Like every concerto, it has its unique and tricky moments for duo piano concerto collaboration. The concertos have to be different to how did I do piano solos and I need to practice it with a second piano. I think the hardest for the successful collaboration is the breath when we do either rehearsal or performance. This concerto is based on the solo-tutti relationship, they dialogue each other. In my opinion, I would like to treat it as singing a song with an accompanist, the voices and instruments all should enjoy the whole musical part where should breathing, where is the direction should deliver to. Singing and breathing together is the main focus either for rehearsal and performance. I am very lucky for prepare this duo piano concerto, …show more content…
That was a great experience for me start to think how will the performer could play it perfect with the unfamiliar piano and sonority environment. And setting the curtain is important, too. For my personal taste, I like the front curtain down because I can hear more clear sound from the piano. Firstly, I must have to try out the unfamiliar piano before my dress rehearsal. It is very important for me to be familiar with my instrument in whatever environment I play. I did recording for my/our every try, I/we try to play every key and pedal, go through the difficult part, softness part and even loudest part. For example, in measure 22, the dynamic should keep in mp, I thought I needs to control my sounds not too loud, but after I listen to my recording, I found that I was totally wrong for the dynamic interpretation. It is too softer to play in the hall, then I will play more for the next dress rehearsal. The piece requires both performer to play the various degrees of force rapidly, lightly, and delicately, and trying out the piano on the stage before the public performance will help the player to control the proper dynamics of finger
In this paper I will take a closer look into Sergei Rachmaninoff’s life with a specific focus on his Vespers with special attention on the fifth movement, Nunc dimittis. There is confusion as to with what purpose he wrote the Vespers as some claim him to be non-religious while others claim he is very religious. Regardless of his preferences, he requested the fifth movement be played at his own funeral so I intend to explore potential reasons for his decision. I will go about this research by looking into what information we know of his personal life using credible sources, as well as researching his Vespers as a whole with specific focus on the sixth movement. I will also address World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution and its effects
Frederic Chopin, a Polish Nationalistic composer of the Romantic period, is a famous musician. Chopin’s compositions are individualistic to his talent and love of the piano. Chopin lived in Warsaw as a child and spent a great deal of his life living Paris amongst other artists of the Romantic period. He was influenced by people surrounding him and even more from his childhood in Poland. The Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat major opus 61, is musically representative of Chopin and the Romantic period, nationalistic styles from Poland and unique innovations especially from Warsaw.
Antonio Vivaldi is a famous Italian baroque composer, known by most Suzuki violin students who study his concertos or by audiences everywhere who have heard and love his composition of the Four Seasons. Having grown up as students of the Suzuki Violin Method, we recognize this composer and have experience performing his pieces. In addition to his many concertos written for solo violin, Vivaldi composed many concertos intended to be performed by two solo violins, accompanied by a small orchestra. Because we are both violinists, we chose to analyze the second movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522, included in his L’Estro Armonico works.
Each individual player in this orchestra is a soloist of sorts, playing a completely different piece than the musician seated directly next to them or across the stage. Rather than being written as a concerto, this piece, written in three movements, allows for each of the accomplished musicians to display their skill individually though each solo is not brought to the forefront of the piece, creating a what sounds like a disgruntled compilation of individual pieces that come together. This piece both begins ends with the Funeral March of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony directly tied into the basses, at first it is quiet and difficult to recognize but as the third movement is introduced it becomes more pronounced and evident. Those who were present for this pieces introduction to society were able to see its emotional effect on its composer who had obvious emotional ties to the music. Strauss never showed up to see his work debut instead he attended the dress rehearsal, asked Sacher if he could conduct this work. Strauss was said to have given a beautiful reading of the score that many view as his most...
When considering the Holocaust in its totality, historian Nora Levin believes that such an atrocity is without parallel; a perspective that can be supported by the detailed accuracy of the dramatizations that have been made based on the events of this tragedy. The extreme cruelty, destructive political and racial ideology, size of the human slaughter and overall insensitivity of the world are characteristics that make this act of cruelty, an event than can never be compared to. In The Pianist, individuals were throwing themselves out of windows or poison themselves when they felt that the time had come to be deported to a concentration camp and possibly executed in the gas chamber, so that they could at least die with dignity instead of being shot down in the street like a rabid dog or being deported to an unknown location with an uncertain future. This act of desperation is
Racism, persecution, and finally extermination; these were the terrible things that Gypsies, Russians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Homosexuals and Jews had to face during World War II. Hitler took power in January 30, 1933 becoming the prime minister of Germany (Judy L. Hasday p. 12). By 1945, Germans, or the Nazis, had killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the "Final Solution," the Nazi policy to murder the Jews of Europe (U.S. Memorial Museum). More than six million Jewish men, women, and children had been annihilated (Judy L. Hasday p. 12). German authorities were exterminating Jews and many others that were considered inferior to the Aryans. Hitler believed any one that was not an Aryan was inferior to their pure race. He believed in a race that included fair skin, blond hair, and blue eyes a pure German blood. The ones who did not meet these standards were considered a menace to the world. The Holocaust was their “Final Solution” (Gerald Reitlinger 1953). In the movie The Pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman and all Jews were segregated from everything they had to share with Germans, this included restaurants, bars, and simple things like sidewalks. When Hitler had gotten to power he ordered to boycott all Jewish stores. This made it harder for Jews to survive. Then the authorities took everything the Jews had away, even their coins were worth less than a regular piece of metal. But why would anyone stay in the place where they are not wanted? The Pianist is a film that is historically correct because it portrays the cruelty that took place during the holocaust; it showed how much families struggled together to survive in the concentration camps.
