Cello

There's a lot of more information about all the characters and scenes in the book. It’s about a girl, Mia Hall, who is amazing at the cello. She applied to Juilliard, but she ends up getting into a near fatal car crash with her family. She has an out-of-body experience. She has to decide whether to stay or go. The main character is Mia Hall. She plays the cello, and applies into Juilliard, the music school. She has a boyfriend, Adam Wilde.…

year old girl who was a cello player. She had no relation whatsoever to the people Gayle knew. The minute Gayle met this 17 year old…

their own skin and are often the most sociable group in an orchestra, they do not care who sits in the first chair or who has a solo, and as long as they are playing they are satisfied. This comfortableness comes from a lack of competiveness in the cello section as cellists are usually the back bone for the violinists, so no matter what melody they play it will always be drowned out by whatever the violins are…

the back, a row of percussion on the left and both back corners. There was also a piano near the front right. The first arch of instruments were string instruments including six violins and two cellos. The next arch consisted of six violins and four cellos. In the final arch there were eight violins, one cello, one piccolo, three flutes, one English horn, and one French…

a dissonant chord that the entire ensemble plays, to build tension, which almost instantly is released and becomes a consonant D major chord. The music then transitions into its repeated melody for the first time. During this initial lick the bass and cello have a very quiet and timid sound. This should be played at more of a mezzo-forte in lieu of a piano to add power to this music as well as layers instead of a single melodic line played…

Melody- There's this basic riff repetition being played. As simple as it may be, there is melodic contour which takes shape when the direction changes. This song uses disjunct motion, the intervals change quite a bit. A lot of the singing seems to be staccato, adding to the long pauses. There's also legato that's connecting the song. Harmony- There is no vocal harmony, when he continues the singing, for a breath of time, it adds an echoing effect. The chords are played in a pentatonic format.…

There Will Come Soft Rains by Pamela Madsen is a six-movement oratorio that reflects upon “the 20th-century fascination for utopian salvation in California, the need for water and the meaning of rain” (Madsen, There Will Come Soft Rains). Inspired by the Mojave Desert, Madsen’s work involves intimate chamber music and sounds that collaborate with visual media and literary texts. The concert is performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, the Eclipse String Quartet, and pianist Vicki Ray, who…

very stunning place. It was interesting to see how the performers were setting up and practicing (all at the same time so there a lot of instruments playing and jumbled noises all together). There was a woman in the center of the stage who played a cello, and her musical role seemed to be very important because she was dressed in a nice dress, unlike the usual black outfit the performers usually wear. The title of the program notes is “Life, Loss, and Death”, and I can see how the three pieces…

baby and after they can go over to their grandparent’s house for an early dinner. The whole family quickly got in the car and began the trip. Mia is a skilled cello player who takes pride in her playing. She asked if her dad could play Beethoven’s Cello Sonata number 3. As she listened to the solo she pretended to play her own cello along with the track as she looked out her window. The outside seemed to be a peaceful heaven looking like a white blanket was set over everything. Everyone…

Throughout this Music History course we studied a wide variety of music ranging from 12th century Gregorian chant all the way to modern day pop music. In addition to the structure of each piece we studied, we also examined the historical context surrounding each piece in comparison to other time periods. For instance, when we studied the classical period we discussed the similarities and differences between the classical period and the Baroque era. In order to apply my understanding of the…