Concerto

Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was a famous jazz musician in the 1920s. He was the leader of a band and composed songs such as “Ko-Ko”, “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing”, and “Cotton Tail”. The jazz he played was distinctive just like his band was. Ellington was more than just a musician, however. Many people thought he was an apolitical man, however this was untrue. Ellington, like most Americans, practiced his rights in politics. Duke Ellington spent his life focused on…

General Reaction: The concert I attended entitled “Illuminations” was located at the Sottile Theatre, an old historical building on the College of Charleston campus. The theatre was very nice and elegant. The decor there is very eclectic with bright red carpeting throughout and classical pictures decorating the walls. I felt like I was in an old plantation house. We arrived at the theatre thirty minutes early and were able to take in the sights completely before the concert began. My wife…

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the great composers of his time. His Cello Suite #1 was one of his well-known works and very much recognizable still today. I have heard this specific piece several times throughout my life but have never really taken the time to interpret its meaning. I immediately enjoyed listening to it and felt intrigued to further my study of this piece after my initial review of it. After reviewing the piece several times, I realized not only is it the simplicity of one…

standardized test they were about to receive. The students in the front row had prepared throughout the summer; the artist in the back was drawing on a spare sheet of paper to calm her nerves, and I was in the middle of the room humming a Clarinet Concerto. I knew a better score was imperative towards getting accepted into college, but standardized testing was not my forte. Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT do not accurately reflect a student’s overall potential and should be optional. …

was filled to capacity by people of mixed ages and there dressing code was official. Under the leadership of its English director, Matthew Halls, the Mozart and used conventional instruments a string vibrato, in their performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3. Mr. Halls, delivered a unique performance from the orchestra, he did observed some sectional repeats in sections that not many have traditionally observed, and the lively performance brought more than life to the concert. They opened…

The Limitations of Women in Music The nineteenth century was not an optimal time to be a woman, in general and especially in music. In this time period music and the culture around it were thriving. Men such as Beethoven and Handel had their works widely recognized and celebrated. However, women had an arduous time making careers or being recognized in the industry. The patriarchal society at the time expected women to become “accomplished” in order to find a suitor and run a household rather…

Instruments in classical period, apparently the obvious instrumental innovation in the period was piano, it was being developed even Bach has still arrived in Baroque period, fortunately it actually started become a popular music instrument in classical period. Pianos have a mellow sound, they were more versatile, they can represent dynamics, switching volume changes, damper pedal which present the smooth like freezing and stuff. At this point, the instruments capabilities, it was more use in…

his larger works include Gloria (1974), Requiem (1985), Magnificat (1990), Psalmfest (1993) and Mass of the Children (2003). “His compositional career has embraced both large and small-scale choral works, orchestral and instrumental pieces, a piano concerto, two children’s operas, music for television, and specialist writing for such groups as the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the King’s Singers”( "John Rutter."). He wrote Mass of the Children because of his son, Christopher’s, death. Rutter…

How is music created? Music is a very complicated piece of art in which it is composed of passion, emotion, and tension. During the eighteenth century, music became a great role in people’s social and academic lives. Frederic Chopin was a Romantic Era (eighteenth century) pianist, which meant that he not only composed music during the Romantic Era, but his music was influenced by that era as well. He set aside many hours working on each note, making sure it was perfect and it would not be…

The concert that I viewed was Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra at the BBC Proms in 2004 on recorded and posted on YouTube. The title of the concert is called "Out here to swing!" performed by the incredibly talented Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra, including the director of Jazz at the Lincoln Jazz Center, Wynton Marsalis. The combination of all the musicians form what is called a Jazz Orchestra, which is a large jazz band with improvised soloist within the group of musicians.…