Fireworks Bio - Fireworks Ensemble
... A small ensemble with a huge musical vocabulary, Fireworks presents a contemporary American vision of chamber music. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “the bridge between the contemporary classical new music ensemble and the mainstream popular audience,” Fireworks has led the charge to bring a fr ...
... A small ensemble with a huge musical vocabulary, Fireworks presents a contemporary American vision of chamber music. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “the bridge between the contemporary classical new music ensemble and the mainstream popular audience,” Fireworks has led the charge to bring a fr ...
Music Department ... Independent Study Course: Johannes Brahms
... Style” is more closely related to the Classical Style or to the Romantic Style? 2) Dr. Greenberg also goes on to discuss the “Structural Style” of Johannes Brahms (Music Form). Does Greenberg state that Brahms’s “Structural Style” is more closely related to the Classical Style or to the Romantic Sty ...
... Style” is more closely related to the Classical Style or to the Romantic Style? 2) Dr. Greenberg also goes on to discuss the “Structural Style” of Johannes Brahms (Music Form). Does Greenberg state that Brahms’s “Structural Style” is more closely related to the Classical Style or to the Romantic Sty ...
Set works revision - Whitworth Community High School
... “And the Glory of the Lord” is the first CHORUS for voices and orchestral accompaniment from Handel’s ORATORIO – “Messiah”. Handel wrote “Messiah” in 1741 in only 24 days! The words (LIBRETTO) were taken from the bible and tell of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. An Oratorio (a “re ...
... “And the Glory of the Lord” is the first CHORUS for voices and orchestral accompaniment from Handel’s ORATORIO – “Messiah”. Handel wrote “Messiah” in 1741 in only 24 days! The words (LIBRETTO) were taken from the bible and tell of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. An Oratorio (a “re ...
Reflections on The Triumph of Music
... particularly if there is a generational difference. The question is essentially a functional one: if sounds are presented and consumed as music, that is to say, for aural enjoyment, then they are music. It has long been recognised by the courts that infringement of copyright in musical works is not ...
... particularly if there is a generational difference. The question is essentially a functional one: if sounds are presented and consumed as music, that is to say, for aural enjoyment, then they are music. It has long been recognised by the courts that infringement of copyright in musical works is not ...
Program Notes - PA Sinfonia Orchestra
... at the age of twenty-two in 1792. By 1801 he had already made his mark as one of the city's leading musicians both in the concert halls and the palaces of the nobility. It was at this point in time that he became aware of his increasing deafness. Although he grew more and more withdrawn, his artisti ...
... at the age of twenty-two in 1792. By 1801 he had already made his mark as one of the city's leading musicians both in the concert halls and the palaces of the nobility. It was at this point in time that he became aware of his increasing deafness. Although he grew more and more withdrawn, his artisti ...
Aram Khachaturian
... relatively late in life. He began his studies at the age of 19, first in the cello class of the Gnessin Musical-Technical School, then as a composition student. From 1930 he attended the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Miaskovsky (composition) and Vassilenko (orchestration). Each of his teachers ...
... relatively late in life. He began his studies at the age of 19, first in the cello class of the Gnessin Musical-Technical School, then as a composition student. From 1930 he attended the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Miaskovsky (composition) and Vassilenko (orchestration). Each of his teachers ...
Trumpet player takes the breath away in premiering
... English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new trumpet concerto, Hakan, is named after the esteemed Swedish trumpet player Hakan Hardenberger, who gave the world premiere on Friday, in the presences of the composer, as part of this West Australian Symphony Orchestra concert. As well as being widely reg ...
... English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new trumpet concerto, Hakan, is named after the esteemed Swedish trumpet player Hakan Hardenberger, who gave the world premiere on Friday, in the presences of the composer, as part of this West Australian Symphony Orchestra concert. As well as being widely reg ...
20th-century art music
... Classical C18-19 tonal music uses the central key and its tonic chord as a point of reference from which to make excursions into other keys (e.g. the dominant). The tonic chord, then, functions as a sort of centre of gravity around which the other keys revolve and to which the music eventually retur ...
