The saxophone is a single reed conical bore woodwind. It can be found in many styles of music today. The saxophone changes along with the times and became a viable instrument. The saxophone was limited by Mr. Sax until his patent expired. How the saxophone was used in different styles or genres of music such as‚ military‚ jazz and rock-n-roll. Why it was used in each. The saxophone was limited during the earlier years of its life. The first saxophones were produced in the 1840’s to fill the sound
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school at Reardan. I admire his enduring struggle with reconciling these two different selves. Junior mother dream was to become a college teacher at the local community college in Spokane Washington‚ his father dream was to become a famous “Jazz saxophone
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program consisted of seasonal holiday arrangements by Brent Wallarab. The Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra consisted of 18 members. The conductor was the before mentioned Brent Wallarab. Vocals was the responsibility of the great Everett Greene. On saxophones and woodwinds was Tom Meyer‚ Michael Stricklin‚ Rob Dixon‚ Randy Salman‚ and Mat Pivec. On trumpets was co-leader Mark Buselli‚ Jeff Conrad‚ Scott Belck and Jen Siukola. On trombone was Time Coffman‚ Freddie Mendoze and Rich Dole. On the French
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Music is what my life runs on from day to day. Without music‚ my life would be a lost cause. So all thanks to a German instrument maker and his son‚ the clarinet was created. Johann Christoph Denner and his son Jacob‚ improved the chalumeau by adding a register key to the instrument‚ and later the chalumeau received the Boehm flute key system (Bellis)‚ which created what my musical life all started on: the clarinet and family. The very first original clarinets had only two keys to be played –
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Music Report Course : MUS105 Venue : Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO)‚ Kuala Lumpur Program :CARMINA BURANA The MPO concert opened with choir singing with the whole orchestra playing their instruments. In the prelude‚ there are two movements. Both of these movements are exciting and dramatic in moods. At first‚ the violinists are playing with the skill of pizzicato .The woodwind part also plays a important part in creating the atmosphere. The musician hit the bass drum and increased
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Coleman Hawkins’ Reign During the Harlem Renaissance A very big part of the 1920’s was the Harlem Renaissance also known as the "New Negro Movement." It brought out the art‚ music‚ and literature side of most African American people. This took place in New York and during the 1920’s and ended around the early 1940’s. Coleman Hawkins was an African American figure during the Harlem Renaissance that sparked jazz music. A modern figure that resembles Coleman Hawkins is BB King‚ who continues to promote
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There’s a lot of reasons why I chose the bassoon. For one‚ the first time I misread Bassoon for baboon which of course would seem odd to find in an orchestra. Now‚ Don’t get me wrong‚ the bassoon and baboon have a lot in common-well actually‚ other then the red tone the baboon’s bottom shares with the bassoon‚ they have nothing in common‚ so scratch that. The bassoon and baboon have nothing in common; they’re extreme opposites. For instance the bassoon has a deep voice while a baboon makes high
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Band vs. Orchestra When you hear the word “orchestra‚” you typically think of the “Trans-Siberian Orchestra‚” or the “New York Philharmonic‚” but when you hear “concert band‚” what comes to mind? Maybe‚ you think of a marching band you once saw at halftime on your Sunday game or the high school band that played the boring‚ dragging tune at your graduation ceremony. Although the two ensembles are closely related‚ the main difference in the two orchestras is instrumentation. A concert band‚ unlike
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This historic arrangement was one of “the original seven” that formed the repertoire of the original Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. In the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra band folders‚ Big Dipper is to this day #4 in the book. This new edition is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the band’s debut performance in February 1966‚ now housed in the Thad Jones Archive at William Paterson University‚ where Thad served as Founding Director of Jazz Studies. These original seven
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For my second listening report‚ I chose to go see Miroslava Katzarova Jazz Quartet at Upstairs club on Mckay street in downtown Montreal. It was a fantastic performance that consisted style Jazz music. Since this was a high-end jazz club‚ the cover was fifteen dollars‚ So I was expecting a really good show. Much to my satisfaction that is exactly what I got. The players were outstanding and all the show was very short‚ they certainly were able to fully express their talent as a group. The only downside
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