The first piece was Duo Sonata. It was composed by Gregory Wanamaker in 2002. Its style is modern and its genre is a duo sonata. Sonata is a piece that is composed for a small number of instruments. This piece is for two instrument to play, so it is called duo sonata. It was performed by two students. Reese Burgan played saxophone and Courtney White played clarinet. The piece is not so long and they played it very well. It has four part: Departure, Arrival, Scherzo, and Arrival. I think there was a mistake in the program. The first Arrival should be Elegy, so the piece has Departure, Elegy, Scherzo and Arrival. They played each part separate by a stop. I thought that they were busy to turn to the next page so each part were not immediately continue the next part. The piece 's movement was different between each part and the movement of each part changed by time. The Departure was fast. Then it slowed down in the Elegy. It became fast in the Scherzo and Arrival. Each part also had different mood. The two instrument were played together making good sound. …show more content…
It was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The piece is from the Baroque era and its genre is partita. Partita is an instrumental piece composed of a series of variations, as a suite. In the title, it states that the composition is for "solo violin" but it was performed by an undergraduated student-Zach Benator with a vibraphone. Although it was a sad piece, I felt it was not as sad as when played by a violin. The sound was gentle and clarity. The vibraphone made this piece become soft and relaxable. The piece was sad but it was not