Concert Review MT101 Boston Symphony Orchestra Nov.7th Saturday night Show To begin my review of this concert‚ I would like to first briefly talk about foundation history of Boston Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson. The first conductor was George Henschel who was a famous bastion as well as an orchestra conductor. He was also a close friend of famous composer‚ Johannes Brahms. The current conductor of the orchestra is Andris Nelsons who is also the music
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The Romanticism time period brought forth an iconic work of music; Beethoven’s‚ Symphony No. 5‚ 1st Movement. Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770‚ and wrote his fifth symphony by the year 1807‚ and it premiered in 1808. The symphony is in the C minor and is famous for its motifs‚ long and sustained crescendos‚ and sonata form. Motifs are sounds that are repeated throughout the song in different ways. The piece opens with a four note motif. Beethoven also includes long crescendos that elevate
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Tonal Center Contributions to Narrative in Shostakovich and Mahler Symphonies Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony stands as a remarkable piece by the Soviet composer due to its musical content. While the symphony’s formal eccentricity and theatrical language drive the narrative of the piece‚ scholars tend to project convenient historical context onto the symphony’s meaning instead. Primarily‚ it is held that the Fourth Symphony is a narrative for the events surrounding Shostakovich’s first
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allows you to dip into American culture. Lots of museums‚ concert halls‚ theatres welcome everybody who is interested in getting known US. Symphony Hall is the place which I have chosen and decided to wright my report about. It is a home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra‚ so it tends to be a place to get a real joy listening to music. I went to the Symphony Hall with my friend‚ who presented me the tickets to make me surprised. I was waiting for this evening with anticipation‚ and it worth such
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Rhea Jacobus MUSIC 210 25 April 2013 Clemson Symphony Orchestra Concert Paper The first piece I chose to write about is Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Clemson Orchestra did a wonderful job of doing this piece; I really enjoyed it. Because it was the first piece played‚ my ears were perked and I was listening very intently. The first movement has a mysterious and dark feeling to begin with but picks up and becomes more energetic as the piece
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There are many similarities between Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor and Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G Minor. For example‚ both works have extremely recognizable motives. These works have been played on commercials‚ in advertising‚ and in places most people can’t even pinpoint. One of the main reasons is that these works carry strong motives that reoccur both rhythmically and melodically throughout the pieces. The opening four notes to Beethoven’s work may possibly be the most recognizable
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on the piece and in some cases details about the composer. It also allows the audience to retrieve some sense of what to expect when listening to the work that is being offered. The reaction that I received in regards to Beethoven Fifth Symphony‚ First Movement; was that I immediately noticed the very catchy but strong opening that was displayed in my ears. In the beginning it was as if there were knocking on a door or someone running through a dark corridor of some sort. Then later there
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My Experience with the ISU Orchestra Concert 3: Tchaikovsky On the 28th April 2011 I participated with the Iowa state orchestra on the last performance for the year. The orchestra included works by Tchaikovsky. The orchestra performed the 5th Symphony in E minor. This piece is in sonata form‚ which has a theme that is heard throughout the piece. The overall trajectory of the Tchaikovsky’s 5th reminds the listeners to Beethoven’s 5th symphony as they were both during the times of war and it
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Symphony No.5/Eine kleine Nachtmusik Two names that were prevalent during the Classical era of music were Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These two composers have written many pieces of music‚ but two that stand out are Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5” and Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”. Both of these pieces were composed within twenty years of each other‚ and parallels between the two pieces of work can be noticed. Even though the two pieces are similar in terms of structure
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carefully planned motifs and calculated phrases allow his audience an initial emotional experience while offering a technical structure intelligent enough to sate most musicologists. This can especially be seen in Movement One of Brahms’ Third Symphony‚ where he clearly uses a specific pattern to encapsulate both of these aspects. First and foremost‚ it is important to understand that Brahms’ symphonies (as well as much of his music) fits the definition of absolute music. This is similar to
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