The members of the Piedmont Choirs prioritize the tuning of the choirs above almost all other aspects of the music we sing. Some people I have sung with in choir have absolute pitch‚ which means they can identify or sing any given note without the help of any instrument‚ and a multitude of people I have sung with have relative pitch‚ which means they have some notes memorized. I was in the flagship ensemble of the Piedmont Choirs the year a choir I was in was the most consistently in tune. We spent
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The "classical school" (so-called because the divergent ideas of many scholars with similar ideas during this epoch were called that by history) was a social movement that existed during the late 1700s and the early 1800s. The "classical" part of it is derived from the similarity in thinking between those scholars and early Greek philosophy (Aristotle‚ Plato‚ etc.) which also put forth the importance of free will. However‚ "free will" is NOT the only defining feature of something that is "classical"
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Concert Critique Kanye West meets Beethoven is the only way to describe the three gentlemen who make up the sensational violinist duo known as Black Violin. Kev Marcus and Wil B are the violinists and are accompanied by DJ TK. Black Violin has created incredible synergy between classical and Hip-Hop music. They have created beautiful music like I have never heard before. They first made their big splash when they won the 2005 “Apollo Legends” contest in the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem‚ NY
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Johann Sebastian Bach Melissa Cabral Professor Craig Pilant HIS 113 (46210) Early Modern Europe Throughout the experimental times in music history‚ many composers sought out fame during their lifetimes. Though some had success‚ others such as Johann Sebastian Bach were not as fortunate. Once his time had reached an end‚ the many works composed became sacred to the new musicians born. Johann Sebastian Bach was one composer who had not been known for his lyrical
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Music Appreciation Concert Report St. Louis Symphony Orchestra I would like to start off by saying that having the opportunity to attend the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra was an experience all in itself. The building as a whole was breath taking‚ and the music that was played was fascinating. The first piece played was by the composer George Frideric Handle. Handle was born on February 23‚ 1685 in Germany. He settled in England in 1712 and became something of a music establishment. Handle
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As the final chord of our theatrical production‚ “The City of Angels‚” roared through the antique St. Petersburg High School auditorium‚ my cello and I found ourselves in the pit orchestra eager to vamoose home. The band continued to play as the audience left‚ though I dared not join in - I left that to the horns‚ drums‚ and guitar players. I secretly put my instrument in its case and snuck away‚ trying not to disturb the band. On my way to my car‚ cello in hand‚ I crossed paths with a member of
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History and Analysis Competency – Impressionist Era Impressionism was a movement in predominately French Classical music spanning from 1875 – 1925 in which the music focused on suggestions and atmosphere. It was one of the last periods of Western Classical music before the Modern period. There were many composers who have some‚ or all of their music being influenced by the Impressionist era including Ernest Fanelli‚ Isaac Albeniz‚ and John Alden Carpenter. Musical Impressionism was a direct answer
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The Collin College Spring Creek Campus was fortunate due to the Department of Music’s Faculty Recital on Thursday‚ October 29‚ 2015‚ at 7:30 pm in the John Anthony Theatre. The four performers at this recital were Brian Allison on piano‚ Garry Evans on clarinet‚ Natalya Pitts on piano‚ and Alicja Usarek on violin. The music program that night was comprised of five works‚ including: “Fantasy for Two Pianos in A Minor”‚ “Six Studies in English Folksong”‚ “Melody in A Minor”‚ “Dance Preludes”‚ and “Suite
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Georg Frederic Handel was born on February 23‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany and died on April 14‚ 1759 in London‚ England. Early in his life when he was seven years old Georg Ferderic Handel has demonstrated the ability to played music but his father disallow. His father want to take him to study law. One day His father who served and let him to go to the court of Saxe-Weissenfels and Handel performance in the Organ to shown and make everyone surprised with his performed including to the Duke Johann Adolf
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Band Concert Make-Up Assignment I listened to two recordings in the process of completing this assignment. The first recording was of a performance of the Wayne State University Wind Symphony‚ and the second recording was a performance of a band at the 2004 Midwest Music Conference. As soon as I listened to the beginning of both pieces‚ I noticed that the first recording started the piece at the tempo marked in the piece (144 beats per minute). When the second band began playing the second movement
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