instrument do you play?” When I answer, the look on the persons face is a face of confusion. “What’s a euphonium?” they ask. This occurs not only to me, but to every euphoniumist who is ever asked this very question. Although the word euphonium is foreign to most people, the instrument is not. The euphonium, with its beautiful rich tone is the chief tenor soloist in the military and concert band. The euphonium is a conical-bore, baritone voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Greek word euphonos
There has often been a lot of perplexity relating the differences between Marching and Concert Band. The most imperative fact is that they both shift together as one band. Regular high school bands are known as “marching bands” in the months of August, September, and October. Concert season begins right after marching season ends in the middle of November, and lasts until the end of May. Bands are similar and different in many different high schools due to different teaching techniques and methods
do this on the euphonium or the baritone. But since I march a baritone and play a concert euphonium, I guess I’ll just do both. The baritone horn is different than the euphonium in its size, and shape. The baritone's tubes are wrapped more tightly together, while the euphonium is a little looser. The baritone has a conical bore, while the euphonium has a cylindrical bore. A baritone typically has three valves, while a euphonium can have three or four. A person who plays the euphonium is sometimes
levels inside and outside the band, and its ultimate goal is the same as well: to get the right music in the right place at the right time. It’s similar to ... ... middle of paper ... ...e are fewer professional band librarians than professional euphonium players. I really like this paragraph but don’t know where it should go, or if it belongs anywhere at all—I just don’t have the heart to cut it entirely: In the first hour of work today, I explained to a conductor why the requested new arrangement
The context of performances throughout history revolves around the subject and purpose of the composition. Social events such as weddings and banquets, Religious gathering, accompanying workers during harvest and soldiers on their way to battle and for the Greeks performances were closely tired with sports and athletic games for encouragement and motivation. The social attitudes surrounding these subjects and purposes heavily influenced composers approaches to writing, use of modes to create moods
Being in band and playing music is beautiful, peaceful, and deadly. I will never forget that day when the band went rouge. They destroyed everything in their path. No one made it out… except me. 1 Day Earlier… “Ok band, let’s head outside for marching band!” yelled the band teacher. “A flat, E flat and F sharp, A flat, E flat, and F sharp, A flat,” “Would you stop! That’s annoying!” I said. “Well if you want to get a good grade in band Hunter, then you have to know the right notes!” Alex
David Itkin put on a concert. The concert began at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The concert was conducted by Clay Couturiaux and lasted roughly two hours. Some featured instruments in the concert orchestra included the piano, harp, euphonium, horn, alto saxophone, violin, and double bass. Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center is absolutely beautiful. This concert allowed me to see Winspear for the first time and everything about it captivated me upon walking in. It
figure out why they did that. The first performance that took place this night was called Serenade Eine Kleine Tuba Musik written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During this performance the instruments that were played were a trombone, tuba, and euphonium. The Euphonium was a new instrument to me. I had never heard of it, nor heard the sound that it plays. It plays a deep sound and was featured in every piece throughout the night. At the beginning of the performance, I had trouble distinguishing the tone
accompaniment, I get goosebumps. Time passes, new school, new people, new instrument. Euphonium: coming from two words euphony and harmonium. Euphony: a pleasing sound especially a harmonious one. Harmonium: a keyboard like instrument. Euphonium one of the prettiest sounding, harmonious instruments. In this new school there was not an orchestra, but there was band. There was no way I could cut off my connection to music. Euphonium slowly grew on me and soon I was once again in love with an instrument. Junior
sixteen through seventeen by a sustained note. After measure seventeen the dynamics go back to piano adding shape to develop with the melodic outline. Around measure twenty-six, the ensemble gets filled out by other instruments such as the tuba, euphonium, and trumpet. This makes it go from the darker cornet sound to a bright trumpet sound. The last few measures slow down, going from about eighty beats per minute, to forty beats per minute, ending with piece with two
with four notes played by the low brass which is then echoed by the upper woodwinds. The trumpets have a noble melody which broadens when the entire ensemble joins in. Next, the piece lightens up with an upper woodwind melody. Later on there is a euphonium solo, and following that is a grand theme with an extremely distinguished style. After, there is a change in style and time signature. One simple theme repeats with different dynamics and instrumentations every repetition. The Wind Ensemble played
Team sports which is where I categorize concert band is a bit contradictory in the way that it needs to promote the dual values of cooperation and competition to be successful. Cooperation because concert band cannot be played with only one instrument. Competition to avoid breeding complacency (which we saw settling in the early episodes) and for higher performance. The thing is cooperation and competition aren't always aligned. And nowhere is it perhaps more diametrically opposed as when a team
in-between performances because all of the necessary equipment’s was all available. I also was very fond of the diversity of the music that was played at this music forum. There was multiple instruments played like the Piano, Trumpet, Clarinet, and the Euphonium. Additionally there were multiple voice tones like Baritone and Tenor. This variety also made the performance well worth attending. My favorite part of the entire forum was the last piece entitle “Lord of the Dance” by Ronan Hardiman. This song performance
I loved how that made me feel. Also, I had never played an instrument before I got in band, but then close to the end of the first semester of my junior year, I learned how to play the instrument I marched with during marching season (it was the euphonium). That was a new experience that I had never experienced before. In addition to that, I felt accepted in band. My band family was very welcoming, and I felt like I had been in band the entire time versus feeling like I was all alone in a new world
During my sophomore year at SVA, I went on a music trip to Costa Rica. At the beginning of the school year, I had no desire to give up my April home leave to go on a music trip. I would soon find that going on this trip would be one of the best decision I could have made. At this point in my life Costa Rica was only the third time I have been out of the U.S. The previous trips had been to Zambia and Guatemala. Unlike the those trips I did not really have a lot of excitement towards Costa Rica. The
Music is a vital part of every day life for most people. It can be found, or heard, anywhere. Music is played on the radio, in moves, on television, on personal media devices, and at live concerts or outdoor venues. For some people music is purely for leisure or entertainment, and for others it is their hobby or career. As I reflect on my musical culture, music has always been an important aspect of my life. I was exposed to different genres of music at an early age, and I give my mother credit for
The concert that I attended was “A Dalton State of Mind” concert that was held on the main campus of Dalton State College. I am not sure what the exact type of concert this would be classified as, but I would classify this concert as a mixture of different clubs/ groups of local and campus talent merged together. The concert was originally supposed to be performed at the quad, but due to the uncertainty of the weather the concert was moved inside of the gymnasium. Since the concert was moved into
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
THE LIFE OF EDWARD ELGAR Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857. He was born in the town of Broadheath, Worcestershire, England. Edward was the son of an organist and a music dealer. His father’s name was William Henry Elgar. He was raised in Dover and served as an apprentice in London for a music publisher. Edward Elgar’s mom was interested in artistic things and encouraged Edward to pursue Music development. He acquired his strange taste of literature from his love of the countryside. Edward had
The next work of the program, Courtly Airs and Dances, is a multi-movement work composed by Ron Nelson. The piece is split into six movements: Intrada, Basse Danse, Pavane, Saltarello, Sarabande, and Allemande. Each of these present distinct characteristics that separate it from each other movement, yet all are united by being a style of dance. The first movement, Intrada, presents a fanfare-like opening to the multi-movement work. The trumpets and brass section as a whole lead this, as they