Symphony

Johannes Brahms composed his Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, in 1877, while visiting a rural town in Austria. This composition is typical of Brahms’ works in that it is a mixture of classical form and more modern ideas. The first movement, Allegro non troppo, is in sonata-allegro form and in triple simple meter, this movement is filled with contradictions in mood and contrasting sections. The numerous contrasts between the different sections make the transitional material especially important…

worth living for. Mandel shows how survival is insufficient with the use of The Terminal and The Traveling Symphony. The Traveling Symphony expresses their ability to perform and practice music with their strong family values. The Symphony shows communal qualities by caring for each other. At the start of the Novel the Traveling Symphony walks down sweltering hot fraught territory. The Symphony always stayed together along side with their caravans and crew. In addition they traveled with…

I sat in shock and great disappointment as I realized that someone else's name was first on the list. The Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra was an important experience for my career as a musician. It is a renowned group of young musicians that work closely with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. I have been a part of the horn section in this prestigious group since my freshman year. After all of my original section mates graduated, I was the one who everyone thought would be able to take…

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra was having their 63rd annual noon concert at hertz hall. I was nervous when I had arrived because I had previously come from another class and I was not sure if I was wearing the proper attire. Once I walked inside, I felt a huge relief because I noticed that most of the people inside were students who just got out of class or where going to class. UC Berkeley’s Symphony Orchestra played symphony NO. 4 in F minor, Op.36, a musical…

Written Commentary Haydn’s Symphony No 45 F# Minor For this assignment, we were asked as a group to compile a resource pack which would facilitate a discussion on Haydn’s Symphony No 45 in F# Minor and Mozart’s Fantasy No 4 in C Minor. One of the tasks we received on Haydn’s Symphony No 45 in F# Minor was to complete a tabular analysis. For this, we had to identify the bar number, the section of the movement, the thematic/motivic content, the key signature, the harmonic progressions of…

On Thursday, September 29th at 7:30pm I attended the LU Symphony Orchestra Concert in Towns Auditorium. Prior to the concert beginning, I noticed a wide variety of instruments on the stage. There were some instruments that I did not know the name of but for the most part, I knew a large majority of the string, woodwind and brass instruments presented. The last time that I went to a symphony was when I was in elementary school, so attending an orchestral concert in college was a much different…

delicious prey rather than a friendly neighbor who wanted to be more than an acquaintance. I question the reasons why you would let the media tarnish your name in such an evil manner. From Walt Disney creating a cartoon short called “Disney’s Silly Symphony: The Three Little Pigs” to Roald Dahl writing the story “The Three Little Pigs”, these two forms of art made me ask these three questions, why did you eat the pigs, even though you just wanted a cup of sugar? Were you also the same wolf who…

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Artist-Faculty Recital Series at the Fairchild Theatre on MSU 's Campus. The concert featured a multitude of pieces ranging from the Baroque and Classical music periods to modern day compositions. Several of the pieces were played in a piano-trombone basso continuo and the last piece was played by a trombone choir with two featured soloists. Going into the concert I did not know what to expect. I had listened to classical music in my MUS…

I attended Beethoven’s Emperor, performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony at the DeVos Performance Hall on March 18, 2016. First off, I was not expecting the performance to be as long as it was. Attending this concert after a long day at work was the last place I wanted to be. Classical music, would not be my choice of music to listen to at the end of a long work week. However, much to my surprise, I actually enjoyed the performance. I was very relaxed after the concert. I almost fell asleep close…

1. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major Op. 27 No. 1 Objective Description: The first movement, No. 13 in E-flat major Op. 27 begins with a soft note that goes higher note as steps. The same melody repeats few times, then the sound goes gradually louder the sound, but at the certain point, the sound suddenly goes small like pianissimo. Then three note beats that repeats, then smaller touch of pair starts. Then, the same melody gets faster and faster. This piece ends by the same melody…