class. Therefore‚ the main group of the audiences in this concert is age at around twenty and dresses casually. Before the band perform‚ there is a chorus sings several songs in order to warm up the concert. The chorus has eight guys and seven girls that are
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The Jazz Age Jazz music was an African American form of music derived from a mix of blues‚ ragtime. It was created in in the 1920’s solely for entertainment and the love of the sounds colliding with each other to make a tune .The "Jazz Age" was a period of many Political‚ Economic and Social changes when Americans cast aside old social conventions in favor of new ideas.(history) When the style of music “ jazz “ was created‚ it traveled fast. It went from New Orleans‚ to Chicago‚ to New York and
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The interpretation of jazz style is crucial to the element of rhythmic groove in any jazz ensemble performance. Today‚ many written arrangements for both large and small jazz ensembles are well marked with articulations and expression markings. However‚ in some cases there is nothing to guide the instructor or student. This book addresses some of the articulation and style situations that are commonly found in jazz music. These situations can be generalized into a set of guidelines that can be used
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The concert I attended was the Percussion Ensemble directed by Dr. Colin Hill. The ensemble took place in the Bryan Fine Arts Building at the Wattenbarger Auditorium in Tennessee Tech University. The ensemble lasted about an hour and half. The ensemble consisted of seventeen members in total and every member performed passionately to their piece. The hall looked elegant and the members looked well dressed. The instruments looked very shiny and well taken care of. The first song the members performed
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I am doing my end of the semester paper on Jazz music. Jazz was created in the twentieth century and was said that it was‚ “created to bring people together.” Jazz was also known in many cities around the time of the jazz age‚ but the city that was known as the birthplace of jazz was New Orleans. There are many important names that people still know today from the jazz ages. One important name during the jazz age was Louis Armstrong is known for many Jazz songs like “What a Wonderful World”‚ “When
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Jazz has been called‚ among other things‚ America’s "only original form‚" showing it’s clear cultural roots in America. In addition‚ jazz historians have touted jazz’s pedigree as "American’s Classical Music." An appreciation and analysis of jazz history forces one to question both the "American" and "Classical" descriptors that past historians have used to label jazz music. Using primarily sources such as "From Somewhere in France" by Charles Delaunay and "An Interview with Wynton Marsalis" by Lolis
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Jazz and blues are musical genres or styles that can also be regarded as two distinct American musical traditions. They are interrelated most likely because of the fact that they originated from the American South. The confusion in discerning the two genres is probably because of the numerous music crossovers that artists do these days. Hailing from New Orleans‚ jazz music was first known as “jass” then later dropped the two “ss” into “zz” which means “cool.” During the later part of the 19th century
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different levels and platforms for performing music. Competitively‚ the marching band has placed in the top 30 bands nationally‚ while the indoor percussion has placed in the top eight groups in the nation. In the non-competitive side of music is concert band: public‚ large-group performances‚ solos‚ small ensembles‚ and so on. Both sides of music are highly enjoyable and have shaped me into a versatile student that uses music as a way to enjoy life. During college‚ I hope to involve myself in the
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