... Classical C18-19 tonal music uses the central key and its tonic chord as a point of reference from which to make excursions into other keys (e.g. the dominant). The tonic chord, then, functions as a sort of centre of gravity around which the other keys revolve and to which the music eventually retur ...
Lagrime flyer ENG_final
... religious sentiment: “I send and dedicate to Your Holiness with the greatest reverence these ‘Tears of St. Peter’, which were written some time ago by Luigi Tansillo and have been clothed in harmony by me as a token of my personal devotion in my burdensome old age”. This dedication clearly reflects ...
... religious sentiment: “I send and dedicate to Your Holiness with the greatest reverence these ‘Tears of St. Peter’, which were written some time ago by Luigi Tansillo and have been clothed in harmony by me as a token of my personal devotion in my burdensome old age”. This dedication clearly reflects ...
File - SDC music resources
... Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini continued Italian opera’s dominance through their innovations in both opera seria and opera buffa. ...
... Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini continued Italian opera’s dominance through their innovations in both opera seria and opera buffa. ...
Beethoven - Classical Period
... 1799 – Piano Sonata no. 8 “Pathetique” published 1814 – last public appearance as pianist 1827 – died in Vienna ...
... 1799 – Piano Sonata no. 8 “Pathetique” published 1814 – last public appearance as pianist 1827 – died in Vienna ...
At the National Palace of Queluz, the modern
... bond with them. This proximity between the Portuguese royal couple and the Neapolitan composer is reflected in his presence on the painted canvas ceiling in the Ambassadors Room in the National Palace of Queluz. The libretto for this Serenade was written in 1752 by the greatest poet for music of the ...
... bond with them. This proximity between the Portuguese royal couple and the Neapolitan composer is reflected in his presence on the painted canvas ceiling in the Ambassadors Room in the National Palace of Queluz. The libretto for this Serenade was written in 1752 by the greatest poet for music of the ...
International Mgt Viennese Christmas Back 11
... Throughout the ‘30s and ‘40s he hosted weekly radio programs that included his own songs and works by other popular composers. In early 1940 Romberg organized his first concert tour. The Sigmund Romberg Orchestra not only played the music of Broadway, but also the “popular classics”. Still he found ...
... Throughout the ‘30s and ‘40s he hosted weekly radio programs that included his own songs and works by other popular composers. In early 1940 Romberg organized his first concert tour. The Sigmund Romberg Orchestra not only played the music of Broadway, but also the “popular classics”. Still he found ...
Eliyahu Sills - World Flute Society
... Ensemble, whose CD reached #7 on Billboard's World Music charts, as well as collaborating with many highly acclaimed musicians. In the early 1990s, Eliyahu studied the upright bass at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Deeply influenced by teachers Makanda Ken McIntyre, ...
... Ensemble, whose CD reached #7 on Billboard's World Music charts, as well as collaborating with many highly acclaimed musicians. In the early 1990s, Eliyahu studied the upright bass at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Deeply influenced by teachers Makanda Ken McIntyre, ...
Read violinist Stefan Jackiw`s thoughts on Violin Concerto No. 2 by
... Furthermore, since the violin is alone, the orchestra gives the listener no additional context to find his bearings. When the orchestra finally comes in several bars later, it enters in a completely different tonality, further throwing the listener off balance and compounding the sense of unease. ...
... Furthermore, since the violin is alone, the orchestra gives the listener no additional context to find his bearings. When the orchestra finally comes in several bars later, it enters in a completely different tonality, further throwing the listener off balance and compounding the sense of unease. ...
The Young Person`s Guide to the Orchestra
... orchestras have performed in Orange County by invitation of the Philharmonic Society. Hand-in-hand with our commitment to artistic excellence is our commitment to music education. Sharing our love of music with others and helping our community deepen its appreciation and enjoyment of music is a prim ...
... orchestras have performed in Orange County by invitation of the Philharmonic Society. Hand-in-hand with our commitment to artistic excellence is our commitment to music education. Sharing our love of music with others and helping our community deepen its appreciation and enjoyment of music is a prim ...
