I attended Beethoven’s Emperor, performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony at the DeVos Performance Hall on March 18, 2016. First off, I was not expecting the performance to be as long as it was. Attending this concert after a long day at work was the last place I wanted to be.
Classical music, would not be my choice of music to listen to at the end of a long work week. However, much to my surprise, I actually enjoyed the performance. I was very relaxed after the concert. I almost fell asleep close to the end of the concert.
I had only been to a classical performance from by the symphony orchestra back in elementary or middle school. I played the violin from 5th through 7th grades.
Upon arriving at the performance hall, the first thing I noticed was the …show more content…
The pianist came onto the stage. This phase was interesting because it was like a back and forth, kind of like a duet, between the piano and the rest of the orchestra. The pianist and the conductor used their entire body in their performance. You could feel their passion. When the music was to be hard, the pianist played the piano mezzo piano and mezzo forte. It was moderately changing in range from soft to loud. This phase was about 40 minutes long, which was mainly the pianist.
The third phase was very mellow through its entirety. It was soothing. It almost put me to sleep. This was the most relaxing part for me. Just as my eyes were closing, the drums became dissonance. The music then returned to a slow pace. By the end of the performance, all the sounds were running together in my head. I could not tell the difference between horns, violins or percussions.
All in all, the concert was a great experience. Would I have gone if it were not for an assignment? Probably not. Will I go back on my own enjoyment? Probably not unless it is an opera. I would love to experience that. This was something different which is what I anticipated from the
Classical music, would not be my choice of music to listen to at the end of a long work week. However, much to my surprise, I actually enjoyed the performance. I was very relaxed after the concert. I almost fell asleep close to the end of the concert.
I had only been to a classical performance from by the symphony orchestra back in elementary or middle school. I played the violin from 5th through 7th grades.
Upon arriving at the performance hall, the first thing I noticed was the …show more content…
The pianist came onto the stage. This phase was interesting because it was like a back and forth, kind of like a duet, between the piano and the rest of the orchestra. The pianist and the conductor used their entire body in their performance. You could feel their passion. When the music was to be hard, the pianist played the piano mezzo piano and mezzo forte. It was moderately changing in range from soft to loud. This phase was about 40 minutes long, which was mainly the pianist.
The third phase was very mellow through its entirety. It was soothing. It almost put me to sleep. This was the most relaxing part for me. Just as my eyes were closing, the drums became dissonance. The music then returned to a slow pace. By the end of the performance, all the sounds were running together in my head. I could not tell the difference between horns, violins or percussions.
All in all, the concert was a great experience. Would I have gone if it were not for an assignment? Probably not. Will I go back on my own enjoyment? Probably not unless it is an opera. I would love to experience that. This was something different which is what I anticipated from the