Violin

General Overview This composition is in a 3/4 tempo, typical rhythm for a bolero (Andalusian ballet) , but with a slower tempo (moderato assai). Two melodies, the first is in C major and it is diatonic, the second is in C minor and it is more rich of syncopation and flattened notes, like Bb, Eb and Db. Those two themes, are played on a rhythmic pattern without variations from the beginning to the Finale, structured in two bars, initially played only by drums, and it is used as introduction for…

The 1910 film version of Frankenstein created by Thomas Edison utilized several different music arrangements to help portray the main idea of the film. Since it is a silent film, the music is beneficial in understanding the emotions of the actors. The music ranged from light and upbeat to loud and slow in order to emphasize different aspects of the film. One part of the film that stood out was when Frankenstein was creating his monster. The music was low pitched and fast to show his…

piece as a string quartet. And for the historical era I would have to put it with romantic and twenty and twenty first century era. This was my first live concert that I’ve ever attended so is was my first time hearing a violin and a cello live. The way I would describe the way a violin sounds, is that it was very soothing to me it had a bright and mellow sound to it. On the other hand the cello sounded very powerful although it was powerful I felt that the sound of the cello was darker just…

her lips ever parting. The story rang out. It was one of compassion: how the uncertainty began to fade away as her pen touched the paper, and the pieces began to fall into place. All along what she was looking for concealed among the strings of her violin. As her story drew to a close she played with all she had, the melody drifting forward from her fingers as the gift devoured her. Josephine could feel the intensity strengthen. With one final note, the song faded. The applause rang out just…

Partita no.2 in c minor, BWV 826 The second partita was announced a little less than a year after the first. Its minor key and the style of the opening sinfonia declare it to be a more serious piece. It is also more conventional, containing a relatively traditional allemande and courante as well as a rondeau, a form favored by Couperin and other French composers but treated sparingly by Bach. Yet these movements are conventional only superficially. The sinfonia, whose initial section looks like…

emancipated slave. With his father he grew up working on a farm. He also had education to the degree of having competence in writing and reading. Along with learning to play the violin. He got married at age 21 to Anne Hampton. They then had a family of three children. Solomon had work in many areas. He did lumberjacking, playing the violin, and farming. Anne worked as a cook to earn money. He goes on to say how he met these two white men offering him a job with a circus if he would just go with…

from the classical era, but have different genres. “Surprise” is a symphony, and the second musical piece is a string quartet. A string quartet by definition, includes four instruments, a cello, a viola and two violins. A symphony might include many groups of instruments, i.e. brass violins, piano, and stringed instruments. “String Quartet in C Major, op. 76, no. 3, second movement”, has the form AABCC. This can be heard from (00:00) to (01:18) minutes, where each rhyme lasts approximately…

It is notable that Grete is a very good violin player. We see that Grete seems to take care of Gregor in a way, but that leads to her starting to act like his owner, and that he is a piece of property. “She had grown accustomed, certainly not without justification, so far as a discussion of matters…

by a passionate woman, which triggers memories of his past life. It turns out that Solomon was a free man, who lived in Saratoga, New York, with his wife and two children. In Saratoga, Solomon was a respected and much demanded man for his skills in violin. Next day, Solomon is invited…

As a fifty-four year old senior, there have been many times that I have been reminded of my age, none so glaring as when I was asked to condense those years into 3 paragraphs. I was born on October 12th, 1962, right between the Bay of Pigs incident and President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. I was born on Hamilton Air Force Base in California, a place which no longer exists. I wonder how many people can appreciate that. Over the years I have heard people say, you can’t go home, or it’s not…