MUS LAB
... notion of notes, pitch or rhythm, by exploring the idea of musical shape. The composer draws shapes in time as the painter organizes forms in space: he can think of elongated shapes emerging from the background, complex forms transforming one into another, or polyphony of shapes. This way of thinkin ...
... notion of notes, pitch or rhythm, by exploring the idea of musical shape. The composer draws shapes in time as the painter organizes forms in space: he can think of elongated shapes emerging from the background, complex forms transforming one into another, or polyphony of shapes. This way of thinkin ...
Marina Khorkova
... cello, and clarinet; this work was extended in VORderGRENZE (2010) for the same ensemble. In addition to this research, Ms. Khorkova has been working recently with the revival of 11thCentury Byzantine liturgical music, recontextualizing the now-lost musical notation as (for example) a contemporary m ...
... cello, and clarinet; this work was extended in VORderGRENZE (2010) for the same ensemble. In addition to this research, Ms. Khorkova has been working recently with the revival of 11thCentury Byzantine liturgical music, recontextualizing the now-lost musical notation as (for example) a contemporary m ...
Year 10 Music Revision - Churchdown School Academy
... Terraced dynamics – clear contrasts between loud and soft, rather than gradual changes Ornamentation Complex contrapuntal writing in some pieces Orchestras made up of largely string instruments Use of continuo – a group of instruments that provides a bass line and harmonic accompaniment – usually a ...
... Terraced dynamics – clear contrasts between loud and soft, rather than gradual changes Ornamentation Complex contrapuntal writing in some pieces Orchestras made up of largely string instruments Use of continuo – a group of instruments that provides a bass line and harmonic accompaniment – usually a ...
Contemporary Egyptian Music Compositions Between Inheritance
... virtual inherent meanings are encapsulating within them some connections of how and what we are listening for, these connections are what we call delineation. On the other hand, composers tend of think in a different way about the meaning of inherent, as they try to transform the most common delinea ...
... virtual inherent meanings are encapsulating within them some connections of how and what we are listening for, these connections are what we call delineation. On the other hand, composers tend of think in a different way about the meaning of inherent, as they try to transform the most common delinea ...
Instruments
... 3. He was known for writing dance music and composed over 500 waltzes. 4. He wrote the Blue Danube and Thunder and Lightning Polka. 5. This composer’s nickname is “Waltz King.” Johannes Brahms 1. He was born in Germany, but moved to Vienna, Austria. 2. He wrote in the Romantic style of music. 3. Thi ...
... 3. He was known for writing dance music and composed over 500 waltzes. 4. He wrote the Blue Danube and Thunder and Lightning Polka. 5. This composer’s nickname is “Waltz King.” Johannes Brahms 1. He was born in Germany, but moved to Vienna, Austria. 2. He wrote in the Romantic style of music. 3. Thi ...
week 1 final - Aston Magna Music Festival
... instrumental music by the likes of Vivaldi and Telemann has also come down to us. The different sized instruments allowed for a choice of timbre – the more brilliant and very small soprano instrument contrasting with the lowest bass instrument, with its range to low Bb. Some composers, such as Telem ...
... instrumental music by the likes of Vivaldi and Telemann has also come down to us. The different sized instruments allowed for a choice of timbre – the more brilliant and very small soprano instrument contrasting with the lowest bass instrument, with its range to low Bb. Some composers, such as Telem ...
Program Notes - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
... lighter side as well, and his four Orchestral Suites show him as a master entertainer, wielding the courtly dance forms of his day with wit and panache. And the “Air” movement — now famous as the “Air for the G String” — from his Third Orchestral Suite demonstrates his ability to create a melody as ...
... lighter side as well, and his four Orchestral Suites show him as a master entertainer, wielding the courtly dance forms of his day with wit and panache. And the “Air” movement — now famous as the “Air for the G String” — from his Third Orchestral Suite demonstrates his ability to create a melody as ...