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Wind Band Concert Report Sample

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On February 12, 2016, at 7:00 P.M., I attended the Symphonic Wind Band concert at Bob Jones University. The concert was conducted by Dan Turner, and the name of the performance was named European Travelogue. It consisted of a predominant woodwind ensemble, with some percussion throughout. It had the instruments one would expect in a woodwind performance: flutes, piccolos, oboes, etc. The concert consisted of mainly short pieces, with a one longer piece midway. The first piece of the first movement of the concert is named A Moorside Suite. It contains three movements and was composed by Gustav Holst. The first movement, named Scherzo, starts off very quiet, then begins to alternate between loud and soft dynamics with its repeating sections. …show more content…

The next one is called Three Revolutionary Marches, and it symbolizes the political unrest in Czechoslovakia during the 19th century. Bedrich Smetana is the one responsible for this piece. March of the Revolutionary Guard is the name of the first movement, and it immediately strikes you with very loud brassy instruments and percussion. The movement gives off a victorious aura, like achieving a huge accomplishment in something. The second movement, March of the Students' Legions, gives off a more elementary approach than that of the first one. It is very bouncy as well in its structure. The last movement, March of Freedom, has a big volume and instrument contrast; playing the same melody, one part has the full orchestra playing, while another just has the woodwinds and small percussion …show more content…

Both Jacques Offenbach's Galop, from Genvieve de Brabant, and Darius Milhaud's Ile-de-France from Suite Francaise remind me of the fast-paced marches of composer Smetana. These pieces, however, remind me greatly of old cartoon chase scenes, like the ones from the very popular Tom & Jerry and Looney Tune shows. Since I am a personal fan of both of these cartoons, it was very interesting and unexpected to be reminded of such a thing in an orchestra. Having the connection helps me remember the particular pieces and entices me to replay it to be reminded

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This piece was actually one of the longer pieces that were played in this concert and it had some interesting turning points to the point where I felt like I was in a scary movie. This piece started off with a solo trumpet and drum, sounded like I was going to go to war. This piece had an allegretto tempo throughout the whole piece. This piece also had a lot of minor keys. This piece also had both a crescendo and decrescendo because the dynamics of this piece gradually get louder in the piece then gradually gets quiet has the trumpet

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This idea was an interesting start, because it caught the audience’s attention to really listen to what was going to happen next. Then the song, went into a lighter more atmospheric section, where there were many crescendos and decrescendos. The instruments in the piece included the chimes, maracas, timpani,

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Wachovia Winds ' Wind Ensemble was by far the most challenging musical experience of my life. I practiced the music every single day and worked as hard as I could, having the results to prove it. Being in the ensemble made me a better musician in the long run, and I 'm very excited to be a part of such a phenomenal band again next Spring. Thanks to the amazing direction of Danny Green, being in that band was one of the most worthwhile activities of my life. I enjoyed every performance

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This piece had such a fast tempo to create a haste feeling. The accelerando of the flutes reminded me of when Tom would chase Jerry with the music speeding up when Tom would get closer. The music crescendos until it could not go higher, then it goes higher. Finally, it stutters briefly before restarting its accent.

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Overall, the happy and triumphant mood was exhibited through the consonance and major key. The first movement, “The Earle of Oxford March,” had a moderate tempo and a triumphant sound with lots of trumpets and percussion. It stayed between mezzo forte and mezzo piano mostly throughout the song, which was much more comforting than the other piece. The second movement, “Pavana,” was also in a major key, but the characteristic that struck me most was the trumpets playing their own melody while the other brass instruments played softly in the background. The third movement, “Jhon com kisse me now,” starts off calm and triumphant in its major key just as the others.

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The music seems to be first very strong, then lead to fast, and then starts slowing down. I feel like this symbolizes war or a political battle. How you hear very strong instruments as the start to a war, then goes fast as to having the war currently happening. The marching in the excerpt symbolizes the political power. The ending as it gets softer it shows as the war is ending and everything is becoming more calm.

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The middle sections feels relaxed, it is slow and lyrical. When the second movement ends there is another pause, and the music starts up again faster and more lively. The increase in energy is also expressed in the change in dynamics. The third movement is played predominantly at a volume of forte, whereas, the second movement was played at a mezzo piano. The first movement is played at a volume of mezzo forte.

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It started off pretty slow and peaceful, and the audience became relaxed. It began to increase in speed, and all of sudden the percussion came out in full force. It woke the whole audience up and brought life back to orchestra, who had begun to lose energy. It was funny when the violinists stop playing and it got quiet, and then they picked back up again, and stopped. The audience was so confused.

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The introduction of the piece is the same as that of “The Raiders March”, but with strings playing in the background. The A melody begins with the trumpet as the strings fade out (0:07). The first minute and a half of the song is played the same as that of “The Raiders March”, though due to differing sound equalization, some parts stick out more or less than they do in the original. For example, in the third repetition of the A melody, one can more clearly hear the xylophone accompanying the melody here than in “The Raiders March”. The piece begins to differ more significantly after the break following the third repetition of the A melody when the piece modulates down a half step instead of up like in the original (1:37).

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