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    Fanfare for the Common Man The piece was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens. It was inspired in part by a famous speech made earlier in the same ear where vice president Henry A. I couldn’t relate to this piece‚ it didn’t resonate with me. Berlioz “ Symphonie fantastique IV ( March to the scaffold) This piece reminds me of marching band at high school pep rally. The sound of the timpani also remindsof heavy footsteps of an army. The song starts

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    Utah Opera Merger Essay

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    A.1. Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization is leaning toward positively supporting the merger of the Opera and the Symphony Orchestra. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the operas financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support. Also‚ he and the Opera trustees would like to see the opera become a top-tier organization

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    It didn’t make me want to improve. Rather than absorbing the kind of awe and passion such an instrument can evoke‚ I just disregarded it as having no relevance to myself. I still viewed playing violin as a boring chore. Actually‚ I only did orchestra for one more year after that. I could never be as fast as him‚ so why even try. In the same decision‚ I stopped playing violin entirely. How good would I be by now if I hadn’t quit playing? What if I attacked each rehearsal as if I was Luke? What

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    The orchestra suite called “The Planets”‚ written by Gustav Holst‚ includes seven movements representing the planets in the solar system. Holst claimed that music speaks for itself and said that it speaks more if you know the history about it. By that being said‚ the video: “Holst’s ‘The Planets’: Other Worlds?” has been constructed to show how his music is being expressed in a more meaningful way. Further‚ I will look deeper into the seven different movements and discuss them in more detail as well

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    Zoltan Kodaly

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    studied the musical scores in the cathedral music library‚ and then taught himself the cello to write the numbers for his father’s domestic quartet-evenings. After his practices of composing‚ in 1897 the school orchestra played an overture of his‚ to be followed by a Mass for a chorus and an orchestra later that year. On his return to Budapest in 1907 he was appointed teacher of theory at the Academy of Music‚ and a year later he began to teach composition. He was to teach there for the rest of his life:

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    he is a gifted‚ if rude‚ violinist who is sometimes invited to join the local Jewish orchestra to play for weddings. Although the coffin maker needs the occasional money‚ he dislikes the Jewish musicians—especially the flutist Rothschild‚ who turns even the merriest songs into lugubrious plaints. Yakov abuses Rothschild and is once on the point of beating him. The quarrel ends Yakov’s association with the orchestra‚ apart from rare occasions when one of the Jews cannot perform. Yakov sees his life

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    Charles Ives Influences

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    Born on October 20th of the year 1874 in Danbury‚ Connecticut‚ the American man‚ Charles Edward Ives‚ was not only a modernist‚ but also an original composer. He pursued what is perhaps one of the most extraordinary careers in American music history. Unfortunately‚ Ives music was ignored for most of his life and many of his works were unperformed for several years. His music consisted of a combination of the American popular and church music traditions from when he was younger with European art music

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    Concert Report

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    Concert Report On Saturday‚ April 24‚ 2010‚ Stony brook University department of music organized a concert conducted by Rossen Millanov. I enjoyed the beautiful and harmonious orchestra and learned a lot as follows. Rainbow Body was composed by Christopher Theofanidis‚ an American composer who teaches at Yale University music department. This orchestral work was created in April‚ 2000 and won the British Masterprize competition in 2003. This chapter is made of major key melodies and performed

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    April 17th‚ I attended a concert at Franklin & Marshall College. The concert featured members of the Lancaster symphony chorus and orchestra. Overall‚ the choirs combined with the orchestra‚ presented a full‚ beautiful sound. Their consonants were crisp‚ they used crescendos and decrescendos skillfully‚ and their voice parts were balanced. First‚ the choirs and orchestra combined performed Beethoven’s “Mass in C”. This section of the concert featured four soloists who are well known opera singers

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    Rjft Task 1

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    will be correct to say that motivation within an individual arise from needs only. In the present context‚ Mr. Bailey can use the need for affiliation for convincing the orchestra members that the merger will be beneficial for them as it will result in better pay scales and better performance opportunities‚ giving the orchestra members ‘affiliation’ for their talent and skills. The need for affiliation can also convince the community that the merger will strengthen

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