Dear Mr. Arrayan Last weekend my Fine Arts class attended the Oregon Symphony’s presentation of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The piece was monumental and included a tribute to the recently departed conductor James DePreist. The symphony played one of his favorites‚ “Adagietto” from Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony‚ and Benjamin Britten’s “Ballad of Heroes”. The piece from Gustav Mahler was very dynamic and only included a timbre of string instruments that were well blended. The piece included very
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3rd the Toronto Symphony Orchestra preformed at the Roy Thompson Hall. This concert highlighted the brass section in the orchestra and even included the world famous tuba soloist‚ Øystein Baadsvik from Norway. He is the only tuba virtuoso to make a career out of being a tuba soloist. The conductor for this performance was Sameer Patel‚ who is known as one of America’s best young conductors. Sameer Patel is newly appointed the position of assistant conductor for the San Diego Symphony and has had previous
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"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" asked Michael Tilson Thomas. It’s an older gag but the conductor had a fresh answer: "Upload‚ upload‚ upload." After months of virtual auditions via webcams across the world‚ the YouTube Symphony Orchestra had its first performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. Michael Tilson Thomas was the maestro of proceedings‚ curating a global tour of classical music through the ages‚ from Gabrieli and Bach to Dvorak‚ Brahms‚ Villa-Lobos and Lou Harrison. Months of interactive
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Concert Review Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. Five Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. five concert was held in Vienna’s Musikverein Golden Hall in 1970. The concert lasted roughly forty minutes. Beethoven’s symphony No. 5 in C minor was composed by Beethoven himself and conducted‚ in this case‚ by Leonard Bernstein. The piece of work was performed by the extremely talented Vienna Philharmonic and consisted of four movements – Allegro con brio‚ Andante con moto‚ Scherzo Allegro and Allegro. This
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musical performance “Harp Magic” by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater and the performance of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. Though the two orchestras‚ repertories‚ and venues were all different‚ experiencing the two performances in the same month allowed me to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role that symphony orchestras play in today’s society. By attending live performances of symphony orchestras in Ann Arbor‚ one can become engaged
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siblings. At the age of seventeen Ludwig played for Mozart and also took a few lessons. People were very impressed with his music. When he turned 20 he moved to Vienna to study music. He took lessons from Franz Joseph Haydn. His parents were wealthy so he did not need to work while he was studying music. Ludwig was born Roman Catholic but he never attended any services or religious events. Ludwig was very productive in his life. He composed 9 symphonies‚ a couple of operas‚ and the piano concerto Emperor
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A Brief Analysis of Mozart Sonata K.331 Jinsen Wang Prof. HontzTheory of Music 125 Due date: 12/6/2010 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (W. A. Mozart‚ 1756 - 1791) is probably the most important composer in the history of music. Composing over 600 works during a period of evolution of consolidation‚ extension and deepening CITATION Sta65 \l 2052 (Sadie‚ 1965)‚ Mozart is not merely a prolific composer‚ but an influential and even epoch-making artist as well. “Mozart learned voraciously from others‚ and
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First Selection: Symohony No. 40 in G minor‚ K. 500‚ first movement- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) First Heading: Strong‚ Exciting‚ Completive Second Heading: The composer created this piece for public concert. I can picture myself at a concert listening to this centerpiece. It is a very exciting piece to me. Third Heading: Violins are being played to start off the music that makes a G-minor sound. Harmony is repeated due to the loudness of the orchestra. The dynamic start off loud then
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Was Mozart the Greatest Composer in History? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has to be the greatest composer to ever live. He and his sister were both considered very gifted child prodigies. He started composing music when he was four and he started to write minuets by the age of five. When Mozart was around eight or nine‚ he started to write symphonies. Mozart also played quite a few instruments. When he was three years old he was already playing the harpsichord. He also was very talented on the keyboard
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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Established in 1932‚ The Sydney Symphony Ochestra (SSO) is a full ninety-member Orchestra based in Sydney. The SSO have enjoyed good profitability in recent years through both strong government support and high concert attendance. However‚ the music industry they operate in has a constantly changing external environment making future profitability a frequently asked question. This essay seeks to predict the future profitability of SSO within this competitive environment
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