1. Preliminary research
Before the show to see the performance of the American Symphony Orchestra, I only research the Orchestra by visiting their website. I found out that their mission is to provide affordable music to everyone and that the new director and conductor Leon Botstein is taking the mission to provide affordable music. As for the piece A Mass of life I did not look until after the performance.
2. Describe the audience so vividly and in such detail that a reader can visualize them and how they behaved from reading your report.
a. Describe the approximate number of audience members
The approximate number of audience members would be about 200 or mor, while the auditorium was huge in my opinion such as having 4 sections, while
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I was in the balcony and was able to see the audiences and overall hall as a whole. b. Was the audience heterogeneous or mostly homogeneous? the audience was a bit homogeneous even though it consists more of the majority than minority. c. What age bracket(s) were audience members? I’ll say the audience age was mostly in the 20s and above, while more in the 30s region. There seem to be some college age individuals. d. Was the audience mostly men, mostly women, or equally representative? A bit more males than females. e. Did the audience dress and act formally or casually? The audience were a bit dress up not too formal. Some look as if they just got off of work. They acted not too formal yet not causal either. f. Describe how else they acted or behaved? There were few individuals who were standing and seating as they were sleeping and some on their phone which was prohibited. 3. Describe the venue so vividly and in such detail that a reader can visualize it from reading your report. a. Describe the neighborhood/environment. It was in W 57 and 7 avenue. It was busy and in Manhattan so there was traffic and people rushing to go places b. What is the venue size? The hall capacity is about 2,804(Carnegie hall.com) c. Is it old or new; historic or modern; opulent or spare? The venue is old, open in 1891. It a historic and lavish building. The auditorium was beige and gold and seats were red. Four sections: Parquet, First tier, Second tier, Dress circle and Balcony (Carnegie hall.com) d. Describe the lighting and seating. The lighting was great in the balcony, you are able to see the stage clear and for seating, I was place in restricted leg room, but I was able to move to get a better view and be comfortable which was nice overall. Some seating came with restricting such either sitting at the edge, you wouldn’t be able to see much for either a pillar or a metal bar would block the view, but seats were extremely cozy. e. Is the venue handicapped accessible? The venue is handicapped accessible except for higher section for those in wheelchair, but for those with let say hearing impairment they will accommodate for it as long as it addresses ahead of time. f. Is the venue appropriate for all ages (including children)? I will say yes for they have performance for younger audiences and, for older ones. 4. Describe the music so vividly and in such detail that a reader can “hear” it and can imagine how it sounded from reading your report. a. What instruments were played? The instruments played were Violins, Violas, Cellos, Bass, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, English horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Harp and Chorale b. What dynamic level was the music (mostly loud, mostly quiet, or varied)? In the beginning it was mostly loud to draw in the audience of the party (Mass) and the joy and discussion between the character through singing. Then in part II it quiet down to show sleep and then loud again at the end to once again express joy. So the music varied c. What types of timbres, rhythms, etc. did you hear? (Use your own words—don’t worry about using the exact correct music terminology.) Describe what YOU heard and experienced. In the beginning it was loud as the chorale were singing and the orchestra were playing, it sounded as if a grand individual just enters, they were supposed to portray the entrance of Zarathustra.
5. Describe your thoughts and feelings about the music and the music performance
experience.
a. Did the music move you emotionally?
The music was emotional and captivating in the beginning, I was just staring at the stage for the hour that they were performing part I that was based on the mass part.
b. Did the music interest you intellectually?
Yes, it did, I was curious as to what was the A Mass of Life by Frederick Delius sound like and Frederick Nietzsche’s book Also Sprach Zarathustra was truly about.
c. How did the music affect you?
It made me curious about the story of the performance.
d. What thoughts and feelings did you have as a result of the music performance experience?
I thought that I will like to see another orchestra playing this piece live so I can see each style and as well wanting to see another piece from the American Symphony Orchestra.
e. What did you learn—about yourself, about music, about anything—from attending the performance?
I learn a new form of music that was actually interesting, I was able to appreciate and understand some instrument the moment its play, unlike before I wasn’t able to identify
any. 6. Describe your opinions about the music performance and experience? a. What did you like, and why? I truly love the beginning when the story began to start, the singing of the Bard Festival Chorale opening of the mass when Zarathustra enter and gave his speech. b. What didn’t you like and why? I did not like how it began to be impossible to hear the baritone voice and the representation of Zarathustra sleeping wasn’t clear in the song. I began to feel uninterested in the end and the performance wasn’t as powerful as it was the hour and half of it. 7. Describe what you would like to learn or experience about music now, having attended this performance. a. Are you more open to new experiences like this or for different music styles? I am open to new experience like this and will surly love to see another performance similar to this or even a new style. b. What more would you like to learn about this music or musicians? I feel like for this piece I need to know more about Nietzsche’s piece to truly understand its theme so I can appreciate the portraying of it. As for the musicians I will love to hear more of the Soprano, Baritone, Tenor or Mezzo-soprano work for they were interesting in this piece, especially Baritone, Thomas Cannon. c. Other ideas or areas you would like to explore and learn? I am not sure what I would like to explored, but I guess I’ll start with listening to more of American Symphony Orchestra’s performances. 8. Describe your post-music performance research to follow-up and extend or continue your learning. a. What questions did you have about the performance or the music and how did you answer these questions? When I first saw the performance, I thought it was the life of man (Zarathustra) in his early age enjoying life and the sound from the orchestra was loud to represent this, then it got quieter as he gets order. But sadly that was not the case when I look up the story. b. What additional reading (including online searching/reading) did you do? Besides being given a pamphlet of the history and author of the piece, it has text of the piece performed. I also looked at a website that simplify the text and explain it more(thompsonian.info). I also looked up Nietzsche and his novel Also Sprach Zarathustra for I was curious. (philosophy.eserver.org). c. What additional listening did you do? I went to the American Symphony website and was able to hear the beginning of the piece again. Other than that I did not listen to other similar pieces. d. What questions did you have about the music or the program that you tried to answer but were unable to answer? Why was there a confusion about the sleeping part yet it made the audience feel that it was something else instead of Zarathustra was in a sleeping state and why afterward it became loud as if he was partying again?
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