Music is something we all enjoy and love listening to. It has shaped this country and the world as we know it. It is important we take a step back and examine how music of all types makes us feel. Histoire du Tango is a piece written for flute and guitar by Astor Piazolla (1921-1992). This piece of of music is very wonderful to listen to. The genre is classic tango but has hints of modernism with the way the composer wrote the piece. Piazolla is a big fan of using the guitar to play a rhythm on the body of the guitar. The flute for the most part is always playing lyrically and with as much musicality as possible. The use of vibrato and body movements was key in order for the musicians to really let us know the mood of the piece. The piece
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Ballatori, as her flute professor when she was in her undergrad. It was wonderful finally being able to hear this woman I have heard so much about. It was also special because you could tell they genuinely loved playing especially on this piece. They were very into the music. At times they were dancing and really trying to express the music and how it sounded to their interpretation. The dancing definitely made the live performance much better than any recording online ever would be. I wish more recitals would come with professionals who are truly loving what they are doing. The historical significance of the piece, as told by the artists during the recital, is that “Histoire Du Tango” is one of the most famous pieces by Astor Piazolla. It tells a story of the history of tango from the beginning to modern time with modern composers like Stravinsky. The two movements we heard today; 2nd and 1st movements, respectively, deed let us see the beauty of tango and how it changed. You could tell by listening that the first movements form was very simple and repetitive. If I had to guess what form it was I would say it was homophony. I believe this because the flute has the melodic line most of the time. The guitar when its alone will have a lot of ornamentations of the melody that the flute did to emphasize the melody since repetition is important in making a melody that is catchy and you will walk away remembering it. The way that this piece fits into the canon is it uses unique instrumentation. Also it fits in the canon with the style of the tango. The tango was very important to the composer as he wanted to to have it known and performed throughout the entirety of Europe. Histoire du Tango is not like any other flute recital I have been to. The way they felt the music and the musical phrasings. It was an experience I didn’t know a flute could give someone. It definitely gave the
Ballatori, as her flute professor when she was in her undergrad. It was wonderful finally being able to hear this woman I have heard so much about. It was also special because you could tell they genuinely loved playing especially on this piece. They were very into the music. At times they were dancing and really trying to express the music and how it sounded to their interpretation. The dancing definitely made the live performance much better than any recording online ever would be. I wish more recitals would come with professionals who are truly loving what they are doing. The historical significance of the piece, as told by the artists during the recital, is that “Histoire Du Tango” is one of the most famous pieces by Astor Piazolla. It tells a story of the history of tango from the beginning to modern time with modern composers like Stravinsky. The two movements we heard today; 2nd and 1st movements, respectively, deed let us see the beauty of tango and how it changed. You could tell by listening that the first movements form was very simple and repetitive. If I had to guess what form it was I would say it was homophony. I believe this because the flute has the melodic line most of the time. The guitar when its alone will have a lot of ornamentations of the melody that the flute did to emphasize the melody since repetition is important in making a melody that is catchy and you will walk away remembering it. The way that this piece fits into the canon is it uses unique instrumentation. Also it fits in the canon with the style of the tango. The tango was very important to the composer as he wanted to to have it known and performed throughout the entirety of Europe. Histoire du Tango is not like any other flute recital I have been to. The way they felt the music and the musical phrasings. It was an experience I didn’t know a flute could give someone. It definitely gave the