Orchestra

Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op.83, composed by Johannes Brahms. In order to analyze this piece properly it is best to know the rondo within the piece. It helps to determine repetition and the featured alternating episodes. For this piece you can hear ABABA, which makes it a dynamic piece to listen to.When listening to the First A and the Last A sections you can here how similar they are. When you pay close attention to the Middle A you notice more instruments in this area.…

works with mass cluster sounds. As each instrument play their segment of the piece as fast as possible to continue on with the texture of the piece even when a new group joins. Later in the piece there is a gain of intensensity where the entire orchestra joins and the texture that was smeared becomes clearer and distinct. The piece is performed by 52 string instruments who all play independently in their designated groups, to create the texture of sound clusters heard throughout the…

You Us We All is a contemporary spin on the classical court masques of the 16th and 17th century. Court masques were a combination of music, drama, dance, and extravagant sets and costumes. These masques were mainly performed for the high nobles and aristocrats in the 16th and 17th centuries throughout Western Europe. This opera is classified as an allegory. According to the Carolina Performing Arts Website, an allegory is defined as a “literary device that conveys often abstract ideas beyond…

Family of Music When the term orchestra is defined, it is stated to be a group of instruments, especially on combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music. But it is much more than just a group of instruments. More like a family of instruments, and when together they make beautiful classical music for everyone to enjoy. The orchestra is composed of four major instrument families, the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion…

written by Giacomo Puccini, an Italian composer who lived during the Post-Romanic Period, and is well known for his opera compositions. The libretto was written by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. The orchestra that performed was the National Symphony Orchestra. The woodwind section of the orchestra was made up of flutes, the piccolo, oboes, the English horn, clarinets, bass clarinets and the bassoon. The brass section was made up of the French horn, trumpets, and trombones. The percussion…

development of the orchestra in August 1940.Shortly after he started the work in late 1938 his girl kicked the bucket of tuberculosis; this was followed in March of 1939 with the passing of his wife, and his mom's demise in June. He proceeded with work on the ensemble, in any case, and by August had finished the initial two developments. He directed the main execution that November with the Chicago Symphony, which had dispatched the piece. It has been portrayed as a "cubist portait" of an…

the UIC theatre to listen to the Wind Ensemble, UIC orchestra and the Mariachi Fuego. The concert consisted of performers who were students from UIC. The first part of the concert, consisted of the performers playing without a conductor. They relied on each other and performed music that was based off the hispanic culture. The first part of the program consisted of a heritage type of music. The second part of the concert consisted of the Orchestra with the Javier Mendoza as the conductor. The…

that other activities that would have never given me. One joy that the cello has given me is the joy of knowing that you actually accomplished something because of the hard work that you put in. The events known as Solo and Ensemble and Region Orchestra are prime examples of what has allowed me to enjoy this feeling of happiness. Solo and Ensemble is an event where a musician chooses a piece of music and works on it for a few months, performing it in front of a judge around the start of…

The first piece performed by the American Symphony Orchestra was “Alleluia” by Randall Thompson. “Alleluia” was performed by a cappella chorus and lasted approximately 6 minutes with no instruments involved. There was a large chorus dressed in black; the men had on bow ties and suits. The Chorus sung perfectly and in sync together with the conductor’s moves. As the conductor would make his gestures the chorus would follow and move their heads with the tone of their voices. The chorus increased…

introduced quickly from the tympani and the texture is fairly dense and anxious feeling. The tempo is very presto and fast moving for this section. The melody is with the brass instruments, probably trumpet, and is backed by the percussion. The entire orchestra is playing here with a lot going on everywhere for this section. The musical character is once again powerful and dominating. My reaction for this part is simply put as feeling an intense madness…