Orchestra Essays

Q1. Research on Orchestra. i.Definition The definition of orchestra is a large group of musicians who using musical instrument to perform a musical. There some of the musical instrument that play in the orchestra such as Violin, Jazz, Trumpet, and others. Basically orchestra will be held at the space in front of the stage in a modern theater. (Your Dictionary ©2017 by LoveToKnow Corp) ii. Types of orchestra Symphony orchestra Symphony orchestra is a music group of 50 to 100 musicians. It was include

engagement with the music and the orchestra. Conductors Karajan has so much control over to his orchestra. I feel more so of relaxing into his conducting. He has very stiff shoulder style of conducting. I am not too sure if he is conducting beat ahead of the orchestra, but i sense that the sound is lagging compared to his conducting time. At minute 9:20, he conducts in a way that creates small circular motions in and out. I think that represents the orchestra to play staccato and smaller sound

The Gold Rush featuring an orchestra would be more effective. The primary reason for this is because of the upper-class being associated with the orchestra. Because the middle class desired to be like the upper-class, they would be attracted to watching the film with an orchestral accompaniment since it would be the version the upper-class would watch. Because an orchestra was more expensive than a pianist, the lower class traditionally did not view films with an orchestra, meaning the middle class

Countless hours of practice had led up to this. I was in 8th grade, and the orchestra concert was just about to start. There was a feeling of excitement in the air, and I was anxiously waiting for the cue. While the concert may not have been very lengthy, the effort that the orchestra, as a whole, put in to make it happen, was immense. Dozens of class periods, and hours of practicing at home to perfect the few pieces of music we were about to proudly show off to the audience. The stage lights were

The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performed, Celebration and Remembrance. The orchestra opened with Fanfare for the Common Man. Which was conducted by Mr. Smith. It was a great way to start off a World War II and Civil War Memorial concert. It was the opening piece and the orchestra was full of energy, and came out loud and with the bang. It brought a sense of suspense, with the opening bass drum so loud and firm, the audience jumped a little in their seats. You could envision war while listening

For this, my second concert assignment, I attended Austin Civic Orchestra’s “One of Our Own” on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Lake Travis Performing Arts Center. Being that the performance was to be held at a high school campus, I was expecting for the theater to look somewhat like a converted gym, but as I walked, in I was blown away by just how beautiful it was. While I waited for the concert to begin I read through the program, and being the concert novice that I am, saw only four pieces

Back on the 18th of August 2017, I got the opportunity to attend the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on David Geffen Hall. The principal performers at the orchestra were the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra which performed Prokovief's 1st Symphony, Mozart's 25th and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. The concert also featured acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham who presented what I thought was one of the most dramatic interpretations of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto

October 25th, 2015 in the Austin High School Knowlton Auditorium the Austin Symphony Orchestra performed Pictures at the Orchestra at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. This performance featured Jacob Dalager on trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and cornet. Jacob Dalager performed a solo part in four of the five songs that the orchestra performed on October 25th. Knowlton Auditorium was recently renovated and put off a great sound. In this auditorium the audience could hear all the instruments very well and very

In the year 2012, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba made a historic visit to the United States. I opted to witness the orchestra in the town of Aiken, South Carolina. I was extremely excited to experience the reaction to the orchestra in the South America. The performance of the band was scheduled by 9 pm on Tuesday, 2ND November, at the Etherredge Center, Aiken. As I reached the center, I saw that a studio theater was prearranged as the green room for the band. Some snacks including sandwiches

On September 11, 2011, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra was in Berlin concluding their three-week European tour with a concert at the Berlin Philharmonie. The second half of the program featured Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5, at the beginning of the performance, I feel it is fun to observe the gradually transform from nothing produced before the opening of the symphony, to the audience watching the conductor, Manfred Honeck, showing up on the corner of the stage then moving onto the podium. At

