The Soloist

The history of rock-and-roll was changed for the better after The Beatles. Their “songs were as powerfully influential on the rock musicians of the 70's and 80's as the recordings of Louis Armstrong were on the jazz soloists of the 30's and 40's” (Terry Teachout 1). Their impact was so huge that “what followed would be called—with historical condescension by the willingly reconquered colony—the second British Invasion” (Ira A. Robbins 1). Not only did they change music…

orchestra to consist of strings (violin I, II, viola, cello, double bass) a piccolo, flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and timpani. Cherubini did not use any vocal soloist in his settings; however the most requiems were written in this period are contained SATB soloists, such as the requiems by Johann Christian Bach, Joseph Leopold Eybler, Johann Michael Haydn, Anton Reicha, Antonio Salieri, Vaclav Jan Tomasek and…

I, Luzinda Dominguez, attended a jazz concert at the University of Texas at San Antonio on February 16, 2017. The performance was begin put on by the music department of the UTSA, the title of the performance was named “UTSA Jazz Ensemble”. The director of this performance was Dr. Adrian Ruiz. Being that I am new to jazz music it really became an eye opener for me. Going into the performance it was a real eye opener for me. I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy it or not. As soon as the first…

of the tragic couple. And Martins was proven right – Tiler Peck, and Sterling Hyltin, both soloists then, and Erica Pereira, not yet even a member of the corps, were excellent Juliets. Pereira in particular brought unmatched youthful innocence and vigor to the role without being too much the ballerina. The same holds true for the Romeos, all then members of the corps: Robert Fairchild (promoted to soloist in mid-run), Sean Suozzi, and Allen Peiffer. All added a degree of freshness and innocence…

On July 1, 1941, Twyla Tharp was born in the Portland, Indiana. She spent her early childhood in Indiana but later moved to California in 1963 and completed her degree in Art history in New York. Compared to other dancers, at a young age, she learnt quite a number of genres in the arts like ballet, tap, jazz, modern and music. When she was just a year and a half old she was already given piano lessons. Her first dance lesson was at the Vera Lynn School of Dance. During her dancing years, she had…

Haydn, Joseph (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 40 in F major, 3rd movement - ‘Menuet e Trio’ Haydn was a master at composing symphonies with about 107 symphonies under his name ; all of which have some value to the musical landscape during the 18th century. Haydn was the forerunner which laid the foundations of the symphonic form for composers who came after him. For example, according to Wenborn, N (1997: 31) the four note theme used by Haydn in his 13th symphony was the same theme which Mozart used…

same dynamic. In contrast to the second movement, the third movement was fast paced and was energetic til the end. The flutes would normally respond to the piano with repetition of each other melodies. In the end of the symphony, the conductor/piano soloist had a small one to two minute solo with a slow paced tempo and moderate dynamics. The quality of the song was…

The third classical form of classical vocal music is an oratorio. An oratorio is a large-scale composition using chorus, vocal soloists and orchestra. An oratorio usually is narrative text, but doesn’t use acting, scenery or costumes. An oratorio unfolds through a series of choruses, arias, duets, recitatives, and orchestral interludes. An example is George Frederick Handel’s “Hallelujah…

semester. The performance was entitled “New World Discoveries” and it contained three main selections. First, they played the Overture to The School for Scandals. Then, they played a collection of works called Five Mystical Songs that included a vocal soloist. They concluded the evening with Symphony No. 9 in E minor from The New World. My favorite piece of the night was by far Symphony No. 9 in E minor, but the concert as a whole was very enjoyable. The concert was held at a very large church…

His illustrious career includes winning the American Prize in Conducting in 2011 and conducting orchestras all over the world. Furthermore, University of Michigan’s associate professor, Danielle Belen, was a guest violinist and played as the violin soloist on one piece of the three pieces preformed by the orchestra. The orchestra was colossal in size, it had almost 100 musicians playing in total. The orchestra included the strings, woodwinds, brass and the percussion sections. For the third…