Tchaikovsky’s Fourth, arguably one his best musical compositions, was a symphony concert full of heart felt emotion. September 24, 2017, I attended Tchaikovsky’s Fourth symphony at the Century II Concert Hall in Wichita Kansas. The symphony and venue of this concert was unique to experience. I expected most symphony concerts to be a casual, laid back, concert in which you merely just listened to the music at hand. I looked online at the concert and realized that these venues are very gaudy and required that you dress appropriately for them. As I arrived at the concert hall, I was surrounded by nicely dressed men and beautifully dressed women—most of them were elderly couples. Hundreds and hundreds of us viewers took our seat in the palace of …show more content…
My favorite piece from the symphony actually did not come from Tchaikovsky, but Scott Oakes, a principal bassoonist from the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Scott, who was also accompanied by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, best performance was Rondo. Rondo is a perky dance that is full of humor and uplifting vibes. This piece that was played in the home key of F major, and put a literal sense of music to my ears. Scott sat front and center of the stage and had me captured by the sight and sounds of his solo parts. As the music began to climax to the middle of the song, Scott, changed his tempo and sounds. He progressed into a Meno mosso-Pesante tempo, which is are just fancy and musically correct terms for slowing down to a lesser speed. The tempo was set in a mostly B-flat Major. There the Orchestra and Scott played until they reached their finale. Both Scott and the Orchestra progressed back into a faster tempo and ended the song in the rondo tune. Thus, concluded my favorite piece, …show more content…
I love the feelings of emotion behind the writing of this symphony. Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony was actually dedicated to his lover, Nadejhda Filaretovna von Meck. She was considered to be his financial and emotional backbone. His love ran deep for her, and her love ran deep for him. Tchaikovsky occasionally called this peice “our symphony” or the “Fate” symphony when he wrote letters to her. This piece is played in the key F minor. My favorite part was when the orchestra had three separate solo parts, all using different instruments every time. The solos began with the strings. They all performed in pizzicato (plucking), and I found it moving because it reminded me of when I use to play Cello. The next group of instruments were the woodwinds. The woodwinds are always lively to hear because of their quick and elegant sounds. I always get a feeling of running or excitement when I hear them! A lastly there were the Brass instruments. Brass instruments just seem to complement any type of musical genre whether it be country, classical, rock, or Jazz. It always seems to serve a dynamic purpose, and it did in Tchaikovsky’s fourth. After every instrument was given its moment of fame, they all synchronized back together to one stellar ending. It was quick. It was loud. It was meaningful. It was
I listened to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Suites are different from Symphonies and Concerts because they functions as several short movements that all go together, sort of like a concept album or individual rooms in a hotel suite. This particular suite has 6 different movements: March, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Russian Dance, Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, and Reed-Flutes.
The concert I attended was a Junior piano recital held at The Florida State University College of Music in the Dohnanyi Recital Hall. The pianist was Kaisar Anvar. The pieces performed were:
Russian composers of Prokofiev’s time were generally restrained and classical in their approach. (In class) Prokofiev on the other hand was known for his romantic tendencies for which he was scorned. However, his Symphony no.1 is known as his “classical” symphony as it is extremely classical in form and was written according to classical design attempting to emulate the style of Haydn. Similarities between Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony no.1 and Haydn include its orchestrion size and use of the sonata allegro form, of which is classical. Although Prokofiev's symphony is classical in many aspects, elements of Prokofiev's unique voice are clearly heard. (Ferris)
The concert I attended was the Liszt, Prokofiev, and Dvořák concert at the Chicago Symphony Center. Emmanuel Krivine is a French conductor who conducted the orchestra to play Liszt’s compositions Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3. Next was Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 in the Andantino, Scherzo: Vivace, Moderato, Allegro tempestoso, the piano soloist was Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin who was accompanied by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Lastly was Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 was performed by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the four movements played was, Allegro con Brio, Adagio, Allegretto grazioso, and Allegro MA non troppo.
