A Brief History of the Psaltery
... around his neck if movement was needed. The plucked psaltery began in the Middle East, around the Mesopotamia area, where Iran and Iraq are today. It is thought to be about three thousand years old, only slightly younger than the oldest stringed instrument, the harp. Crusaders are believed to have b ...
... around his neck if movement was needed. The plucked psaltery began in the Middle East, around the Mesopotamia area, where Iran and Iraq are today. It is thought to be about three thousand years old, only slightly younger than the oldest stringed instrument, the harp. Crusaders are believed to have b ...
MUSIC LITERACY FACT SHEET
... and to attend the choir school. His younger brother Michael joined him a short time later. Joseph could never resist a playing a joke, which got him in trouble at school. Since Michael Haydn was much better behaved than his brother, everyone thought he would be the more successful musician. Wrong! ...
... and to attend the choir school. His younger brother Michael joined him a short time later. Joseph could never resist a playing a joke, which got him in trouble at school. Since Michael Haydn was much better behaved than his brother, everyone thought he would be the more successful musician. Wrong! ...
Lost and Found: Six Centuries of the Harpsichord
... time than even the fastest guitar picker. That’s been true since at least 1397, the date of the earliest document that mentions a harpsichord. The oldest known image of this instrument is carved into a north German altarpiece dating from 1425. By contrast, the very earliest instruments that might be ...
... time than even the fastest guitar picker. That’s been true since at least 1397, the date of the earliest document that mentions a harpsichord. The oldest known image of this instrument is carved into a north German altarpiece dating from 1425. By contrast, the very earliest instruments that might be ...
Program Notes - San Diego Symphony
... music is suited so exactly to those virtues. The scoring – for piano, trumpet and strings – is exceptionally light, with many extended sections for piano alone. Though the trumpet has occasional solo passages, it remains in a subordinate role in this concerto, used primarily for accent and contrast. ...
... music is suited so exactly to those virtues. The scoring – for piano, trumpet and strings – is exceptionally light, with many extended sections for piano alone. Though the trumpet has occasional solo passages, it remains in a subordinate role in this concerto, used primarily for accent and contrast. ...
Introduction To Orchestration
... The term “orchestration” can be defined as a description of the general way in which a harmony is played, or more specifically, the instrumentation used for a piece of music. More commonly, orchestration is understood to be the composition, transcription or arrangement of music for performance by an ...
... The term “orchestration” can be defined as a description of the general way in which a harmony is played, or more specifically, the instrumentation used for a piece of music. More commonly, orchestration is understood to be the composition, transcription or arrangement of music for performance by an ...
PARNASSUS ANTHONY KORF, conductor
... suited to this purpose. As a result, the ensemble is organized into five choirs: 4 flutes (piccolo to bass), 4 clarinets (Eb to Contra-bass), 4 double reeds (2 oboes plus 2 bassoons), 4 conical bore brass (2 horns, baritone and tuba) and 4 straight bore brass (2 trumpets and tenor and bass trombone) ...
... suited to this purpose. As a result, the ensemble is organized into five choirs: 4 flutes (piccolo to bass), 4 clarinets (Eb to Contra-bass), 4 double reeds (2 oboes plus 2 bassoons), 4 conical bore brass (2 horns, baritone and tuba) and 4 straight bore brass (2 trumpets and tenor and bass trombone) ...
49. Duke and Ellington and Bubber Miley Black and
... ballad ‘The Holy City’, by Stephen Adams. The rhythm is changed (augmented) and the tonality is moved from major to minor, perhaps giving an ironic twist to the (originally) joyous words of the chorus. The saxophone interlude melody is more optimistic, being in the major key, but begins with a rathe ...
... ballad ‘The Holy City’, by Stephen Adams. The rhythm is changed (augmented) and the tonality is moved from major to minor, perhaps giving an ironic twist to the (originally) joyous words of the chorus. The saxophone interlude melody is more optimistic, being in the major key, but begins with a rathe ...
Improvisation and Composition
... In 1959, Gunther Schuller wrote: `The art of improvisation, once the backbone of all music-making, had died out in the early part of the 19th century.’ He was referring specifically to Europe, but of course elsewhere in the world – India, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe and Asia – it remained ...
