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Joey Peixoto Music Appreciation Listening Assignment Romantic: "Erlkönig" begins with the piano playing fast triplets to make a feeling of direness and reproduce the steed's running. The left hand of the piano part presents a low-enlist leitmotif made out of progressive triplets. The right hand plays triplets all through the piece until the last three bars. The steady triplets drive the incessant tweaks of the piece as it switches between the characters. This theme is specifically connected…

The most expensive saxophone in the world today is valued at almost 150,000 dollars, and it owes its existence to a man who invented the saxophone 170 years ago. Adolphe Sax, the sax itself, and the sax through history are all important in understanding this unique instrument. The evolution of musical instruments is quite a long process involving tons of different instrument makers, each building on the advancements of the last ones. The story of the saxophone differs from the usual pattern of…

musician, I automatically gravitate towards the musicianship. It just simply amazing to hear musicians who are the best at what they do and how they can make the simplest piece of music into a master piece. From the style of Clarence “Mac” on electric piano, which I mentioned early, to Ray Parker Jr. on guitar, who plays the guitar the way it should be played, not too loud but you know he’s there. Playing the electric bass guitar is Jerry Knight, who along with drummer Russ Kunkel and…

it comes to family. The play is about a family that owns a piano that means the world to some, but means nothing to others.The story consists of an older sister,Bernice and a younger brother, named Boy Willie, these characters are the main characters.. The dilemma started when Boy Willie has a chance to purchase Sutter’s property however Boy Willie does not have enough money to purchase the land so he thinks about asking his…

earnestly in the early 1880’s and composed a vast body of work, creating approximately 400 compositions, with nearly all getting published. She composed a wide variety of works including opéra‐comique, ballet, orchestra suites, many songs, and salon style piano pieces. Internationally, Chaminade began to gain great traction, especially in England and the United States [both her compositions and her performances], with “Chaminade clubs” forming in the United States. “From 1892 she performed…

Chopin. With the pianist’s help, Edna dejectedly acknowledges that her love for Robert is a result of her independent nature and worries for the societal backlash that may come with it. The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier’s spinal column. It…

Music Appreciation Fanny and Felix Life of the mendelssohns paper Kylah Rivera Introduction My report is over the life and music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. I will include their music, family life, and struggles. Life Fanny mendelssohn was the oldest of 4 children in a jewish family in Germany. Felix was 4 years younger than Fanny. Fanny and felix were considered musical child prodigies.fanny died at the age of 41 due to a stroke, and in result Felix was crushed. Felix…

an opinion from my mom and we decided that my personal symbol is a music note. A music note represents me because I love playing instruments and making music. I am able to play four instruments which are the piano, the violin, the clarinet, and the ukulele. I mostly focus on playing the piano and violin now. I play…

In the opinion of one of the world’s most significant pianists of all time, Frédéric Chopin always had thought that the piano playing is a form of art, and teaching students how to play piano should not merely about how students can be capable of performing a musical piece with faster tempo and strong dynamic. A good piano teacher should explain to student the art of the music for them to able to comprehend the pieces, and the students should be able to express themselves throughout the learning…

The pianist came onto the stage. This phase was interesting because it was like a back and forth, kind of like a duet, between the piano and the rest of the orchestra. The pianist and the conductor used their entire body in their performance. You could feel their passion. When the music was to be hard, the pianist played the piano mezzo piano and mezzo forte. It was moderately changing in range from soft to loud. This phase was about 40 minutes long, which was mainly the pianist. The…