Olivia Jeffers Music Appreciation (ONLINE) 1 March 2016 The Piano Guys Music comes in many different forms and continues to grow as society expands. Over the years‚ music has become more simplistic in the main stream. Before understanding why artists create a certain type of music‚ or why they perform a certain type of music it all draws back to who they are as an individual or group. The Piano Guys is a group of ten people who have worked hard wanting to entertain people with their music abilities
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Sir Edward Elgar’s Inspiration Elgar was born on June 2nd‚ 1857 in the United Kingdom. Around this time English music was in the Romantic Era‚ which meant that all the music made during this time was generally very emotionally demanding. Sir Edward Elgar did not go to school to learn about music‚ rather his father‚ William Henry Elgar‚ owned a music store. The only formal music education he received was a few violin lessons. Along with running a music store‚ Edward’s father played the organ‚ conducted
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On March 30th‚ 2017 I attended the Lower Brass Ensemble at White Concert Hall at Washburn University. The concert consisted of trombones‚ bass trombones‚ euphoniums‚ and tubas. The program included two sections by different conductors. The first section‚ conducted by Jason Tacker‚ played “Fanfare‚” “Adagio for Tubas‚” and “Prelude in C-sharp Minor.” The second section‚ conducted by Karen Ballard‚ played “Sonata a Quattro‚” “Down in the River to Pray‚” and “Habanera (from Carmen).” I chose to attend
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The Romantic Era is arguably one of the most profound periods of time in music history. This was a point where musical forms‚ styles and progressions had been established for some time and are now taking a creative turn. New forms‚ harmonies and colors are composed during this era and one of the many inventions to come out of this time is the saxophone. The saxophone is one of the most versatile instruments to have ever been created. In the early to mid-1800’s‚ a Belgian-French instrument maker
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Ansel Adams was one of the most important photographers in history. Adams helped invent what is called the Zone System with Fred Archer. The Zone System makes t quite a bit easier to accurately choose exposures. Adams’ photography exemplifies brilliant depth of field‚ clarity‚ attention to composition‚ and there is also a great balance of shadows‚ mid-tones‚ and highlights in his photographs. Adams began studying the piano at age twelve. When it became apparent that Adams was very gifted at the
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Before concerto grosso took form‚ it had a series of predecessors that morphed over time to finally become what we recognise today as concerto grosso. The first of these predecessors was the trio sonata – a work composed for two violins and cello. Trio sonatas were composed in the style of da chiesa (to be performed in the church) or da camera (to be performed in the courts of noblemen and aristocrats). Trio sonata evolved into solo sonatas where a solo instrument such as violin‚ flute‚ oboe or cello
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Manuel Maria de los Dolores Falla Matheu (Cádiz‚ November 23‚ 1876 - Alta Gracia‚ Argentina‚ November 14‚ 1946) was a Spanish composer. Representative of musical nationalism‚ is one of the most important Spanish composers of the early twentieth century‚ with Isaac Albéniz‚ Enrique Granados‚ Joaquin Turina and Joaquin Rodrigo. Musical nationalism refers to the use of musical ideas or motifs that are identified with a specific country‚ region‚ or ethnicity‚ such as folk tunes and melodies‚ rhythms
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Hilary Hahn and Janine Jansen are both considered to be violin virtuosos and both of these performances serve as evidence to that claim. However‚ they each make several decisions and perform slightly differently‚ some of which change my opinion of their performance as a whole. On the other hand‚ much of their playing is similar like the tempi at which they perform and certain dynamic decisions. The cadenza of this piece gives the soloist the most freedom in their performance so that section epitomizes
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Analysis of Beethoven’s String Quartet No.14 in C Sharp Major (1st and 2nd Movements) Beethoven‚ String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor First Movement: Adagio‚ Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo (Not too Slow and Very Expressive) Second Movement: Allegro Molto Vivace (Fast‚ Very Lively) The opening movement is characterized by a fugue; the melody was introduced and then taken up by the other strings to create an interwoven effortless piece of art. The texture is very similar to Bach’s fugues in
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Topic 2 – An Instrument and its repertoire Syrinx by Claude Debussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-9xGnbBHMI Background: Syrinx is an essential part of music for any Flautist’s repertoire. Syrinx was written by Claude Debussy in 1913‚ allowing the performer generous room for interpretation and emotion. The piece acted as a fundamental role in the development of solo flute music in the early 20th century. The piece is commonly performed off stage as Debussy dedicated the piece to flautist Louis
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