Bassoon

On Friday, October 9, 2015, the Moore’s Opera House presented a performance by the Wind Ensemble. The Wind Ensemble consisted of many wind instruments as well as six percussion players. The program offered six different pieces. All musical compositions included different dynamics and tempos; as well as each piece having its own genre to create an entertaining orchestra concert. The first piece that was performed was the “Rocky Point Holiday” (1996) by Ron Nelson. In the introduction, the piece…

An orchestra is an ensemble of string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard instruments. The instruments found in each section have different tonal qualities, playing techniques and different ways of producing sound. The string section consists of the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass and even the harp. These instruments provide the greatest range of expression, intensity and modulation making the string section the foundation of the orchestra. String instruments provide lyrical…

consists, as the name suggests, predominantly of wind instruments. Woodwinds like flutes, piccolos, oboes, clarinets, bass-clarinets, bassoons and contrabassoons as well as brass instruments like trumpets, french horns, trombones, euphoniums or baritones and tubas are joined by saxophones, percussion…

10 in B- flat major, Gran partita, K.361/370a. This work employed oboes, clarinets, basset horns, bassoons, horns and double bass. The first movement largo-molto allegro began with the clarinets and oboes producing a slow, loud tempo that produced a sad melody. However, with progression the tempo increased as the instruments played in unison. The oboes…

L’Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi) was softly and slowly. It was like a magic at the beginning of it. It is in my opinion the hardest movement, and it was based on the bassoon. It made me really calm and it relaxed me a lot. The third movement La nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus) opened by the bassoon and the magical harmonic. This movement was focused by the solo woodwinds, which made it really faith and joyful. It reminded me of Vivaldi’s music as well; especially at the…

since they were attached to their music. It was paced at a mediate tempo. It's a typical march song, so it would be considered a common piece of music. I felt the tempo should have gone faster because it was a stylistic march. In December Sky, the Bassoon was heard clearly. This speech was legato, and was performed slow, as an emotional piece of music. It sounded very peaceful, and harmonic. In Africa Bell Carol, the director provided a steady beat. The percussionist, who used bongos began great…

Emergent tenor saxophonist based in New York, Paul Jones, exhibits higher levels of matureness and a willingness for originality in his incredible new album, Clean, a considerable step ahead since the release of his full-length debut album, Short Stories, recorded in 2014 with his reliable sextet. The band members are maintained here with the exception of pianist Sullivan Fortner, who gave its place to Glenn Zaleski. The remaining artists, all young and powerfully talented, are Alex LoRe on alto…

visual artists, Sebastin Knowles as the narrator. Gregory Wolynec was the conductor. Clarksville Pediatric Dentistry family series presented the story Peter and The Wolf. Instrumentation was the Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, and Percussion. My expectations for this performance coming was very high. After the last concert I went to, I came into this with an open mind. In class one day I remember my professor talking about how this concert…

are exposed. The impressionistic “Plate Shapes” is a complex vortex of rhythms and sounds that advances moderately yet compulsively. It feels like a nonstop train running, hastened by Jon Irabagon’s sopranino runs and Sara Schoenbeck’s inquisitive bassoon. Expressing freedom, this trip is a paradise for the instrumentalists and true explorers who alternately dive into unisons, ostinatos, and impromptu ideas in the form of deft phrases and motivic figures. The combination of Kim Cass'…

simple quadruple time in E major with the tempo of Adagio. It is nocturne-like (Zi, 2001, p. 94) and it’s meant to give the audience a peaceful feeling. Introduction: The opening of the second movement has used muted strings, woodwind, clarinet and bassoon. These instruments slowly modulate from the previous C minor to E major using chromatic notes. Fig.16 Exposition (A): In preparation for the first theme to appear, the piano joins at Bar 5 after the modulation with simple triplet arpeggios…