Bassoon

The Rite of Spring, unlike “Hoedown,” also comprises of a pentatonic scale and irregular rhythm Furthermore, while “Hoedown” uses conventional bright musical timbres, Rite of Spring plays with the instruments, creating extreme timbres like high bassoon…

What is a woodwind instrument? The woodwind instruments are instruments that produce sound as a result of air flowing through them. Instruments that belong to this family include the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and flute. While all of the other instruments mentioned are actually classified as reed instruments because that is the way that the air flows through them, the flute is an instrument that makes its sound from air being blown across an opening. The openings are closed or kept open…

Rite of Spring was a more ambitious approach: attempting to tell the gritty reality of a pagan, more primitive Russia. In order to convey such an environment, Stravinsky opens the ballet with a bassoon playing in an impossibly high register, encapsulating the unrefined nature of the tribal setting. The bassoon plays a modal Lithuanian melody with an irregular meter, evoking the idea of a simpler less organized people. The solo melody soon transitions into a rhythmic dance, grounded in an…

100 in G Major “Military” the most. In the first movement, the violins start with a sweet melody while the bassoons accompany them. After a few more lines, the movement passes a new melody to the flutes, answered again by the violins. Once the ensemble is in unison, Haydn creates perfect openings for soloists. The second movement opened up a new world for listeners…

1. The first piece of music I listened to for this assignment was Lohengrin, prelude to Act III composed by Wagner. The song was written for a scene for a wedding between a hero and heroine. The instruments in this song include a full orchestra and it is an orchestral piece. In my opinion, the song had a variety of feelings and sounds. For example, there is one part where it is mainly or entirely woodwinds. During this section, the music sounds very peaceful and light. After a while this…

Ludwig van Beethoven Pianist, Composer (c.1770-1827) This paper will focus on the structure, form, and compositional techniques of Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.21. Beethoven was a German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He was widely considered the greatest composer of all time. He was an innovator, widening the scope of the sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet, and combining vocals and…

During this time, some of the most original and talented composers manifested. One Antonio Vivaldi, was an Italian Baroque composer who was born 1678 in Venice, Italy. Vivaldi was trained by his father (Giovanni Vivaldi) to play the violin. He had become quite fine at playing the violin but, could not learn wind instruments because his shortness of breath. Vivaldi also wanted to become a priest while having musical education. So, he began to study and was ordained the “the Red Priest” in 1703.…

Just like an eagle must push her chicks so they can learn to fly, humans too need a little push to realize true potential. The best type of coach is one who challenges everyone to bring out the best in themselves. If it had not been for a kind, yet demanding coach, I would have never learned how difficult hard work is, and many of my talents would still be undiscovered to this day. Before I joined sports I never knew my true abilities. Without the urge from my coach, Morris, I would have never…

Does Music Change Who A Person Reacts To Test? Music has seven definitions. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions insignificant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony,and color. 2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both. 3. musical work or compositions for singing or playing. 4. the written or printed score of a musical composition.…

The woodwind family consists of, the piccolo, the flute, the oboe, the English horn, the clarinet, the e-flat clarinet, the bass clarinet, the bassoon, and the contrabassoon. All instruments of this family originally were made of would which is how the name “woodwind” came about. Instruments in this family today, are made up of metal, would and, plastic. They are all narrow pipes, with holes, with…