Cello

there were only three men playing. One playing a Jazz like guitar, one playing the drums, and the other man playing a cello. I was actually expecting to hear a piano in this band but that didn't happen either. I also didn't hear any kind of regular Jazz music, the kind we've been listening in class. Instead, I was going to listen…

The Baroque Period has become known as one of the richest and most diverse periods in music history and lasted from about 1600 to 1750 AD. This period followed the Renaissance period and, at the beginning of the Baroque Period, it was marked by the development of what some musicians call the “second practice,” as differentiated from the “first practice” of the Renaissance (Hast, Dorothea E., et al. 271). European culture began to increase the importance of human feeling in the arts. According to…

“The Prince’s Tale” by Alexandre Desplat is from the final installment of the Harry Potter movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and actually is a mix between two songs, “Severus and Lily’s Theme” and “Dumbledore’s Farewell.” After Severus Snape is murdered by Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter rushes to his side and gathers Snape’s memories in a vial so that he may view them later (it was Snape’s dying wish that Potter take his memories and view them). When Potter is finally able to…

were bassoon, oboe, French horn, and trumpet. The strings played incorporated the violin, viola, cello, and twofold bass. At last, the percussion instrument utilized for this piece was the timpani. This…

The string quartet has been one of the predominant genres of chamber music since the year of 1759. The string quartet consists of four string instruments, usually with two violins, a viola and a cello which performed structured symphonies in the form of four movements. The first movement in Sonata form, Allegro, in the tonic key; the second movement is a slow movement, in a related key; the third movement is a Minuet and Trio, in the tonic key; and the fourth movement is often in Rondo form or…

their usual classical-contemporary approach. African traditional percussion instruments were used to collaborate with western instruments. The instruments used were cello, electric cello, piano, Djembe, Agogo bell, Udu, Guiro, Djabarra, Rain Stick and Pangi seed shaker called unas. The main melody of the song was played on piano, cello and sung by the vocalist while African percussion instruments played an important role as core rhythm in “Peponi” to accompany the melody. The highlight of the…

Brahms remained in Vienna for the rest of his life. More of his works during his last years were chamber music pieces, while joining with clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld for songs that included “Quintet for Clarinet and Strings” and “Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano”. His final piece, “Vier ernste Gesange”, was a revealing piece for…

Ever since entering Dr. Berdahl’s chamber music class, I have grown more found with working with other instruments from outside of my comfort zone. I really like the idea of sight reading and being able to accompany other instruments to create wonderful music together. This semester I would like to recommend just two pieces of music for Chamber ensemble from the same composer, to focus on working together and learning the appropriate style. Franz Schubert, January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828,…

positions of what they do are Avi Kaplan, with his deep voice, he is the bass of the group. Scott Hoying is the first voice. Kevin Olusola is the one that beatboxes, he also know how to play many instruments like the cello. Kirstie Maldonado, with her soft voice. At first, it was Mitch, Scott and Kristin. They met in elementary school in Arlington Tx during a charlie and the chocolate factory play and found out about Kristin at the…

and instrumental music. As a child, dance was not the only thing I had an interest in. I have always been interested in music, so I chose to quit creative writing and continue to sing and play the cello. After being in a variety of different majors including 2 years of creative writing, 3 years of cello, 3 years of drama, and 8 years of vocal, I finally found what I truly love the most. As a twelfth grader, my major is vocal music and I couldn't be any happier with it. Music is my life now and…