... In 1959, Gunther Schuller wrote: `The art of improvisation, once the backbone of all music-making, had died out in the early part of the 19th century.’ He was referring specifically to Europe, but of course elsewhere in the world – India, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe and Asia – it remained ...
Hector Berlioz (1803
... pastoral duet, the setting, the gentle rustling of the trees in the wind, some causes for hope that he has recently conceived, all conspire to restore to his heart an unaccustomed feeling of calm and to give to his thoughts a happier colouring. He broods on his loneliness, and hopes that soon he wil ...
... pastoral duet, the setting, the gentle rustling of the trees in the wind, some causes for hope that he has recently conceived, all conspire to restore to his heart an unaccustomed feeling of calm and to give to his thoughts a happier colouring. He broods on his loneliness, and hopes that soon he wil ...
Musical traditions in Burundi - Royal Museum for Central Africa
... The inzamba is made from the horn of various types of antelope. The most common is that of the inzobe (Limnotragus spekei) because of its acoustic qualities. In most of the instruments made, the tip of the twisted horn is sawn off to make an air duct within the instrument. This is done intentionally ...
... The inzamba is made from the horn of various types of antelope. The most common is that of the inzobe (Limnotragus spekei) because of its acoustic qualities. In most of the instruments made, the tip of the twisted horn is sawn off to make an air duct within the instrument. This is done intentionally ...
13188-2
... was developed through co-operation between the composer Minoru Miki and the virtuoso koto performer Keiko Nosaka in 1969. The koto belongs to the family of long zithers, and as with many other Japanese instruments, it can be traced back to the Asian mainland. Its history in Japan spans more than twe ...
... was developed through co-operation between the composer Minoru Miki and the virtuoso koto performer Keiko Nosaka in 1969. The koto belongs to the family of long zithers, and as with many other Japanese instruments, it can be traced back to the Asian mainland. Its history in Japan spans more than twe ...
7th Grade Music Guidebook
... All orchestral instruments can be placed into one of the following instrument families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Strings-are instruments with strings that produce sound when they are plucked, bowed, or struck. They include violin, viola, cello, and bass. Woodwinds-are instruments t ...
... All orchestral instruments can be placed into one of the following instrument families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Strings-are instruments with strings that produce sound when they are plucked, bowed, or struck. They include violin, viola, cello, and bass. Woodwinds-are instruments t ...
GROVE - Instrumentation and orchestration
... were often prohibited in church (although, paradoxically, it is soft instruments that are most often depicted in angelconcert paintings). The loud band (haut musique or alta; see Alta (i)) of shawms, later with slide trumpets or trombones, was used for dancing, processions and other outdoor music, a ...
... were often prohibited in church (although, paradoxically, it is soft instruments that are most often depicted in angelconcert paintings). The loud band (haut musique or alta; see Alta (i)) of shawms, later with slide trumpets or trombones, was used for dancing, processions and other outdoor music, a ...
Nr. 10.2 «Paraphrase
... I believe that in “Paraphrase” [“Densités II”] I have managed to touch on the majority of the possibilities of paraphrase in relation to the initial piece, “Densités”, written in 2005 for the Festival of Witten where it was given its first performance by the Ensemble InterContemporain in April of th ...
... I believe that in “Paraphrase” [“Densités II”] I have managed to touch on the majority of the possibilities of paraphrase in relation to the initial piece, “Densités”, written in 2005 for the Festival of Witten where it was given its first performance by the Ensemble InterContemporain in April of th ...
SIKORSKY Artist: Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard Date of release: Nov
... on his 2012 release; ”Vesper”. In Sikorsky the clarinets are playing a major roll again, and together with the other instruments they creative a mystic and fascinating landscape of sound. With associations to the sound of the Sikorsky helicopter the ensemble takes of. Key elements of Sikorsky are th ...
... on his 2012 release; ”Vesper”. In Sikorsky the clarinets are playing a major roll again, and together with the other instruments they creative a mystic and fascinating landscape of sound. With associations to the sound of the Sikorsky helicopter the ensemble takes of. Key elements of Sikorsky are th ...
