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    Concert Report

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    The concert that I attended was the University Symphony Orchestra presented by the University of Louisville School of Music. The production featured 4 different works of music: "Spring" from The Four Seasons‚ Op. 8 by Antonio Vivaldi‚ Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra‚ Op. 42 by Paul Creston‚ Flute Concerto in D Major‚ Op. 283 by Carl Reinecke‚ and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. The first piece of music was Spring from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. This work

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    Holberg Suite, Prelude

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    sixteenth notes. Mrs. May decided to have the orchestra play the G major scale with the same rhythm. She wanted to focus on improving the group’s tempo‚ rhythm‚ and markings for the piece. After playing the scale in the ideal tempo‚ the orchestra was able to successfully incorporate that tempo to the piece. Additionally‚ our intonation improved considering the piece’s key signature is in G major. The problem is‚ after playing the scale‚ the orchestra did the subito piano for every eighth note and

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    composer of the classical music until the 20th century were Europeans and the jazz was exposed first by two musicians. Both type of music were know on different parts of Europe. In classical music‚ both large orchestras and small ensemble are used. The largest part of the orchestra consist of the string section consisting of violins‚ violas‚ cellos‚ string basses and wind instruments. On the other hand jazz music can be played by small group of people. In jazz they use different instruments like

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    While in the New York‚ the conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra commissioned a piece. This piece was "Concerto for Orchestra" in 1943 which included many pentatonic collections of notes. At the same time that he was composing this piece‚ he was battling leukemia. This battle was seen in the mood of the piece. Béla Bartók died of leukemia

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    Karl Amadeus Hartmann

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    works. Symphony No. 1 was one of them. The first symphony‚ “The Search for a Requiem‚” gives evidence to the importance of Mahler. [ (Morgan‚ 1994) ] Symphony No. 1‚ “Essay for a requiem” was first written in 1936 as and solo alto piece with orchestra. Poems from Walt Whitman were used for the text of each movement. The work was later renamed “Our Life: Symphonic Fragment” and was used to bring forth the terrors that people had to face under the Nazi regime. After World War II‚ the piece was renamed

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    Mannheim Orchestra Essay

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    The symphony is an orchestral work‚ primarily homophonic in style‚ without a division between the orchestra and the soloist‚ which is the main factor that distinguishes it from the concerto. It originated from Italy around the 1730s‚ and it is developed from the Italian Sinfonia‚ or also known as the opera overture‚ and it took off and spread across Europe later on. In the 1700s‚ opera overtures had a three-movement structure. The first movement is a fast movement (Allegro)‚ followed by a slow

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    Career Interest and Assessment My career assessments top 5 careers were composer‚ musician‚ singer‚ magician‚ and music teacher / instructor. All of these careers match up with my desires except for singer and magician. Other than that the career interest assessment was very accurate. Career Cluster My job belongs to the Arts‚ A/V Technology & Communications career cluster. This career cluster involves jobs like designing‚ producing‚ performing‚ writing‚ and publishing stuff like visual and

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    Planet of the Apes

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    musical score for Planet of the Apes‚ his work still to this day remains a classic. Not only was his choices for the making of the musical score for the movie genius‚ they were innovative as well. His addition of ethnic instruments to an already large orchestra added a feeling of anxiety and sort of depicts the apes as horrific. The way he utilizes non-traditional instruments such as ram’s horns or electric harps gave the musical score a more thrilling experience. The addition of extra percussion instruments

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    composer wanted to create a memorable Leitmotifs. The music makes me think of a drama that I can picture many of the actions taking place just by listening to the music. Third Hearing: This exciting piece of music is being played by a large Romantic orchestra that includes piccolo‚ 2 flutes‚ 2 oboes‚ 7 clarinets‚ 2 bassoons‚ 4 saxophones‚ 4 horns‚ 3 trombones‚ baritone horn‚ tuba‚ timpani‚ percussion and strings. Between all the instruments being played‚ the dynamic is loud‚ but closest to the end the

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    Stravinsky Rite Of Spring

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    changes in mood can be observed‚ for example; the piece opens with a peaceful bassoon solo based on a folk melody‚ but it lasts for no longer than thirteen bars before darker themes are presented. The piece has been composed for a very large orchestra. The orchestra size is almost double the average‚ including extra instruments such as four bassoons. Most parts are doubled‚ but sometimes all the instruments have been given different parts‚

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