Sample Music Performance Review

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Students that attend the University of North Texas performed a magnificent wind ensemble at the Murchison Performing Arts Center on February 16,2017. The performance consisted of five different pieces that were collaborated and produced brilliantly. A wind ensemble performance consists of brass, woodwind, and percussion related instruments. However, specifically in this wind ensemble performance the five pieces were composed by fifteen different instruments.(See music video "https://recording.music.unt.edu/index.php/media/playvideo/9218" A wind ensemble performance is considered an art concert due to the fact that it performs music that is composed from the past 5 centuries. Having a diverse instrumentation not only provides a large variety of music, but as well as producing a flexible ensemble. As I stated before there were fifteen different instruments in the performance, which were the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, double bass, percussion, drum set, harp, and piano. Having a variety of instruments helped produce a …show more content…

The second piece performed was called Come, Sweet Death (Komm', Susser Tod) attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach and arranged by Alfred Reed. (See music video,"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM0TqlrmrSc") Come, Sweet Death is one of the 69 "Sacred Songs and Airs". It is said that each one of the songs or airs were written with a single melodic line accompanied by a figured bass. The piece was not only performed with such grace and perfection by the students of The University of North Texas, but, in general is a beautiful piece overall. Through the duration the instrumentation ranged from low to high. It opened and ended in a very slow tempo however, it built a faster pace toward the ending. Overall the piece had a very sad mood, but, soothing as well. I thought this certain piece was performed

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