On Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 I attended the Opera Recital from 5pm until 6pm as extra credit. During this recital, there were sixteen out of twenty-two individuals performing. The opera was led by Dr. Debra Lynn. During this recital, barely instruments were used, except for the piano played by Dr. Pamela Haynes. However, all four voices were present such as sopranos, altos, base, and tenors. The pieces being rehearsed included “Amelia Goes to the Ball” by Gian Carlo Menotti and “The Tails of Hoffman” by Jacques Offenbach. However, the focus for the night was blocking and “Amelia Goes to the Ball.” Since it was only the opera’s third recital of the week, they focused mostly on placement during the opera, blocking and running through the …show more content…
The recital still consisted of “Amelia Goes to The Ball” by Gian Carlo Menotti along with “The Tales of Hoffmann” by Jacques Offenbach. This time I learned some background information about “Amelia Goes to The Ball.” For example, it was composed in Italian during 1937. Along with finding out it was a one act drama, opera. The part I got to see for the first time on Friday was “The Tales of Hoffmann.” This piece was composed in French and included three parts. It was about a man who invented a doll that sings and plays the harp. However, another individual invented the eyes and wants his money for his invention on the doll. The only instrument used during this opera scene was the piano which was played by Pamela Haynes. The melody of this composition was wavelike, and medium to wide in range. The harmony varied from major and minor, because there were some intense parts and some sad parts. Due to the major and minor parts the dynamics started of piano but ended up forte as time went on. The overall texture of the act was polyphonic with some monophonic parts when no melody was included. Overall, both compositions used for the opera were resistive and drama
Following the second intermission the musicians performed the Puccini which was divided into six sections. Solveig Holmquist was the conductor, Thomas C. Laine was the tenor and James Demler voice was the baritone. The chorus carries the major burden of their music. Thomas C. Laine presented the tenor in Credo, and James Demler presented the baritone in Agnas Dei. This piece also contained fugue and a chorale. Also all the instruments were blended together to produce harmony.
For my first concert report, I have decided to attend the Applied Music Student Recital. The musical performance was at Palomar College on February 27, 2015 from 1:00P.M.--2:00P.M. at the performance lab room D-10. The type of music that was presented at the concert was a brass ensemble, chamber music, classical, contemporary, jazz, opera, percussion, and many vocal arrangements. There was a total of eight musical Palomar College student performers who are majoring in music theory. I am only going to focus on a few of the musical pieces that I enjoyed most. The majority of the performers were dressed in formal attire. As the men were dressed in a dress shirt, a tie or bow tie of their choice, black slacks, and dress shoes. As for the women, they wore dresses, skirts and dress shoes. Also there was a pianist, accompanist who is a Palomar College music teacher named Ruth Weber. The performance was in a music concert hall with roughly fifty audience members.
Bouncing Ball Investigation This is an experiment to investigate bouncing balls and how they behave in different situations. Few independent variables will be changed, so the investigation is easy to manage, and the data is easier to process. The first independent variable that will be tested.
On Sunday, December 07, 2003, I attended the Mozart and The Height of Classicism concert that was held in the Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert, one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo, Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, K. 491, Allegro, Larghetto, and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425, “Linz”, Adagio-Allegro spiritoso, Andante, Menuetto-Trio, and Presto. This concert was unique in that the focus seemed to be as much on the instruments as in the music itself. As the pianist and conductor expressed the form of improvisation as Mozart did, which I will explain further on my critique.
Thoron, Elise. "Ovations Offstage." A Study Guide for the School-Time Performance. Hannaford Hall, Portland. Hannaford Hall, Portland. 3 July 2013. Reading.
My picture shows my older sister hitting a softball with a bat during one of her games. The simple span of when the pitcher is setting to pitch the ball to when the ball is actually hit by the bat and soars away is full of different physics components. Since only the batter is represented in the picture however, that is what aspects this paper will be focused on.
The concert was on March 13, 2014 at 12:30 pm the performers were Lisa Fujita, Brendan O’Donnell, Daniel Mitnitsky, Yannick Rafalimanana they performed five different Piano Quartet pieces. The first was a Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 it was Allegro Molto Moderato, the next was III. Adagio and both of these pieces were written by Gabriel Faure. The next was a Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.47, called Sostenuto assai- Allegro ma non troppo this was written by Robert Schumann. Lastly there is the Piano Quartet in G-minor, K.493, I. Allegro, III. Allegretto and these two pieces were by W. A. Mozart. This was not the exact order and they did change a few thing like the way things would be played and they change the Quartet from E-Flat major to G-Minor because they said that it was difficult to play. By playing different types of music they offered us diverse experience. I really enjoyed the entire performance. Each of the Performers played a different instrument. Lisa Fujita played the violin, Brendan played the viola, Daniel played the cello and Yannick played the piano. Each of them played a very important role. Each of the performers looked calm and as if they knew what they were doing, they were dressed very formally but the audience was not dressed as formally due to the fact that it was during the school day and the event wasn’t a black tie event.