On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 4:00 p.m., the University of Florida Symphony Orchestra performed the first movement of Suite No. 6 “Scenes de Feerie” by Jules Massenet. This was followed by all three movements of La Mer by Claude Debussy. The concert was performed at the First Presbyterian Church which made the concert very loud through some movements, especially Suite No. 6. This was due to the acoustics of the church. The music director even spoke of this because I think he and everyone else noticed

The orchestra was melodic and colorful, although was sometimes a bit stoic. In all, the texture of the orchestra was crisp and spirited. Act I starts with a beautiful scenography in the countryside where Aricie is waiting to serve Diana, but Aricie finds her love for Hyppolyte, the son of Thesee. The scene where is the introduction of Aricie ceremony Diana arrival was presented by the orchestra with thunderous noises. One of most impressive scenes was when Thesee travels to Hades and he get captured

Symphony Orchestra’s concert, which had that featured Dr. Carrie Pierce as a guest artist, that was held in the Performing Arts Center on March 1st, 2016 at 7:30 pm. I wanted to go to this specific concert for the fact that I had never been to an orchestra concert as well as my interest was sparked as to what the performers were going to play that evening. After the careful speculation of the concert, I will share some of the background information that I had researched as well as some of my own personal

Severance Hall is home to the world renowned orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra. Due to my father playing french horn in the orchestra and my Mother being a vocalist, listening to music was part of my daily life. Close to the age of four, my Mother began to take me to orchestra performances at the hall. It would be another seven years before I found a reason to delve into music when I picked up the trumpet in the fifth grade. The satisfaction kept me going for long enough that I would find exciting

Kasyan Music 111 Professor Ferhiz Brewer January 27th 2018 Concert Report On Friday, January 26th 2018, at The Great Hall of The Valley’s Center for The Performing Arts at California State University of Northridge’s (CSUN), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) performed under new conductor Thierry Fischer. The RPO just started the West Coast tour, so this performance was one on the list. The compositions chosen for this evening were Debussy’s Petite Suite, Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major

For this assignment I went to a symphony orchestra. The place was comfortable and very secure. When entering the concert hall people showed to be very composed and organized. While finding their seats most of them picked the front and middle row, and were happily chatting and taking pictures before the concert started. In other words, it had a very pleasant and happy mood. Most of the individuals that assisted were mostly from 45+ of age. There were also a handful of young people, and very few children

While returning home for a family emergency, I attended my younger sisters fall band/orchestra concert on October 1st. This performance was in the Auditorium of my high school, New Providence High School. My sister plays the violin and has been playing for almost her whole life. At this concert I heard a jumble of different tunes. The principal performers included assortments of string instruments, including violin, viola, cello, and bass. Also, there was an assortment of brass instruments trumpets

The symphony I attended was the Orchestra of the Bronx at Lehman College on June 5th of 2016. The concert ensemble included members of the string, brass, and woodwind families with a piano and timpani accompanying the performance for brief moments. The concert started precisely at 3pm and the works of Felix Mendelssohn's Overture to Fingal's Cave, Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 in D Major, and Robert Schumann’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor. At the beginning of the concert the first piece

The orchestra began the concert with a piece called Les Préludes, penned by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. A very interesting technical aspect of the performance of this piece was the unified articulation of the first violin section. The pizzicato, as well as the spiccato was very clean - the first violins not only sounded like, but also looked like a single entity. The orchestra also demonstrated skillful instrumentation; there was a seamless call and response section in the middle of the piece

The Rhythm Society Orchestra Swing Jazz Band The concert I choose to attend, was a swing band called; The Rhythm Society Orchestra. The orchestra performed on July 2, 2015, in a small town about an hour away. In the community of Howell, Michigan, the concert that was put on by the Opera House of Howell, outside in the courtyard; in front of the town 's courthouse. The show started at 7:00 pm, and ended at 9:00 pm, which was free to the public to enjoy. Upon arriving, I had learned there would not