On Monday‚ September 27‚ I had the pleasure of attending a performance by the Amherst Jazz Orchestra. Founded and headed by Bandleader Dave Sporny this professional big band played rare and historically big band works to some of the newest original contemporary jazz music. The Amherst Brewing Company looked small from the outside‚ even when I got inside there were many dining tables and a small place by the window for a fifteen piece band to fit in. Surprisingly they all fit perfectly. They took
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Rhea Jacobus MUSIC 210 25 April 2013 Clemson Symphony Orchestra Concert Paper The first piece I chose to write about is Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Clemson Orchestra did a wonderful job of doing this piece; I really enjoyed it. Because it was the first piece played‚ my ears were perked and I was listening very intently. The first movement has a mysterious and dark feeling to begin with but picks up and becomes more energetic as the piece
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Haydn Piano Sonata in Bb Major Haydn’s Piano Sonata in Bb major has three clearly defined sections: the exposition‚ the development‚ and the recapitulation. In the exposition‚ the thematic statement from measure 1 through 10 is more or less the introduction followed by a theme in parallel period from measures 11 to beat two of 22. Up to this point we are in the key of Bb major‚ ending on a half cadence. Though it stays in this key‚ E is tonicized with a five of four in measures 11 and 16.
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“Piano” shows a man recalling his childhood as he is listening to a woman singing. This poem reflects his mood of nostalgia and pathos; the speaker is longing for the simplicity and comfort of years gone by. We can discover that there is an ambiguous‚ harmonious tone‚ which is accentuated by its structure and rhyme. It also insists of rich imagery that creates a vivid picture for audiences. It is a relatively short poem that has only three stanzas‚ but Lawrence conveys the main theme of ambiguous，
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Pentatonix Concert Memoir “Are we there yet?” I impatiently asked that about a million times. “Yes we are close now stop asking that”‚ my mom said annoyed. We were going to the Wisconsin state fair to see Pentatonix! I was so excited to go. My sister got tickets for her fourteenth birthday and this was the day I was waiting for this for a month and my whole family was going. We got there‚ but when we tried to get into the fair our tickets weren’t scanning so I was scared that we weren’t
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310 Mozart’s Mourning “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” – Victor Hugo The Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310‚ composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ is an original piece which stands out even among all of his other works. To fully appreciate this sonata however‚ one must understand the events in Mozart’s life preceding the writing of this piece. Written in the summer of 1778 shortly after the
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Concert Report 3 For my third concert report I went back to my hometown in Illinois last weekend to a local restaurant to watch my cousins and uncle play live music. Nick’s Grill (formerly C.J. Arthur’s Grill) is located in downtown section of my hometown right next to city hall. It is a small establishment that’s built into a long chain of other stores so it mainly has two large windows looking out into the street. The restaurant itself is a typical pub/tavern that is split into two sections. One
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many things help guide them to their destination‚ some representing what they yearn for more than others. In the plays "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams and "The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson‚ the American Dream is found within the soul of two inanimate objects; the DuBois’s Belle Reve and the Charles’s old piano. Belle Reve is a special place near and dear to the hearts of the children who grew up there‚ Blanche DuBois and Stella Kowalski. In the country‚ the home sheltered the girls
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Text analysis of the short story Piano by William Saroyan Piano by William Saroyan Text Analysis Saroyan‚ William (1908–1981) was a successful playwright. The eccentric‚ spirited author was born in Fresno‚ California‚ where his Armenian parents were fruit farmers and where he worked at odd jobs before gaining fame as a short‐story writer. He came to playgoers’ attention with My Heart’s in the Highlands but became famous with his much lauded The Time of Your
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Date: 9/15/2013 Concert: Omar khairat’s concert in Dubai 2013 Type of concert: classical General reaction: I was impressed with the construction of the concert hall- a very unique and classical Sheikh Rashed Hall- and with its wonderful decorations and lights. The attentiveness of the audience heightened my sense of excitement. Everything was so organized; people were enjoying hearing Omar khairat’s performance on the piano specially me. Omar khairat is a composer and pianist. He was born in Cairo;
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