Before Quiet City was an orchestral work it was a play, written by Irwin Shaw, which was so experimental that the Group Theatre that premiered it had to fund it without any outside backers. It chronicled the life of two brothers, one of whom was a trumpeter who lived an isolated life in New York City and used his trumpet to express his own emotions, as well as the thoughts and emotions that he imagined the people living in the city around him were having. Thus the trumpet itself was almost a character
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It was beautifully played, and the staccato string notes were like daggers. When the other string instruments played they sustained notes and created a perfect contrast. “A Day In The Life” was another song that the orchestra performed perfectly. They let loose on the dissonant sections that were used to create chaos in the middle and ending of the song
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The Winter concert that occured on December 11th featured four Wind Ensemble pieces that ranged from exciting and rhythmic melodies to southern jazz styles and famous Christmas tunes. These contrasting selections gave the audience an interesting and entertaining variety of music and effectively brought the spirit of the Christmas season to the auditorium of Sartell High School. The Wind Ensemble began with Robert Buckley’s piece, Arctic Fire. This piece was especially impactful because dynamics were
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jazz ensembles and the instrument they played were, CLARIENT, which was played by Charles Hingco, Timothy Huynh, Sakerie Ridecout while TRUMPET was played by Noel Almazan, Brandon Arevola, Uriel Artteaga Aguilar, Alexis Ayala Martinez, Harold Liantada, Juan Pablo Regas and ALTA SAXOPHONE was played by Briana Guillen , TENOR SAXOPHONE was played
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predecessor. Unlike the three-stringed bass, the four-stringed bass featured a mellow, smoother and weaker sound. Appropriately, orchestras increased the number of double basses present to compensate for the lack of power. New low-pitched wind instruments (bass clarinet and contrabassoon) were employed to support the bass line. Regardless of its weak sound, the four-stringed bass had a larger range in the lower register. Finally, 20th century works began to require five-stringed double basses. The
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tune of either a section or an entire piece of music. Beginning of the music, low pitch is the major melody, and rhythm are slowly. After almost twenty second, I can hear the drums, and the melody become fast beat. After that, just have several instrument played, then melody change to likely dance music that simple triple. In the almost end, it become slowly melody again. Also, about its elements of melody, it has some bridges and breaths correspond to the end phrases, and it can be clearly listen
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I sway back and forth anxiously as I stretch my fingers. I’ve never stretched my fingers before playing piano before, but it should help, right? I’m focused on keeping my breathing calm and steady. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. A finger tapping on my shoulder brings me back to reality. It’s my friend. “Good luck!” she wishes me. I nod my head and give her a little smile. “Thanks.” She must see the uncertainty on my face, because she gives me a reassuring hug and says, “I know
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attended on Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. The name of the woodwind ensemble was European Travelogue which was of moderate size, and was conducted by Dan Turner. The group of performers collectively played a grand total of 18 different instruments which included the following: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English horn, B-Flat Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion, Timpani, and a Harp. The woodwind
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pt) • I chose this video because it showed the process of Native Americans making music. During a pow-wow, the drum is placed in the middle of the singers as they sing composed songs and beat the drum together as the dancer’s dance to the music. Instruments used (2 pts; 3 if no vocal styles are used): • Drum • Vocals Vocal styles (if any) (1 pts): • The singing style during a pow-wow is very different compared to the common American singing style. Native Americans do a lot of throat singing which
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The medieval fiddle was used in Europe in the 10th century. Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images Fiddle is a term used to describe any string instrument. Most commonly, fiddle means the violin, especially when the violin is playing folk music. A medieval instrument called the fiddle also has the same basic characteristics as the violin. String players will often refer to their violin casually as a fiddle, regardless of their preferred style of playing. Bows The fiddle bow is a stick
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