Electric Light Orchestra

The chapter “How We Listen” in Aaron Copland’s What to Listen for in Music addresses three different ways in which we listen to music. The first plane is the “sensuous plane”, the second is the “expressive plane”, and the third is the “sheerly musical plane” (Copland 7). As Copland discusses and critiques each plane, the reader quickly realizes that they gravitate towards certain planes more than others. While this piece is somewhat opinionated, Copeland thoroughly justifies his claims, allowing…

The orchestra was centered on the stage with warm lights on. The conductor’s stand was centered in the middle with violins and cellos surrounding him. The atmosphere was tense as opposed to relaxing because everyone seems to be listening very intensively to catch all the tunes and notes. As I sat there, I felt overwhelmed by the number of people, the bright lights on stage and the music, which was not immediately communicating with me. However, the longer I sat there, the uneasiness of being in…

is not a principle. Example the principle flute makes $4,337, while the flute makes $1,455. This is definitely a hierarchical job structure because multiple layers of pay exist along with significant differences in pay. This pay structure for the orchestra also suggests that pay differential is based on experience because the have the same knowledge of the particular instruments and have the skills to play them, so the only missing denominator that sets them apart would be years of experience…

Introduction to Opera Compare the characters of Carmen and Micaëla in Carmen. What are the differences between them, how is this expressed in the music, and do you think the outcome is inevitable? Introduction Bizet's Carmen is an Opera in four acts, first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March with a plot based on the 1845 novella by Mérimée. Today it stands as one of the most popular french operas of all time.The Opera explores the relationship between the enchanting Carmen and…

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist” a quote by a composer, Robert Schumann. Musicians are skillful, patient, and creative people. They play or perform for audiences, which takes a lot of time and effort to be able to play. There’s lots of practice involved, musicians don’t become musicians with a push of a button. There’s been studies that show that musicians practice from one to eight hours a day, which is a mass amount of time used for playing.…

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Introduction Statement of the problem Western classical singing is aim at producing a good quality, clear, natural, relax, and overall loud enough sound in singing. Vibrato is an important technique in good western classical and operatic singing. The pitch of the notes quickly changing up and down makes vibrato. It is one of the important means of musical performance. Like violin, Chinese erhu and other string instruments playing with rubbing strings. Italian vocal school more likely to say:…

design and Computer Science, I got to attend an orchestra concert presented by the Hapless Heroes who were conducted by Leslie Stewart. The show was musical theatre where they had a live orchestra playing in front of the stage while the actors explained the Greek tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. I attended this amazing show on the 4th of December. I love learning about Greek Mythology so I was already enthusiastic about attending this show. The orchestra performed very well and helped with…

Research Essay Portfolio Task 5 Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story”-1957 is a landmark composition in the development of the American musical and it took many years for the idea to be developed into a musical. They had the idea of writing a deep meaning musical which would show people what real life was all about. The original idea was for a Jewish girl and a Catholic boy to fall in love. This theme however changed when the Puerto Ricans moved into New York and the story line was altered to…

used in this piece -- violins, violas, cellos, double basses, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, horns, oboes, trumpets, trombones, timpani, and alternative percussion instruments – the musical ensemble that performed this piece is called a symphony orchestra. The stringed instrumentalists were set up at the front of the stage just in front of Michael Stern, the woodwinds directly behind them, brass behind the woodwinds, and the percussionists in the back left corner next to the…