Brass instrument

When you hear the word band when related to music, what do you think of? Is it a small group of friends playing in a garage, or a huge group of people putting on a concert at school? Merriam Webster defines a band as “a group of persons, animals, or things; especially: a group of musicians organized for ensemble playing.” To finish out the semester I went to one last concert, the SIUE Wind Symphony and Concert Band. The opening piece of the night Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow.…

The drum set took over a century to become what it is today. The drum set is an American instrument and through its development it has reflected the way America has developed. The drum set has become the most visible and widely used percussion instrument and a very important instrument in countless genres of music (Fidyk). In the late 1800’s, the most popular bands in the United States were American brass bands. During the Civil War every military unit had its own band and after the war the…

The University Symphony Orchestra is one of the foremost orchestras present at the University of Michigan, it comprises of best student musicians present at the university. I attended a concert played by them on 15th of October. They played at the renowned Hill auditorium, which has been a part of the university for more than 100 years and is very well known for it’s impeccable acoustics. This concert was conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, who is a highly decorated conductor. His illustrious career…

relatively light and a slow and steady pace. It rushed up at times, but then it slowed back down. This piece involves violins, basses, a harp, and violas. Within these instruments, they present different ranges. Since this piece is called Adagio for Strings, it would only make sense that it would be exclusively stringed instruments. This songs color was different, it was more somber. Whenever I looked it up online, I noticed that is was played at a lot of funerals, for example, John F. Kennedy…

ou might say they pulled out the stops at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert on Friday. There were many engaging moments in the Cincinnati Symphony's unique program hailing the French organ tradition in Music Hall. But Louis Langrée’s direction of the famous “Poco adagio” in Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, “Organ,” was truly magical. At the Allen organ, Thierry Escaich’s tones provided a soft, rich carpet under the lustrous sounds of the Cincinnati strings. It was serene and moving, and…

changes are very important in making the theme come to life due to the repetitive nature. However, the repetitive nature is also what makes the piece memorable. Pink Panther is a combination of jazz and swing and is performed with typical jazz instruments (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, etc.). Throughout the piece there is a syncopated rhythmic pattern with the overall strong beat of each measure. Performed in duple meter, the tempo remains the same throughout. Mancini created this piece to be…

Drum Corps is my passion, something that I love to do, and it has changed my life. Drum corps is a less known sport/art, that has evolved and grown in the past 44 years. It has affected me differently depending on when it was. My views on some things changed since I was actively there, but I would not want to lose that time for anything. Drum corps is an activity that I feel very strongly about, as well as the group of people that form the community, joining and doing it has been one of the best…

1. Le nozze di Figaro K 492 a. The overture captures the spirit of the opera with themes specific to the overture that do not appear anywhere else in the opera. b. The overture was written just hours before the opera’s first performance and Mozart’s main concern was to catch the audience’s attention immediately and to show the opera’s pace. c. Overture begins with a piano whispering and buzzing that develops into a short-breathed theme. d. The tutti then comes in with the trumpets and drums,…

The kind of music that we have been going over these past five weeks or so in this class is not new to me, but at the same time I am not totally comfortable with the different styles and how each are unique. When deciding what concert to go to o I could write this report I was unsure which one to pick. I was unsure of what each concert had to offer me with what pieces of music that would be played. After much debate and deliberation I came to the determination that the best concert for me to…

identity, and it has visibly steered my life towards the path of music education. I first found a love for music in my elementary school general music classes. I remember listening to various composers and wanting to learn how to play every single instrument that I heard. I begged my mom to let me take piano lessons, and in the third grade, I started lessons with my first of three teachers. In fourth grade,…