The concert that I attended was the Sphinx Virtuosi, Latin Voyages, which occurred on October 5th, 2016, 7:30 pm at the Hammer Theatre. With regards to the venue, it appeared to be an oval shaped movie theatre. It had many of the similar characteristics of a cinema. For example, the seating arrangements, relaxing ambience and lights on either sides of the theatre. Subsequently, there were a few differences. For example, there was an usher to assist individuals with seating queries, a sound and lighting booth and most notably a stage located in the front-center of the theatre. The stage was around the size of one and half times our music classroom, while around 8 musical stands were concentrated around center-stage. Additionally, there was a
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Espejo was born in 1892 which means he is part of the modern style/period of music. It is a short piece of music and was compiled for a virtuoso player. I admire pieces that are composed for virtuoso players because they are very difficult to play and push musicians to their limits. In other words, the audience witnesses tremendous skill from the artist. The instrument used in the piece is a violin from the strings section. It made lovely high pitch sounds and in terms of dynamics, was medium loud or mezzo forte. The piece had a sharp timbre which gave me a jolt up my spine occasionally. Due to it being a solo piece, it had a monophonic sound which was fantastic to listen to. This is because, I could focus solely on the violin. Additionally, the performance provided a nice balance to the previous pieces, which included more than a single …show more content…
It was a great experience and equally pleasing to apply the concepts and reference the history we are learning about in class. With regards to time, the concert was much shorter than I thought it would be, an hour in length. I think this is a reasonable amount of time. In reflection, I feel that if it had continued on for three hours, I would have lost interest. With that being said, listening to the music live felt different than listening to it on youtube. Not necessarily better, but a nice social event you attend with your friends in order to appreciate high quality music. Overall, my experience was positive and I look forward to the next
Espejo was born in 1892 which means he is part of the modern style/period of music. It is a short piece of music and was compiled for a virtuoso player. I admire pieces that are composed for virtuoso players because they are very difficult to play and push musicians to their limits. In other words, the audience witnesses tremendous skill from the artist. The instrument used in the piece is a violin from the strings section. It made lovely high pitch sounds and in terms of dynamics, was medium loud or mezzo forte. The piece had a sharp timbre which gave me a jolt up my spine occasionally. Due to it being a solo piece, it had a monophonic sound which was fantastic to listen to. This is because, I could focus solely on the violin. Additionally, the performance provided a nice balance to the previous pieces, which included more than a single …show more content…
It was a great experience and equally pleasing to apply the concepts and reference the history we are learning about in class. With regards to time, the concert was much shorter than I thought it would be, an hour in length. I think this is a reasonable amount of time. In reflection, I feel that if it had continued on for three hours, I would have lost interest. With that being said, listening to the music live felt different than listening to it on youtube. Not necessarily better, but a nice social event you attend with your friends in order to appreciate high quality music. Overall, my experience was positive and I look forward to the next