Composed in 1840‚ Felix Mendelssohn’s “symphony-cantata after words of the Holy Bible”‚ “Lobgesang‚” was originally created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of moveable type. Although the composer left no indication for the piece being his second symphony‚ editors posthumously published it as “Symphony No. 2.” He divides the work into two sections: a symphonic prelude and a larger cantate section. The latter half consists of nine movements for chorus and soloists. The lyrics of the vocal movements
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Copland Sessions concert series for young American composers. During that time he also founded the American Festival of Contemporary Music in Saratoga Springs‚ New York known as Yaddo a retreat for artists. Being that Charles Munch was a French orchestra conductor he also enjoyed Aaron Copland work. Munch invited Copland to tour with him through out the Far East 1960. Copland was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal‚ and the US Medal of Freedom. A couple years after Copland’s death in 1990‚ local
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On Sunday‚ Novermber 20‚2016 at 2:00 pm‚ The New York Youth Symphony performed at the carnegie hall Stern Auditorium. The program includes VIET CUONG Neon‚ BRAHMS Symphony No. 3‚ BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1‚ and RAVEL La valse. The first piece of music was VIET CUONG Neon. I couldn’t get in the carnegie hall on time due to subway lateness‚ so I couldn’t listen the VIET CUONG Neon. When I entered the auditorium‚ everyone was clapping already. I was kinda disappointed because I didn’t have the chance
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simple melody along with the harp and violin. The first few notes are A-C SHARP‚ A E D‚ A E‚ A E E‚ ect. This tone with diatonic harmony and light orchestra in a child-like tone. The music reminds of a magical happy sound. This is a non-diegetic music. It starts
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The instruments of the standard Filipino rondalla have similarities in structure and are played with a plectrum made out of turtle shell. Except for the guitar and bass guitar(double bass)‚ all are 14-stringed consisting of six(6) sets of strings tuned in the intervals of fourths‚ each set consisting of 1‚ 2 or 3 string/s. The purpose of the doubling or tripling of strings is to produce better sound and increase tone volume. The main parts of the stringed instruments of the rondalla are basically
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a very different tone color than a flute. 2. Composer Someone who writes music. Often used to refer to someone who writes notated art music‚ but can include songwriters and electronic musicians as well. 3. Conductor Leader of the orchestra. 4. Develop Elaborate on a musical idea by changing different aspects of it. 5. Form The structure of a musical composition. 6. Fragmentation Shortening a motive by taking away notes or only using a part of it. 7. Lyrical
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed this symphonic poem in a mere 3 weeks. Under the suggestion of the music critic‚ Henry Laroche‚ Tchaikovsky created this symphonic work on the most famous incident in Dante’s Divine Comedy – the tragedy of Francesca and Paolo. Tchaikovsky dubbed this piece as a “symphonic fantasy.” On a letter to his brother‚ he wrote‚ “I have worked on it con amore‚ and I believe my love has been successful.” It was indeed an instant sensation. The symphonic fantasy premiered in
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and he ends up in an old theatre living with runaways. At this theatre‚ Evan picked up a guitar for the first time and played it like a professional. Evan gets re-named to August Rush and in the matter of six months he is conducting a symphonic orchestra in Central Park. Lyla later finds out when her father is sick that her son is alive and she does everything she can in order to find him. The adoption agency gives her a picture of Evan‚ and she is desperate to find him. At the end of the movie‚
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In February of that year‚ Berlioz conducted a concert that performed his choral work‚ "Chant Sacre‚" which featured segments that included the new saxophone. Near the end of 1844‚ the saxophone enjoyed a successful orchestra debut in Georges Kastner’s opera "Last King of Juda" at the Paris Conservatory. Adolphe Sax obtained his original patents in 1846 for the baritone variation of the saxophone along with thirteen of its cousins‚ including the tenor‚ bass‚ alto‚ contrabass
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be more abstract. Thus‚ what a particular piece of a classic music is about and what it means are dependent on an individual’s interpretation. In this paper‚ I will discuss the kind of imagination stimulated by the classical piece‚ Concerto for Orchestra‚ by Bela Bartok. In my imagination‚ the aural‚ mental and intellectual stimulation attributable to this piece of classical music relates to the differences between countryside experiences and life that those living in cities and towns go through
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