For my first required concert performance in this course, I decided to attend a local Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra concert. The concert was held September 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm in the Tilson Auditorium located on the Indiana State University campus. The musical program for the evening was a presentation of Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” and Sibelius’ “Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, op 47” with guest violinist Ariel Horowitz. The opening piece was “Overture to Zampa” by Louis Herold.
The pieces that were performed this evening came from a mix of genres. “Overture to Zampa” is an instrumental piece from an opera while the other two pieces were symphonic pieces. All of the composers can be considered to be from the Romantic era but they all came from different times of the era. Herold would have been composing during the late classical/early romantic eras alongside composers like Schubert and Mozart. Dvorak on the other hand would have been composing during the late portion of the era with composers such as Tchaikovsky and Grieg. Finally Sibelius would have been active at the very end of the romantic era/very beginning of the 20th century classical period. He would have been active along with DeBussy and Richard Strauss.
The programs for this performance contained some interesting information on the composers that were being played along with their pieces. It also contained background information on the Symphony itself, the conductor David Bowden, the soloist and gave the names of all the members of the Symphony. The program notes contained a lot of descriptive information on each of the pieces. The Herold piece description included the fact that even though it is of darker subject material Zampa is considered to be...
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The audience for this concert was a very diverse mix. There were older people dressed to the nines, younger people who were obviously students, and people in between the two. We were also joined by the Linda Luebke Strings Festival participants, one of whom was my eldest daughter who is a viola player locally. For the most part the audience was totally enthralled by the performance and well behaved with the exception of one young gentleman who apparently was feeling very ill. I was very nervous about going to the concert and concerned I would feel out of place but, I was happily surprised that once the music started I felt very much at ease. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance and, with my husband, decided that even after this class ends we are going to make it a point to continue attending these performances as often as we are able.
The 17th annual Sphinx Orchestra Finals Competition Concert has changed my perspective on classical music. I fully enjoyed the performance and might even consider going to next year’s performance. The young musician upheld incredible talent and the orchestra was just as unbelievable. I applaud the Sphinx Orchestra for putting on such a miraculous performance that anyone would enjoy a classical concert.
From the concrete structure of the Baroque period to the free-form structure of the Modern period each composer brings forth a new understanding and value to their time period. Within these pieces that they creatively compose it brings new light and displays the culture of the time period. The composers each have story to tell and has each creatively constructed their own works within the diameters of their era.
Although Brahms' Symphony no. 3 is entitled to be in the F major, the first movement opens with a dramatic three-chord motif (F-Ab-F) in the minor. It then transitions to the official F major and following the vigorous opening, this primary motif theme, measure number three to fourteen, continues with an energetic momentum that characterizes much of the symphony. The secondary theme is then introduced in the development in the A major, which sets a lighter tone. The theme is explored and developed throughout with frequent modulati...
The first piece was the prelude from Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy. This piece was in contrast with the others in the program because it is very soft and doesn’t have a defined form or beat. The flute was the featured instrument which created a light and beautiful piece of art. One of things that really stood out to me about this piece was how all the instruments worked together to complement the flut...
...xcited to have this experience. Part of the drama of the concert at first is felt when the musicians come in and sit down and begin tuning up their instruments. I would not be able to comment on the performance of the orchestra. During the performance, I seen the audience were moving with the music, but I felt like that everyone seems knows more music than what I learned throughout this semester. After I went home and did some of the research on these music I finally understand why these people like to attend the orchestra concerto, it was because that every piece of music has a history behind it. The Los Angeles audience seemed to me to be people who know music and who will listen to something new in a respectful way. All the same, when the more familiar sounds of the last piece were heard, I could feel a little sense of relaxation and fun coming into the room.
Eastern Washington University Department of Music presented a program of Opera works by Giacomo Puccini, Aron Copland, W.A. Mozart, John Dowland, Franz Shubert, Maurice Ravel, and Robert Schumann on Friday, March 7, 6:30 p.m., in the Music Building, Recital Hall. These Opera works were sung by Senior Recitalist, Alexandra Rannow.
All had great influence on later composers, Mozart on Beethoven, Bartók on Copeland and Bach on everyone including his twenty or so children
On Friday, November 15, 2013, I attended a concert that I found very interesting. It took place at 7:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. The group performing was the Erie Chamber Orchestra, but as a special the Slippery Rock University Concert Choir was also there. During the performance I attended, two pieces were performed. The first was a Mozart piece by the name of Symphony No. 41.
This concert is held by the Stony Brook University music department and is to perform seven pieces of music written by seven student composers. The concert is performed in Recital Hall of Staller Center in Stony Brook University. Since it is a small hall, audiences are very close to the performers. In fact, it is the first time I am this close to the performers and the sound for me is so clear and powerful that seems like floating in front of my eyes. Among the seven pieces, “Ephemeral Reveries” and “Gekko no mori” are piano solo, “Two Songs for Joey” is in piano and marimba, “Suite” and “Fold Duet No. 1” are in woodwinds, “Elsewhere” is played by string groups, and “e, ee, ree, and I was free” is in vocal. Personally, I like the sound of piano and guitar the best. Therefore, in the latter part I will analysis two pieces in piano, “Gekko no mori” and “Two Songs for Joey”.
I enjoy and listen to variety of music from classical music to rap music. I have attended many concerts, mostly symphony bands concerts. However, interestingly, through whole my life, I have never experienced jazz music and I have never been to jazz concert. Therefore, it was hard for me to decide which jazz concerts would give me most pleasure and exciting experience. I researched for jazz concerts listing and I have decided to go to the Ron Eschete Trio Concerts because it was held closed to my house and was free.
Being the son of a professional violinist enabled Vivaldi to meet and learn from outstanding musicians and composers. As a result, alo...
The last Piece of the program was Symphony No1. In g minor, op7 (1891-1892), features the work of the composer Carl Nielsen (18...
Being “something of an experiment” (Brown, 2007, 465), Gade explores the versatility of the piano as both an accompanying and a solo instrument, as in a symphony versus a concerto. This is echoed in Berlioz’s sentiments that “the piano can be seen in two ways: as an orchestral instrument, or as a complete little orchestra in itself” (Shepherd, 2008, 9).
Historical. This brilliant composition is considered as one of the two most important violin concertos of the German Romantic period, with Mendelssohn’s vi...
The pianist and concert conductor, Christian Zacharias opened the Los Angeles Philharmonic Classical Music concert with a fascinating performance that left the audience in party mood and in happy f...