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On Friday November 18, I attended a classical concerted performed by the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Joshua and Matthew. The venue was very pretty as I expected from Carnegie Hall and the orchestra was bigger than I thought. I was surprised to see a harp amongst the orchestra, so I was ecstatic to listen for it. The orchestra did a quick tuning session that sounded very in sync. The first piece was Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein. As I observed the conductor, I could tell from his conducting that most of the piece was played in common time. It was moderato and mezzo forte for most of the piece. It had a very jumpy and whimsical feel to it like fairies playing in a forest. The piece resembled a soundtrack to a game I played before so I enjoyed it even more. In the middle, there was a softer melody played by the string instruments and as a violin player, I really enjoyed it. I liked this piece the most because it was very easy to follow along. There was a distinct melody that I recognized throughout the piece much like other popular compositions such as Vivaldi’s Spring. The second piece was Ideas of Order by Arthur Berger. This piece had a very ominous feel …show more content…
Because it was so long, I only really remember the first half, which was Adagio-Allegro and Adagietto. There were a lot of dynamic changes in these two movements. It would start off forte, have a diminuendo and just when I thought it was over, the orchestra hits you with a crescendo and fortissimo from the percussion. I believe this was conducted in 2/2 time based on the conductor’s hand movements as well as the watching the bass play. I like the staccato in the harmony played by the first violins and the melody played by the second violins and violas. For most of this piece however, I found myself getting lost because I couldn’t recognize a distinctive melody since it kept
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