Symphonic poem

Paris Conservatoire, but did not stay long and began his career as a composer and critic. In 1890’s, he wrote his two most famous works, Symphony in C (1896, which was more traditional) and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1897, which is considered a symphonic masterpiece by many). As a teacher of composition at the Paris Conservatoire, he continued to encourage his pupils. “Dukas had a great skill as an orchestrator. Orchestration is the process of arranging a piece of music to be played by an…

Fantasia The Disney film “Fantasia”, produced during Disney’s so called ‘Golden Age’ in 1940, strings together ten animated and live shorts with a full professional orchestra and to showcase the work of eight venerated composers. One of the hallmarks of Disney’s ‘Golden Era’- also nicknamed ‘The Tar and Sugar Era’, was the vivid mix of light and dark, sweet and sinister. Fantasia is a shining example of this melodramatic style. The film opens with a subdued, but colorful, live action opening…

to become the second poet in history to read at a presidential inauguration; and the first African American woman. Her poem spoke of the United States as a place where disparate elements of history could come together and describes how all human are more alike than different. This particular piece by Maya Angelou does not follow a consistent rhyme scheme throughout the entire poem; majority of it is written in blank verse to capture her thoughts. She uses personification to celebrate their…

The concert that I attended was the Redlands Community Orchestra at Redlands High School Clock Auditorium. The orchestra consisted of three pieces which were Fanfare to the Common Man by Aaron Copland, Les Preludes by Franz Liszt, and Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven. These pieces are capturing pieces of art and history that surpass time and yet are still know in this modern era. The composers were well known artist that created a kind of movement in music history and…

his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Louisiana State University. He has been working for the Monahans High School and junior high bands for four years as an assistant director. He directs the junior high concert band and the high school symphonic band. I decided to interview one of my directors since I’m planning on majoring in music education myself. I walked into the band hall feeling a bit intrigued and excited. I found Mr. Demas in his office, entered, and began the interview. I…

mountaintop each year near the summer solstice. This was a hard piece for Mussorgsky to write because he often had ideas that he couldn't get out on paper. He took two old opera ideas, incorporated the story of St. John's Eve, and created an orchestral tone poem called "Night on Bald Mountain". He was quite impressed with his work but other people were not satisfied. Not one person would premere his work. It wasn't until the 1930's that his masterpiece was played…

I consider myself apt in most of my academics; I consistently perform above average with everything I do. Although, what I enjoy and excel at most is English and Symphonic band. A number of factors contribute to my success in these subjects, one of them being the remarkable teachers who have instructed me the past twelve years. English has always been one of my favorite classes because of my affinity for poetry and literature. Over the past few years, I have gathered enough books to fill two…

third Musical Director (Kapellmeister) at the Munich Court Opera (Muncher Hooper). He was Inspired by literature and his travels to Italy, and as well as by the composer Franz Liszt, Strauss he dedicated himself at this time to the study of the symphonic composition and he reached the peak in his art of orchestration. Strauss moves to Weimar in 1889. He was appointed 2nd Kapellmeister until 1894 and he met a great challenge as a new conductor. With the premieres of “Don Juan”, “his death and…

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Beethoven’s and Berlioz’s history in the Romantic Symphony. Many look upon Beethoven as one of the most creative musicians of all time. He transitioned between Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. Beethoven introduced his new ideas to the symphonic tradition with extensive developmental use of musical material. He used various themes, choruses, motifs, and keys to accomplish a sense of modulation (www.beethoven.ws). For example, when Beethoven wrote the Ninth Symphony, in 1822 to…