From a young age Dahl’s musical ability was obvious. He studied piano with Edith Weismann early on and at the age of 18 began his formal studies with Philipp Jarnach at the Cologne Hochschule fur Musik. In 1933 at the age of twenty-one Dahl fled to Switzerland in order to escape Nazi Germany and continued his musical studies at the University of Zürich with Volkmar Andreae and Walter Frey. During his time in Zürich‚ Dahl was an in demand piano soloist and opera coach for the Zürich Stadttheater.
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Ensemble “From the beginning‚” the conductor whispered‚ while bringing his arms up in a stance which made him look like he was ready to fight a raging battle against ferocious warriors. I could feel my palms sweating as I touched the cold metal of my saxophone‚ bring it up to my mouth into ready position. I quickly glanced around me at the other ambitious players‚ each one of them barely sitting on the edge of the black band chairs‚ nearly bursting at the seams with excitement. I could taste the distinct
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Both sounds are make by a saxophone. The baritone saxophone and the alto saxophone‚ most call them the bari and alto sax. Most every concert and marching band has at least one of each. They are chosen mostly by boys‚ but sometimes are girl slips into the section‚ the saxophone is also one of the bigger sections in the band. The saxophone section branches off into three most common simi sections‚ the altos‚ the tenors‚ and sometimes the bari. The bari and alto saxophones are very different‚ but they
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He led a cohesive quintet composed of Abraham Burton on saxophone‚ Steve Nelson on vibraphone‚ David Bryant on piano‚ and Dezron Douglas on bass. They opened with “Silver’s Serenade”‚ a piece included in his most recent record Serenade For Horace (a homage to Horace Silver)‚ which featured improvisations by everyone
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item or goal wouldn’t be enough to take you there. This was until I was denied a position to play in the jazz band when I was in middle school. This set back‚ woke me up to grasp this important lesson. I began playing the saxophone when I was in the seventh grade; I started off on an average pace in class with additional students. I even preformed better than most students at concerts and other musical endeavors. The only awful musical habit I developed was I would never practice
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neighborhood boys. William‚ the narrator‚ not only notices Arden’s slightly odd appearance‚ but also the saxophone he lugs around with him. To the other boys‚ saxophones‚ as well as all other woodwind instruments were feminine due to the meticulous sucking and licking required to moisten the instrument’s reed. One of the first comments another neighborhood boy makes is that Arden’s saxophone “sounded like a girl duck.” (Hannah 233) Even as Arden progresses in to high school‚ he is ridiculed and called
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playing? What if I attacked each rehearsal as if I was Luke? What if I studied every single mark on the page and understood the composer’s intentions‚ turning them into my intentions though the wood? It doesn’t matter. I now play the alto saxophone. When I play the saxophone‚ I feel. I don’t think about Luke‚ or how much better everyone else is. I’m not on autopilot‚ waiting to finish. I’m breathing my soul through my instrument. My mind occupies each groove‚ I connect with every melody‚ and I perform every
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classical and popular music genre. Each are adored American styles of music. Miles Davis “So What” and Robert Johnson’s “Cross Roads Blues” have some similarities and some differences. Miles Davis “So What” is Modal Jazz‚ used whole band tenor Saxophone‚ Alto Saxophone‚ Piano‚ Drums‚ trumpet‚ bass‚ and emphasis on melody and rhythms whereas Robert Johnson’s
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Puente‚ and Oscar Hernandez along with some of their own arrangements. American River performed two songs Mas Blues by Oscar Hernandez‚ and Joseito arranged by Scott Martin. American Rivers Ensemble had 16 people playing instruments‚ four different saxophones including: an alto‚ two tenor‚ and a bari sax. They also had two trumpets‚ and two trombones. Six people were on the percussion instruments‚ along with one bass player‚ and one piano player. The two songs that they played were very upbeat‚ and made
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symbols then the trumpets‚ and trombones cut in and the music begins. This song made me remember about the famous television show: Mister Rogers‚ which I sometimes watched as a child. There where two solos performed during this song‚ trombone and the saxophone. I liked the drumbeat through out this song because it was snappy and made you tap your foot. The bass notes and guitar riffs just sang together brilliantly. All the musicians were wearing black suits and dresses. There were two people dressed in
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