In the play, The Piano Lesson, music played an important role. The piano in the play represented the African American history and culture. The ghost of Sutter represented the pain and trauma that had been endured throughout the generations in the Charles family. Berniece did not play the piano because she associated it with pain and the bad things that happened to her family members. She did not want to accept the things that had happened in her family’s past. She thought that she could deny everything and act like it never happened. She believed if she continued to run from everything and everybody that the pain would go away. Berniece was burdened and haunted by the ghost of Sutter until she gave in and played the piano after all of those years. After playing the piano, Berniece was no longer burdened or haunted by the past. She was free from all of the denial. She escaped the pain through the music and reflecting on the carvings on the piano, which represented her heritage. Berniece’s brother, Boy Willie, told her “Berniece, if you and Maretha don’t keep playing on that piano… ain’t no telling… me and Sutter both liable to be back” (Wilson 108). By saying that, he meant that if she did not allow her daughter to continue playing the piano and learning about her culture that she would end up going through the same things that Berniece had gone through. Music has a huge impact on the African American culture in several ways and many things about the past can be learned through it.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, like all symphonies at that time, was in four movements. The First Movement was in sonata form; which was considered to be quite powerful, as it opened up with the Fate motif. This usually ran throughout the First Movement, in one way or another. Beethoven's music often strikes with a dramatic explosion with wonderful shades of orchestral color; from the dark trombones to the sweet woodwinds, this piece definitely made an impact worth remembering, that also lasted throughout the ages. And although Liszt’s piano transcription of the First Movement of Beethoven’s Great Fifth Symphony in C minor, Op. 67 does not possess the same dramatic effect of the orchestral version, it is melodically almost identical and is
The Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26 is one of the most famous violin concertos over the musical history. It is also considered to be the most renowned work by the German composer Max Bruch. I will begin with a short explanation of why I choose to analyse this piece followed by what makes this piece so remarkable. I will then present the musical context – German Romantic period – in which this piece was composed and discuss how it is representative of this period. Also, I will present briefly the biography of the composer and relate his life and style with this particular piece of music. After, I will explain the basic structure of a concerto, associate it with this violin concerto, and analyse how each movement is related. Then, I will analyse some psychoacoustic parameters of this piece (pitch, dynamics, rhythm, and texture). Finally, I will give my appreciation of this piece in term of beauty, musical expression, and mood.
Miss Chopin wrote this story in the late 1800’s because the wife in this story is more set as a housewife where she cooks and cleans and take care of the children. “ She was a little fuller of figure than five years before when she married; but she had lost nothing of her vivacity” Miss Chopin goes into detail about Calixta even though she has gained some weight “ She was a little fuller” Calixta is the same person. “Alcḕe Laballiere ride in at the gate she had not seen him very often since her marriage” Calixta old man comes along as the storm is getting ready to approach and during these times and even now it’s not exceptional for married people to hang around Exes. Third person omniscient would be the the point of view because
This piece was originally composed by the talented Italian composer, Nino Rota around the 20th century. Rota was a well-renowned music composer and an enthusiast of the viola. He dedicated most of his compositions to his fellow music composers. Notably, Rota composed the second Sonata to Piero Farulli. This particular piece contained three different movements under C major: Allegretto scorrevole, Andante quasi Adagio, and Allegro scorrevole. In the “A Little Bit of this, a Little Bit of that” concert, Julia Heinen and Francoise Regnet tried to bring out the calming effect of the different pieces. For instance, the Allegretto scorrevole had a tempo that varied in nature. It started out fast but slowed down during the performance
So here ends the story, of in my opinion, the greatest pianist even today. The way he moved his hands to make such beautiful melodies just was amazing and brought joy to my heart. (I listened to his Hungarian Rhapsody #2, one of my favorites).
This report will discuss the career of prominent Italian architect, Renzo Piano. Topics discussed include: design approach, influences, building typology and the materials used, as well as a biography of Renzo.
Ludwig van Beethoven once said “Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.” Beethoven is known as one of the greatest composers of the classical era who was not afraid to push the boundaries of the music world. But who was the man behind the music? Beethoven’s life was filled with many obstacles beginning at a young age. This can be heard throughout all of the music he writes. One piece in particular is Symphony No. 3 also known as Sinfonia Eroica.
The two stories ‘The Kite Runner’by Khalid Hosseini and ‘A Place on the Piano,’ by Eva Ibbotson, both have a set of friends each. In the Kite Runner we have two boys who are oblivious to the fact that they are half brother but they both have been raised as friends in the same home in Afghanistan. On the other hand, A Place on the Piano, has two people who become friends. Marianne is an orphaned girl living in Germany, and only speaks German. Whereas Michael, is also poor but he only speaks English.