Concert Report Guidelines Listening to live performances is an essential part of learning to appreciate and understand music. Treat this report as though you were a music critic writing for your local newspaper. In other words‚ what did you like/not like and why? Here are some general guidelines to help you listen‚ think‚ and write about a concert. Basic Information to Include When and where did the concert take place? How many pieces were performed? What were they called and how many movements were
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On Saturday October 27‚ at 7:30 PM I attended a Senior Half Recital given by the Department of Music at Ohio Northern University Getty College of Arts and Sciences. The director was Hannah Harding a pianist who was assisted by Alma Whetsel also a pianist. This recital focused on four musical selections which were Fantasia No.3 by Mozart‚ Prelude No.20 and No.4 both by Chopin‚ Piano Sonato No. 8 by Beethoven‚ and Morning Mood by Greig. I was extremely drawn to the style‚ sound and mood of the melody
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to the 12 bar (blues). two was the cords to "I got rhythem’ which emphasized many song forms. The formats were mostly consists of head solos head. The book explains about the six very important characteristics of jazz which were; Improvisation‚ Syncopation‚ Swing‚ Jazz instrument technic‚ Influence of the Blues and rhythm section and front
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The Gershwin biographer Isaac Goldberg wrote in 1931 that with the Rhapsody in Blue‚ George Gershwin "fired the jazz shot heard round the world." This symphonic jazz concerto may be the most famous piece of American classical music. Undoubtedly the most famous classical work of its own time‚ it was a serious concert work that contained elements of popular music in the 1920s including the style of jazz. Gershwin’s Rhapsody even remains a part of American popular culture today; its famous themes are
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PartII The Middle Ages and Renaissance McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Middle Ages (450-1450) – Rome sacked by Vandals—455 – Beowolf—c. 700 – First Crusade—1066 – Black Death—1347-52 – Joan of Arc executed by English—1431 McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Renaissance (1450-1600) – Guttenberg Bible—1456 – Columbus reaches America—1492 – Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa—c. 1503 – Michelangelo:
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notes of the same pitch with a curved line which means they are played together Accents – stress or emphasis on certain notes. Usually the first beat of a bar is a ‘strong’ beat which is accented‚ and the second beat is ‘weak’ or unaccented. Syncopation – a rhythmic effect where the expected stress of beats is altered. The most common methods are placing an accent on a weak beat‚ placing a rest on a strong beat‚ tying over a strong beat or using off beats Off-beat – placing an accent between beats
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sung back to back. The Credo‚ Sanctus‚ and Agnus Dei were separated. •The Agnus Dei was a prayer for mercy and peace. Agnus Dei is sung in triple meter. It consists of upper parts and lower parts. The two upper parts are very rhythmic and have syncopation. The two lower parts are long and contain support for the rest of the rhythms. Even when listening to this it sounds solemn. The Agnus Dei has a lot of different sounds to it. •Next is the Renaissance. The Renaissance period is from 1450 to 1600
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My heart will go on”‚ and sung by Celine. The song expresses the mood of the love between two main characters and brings attention to its audience by its soft melodies that merged with the singer’s voice. Moreover‚ its rhythm is strong beat and syncopation. As the movie goes on‚ each scene is played by different type of music. The movie begins by leaving of the Titanic which has more than 2000 people on the ship. The theme music supports for the actions of all characters in the film. For the entire
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fast rift. The drummer ever so slowly moved his brush over his sneer and lightly accented it with an occasional tap on the symbols. The bassist softly and slowly plucked the strings with long low notes. Many of the bassist notes were actually in syncopation with the taps on the symbol from the drummer. The name of the song‚ Sound of Love‚ was a cover of a Duke Ellington song if I remember correctly.
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In Masterpieces of Music‚ I received the piece of Transcendental Etude in F minor‚ composed by Franz Liszt. The performer however on connect‚ is Claudio Arrau. This piece is different from each other by just the dynamic range‚ tempo‚ and style of the piece performed. Although many changes‚ there are also many similarities in the pieces. Before I can go into the similarities and differences‚ I will give a background on the original piece and composer. Then‚ I will speak on the actual differences/
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