Voices of Bohemia Program
... The title comes from the sport of fishing. I had thought of composing this piece as a birthday present for the composer Magnus Lindberg – well known as a fisherman in the eastern parts of the Finnish Gulf. The plan was never realised. Work on the composition took place between 2002 and 2006. The pra ...
... The title comes from the sport of fishing. I had thought of composing this piece as a birthday present for the composer Magnus Lindberg – well known as a fisherman in the eastern parts of the Finnish Gulf. The plan was never realised. Work on the composition took place between 2002 and 2006. The pra ...
File - tam
... complex than the first two examples as the previous examples were more traditional. The piece was made this way so that each time it is performed it can vary. This is because the performer can take a different interpretation each time they sing it. The composer has written specific instructions that ...
... complex than the first two examples as the previous examples were more traditional. The piece was made this way so that each time it is performed it can vary. This is because the performer can take a different interpretation each time they sing it. The composer has written specific instructions that ...
BAROSSA WIND QUINTET Jessica Warren, flute Ricardo
... Preparing your school for the Barossa Quintet’s visit Program DescripNon, “Music Paints a Picture” The Barossa Quintet, a professional, Chicago-based woodwind quintet, uses classical music examples to illustrate how music can evoke images in our minds and thus draw forth a wide range of feelings an ...
... Preparing your school for the Barossa Quintet’s visit Program DescripNon, “Music Paints a Picture” The Barossa Quintet, a professional, Chicago-based woodwind quintet, uses classical music examples to illustrate how music can evoke images in our minds and thus draw forth a wide range of feelings an ...
Felix Mendelssohn Overture in C major, Op. 101
... not slavishly followed. The subtitle “Trumpet” comes from Mendelssohn’s family always referring to the piece as the “Trumpet Overture,” though hearing the relatively minor role of the trumpets in the work makes one wonder how it came about. Some point to the trumpets’ appearance to punctuate all the ...
... not slavishly followed. The subtitle “Trumpet” comes from Mendelssohn’s family always referring to the piece as the “Trumpet Overture,” though hearing the relatively minor role of the trumpets in the work makes one wonder how it came about. Some point to the trumpets’ appearance to punctuate all the ...
Sophomore Comprehensive Woodwind Performance
... Plays with a developing sound, lacks adequate breath support. Plays with developing vibrato as appropriate to the instrument. ...
... Plays with a developing sound, lacks adequate breath support. Plays with developing vibrato as appropriate to the instrument. ...
Classical Concerto - Causeway Performing Arts= The Music
... obviously have to agree on the interpretation by talking to each other before the rehearsals take place. It is then the conductorʼs responsibility to make sure the orchestra follows this interpretation. This relationship between the soloist, conductor and orchestra demonstrates something that is tru ...
... obviously have to agree on the interpretation by talking to each other before the rehearsals take place. It is then the conductorʼs responsibility to make sure the orchestra follows this interpretation. This relationship between the soloist, conductor and orchestra demonstrates something that is tru ...
Academy Festival Artists, July 12, 2016 PROGRAM NOTES
... At his oratorio presentations in London, Handel developed the practice of playing the organ during intermission, often performing concertos of his own composition. Being a keyboard virtuoso of the first rank, he elicited enthusiastic audience response with these musical gratuities. Since Handel’s t ...
... At his oratorio presentations in London, Handel developed the practice of playing the organ during intermission, often performing concertos of his own composition. Being a keyboard virtuoso of the first rank, he elicited enthusiastic audience response with these musical gratuities. Since Handel’s t ...
Copland Lesson - Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
... Copland’s style of writing was influenced by events around him. The listener can hear jazz elements in his music. Many pieces are about the western United States and cowboys, and when the Great Depression hit, his music included patriotic and nationalistic elements. Historical context Fanfare for th ...
... Copland’s style of writing was influenced by events around him. The listener can hear jazz elements in his music. Many pieces are about the western United States and cowboys, and when the Great Depression hit, his music included patriotic and nationalistic elements. Historical context Fanfare for th ...