Orchestra

Instead, Ozawa conducted the NHK Symphony Orchestra’s rival, the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1964, Ozawa was appointed as the first music director of the Ravinia Festival, the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was there until 1968, serving as the festival’s principal conductor in 1969. He served as Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1969. After Toronto, Ozawa led the San Francisco Symphony from 1970 to 1977, leading the symphony…

most tremendous of these performances was the event, which was sponsored by Queen Christina for the British ambassador who had been sent by King James 2 of England to attend the inauguration of Pope Innocent 12 to Rome, which Arcangelo conducted an orchestra of 150 strings. Corelli directed the performances of the oratorio Santa Beatrice d’Este by Giovanni Lulier, called del violino, also with a large number of players which include: 39 violins 10 violas 17 cellos and additional instruments to…

more traditional, diatonic structure. Furthermore, parallel fourths and fifths are used throughout the work, as well as, cross rhythms such as eight, seven, four, and two against three, and seven against four. Originally scored for chorus and large orchestra with a baritone and soprano soloist, the first piece, "Agnus Dei", is the only piece that is not in English. Taken…

capabilities; however, I believe that every player is an essential building block to form a foundational orchestra. I had a enjoyable experience throughout secondary school as the co-principal player in the band and orchestra. Without the pressure and expectations of being top dog, I was able to appreciate the beauty of the music while playing an important part near the center of the orchestra. Some of these roles include being the middleman of communication between sections and acting as the…

bridge, and body. The cello has four strings: A,D,G,and C. The strings are held by the bridge and when a string is plucked or bowed it sends vibration waves through the cello producing the sound. One of the most common uses for the cello is at an orchestra or quartet. The trumpet is part of the brass family and consists of valves, mouthpiece, lead pipe, tuning slide, and bell. Playing the trumpet requires a technique called “fingering”, which is a term for the fingers you need and valves to…

1820 and 1900 is known as the Romantic Period. It was during this time, that the orchestra was expanded to include the tuba, piccolo, bass clarinet, double bassoon, and a larger string section (Romantic, n.d.). With theses new instruments being added, the larger orchestra (from 26 members to close to 100) was able to accommodate new and exciting sounds. Woodwinds started to take on a more prevalent role in the orchestra and composers started experimenting with new sounds from the instruments.…

Now, the Classical era did not only change how the violin looked, but it also changed how the violin was used and held. The Classical era brought a new way of holding the instrument, “[the] early Classical period assured holding the violin on the shoulder, though a few village violinists might still have played violins on the breast.” The shoulder playing technique is how modern violinists play the instrument today, but none of this would be possible if were not for the Classical period and its…

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presented a beautiful concert called Christmas Pops. The concert had sing-along carols to sacred choruses, this is a must see concert for anyone wanting to enjoy the perfect holiday season music. Throughout the concert, pieces from different musical eras were played from baroque period to the classical period to present day. By being able to hear multiple pieces from different eras all combined into one concert was an amazing experience just because I was…

That was what I remembered from 4th grade. I got this it's like riding a bike. I expected to sit down and pick up where I left off. What a difference 4 years not playing had made. This was a high school orchestra. Not the elementary orchestra that I had left behind. I can't tune, can barely read the music and my fingering is off. I had thrown myself into wholly new situation. What did I expect? Thankfully, I was 3rd chair. 3rd chair because there were only 3 of us. Still…

crescendo throughout the piece until about one minute and thirty four seconds. Then the orchestra was playing pianissimo again for just a few seconds. I then heard another crescendo. I think this lasted throughout the rest of the symphony. I did notice the end of the piece went decrescendo for just a few seconds. The symphony ended fortissimo. The Dynamics of this symphony achieved by the conductor and orchestra was mind blowing. I think learning about dynamics helped me appreciate the piece…