On February 10th I watched the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth symphonies at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Even though the musicians were in Michigan‚ I had the full experience right inside my dorm room. The webcast was a really interesting experience that I enjoyed. I think I may have even appreciated it more than the real thing. Although you cannot replace getting dressed up and going to a concert‚ I liked this webcast because the different camera angles provided
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entirely of brass‚ the saxophone is considered a woodwind because it utilizes a reed to create its sound. It looks smooth and sexy‚ yet the sound is rich and strong. Although it is more commonly found in jazz‚ military and marching bands than in orchestras‚ it is occasionally found in some classical music. 1. History and Manufacturers: A. http://library.thinkquest.org. This website was wonderfully rich in information. On this website‚ it is revealed that the original saxophone was
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on down in the orchestra pit (the stage area). Because of drama ’s close connection with religion‚ theatres were often located in or near sanctuaries. For example‚ there is a theatre situated on top of Mt. Parnassus above the famous temple of Apollo at Delphi. Similarly‚ the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens was situated in the sacred grounds of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis. Within these amphitheatres there were many different structures‚ namely: the skene‚ the orchestra‚ the altar‚ the
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music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro‚ Larghetto‚ and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major‚ K.425‚ "Linz"‚ Adagio-Allegro spiritoso‚ Andante‚ Menuetto-Trio‚ and Presto. This concert was unique in that the focus seemed to be as much on the instruments
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principal flute of the Vancouver and was the youngest principal in that orchestra’s history. He studied electronic music with Myron Shaeffer and composition with John Weinzweig at University of Toronto and he served second flute of C.B.C Symphony Orchestra. He was one of the 12 instrumentalists invited by Pierre Boulez to present a solo recital at IRCAM (Paris) in 1977. He also taught flute during 1960-75 at University of Toronto‚ 1972-82 at the Shawnigan Summer School of the Arts (British Columbia)
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Concert Report On Friday‚ December 24‚ 2004 at 20:00 the Presidential Symphony Orchestra performed very impressive "New Year Concert" with fourteen pieces from a range of composers as Johann Strauss‚ Giacomo Puccini‚ Leonard Bernstein‚ Johann Sebastian Bach‚ Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ P. Necherporenko‚ Niccolo Paganini and George Gershwin. The program included different kinds of tastes from classic music. Shardad Rohani conducted‚ Murat Tamer as concertmaster‚ Khori Dastoor‚ Janna Kozvik and Andrei
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The history and development of the tuba family and its fundamental keys Introduction The tuba is one of the youngest members of the modern day standard orchestra and it is still less than 200 years old. It is also one of the only orchestral instruments which has initially been patented; this was done in Prussia‚ September 1835 by Wilhelm Wieprecht. In this modern age we have the full range of instrumentation available for any ensemble‚ this was not always the case as Herbert & Wallace (1997)
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BEETHOVEN CONCERTS The “Pastorale” Symphony and the “Emperor” Piano Concerto‚ one named by Ludwig van Beethoven and the other by a friend‚ are splendid examples of Beethoven’s musical acumen. These pieces are more formally known as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Piano Concerto No. 5. This concert report will cover both pieces and will contain my impressions of each piece. Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” was performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen‚ and was conducted by Paavo Jarvi
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- Born in 1810. died in 1849 - Polish composer but lived most of his life in France - Polish mother and French dad - 1830 - Poland was under Russian occupation - use his music as a statement. - Used his music as a nationalism - Pianist - virtuoso - Lots of piano pieces even concertos - Main genres he contributed to - character pieces ○ Quite brief and communicate a single mood ○ Convey a sense of emotion and it prevails throughout the piece ○ Within Character pieces - there
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Rotating Leaders 1. What would business organizations such as Kraft Foods gain from observing Orpheus in action? Kraft Foods is a traditional company with the usual board of directors‚ chief executive officer‚ and a host of other executives. Each of these officers has his own predetermined role in the company. In Orpheus‚ each musician is given the chance to participate in decision-making by occasionally becoming a member of the core group. Similarly‚ each member could also hone his leadership
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