Violin

The story "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka opens with the realization that the main character, Gregor Samsa, has awoken as a giant bug. The reader is introduced to this extreme metamorphosis right from the start. However, does the title "The Metamorphosis" really refer to this blatant and quite literal change, or does it refer to something less obvious and more subtle? After reading into the story deeper the reader is often left wondering, "To what does the title 'The Metamorphosis ' really…

which sits right in front of the composer; a woodwind section that sits behind the strings; a brass section that sits behind them; and a percussion section which may sit or stand behind them. The strings consists of, in descending order of pitch: violins, violas, cellos, basses and harps. These instruments have strings that must be plucked with the fingers or with a bow. The woodwinds consists of instruments that must be blown into to play, often with the aid of a double or single reed. These…

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach is a German composer of the Baroque-era. He was one of the most celebrated members of a large family of northern German musicians. He was a organist, harpsichordist, and an organ builder. Bach had composed many songs. Two songs that are well known of his are Toccata in Fugue D Minor and Mass in B Minor. His music is considered a prestigious lineage. Now a days Bach is considered as one of the greatest composers. Sebastian Bach was born March…

electrical equipment with his Albert’s uncle Jakob. His mother Pauline was a talented musician that gave him his love of music. The love of music would stay with him throughout his entire life. He played the piano and violin at age 5. By age 13 he thought he had mastered the violin. The violin would help him with stress…

particularly the Four Seasons, but he has also worked on operas and choral pieces. His talent and mastery of the violin began at the Pio Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage in Venice. When he turned 25 he began to work at the orphanage, while also composing his works there. He found success in writing operas, and then moved on to writing the Four Seasons, which consisted of four violin concertos that each represented a different season. In his lifetime, Vivaldi wrote more than 500 concertos as…

choreographed dance to entice the crowd. The music in this exerpt is also upbeat and there are many beats throughout the song. The third excerpt that I found was a performance by Croatian Baroque Ensemble performing Antonio Vivaldi’s “Concert for Two Violins”.…

bow, bringing the bow closer to the bridge in order to shown a sadder mood. Kavakos plays it way better than Mullova. In this situation, perhaps Mullova didn't have to suffer that much in life and consequently doesn't know how to express that on the violin. Not sure about Kavakos eitheir, but usually feelings are naturally reflected on the way the performers play. In the recapitulation, Ms. Mullova retains her reign and brings up important notes, harmonically speaking, to my ears and this is…

In the book Peak by Anders Ericsson, he introduces different kinds of practice, including, purposeful practice, deliberate practice, and what we call naive practice. Deliberate practice is one of the most important practices that we can use to improve anything we want to do, whether it be improving in a sport, learning an instrument, or even adding it to our leisure. For example, if you play on the basketball team, you can always practice over and over again, to try to better yourself. This is…

ESSAY 1 Describe a topic, idea, or concept (other than gospel related) that you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more about this? (max 2000 characters) Photography has always been a huge part of my life. I love taking pictures and looking at pictures. It allows me to capture memories of my family, friends, travel experiences, and the passage through life itself. As a result, photography helps…

the door unlocked for me to come in. As I walked up the stairs to his place I heard something beautiful, it was an orchestra playing a strong melody and the music I heard was upbeat, rhythmic and had a clear repetitive articulation marked by the violins. As I walked into his apartment and placed his tools in a corner of the living room I noticed he was also watching the game but without the commentary, instead he had this beautiful music playing. After I greeted…