Music is virtually everywhere we go, no matter if it is background noise in a coffee shop or singing along while shopping for groceries, we can find music somewhere. The event I attended was the Flint Symphony Orchestra on October 8, 2016. I have never attended a symphony before so I was excited to go, especially since I had invited my friend to attend with me. For this event, I was already informed by my teacher that the symphony will be formal so we needed to look the part since others will be dressed fancy. This made me curious how this event will turn out. Walking past the ticket area and through the doors to the lobby made me feel instantly memorized at how grand it was on the inside. I went downstairs and there were a vast
The ninth symphony is my favorite symphony just because the music is so heavenly. It seems in the beginning of the piece brings a person from darkness to light. Beethoven, I believe, was ahead of his time. To me, he is the greatest composer of all time. His music is not just sounds of music played together in harmony, but a way of life. The music he created for the world is not just to listen to it, but grabs onto the emotion he was setting up. Beethoven's unordinary style cannot ever be copied by any composer or music artist. Today, when we hear music of any kind, we can only thank a certain person, and that person should be Ludwig van Beethoven.
The first movement is in sonata form - Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso. Strings and horns appear from the distance as if they had been already playing out of earshot. The music gradually intensifies in volume until the final explosion into the first subject. Then this whole process is repeated. The first movement shows a contrast of emotion that seems to return in the recapitulation befor...
...ked throughout the concert. The pacing of the selections seemed appropriate. No piece sounded like the one before it. There was a great variety of songs played. There were songs played that were written by famous jazz composers and songs played that were written by some of the performers themselves. This added to the excitement of the show.
Introduction: The piece begins with a major syncopated rhythm played by timpani and percussion, along with strings, then there is a modulation to minor. The brass plays a descending sequence, and the syncopated rhythm continues as the French horn plays the melody, using sequences. There is a crescendo as the orchestra repeats the melody. Pizzicato strings play a descending chromatic scale, and this is followed by the strings playing the horn melody. This is then repeated. The main melody is repeated in a variety of ways, with the maracas and snare drum in the percussion section becoming prominent. There is a crescendo with a roll of the timpani. The orchestra plays descending scales, and then there is a huge crescendo with the whole orchestra. Bass instrumen...
...re was very interesting transitions between the variation, for example, string section plays the variation from low to high, when they reach the highest note, the brass family takes over and continue with the scale and make it more higher. Tremolo style was used in this piece, which is a quick ups and downs stroke mode. The music were very soothing and attracted the audience. Lastly, they end the piece with the same variations that was played at the beginning.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Classical Music Concert Report. I attended the Los Angeles Philharmonic classical music concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday 29 November 2013. The classical concert started at 8:00pm to the enjoyment of the huge audience that had been waiting for this amazing music extravaganza. Classical music concerts always offer magnificent entertainment and the audience in this concert was expectant to derive such entertainment or more. In attendance were Christian Zacharias, who was the conductor, and Martin Chalifour, who was the LA Phil commanding Principal Concertmaster and Bach violin player.
Next, was the longest movement, Molto vivace. Dominated by D minor, this movement resembled the introduction of the opening theme in the first movement but with more lightheartedness. Also called a scherzo because of its “dancelike” theme, this section utilized the Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani, and Strings. I also noticed a downbeat around every three beats throughout the fast tempo in this section.
My music had wrapped itself around and around inside of me. It took away my inhibitions and filled me with a new confidence. I had the power to do anything, if only for that one set. I wanted to be on top of the world!
Musical concerts are undoubtedly an incredible opportunity to experience a great aesthetic pleasure by listening to the musicians perform in front of your eyes. The power of music can hardly be overestimated – it can transfer a number of messages, thoughts and feelings through the performed sounds. Therefore the one can comprehend the music in the best possible way only when it is heard live. Musical concerts are often revelatory and highly impressive experiences to me. This essay thereby aims to provide my reflections and impressions of the concert of Gregory Porter & the Metropole Orchestra which I had the opportunity to attend in Nashville, TN.
...chestral introduction with an imperfect cadence. A strong rhythmic ¾ allegro passage, with sequences and descending scales is played by the orchestra, with timpani and cymbals. The music modulates, and a short, quiet woodwind passage is then alternated with an orchestral passage with dotted rhythms, creating a `terraced dynamics' effect. Part B begins with a major clarinet melody accompanied by pizzicato strings. A minor flute sequence follows, and is followed by a repetition of the oboe melody. A string sequence is then played, imitated by the oboe. There is a crescendo, then the rhythmic orchestral melody returns, alternated with a short flute passage. There are suspensions, descending scales and a crescendo, followed by a strong rhythmic passage with the timpani playing on the beat. Imperfect cadences are played, before the piece finishes with a perfect cadence.