Essays on Overture

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I attended the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival concert on September 16th, 2015 at Garden City. The concert consisted of over 500 string players who were grouped into four main orchestras and was conducted by Cody Toll. The concert was completely sold out, and I was quite lucky to get a seat in the middle of the hall where I could see the whole stage and performances. The concert consisted of great pieces and it opened with the festival overture by the Middle School String Orchestra A dubbed “Concert of Strings”. This particular piece began softly as the string instruments ...

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The eighteenth century is significant for its aesthetics and art criticism and the general recognition of art and aesthetic. Competition among neighboring states can bring about cultural innovation. The European instrumental music has its breakthrough during the Baroque era. It is clearly significant the top most performers were from the two compete countries; Germany and Italy. It is evident that political fragmentation in the two nations facilitated artistic changes and development in terms of performance and content. Political changes between Germany and Italy during the Baroque era were the most significant moves that shaped the artistic discipline of during ...

The Romantic era is a period that spurs a lot of revolutions in a number of sectors ranging from art, literature, music and intellectual movements among many others. Most outstandingly hits were visual arts, music and literature as it was associated with liberalism and radicalism. The emergence of great role models especially William Shakespeare played a very significant role in molding inspiration in several young artists and composers. A keen look at the works of two of such composers; Frenchman Hector Berlioz's ‘Symphonie’ Fantastique and Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet Overture" gives a classic representation of the intertwined similarities shared. First is the story ...

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Baroque opera involves two distinguished characteristics which can be acquired by its name. This includes baroque which can be described as an era in the history of art in Europe between the 1600 and 1750 years. This era was after the Renaissance period and was later followed Classical era thus marking the initial years in evolution of opera. An opera in a large scale drama characterized by instruments and delivered to the audience through singing, poetry and drama. The dramatically part of the opera involves poetry, captivating action and pantomime, different scenes and costumes. This combination offers a unified element thus ...

BEETHOVEN - Coriolan Overture, Op. 62HUGO GONZALEZ-PIOLI - The Love of Zero (Bassoon Concerto with Robert Florey's 1927 short silent film) (US premiere)ANNA CLYNE - Within Her ArmsSHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107 The concert got underway with a rip roaring performance of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture. Here the LACO played with considerable technical panache and demonstrated an intricate and almost intimate understanding of the work which is one of the most difficult of Beethoven’s overtures to bring off. The strong introduction showed off the LACO strings to excellent effect and the winds ...

The event, dubbed the Last Night of the Prom(s) 2013 was organized at the British Embassies of Kuwait under the support of the embassies and the H.M Ambassador to Kuwait; H.E. Mr. Frank Baker. The performances were done by the Al Ahmadi Music Group. The event ran from Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th every day beginning from 7.00pm. The event featured classical music and pomp dance. The instruments used included flutes, piano, conductor, percussion, trumpet, cello, violin, oboe, French horn, trombone, viola and clarinet. During the event I listened and watched a variety of performances. The first event ...

In 1786, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 30 years old and was already considered a world-renowned musicians for his many concertos, sonatas, symphonies and chamber pieces (Bakalar, 2009). During his relatively short career, he died at age 35, he would go on to compose eighteen operas. The Marriage of Figaro, or Le Nozze di Figaro as the original Italian has it, is one of his most important works for several reasons. In the first place it is considered in and of itself to be a masterpiece. After it’s premier the periodical Wiener Realzuitung said of Mozart’s music, “It contains so ...

This was the blurb which introduced the concert:

“Be there for a triumphant return and an auspicious introduction! MacArthur 'Genius Grant' recipient Alisa Weilerstein, graduated from Columbia University in Russian history, brings a depth of understanding to the concerto Shostakovich originally wrote for the great cellist Rostropovich. LACO principal Kenneth Munday introduces you to a novel bassoon concerto performed with Florey's avant-garde silent film. The music is the creation of talented USC graduate Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli - another LACO first”.The evening's program included:Jeffrey Kahane, conductorAlisa Weilerstein, celloKenneth Munday, bassoonBEETHOVEN - Coriolan Overture, Op. 62HUGO GONZALEZ-PIOLI - The Love of Zero (Bassoon Concerto with Robert Florey's 1927 short silent film) (US ...

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Festival City Symphony- ‘Not an Irish Concert’ Festival City Symphony- ‘Not an Irish Concert’ Classical music shall never be old or out-dated. There is beauty in it, a melody which can soothe the listener’s mind. Usually, youngsters find it boring. But, they should earnestly try to give classical music a chance and listen to it for some times. Then, hopefully the rumour of it being boring can be put to rest. I attended a classical concert on 17th March 2013 by the professional musicians of Festival City Symphony. Named as ‘Not an Irish concert’, it comprised of some excellent ...

Pyotr IIvich Tchaikovsky did the masterpiece named, ‘the year 1812 overture’. He did it in flat major in order to commemorate the success of the Russian army in defending Moscow against Napoleon troops. The battle was fought at Borodino (Zamoyski, Adam 2004). In Overture, Tchaikovsky narrates about the retreat of Napoleon and his troop from Russia. This is implicated from the referencing of La Marsillaise which is the French’s national anthem and the Russian song namely God save the Czar. Tchaikovsky overture begins by the plain Slavic Orthodox Troparion played by cellos and violas then advances to a ...

How has classical music evolved from the time of Beethoven through the early 21st century? What are some of the style features, genres, and formal structures seen in the major historical periods covered since midterm? How did each era treat the elements of melody, harmony, texture, form, and rhythm? Include in your discussion at least one representative composer and musical work from the textbook and CD’s for each of the following four stylistic periods to support your arguments:1) Beethoven and the Early Romantics; 2) the Late Romantics;3) Early Modernism (1900-1950); 4) Classical music since 1950.

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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Introduction: Purcell’s opera is one of the classic works which includes singing of the highest level together with instrumentation which also shows the composer’s skill at high level opera production. The opera which deals with Ancient Greece is based on a libretto by Nahum Tate who adapted the story of Dido and Aeneas in Carthage in quite a masterful way also including parts which could be said to be tribute to marriage between two monarchs with an allegory to the present manage between Queen Mary and Prince William. Purcell’s score is richly imbued with several fine ...

Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuan: Yao Dance Overture

Yin Chenzong & Chu Wanghua: Yellow River Piano Concerto Featuring pianist Cong Fan Brahms: Symphony No. 2, op 73, D major The concert which was performed by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra was certainly a revelation in many respects. It included two Chinese works which have gained considerable fame all over the world and which were quite ideally interpreted by the orchestra. There was also the Brahms Second Symphony for good measure which is one of the most popular romantic works in the repertoire and which is very much a staple part of the orchestra’s routine. The ...

Music has greatly evolved through time, it defines one aspect of the arts cultivated in all cultures around the world, but one of the most distinct music genres had established the epitome of supreme musical character. Beethoven’s eight symphony embodied the 1st movement that combines both the romantic and classical era. The Oxford dictionary of music defined classical as term applied to the type of music that has specified meaning. From 1750 to 1830 which is known to be the post-baroque transitioning to pre-romantic period covered the classic concerts and symphony. This is kind music that combines qualities ...