Allegro Non Troppo

Johannes Brahms composed his Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, in 1877, while visiting a rural town in Austria. This composition is typical of Brahms’ works in that it is a mixture of classical form and more modern ideas. The first movement, Allegro non troppo, is in sonata-allegro form and in triple simple meter, this movement is filled with contradictions in mood and contrasting sections. The numerous contrasts between the different sections make the transitional material especially important in this movement. In sonata-allegro form, the transition is a bridge between the Primary area and the Secondary area. Its purpose is to modulate from the key of the Primary area to the key of the Secondary area, as well as create a smooth change from…

texture and then it falls back down to a single instrument playing at a time. It creates excitement because everything must have looked interesting to the child. And then right before the piece transitioned to Andantino, there was section where notes are very low and long, almost scary. That brings back the feeling I would have if I have done something wrong and going oh no, I don’t want my parents to find out. Not only did that reminded me of my childhood, but it reminded me of home because I…

Movement 1 - Allegro non troppo & un poco maestoso Allegro, meaning somewhat fast. Usually 120 to 160 bpm. Non troppo, meaning not too happy sounding, kind of sad. Un poco maestoso, meaning to be played a bit stately. Maestoso means stately or majestically. The main theme is a strongly played passage, with the full orchestra. The main theme is played in various forms throughout the first movement. During the end of the first movement, there’s a call and response section between the Horns…

Brahms in 1854-1859. The Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op 15 consisted of three individual movements. These movements are named Maestoso, Adagio, and Rondo: Allegro non troppo. In Italian, Concerto means concert. As a piece of music, a Concerto signifies that there is a solo instrument which plays the melody of the piece while being accompanied by an orchestra in the background. In Italian, Maestoso is a term that indicates the piano player to play the piece majestically, and Adagio is a tempo…

night. As soon as I walked into the concert hall, I noticed an organ straight ahead with beautiful architectural modern design. The concert lasted around 1.5 hours and had no intermission. The first performance I want to write about was Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish.” This piece was composed in 1775. It is broken into 3 movements: Allegro aperto, Adagio, and Rondeau. It lasted around 30 minutes, contained more than 200 bars and played in major mode. The orchestration included 2…

band.] The venue was comparatively a small room with a big stage and limited seating. The musicians were Benjamin Whitecomb and Myung Hee Chung,two of the UW- Whitewater music faculty members.Their choice of instruments were cello and piano respectively. 2. Choose two of the works you heard. Briefly describe the style, form, subject-matter, and other elements we’ve discussed in class. (That is, be sure to use the terminology we’ve laid out for describing music.) Compare the two works. The…

cellos almost sound like a galloping horse, and that added with the rest of the orchestra creates the feel of the characters going up and down a hilly path. The Burial of Kijie, is the final movement starts with the same trumpet theme that was heard in the first movement. It then returns to Kije’s theme, as well as some of the melodies from various themes from other the other movements. In the end the movement fades out before a final snare drum send off. This concludes Lieutenant Kije Suite,…

At this concert, the best music that I like is the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz which is the Op. 14, Reveries, Passions: Largo; Allegro agitato e appassionato assai (lively, agitated, and impassioned) which is movement no. 1. And also on this concert they played movement no. 2, A Ball:Valse, Allegro non troppo. It is Program symphony with five movements. Each movement has a story of it, such as Beethoven with his symphonies and movements. This music tells a story of an artist’s…

The work was from the romantic era and was composed in four movements, Andante con moto allegro, Scherzo: Moderato con allegro, Intermezzo, andante espressivo, and Finale: Appassionato. The first movement was fast and spirited, with a complex melody. The piece began with a solo from the violin and followed with solos from the cello and piano. The second movement, scherzo, meaning joke in Italian, was upbeat and playful, with long phrases. Intermezzo Andante espressivo was very slow, with a…

that there were going to be four movements: Allegro, Adagio, Un poco presto e con sentiment, and Presto…