Clarinet

Gran partita, K.361/370a. This work employed oboes, clarinets, basset horns, bassoons, horns and double bass. The first movement largo-molto allegro began with the clarinets and oboes producing a slow, loud tempo that produced a sad melody. However, with progression the tempo increased as the instruments played in unison. The oboes produced a distinct offbeat tone of short sounds of loud pitch. The second movement, Menuetto – trio, the clarinets began in a loud, soft pitch. The oboes and horns…

The masterful, classic composition “Potato Head Blues” by legendary musician Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven band is widely regarded today as one of Armstrong’s finest recordings. This song is a quick-paced jazz melody with the trumpet along with the piano providing what I believe is to be a 4 beat per measure rhythm. “Potato Head Blues” also sounds different from that of Joplin Rags since I counted 2 beats per measure. The song also does not seem to have much variation with a constant…

The most expensive saxophone in the world today is valued at almost 150,000 dollars, and it owes its existence to a man who invented the saxophone 170 years ago. Adolphe Sax, the sax itself, and the sax through history are all important in understanding this unique instrument. The evolution of musical instruments is quite a long process involving tons of different instrument makers, each building on the advancements of the last ones. The story of the saxophone differs from the usual pattern of…

measure more than two meters wide and high. It is painted in the style of Synthetic Cubism and gives appearance of cut paper. Picasso paints Three Musicians of bright color and abstract shapes in a box like room. On the left of his painting is a clarinet player, in the middle a guitar player, and on the right a singer holding sheets of music. He painted them as familiar figures. A…

La creation du monde is a 20-minute ballet for small orchestra composed in 1923, which outlines the Creation of the world, based on African folk mythology. Influences in the music come from blues and ragtime, particularly in the melodies, and African rhythms. The ballet is in six continuous dance scenes, as follows: 1) Overture 2) The Chaos before Creation 3) The slowly lifting darkness, the creation of trees, plants insects, birds and beasts 4) Man and woman created 5) The desire of man and…

It uses a single-reed mouthpiece much like the clarinet. The saxophone (“sax” for short) was invented in 1846 by Adolphe Sax to try to bridge the gap between brass and woodwind instruments. It is more powerful than most woodwinds, and more versatile than most brass instruments. The saxophone is used extensively…

called symphonic wind band, consists, as the name suggests, predominantly of wind instruments. Woodwinds like flutes, piccolos, oboes, clarinets, bass-clarinets, bassoons and contrabassoons as well as brass instruments like trumpets, french horns, trombones, euphoniums or baritones and tubas are joined by saxophones, percussion…

Alie Teitz Mrs. Brochu American Studies F/G 5 February, 2016 Bassed on a True Story Ever since the 4th century, music has been at the root of almost all cultures. It began with the chants of the Gregorian Monks, which were monophonic, meaning there was no harmony or accompaniment. These were choral pieces used strictly for religious services. As music spread throughout the world, polyphonic sounds, which were more complex intertwining melodies and background parts, were developed, and new…

This Operas orchestration is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one cimbasso, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, side drum, triangle, two harps, strings, and an onstage band. The First act was slow and lyrical almost as if they were sneaking upon the kingdom…

W.A. Mozart’s La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni), Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Fantasie Concertante for Piano, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Michel Blavet’s Variations on a Theme by Corelli, John Macky’s Damn, and Ryan Mcguillicuddy’s On The Bus. In Donald Gillis’s They’re off it centers on the Baird’s winds faculty members: Jennifer Brimson Cooper (flute), Mary Lindsey Bailey (oboe), Lori Baruth (clarinet), L. Curtis Hammond (horn), and David Oyen (bassoon). The performance of the work is well synchronized…