Bluebells of Scotland “Bluebells of Scotland” is a piece written and composed in the late romantic era around 1899 by Arthur Pryor. The piece was composed from a traditional Scottish folk song for the trombone and orchestral accompaniment. In the late 1800s the trombone was not viewed as an instrument that could perform particularly difficult pieces. Compelled by society’s negative opinion of the trombone‚ Pryor composed “Bluebells of Scotland” in order to display the capabilities of the trombone
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Vincent Cicowicz lived from 1927 through 2006. He was a trumpeter that had a devotion for music so large‚ it spread his music into northwestern classrooms and even‚ across the world. Cichowicz was 79 when he died from what “ Genriq‚ “Genie”‚ Murphy believes to be colon cancer. He played trumpet for the CSO (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) from 1952 through 1974. Cicowicz was second to fellow trumpeter‚ Adolph Herseth‚ who helped Cicowicz get acknowledged for admission into the CSO in 1952. Herseth says
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My trumpet has given me a lot of memories that it was my source to remember last school year. Although this isn’t the same one‚ this trumpet has reminded me of the trumpet I have last year. Last year was what I consider my second best year‚ as 6th grade was my best year of all time. I first joined band last year because I wanted to try out new things and my mother suggests me to take lessons In my first war‚ I felt like I was in war with my trumpet. I did get an A+ in Band‚ but the only problem was
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Being a part of this band has in itself been a memorable experiance‚ an experiance i would not trade for the world. However this past year I lost hope in band and was actually really close to quitting band all together. I had forgotten why i was a part of marching band with the stress of my school work and frustration over my tiredness in cross country. But when we played at our lakeshore competition i felt something that i had never before felt in the band. I had walked of the feild with what felt
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The historical fiction book‚ The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair‚ is about the fictional character Jurgis Rudkus. Jurgis lives in Chicago in the early 1900’s. He had moved to America from Lithonia in search of a better life. “Jurgis could see all the truth now-could see himself through the whole long course of events‚ the victim of ravenous vultures that had torn into his vitals and devoured him; of fiends that had racked and tortured him‚ mocking him‚ meantime jeering in his face” (Sinclair 177). Since
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The concert was a symphony Band‚ and Wind symphony. The concert was attended in Paul F. Sharp concert hall at Stanly B. Catlett. However‚ The concert conducted in the 15th‚ Oct 2015 at 8:00pm. The first piece on the program was Second Suite from the twentieth century period. Also‚ it consists of four movements of different speed and style. However‚ the first movement titled is March and the speed of this movement was Adagio in general but it contain fast short note that is different in speed and
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French Horn Assignment 4 http://www.soundjunction.org/thefrenchhornabriefhistory.aspa http://www.blackdiamondbrass.com/hrnhist/hornhist.htm History of French Horns In Europe‚ horns gained popularity in the trendy sport of hunting. As this aristocratic sport spread‚ horn-makers experimented with different shapes and sizes to increase the range of notes possible. In 1636‚ French musical scholar Marin Mersenne wrote of four different kinds of horns in his Harmonie Universelle: Le grand cor (the
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Jazz concert On Friday April 30 at 8 pm‚ I attended the Spring Instrumental jazz concert at Yuba College. This was the first time I have been in the school auditorium. There was a count off and the music began with nearly a full house. The first song played was "Won’t you be my neighbor" from Mister Rogers’ neighborhood by Fred Rogers and Mike Tomato. I liked the intro it started with Ron Hake tapping on the symbols then the trumpets‚ and trombones cut in and the music begins. This song made me
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Section 1) Earth Jam The set starts out with every member of the band coming out on stage one at a time. Some of the instruments I recognized and was familiar with‚ such as the saxophone‚ clarinet‚ bass‚ and drums. They introduced a variety of instruments that looked either homemade or sounded strange to me‚ like the electric banjo‚ drumitar‚ and synthesizers. There was a bit of scat vocals done by Victor Wooten as well. One thing I noticed in this song was the
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Li Yin played the trumpet for the college Symphonic Band. Her hard work and perseverance contributed to the college clinching the certificate of distinction at the 2013 Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Concert Bands). During rehearsals‚ she worked hard to improve her skills. She demonstrated good time management skills in managing her Symphonic Band commitments and studies‚ especially during the competition period when she had practices up to 5 times a week. She was also actively involved
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