On November 16th, 2013, I attended a concert choir, fall choral concert. This event took place on the Wheaton College Campus, in the Edman Chapel at 7:30 pm. The chapel was well-lit, with long pews for the audience to be seated. The concert began with the audience looking up into a balcony, where the ensemble stood in neat rows. They watched the conductor, who stood on a stage in front of the audience, waiting for their cue.
The first piece of music was ‘Round Midnight composed by Thelonious Monk and played by guitarist Anthony Kunovic. What I liked about this piece played by the performer was his smooth appeal as he played. The music really crafted into the title and made me think of a warm summer’s midnight. The second piece of music was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach titled Toccata and Fugue in D minor. This piece of music was played as a quartet and with great skill from the performers, they gave great talent to the fugue composition. Both The Thumb composed by Wes Montgomery and Giant Steps by John Coltrane were played as a guitar duo in the recital. The different chords and the dissonancein the chords of these pieces really created an interesting and jazzy feel to the music. The last piece that was played in the recital was Pachelbel’s ‘Loose’ Canon composed by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. From listening to this piece of music made me really think of a loose cannon going every which way from all the theme changes in the song.
This recital was the best I have been to. The use of different composers in it gave the listener the ability to hear the different style used. For example, Mozart’s piece was dramatic were as Debussy was flowing and dance like. Each piece also had excellent examples of how when the composers changed the texture and dynamics, it made the song very interesting. I was not a fan of classical music, but this solo recital helped me see the errors in my ways. Everyone should have to hear at least one classical concert in their life in order to appreciate the complex use of chords and melodies.
On Wednesday, May 23rd, I attended the College Choir concert in the Reamer Campus Center. The choir performed a variety of songs, ranging from pieces in Latin to traditional American folksongs. Two of the pieces featured solos, and one even featured percussion instruments. Mrs. Elinore Farnum provided piano accompaniment for each of the songs, and performed beautifully. I was extremely impressed by the talented choir members and their ability to sing such a varied range of songs.
The first piece on the program was Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (1878). This piece is from the Romantic period composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikavosky (1840-1893). Very short piece probably around six minutes. The variations and the interesting theme made this piece the most interesting among the other compositions despite the length of this piece, but it was amusing. The piece started with trumpets playing short high notes as an introductory, with the accompaniment of violins playing quick short notes. It sounds like if it was played in a major key, very cheerful and very fast like if the tempo is Vivace. Moreover, trumpets throughout the piece reinforce the harmony. Throughout the piece varies styles were used such as legato (smooth connected style).The texture of this piece is homophonic ( one line of real interest with accompaniment). The rhythm of the piece is really catchy, pretty much predictable; most of the piece variations are centered on the main theme, but it is very pleasing to the ears (consonant).
Each piece was unique choreographed to commemorate different eras. All tied into the major theme in observation of the occasion to hone Mrs. Miller. The inaugurate piece Strict Love caught me by surprise. Before the performance music is played in the background.
Beowulf has been by many as one of the most important written works in the english language. It has been adapted into multitudes of different media from its first found written manuscript that is estimated to have been written in the 11th century, to its multiple movie adaptations including: Beowulf(2007), Beowulf & Grendel (2005) and Beowulf (1999). The epic poem has also been recreated into theatrical plays, TV shows (Beowulf: Return to the Sheildlands created in 2016) and even animated shows/shorts. Beowulf was an Anglo-Saxon epic poem. The creation date is unknown and will likely never be confirmed.
The orchestra was well amplified throughout the Lincoln Center Opera House because it was clearly heard from our upper mezzanine seating. Sunken down below in front of the stage is where I found the opera orchestra. The opera orchestra, which is quite similar to a full symphony orchestra, was starting to warm-up as I entered the "jewelry box". In the orchestra pit I found aerophones, which included, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, as well as a flute, piccolo, english horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, bass trombone, and a tuba; chordophones, which included the first and second violins, violas, cellos, and a harp; membranophones were made up of the percussion and a timpani. The dynamics range from piano to extreme fortissimo throughout the four act opera. This helped the audience grasp the feelings and emotion that the characters were trying to displ...