Concerto

A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often written by composers for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are scored for string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and…

However, Beethoven’s pursuit of receiving Mozart’s instruction did not stop there. Since Mozart died before he could teach Beethoven, Beethoven returned to Vienna once again to seek a new teacher, Joseph Haydn, who was another brilliant Classical composer. Beethoven hoped he could “receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands”, but sadly, Haydn wasn’t such a great teacher. According to Beachy, a previous composition major at West Virginia University who studied Beethoven’s influences from a…

This concert was performed by Flutist Laurel Zucker and Pianist John Cozza. This concert included works by Paul Taffanel, Olivier Messiaen, Eric Ewazen, Germaine Tailleferre, and Charles Griffes. Laurel Zucker is a flutist who left home at the age of 14 to study at the North Carolina School for the arts. She grew up with her brother and sister in Washington Heights, in Manhattan. Zucker begged her parents for a flute after hearing recordings and graduated high school at the age of 16 and studied…

This was the world 's first collaborative online orchestra. This extraordinary event took place at Carnegie Hall on April 15, 2009. The orchestra is made of 96 musicians and amateur musicians from 30+ countries and territories on six continents. There was also 26 different instruments included in the orchestra. The music that was played came from mozart, Debussy, and many others. The atmosphere of this concert was very formal. The musicians were wearing dresses and suits. The music that was…

work on La Leçon de Musique score in 1979. Lily recorded until quite late in her life and is known for some of her famous recordings including ones with Jean-Pierre Rampal. As well as inspiring many composers who wrote for her. There were multiple concertos written for her and in honor of her Lily Laskine uncovered unknown works for the harp that are still used today such as Grossec’s Symphonie concertante for two harps. Lily recorded a lot with singers and other instruments. She did not only…

After reading chapter 3, 4 and 5 from Carey (2014) I feel like I can do better for the new school year. One recommendation that I would suggest to the administrators in school is to create a schedule of days where the students can take pop quizzes based on the material learned and material that will come after that day, and make those quizzes cumulative. On page 88, Carey (2014) describes the Spitzer’s experiment “the largest pop quiz experiment in history.” The conclusion of Spitzer suggest…

Joy of Mozart” Video 1. In the video, “The Joy of Mozart,” the radio presenter Tom Service learns about the life of a man named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was one of the greatest Austrian composers of the classical era. He composed operas, concertos, symphonies, sonatas, masses, and chamber music. Service travels from London to Vienna and Salzburg and visits the cities where Mozart lived and worked. During Service’s journey, he plays Mozart’s instruments and scores. 2. In this section, I…

The Enigmatic End of a Wunderkind On December 5th of 1791, one of the greatest composers ever to live passed away. However, due to the differences in medical practices and the uncertainty of information about his symptoms, the causes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death remained unknown, with suggestions such as poisoning, renal failure, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, trichinosis, and many others. Throughout the research, I was able to find a couple of scientific articles and books regarding his…

Today, we consider the violin to be an elegant, sophisticated instrument. However, in 1878, George Dubourg published an account entitled, “The Violin”, in which he makes the bold statement, “instead of a bow-arm, must ladies be allowed only the arm of a beau? Why should not a lady play on the violin?” . Even once playing the instrument was considered acceptable, being a professional musician as a woman was rare until the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries . Even in today’s modern society,…

was great as a grand entrance of the performance where it sounded bold and magical, which felt as though you were in a ceremony. I could tell the players were into the songs by their body positions and facial expressions. The second song called “Concerto for Flute and Band, op. 39” was enjoyable, especially when flute soloist Jean played because it sounded soften and calming. The harmony for this song was very dreamlike. The third song called West Side Story for Wind Symphony sounded very panic…