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Sonata No 1 Trombone Quartet Ensemble
601 wordsOn the evening of November 11, 1999, the Southwest Texas Trombone Ensemble provided an apprehensive crowd with a truly wonderful performance. Starting with Sonata No. 1 for Trombone Choir by Evan Copley, the ensemble exhibited fabulous variety in both the note and the speed in which they were playing. This skill mindfully produced a range of emotions, including anxiety and uneasiness. Charles R. Hurt, the conductor of the ensemble, skillfully piloted the ensemble in formulating an eerie feeling....
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Type Of Music Ten Minutes
1,216 wordsThe latest concert that I attended was the NEIU Jazz Ensemble. It was held on October 28 th, 1997 in the NEIU auditorium. This was my first time attending a Jazz concert. Therefore, I didnt know what kind of music to expect or any music that I was familiar to. This concert was a new experience for me. It was far different from a rock concert held in some big venue. The purpose of this concert was to give people a taste of the NEIU Jazz Ensemble. The heritage or the background of this concert was...
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Lighting And Costumes Moved The Show Stage
1,091 words... or playing in the band. It welcomes all with open arms. Swing is a culture phenomenon of its own and has very dazzling moves that never lets your guard down. The space of the stage enhances this point because there was always something entertaining going on stage. At points it would be hard to keep focus on one thing, so my eyes could wander the stage but never wander off. The band was always on stage and they were he element that tied the show together because the fundamentals of swing is r...
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East Berlin Edward Ii
1,134 wordsEUGEN BERTHOLD FRIEDRICH BRECHT, was born on February 10 th 1898 in Augsburg Germany, and died on August 14 th, 1956, in East Berlin. He was a German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theatre departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum for leftist causes. Until 1924 Brecht lived in Bavaria, where he was born. He studied medicine at the University of Munich, from 1917 until 1921, and served at an army hospital i...
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Berkshire Music Center Stravinsky And Ravel Koussevitzky
506 wordsThe legendary bassist and conductor Serge Koussevitzky was born in Russia in 1874 to a family of musicians. With his brothers, he formed a wind ensemble when still a child, performing at local parties and social events. He journeyed to Moscow at the age of fourteen, winning a scholarship at the Music-Dramatic Institute to study double bass and music theory. He excelled at the bass, joining the Bolshoi Theater orchestra at age twenty and succeeding his teacher as the principal bassist at twenty-s...
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End Of Time Prisoner Of War
1,223 wordsan account of the technical and interpretative challenges presented to performers in Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) played a significant part in the evolution of twentieth-century music, influencing a number of other composers with his innovative compositional techniques. The Quartet for the End of Time, is not one of Messiaen's typical works due to the circumstances in which it was composed (his main outputs were organ, orchestral and choral works), but i...
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Frame Of Mind End Of Time
1,242 words... vers, when practising. Messiaen also used poly rhythmic structures and rhythmic pedals and they form the basis to the cello and piano parts in movement 1 of the Quatuor, Liturgie de Crystal. The separation of pitches and rhythms is a noteworthy feature of the music and was to form an important idea in the development of some styles of twentieth-century composition. If a rhythmic pattern does not reoccur with the same pitch pattern as before, the piece technically becomes difficult to play. I...
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The Sound And Fury Madison Scouts
1,170 wordsThe roar of extreme sound emanates from a football field. It is clear that this is not an ordinary high school marching band playing at a football game. These are Drum and Bugle Corps, boasting an instrumentation of all brass and percussion instruments. This arrangement of instruments can create an enormous amount of sound, sometimes louder than a rock music concert. Due to their thorough auditioning processes, they have a group of musicians, who can play extremely well, all of whom are brought ...
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Alexander Graham Bell Nursery Rhyme
544 wordsConcert Review # 2 On May 18, at 7: 00 pm, I attended Alexander Graham Bell Public School s Spring Concert. It was their first concert since their opening earlier this year in January. It consisted of 3 choirs: The Primary Choir, Junior Choir, and Intermediate Choir. There were also 2 bands, the Recorder Band and the Intermediate Band. Spring was the obvious theme of the concert for the gym was decorated spring like. Paper butterflies and flowers garnished the gym walls. Bird like sounds welcome...
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Late 19 Th Century 20 Th Century
1,771 wordsUpon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a lifelong study of Jazz or Classical...
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Rhythm And Blues Rock And Roll
2,300 wordsPaul Whiteman (1890 - 1967) = a classically trained violinist and violist who adored jazz but lacked the gift to emulate the uninhibited improvisations of the jazz musicians he admired, formed a dance band in the early twenties that played jazzy arrangements of popular and even classical melodies. Blues = a black vocal folk music, began as vocal (largely instrumental). Classical blues = based on 3 lines of text. Wild wame don? t do the blues. Urban Blues = blues pieces written for publication an...
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Mariachi Vargas Mariachi Mariachi Music
694 wordsThe Music Appreciation: Mariachi Mariachi The French named mariachi, but the Coca Indians gave the original name in 1500 s referring to any musician. Mariachi sound is impacted by African influence known as SON. Rhythmic pattern altering between 3 / 4 and 6 / 8. Instruments of Mariachi In a complete Mariachi group today there are as many as 6 to 8 violins, 2 trumpets, and a guitar, which are all standard European instruments. Then there is a high-itched, round-backed guitar called the vihuela, w...
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Ecu Choral Concert Ecu Mens Ensemble Performers
858 wordsMusic Critique ECU Choral Concert I attended the ECU Choral Concert on Monday, November 6, 2000. In performance was Kantorei directed by Janna Brendell, ECU Mens Ensemble Blackbeards Ghost directed by Sean Berg, ECU Concert Choir directed by Matthew Harden, and special guests Leesville Road High School Chorus directed by Diane Covington. The whole program was entertaining and very impressive. All the choirs were very professional in both their physical appearance and their sound. In each group t...
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Late 19 Th Century 20 Th Century
2,826 wordsMusics Influence on society Music has been around for thousands of years. Music appeals to everyone. When was the last time you have heard someone say, I hate all music. ? Lately though music has been criticized for corrupting teens minds. Rap is being blamed for all the crimes and murders in cities all over America and heavy metal is being blamed for giving teens only dark images and thoughts in their minds. Although the media and public criticize rap and rock music and blame the music for infl...
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Began To Grow Barbie Doll
1,329 wordsThe History of Barbie Doll The idea of Barbie all started in 1959 when Ruth Handler, Barbie s creator, noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and imagining them in grown up roles such as college students, cheerleaders, and adults with careers. Ruth realized that dolls on the market at that time were all baby dolls, and that there was a need for a doll that would inspire little girls to think about what they wanted to be when they grew up. Thus the idea for the Barbie doll, the tee...
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