Our New Graduate Students - College of Arts and Sciences
... the Opera Workshop and Concert Choir ensembles at Music in Voice Performance. I WSU. In addition, Hanae is the president of ACDA enjoy all kinds of music, but (American Choral Director’s Association), an especially operatic repertoire and extracurricular organization designed to bring the art songs. ...
... the Opera Workshop and Concert Choir ensembles at Music in Voice Performance. I WSU. In addition, Hanae is the president of ACDA enjoy all kinds of music, but (American Choral Director’s Association), an especially operatic repertoire and extracurricular organization designed to bring the art songs. ...
Teacher Notes
... Panpipes are traditionally played in Romania (called the Nai), various South American countries where they are called Zampona (eg Peru, Bolivia, Chile), the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Panpipes are beautiful and enduringly simple instruments (that little mischievous Greek God was known to ...
... Panpipes are traditionally played in Romania (called the Nai), various South American countries where they are called Zampona (eg Peru, Bolivia, Chile), the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Panpipes are beautiful and enduringly simple instruments (that little mischievous Greek God was known to ...
ALUMNI OF THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION The
... never lost sight of the fact that what he was creating was meant not to show off to his fellow composers but to be listened to by an audience. MUSIC FOR BRASS CHOIR, OP. 45, which was written in 1949, was aptly named, for each section plays together as a unit most of the time, there being very few i ...
... never lost sight of the fact that what he was creating was meant not to show off to his fellow composers but to be listened to by an audience. MUSIC FOR BRASS CHOIR, OP. 45, which was written in 1949, was aptly named, for each section plays together as a unit most of the time, there being very few i ...
José Angel Gurría Cárdenas
... José Gurría-Cárdenas With a professional career that spans more than 25 years, Mexican composer Jose GurríaCardenas, a.k.a. Gurri, holds a BM from Berklee College of Music, and an MM and a DMA in Jazz Studies from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC) where he ...
... José Gurría-Cárdenas With a professional career that spans more than 25 years, Mexican composer Jose GurríaCardenas, a.k.a. Gurri, holds a BM from Berklee College of Music, and an MM and a DMA in Jazz Studies from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC) where he ...
PDF Version - George Oldziey
... George Oldziey has been a professional musician since the age of 14. After his first three years in Brooklyn, NY, George grew up and spent his high school years in Westwood, NJ. He began studying accordion at the age of 7 but switched to trumpet two years later. While in Jr. High and High school, Geo ...
... George Oldziey has been a professional musician since the age of 14. After his first three years in Brooklyn, NY, George grew up and spent his high school years in Westwood, NJ. He began studying accordion at the age of 7 but switched to trumpet two years later. While in Jr. High and High school, Geo ...
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
... big music festival called the ‘Great Woods Festival’, and is also known as a fanfare. A fanfare is something that grabs people’s attention. It is often a loud piece, and usually played by brass instruments. The music is written for a large orchestra, including many different types of percussion inst ...
... big music festival called the ‘Great Woods Festival’, and is also known as a fanfare. A fanfare is something that grabs people’s attention. It is often a loud piece, and usually played by brass instruments. The music is written for a large orchestra, including many different types of percussion inst ...
Instruments
... 2. This instrument is played in brass quintets. 3. In early versions of this instrument, players had to change out pieces of metal tubing for sections of different lengths so they could change pitches. 4. Players put their right hand in the bell of this instrument when playing it. 5. If you unwoun ...
... 2. This instrument is played in brass quintets. 3. In early versions of this instrument, players had to change out pieces of metal tubing for sections of different lengths so they could change pitches. 4. Players put their right hand in the bell of this instrument when playing it. 5. If you unwoun ...
symbolism and acoustics - 2nd WORLD CONGRESS OF ARTS
... Traditional musical instruments are characterized by a high degree of unity in form, material and acoustical content. This feature can be used to reinforce their symbolic meaning in the music therapy. The symbolism of musical instruments is conditioned by their cultural context, whereas their „sound ...
... Traditional musical instruments are characterized by a high degree of unity in form, material and acoustical content. This feature can be used to reinforce their symbolic meaning in the music therapy. The symbolism of musical instruments is conditioned by their cultural context, whereas their „sound ...
The famous composer who was showing great interest in the so
... W.A. Mozart was the first famous composer who showed a great interest in the so-called “pianoforte pedale”. He did his own design of the instrument and had it constructed around the year of 1782. In the years to come, Mozart played on this instrument at many concerts in Vienna, but more often for hi ...
... W.A. Mozart was the first famous composer who showed a great interest in the so-called “pianoforte pedale”. He did his own design of the instrument and had it constructed around the year of 1782. In the years to come, Mozart played on this instrument at many concerts in Vienna, but more often for hi ...
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows
... aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist. It is played by compressing or expanding a bellows whilst pressing buttons or keys, causing valves, called pallets, to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel, c ...
... aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist. It is played by compressing or expanding a bellows whilst pressing buttons or keys, causing valves, called pallets, to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel, c ...
The Era of Bach and Handel
... predecessors (the “rude chalumeau”), the nature of parts written for the instrument, and notes on and dates for the inclusion of the instrument in various orchestras. Anton Joseph Hampel discovered the concept of pitch-bending for horns by pushing the hand into the bell of the instrument; crooks fo ...
... predecessors (the “rude chalumeau”), the nature of parts written for the instrument, and notes on and dates for the inclusion of the instrument in various orchestras. Anton Joseph Hampel discovered the concept of pitch-bending for horns by pushing the hand into the bell of the instrument; crooks fo ...
Timbre powerpoint - olivia
... Timbre is caused by the note of an instrument creating a certain sound frequency. If for example, a violin and a viola play the same note you can tell the difference between the two because the viola has a deeper sound then the violin. When we are listening to a piece of music we are not listening ...
... Timbre is caused by the note of an instrument creating a certain sound frequency. If for example, a violin and a viola play the same note you can tell the difference between the two because the viola has a deeper sound then the violin. When we are listening to a piece of music we are not listening ...
CHAPTER 30
... • Ritornello: (Italian for "return" or "refrain") a distinct main theme that returns again and again throughout a movement, invariably played by the ripieno. Ritornello form is usually employed in the serious first movement of a concerto. The harmonic and melodic interplay between the more stable r ...
... • Ritornello: (Italian for "return" or "refrain") a distinct main theme that returns again and again throughout a movement, invariably played by the ripieno. Ritornello form is usually employed in the serious first movement of a concerto. The harmonic and melodic interplay between the more stable r ...
Music Piece “Jingle Bell” Commentary: This was one of the more
... Music Piece “Jingle Bell” Commentary: This was one of the more successful arrangements presented for the 2010 examinations. The original melody is played by the trumpet. The piano is given a variation and a rhythmic ostinato is given to a bass guitar. A counter melody is composed and given as a desc ...
... Music Piece “Jingle Bell” Commentary: This was one of the more successful arrangements presented for the 2010 examinations. The original melody is played by the trumpet. The piano is given a variation and a rhythmic ostinato is given to a bass guitar. A counter melody is composed and given as a desc ...
Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an
... in 1757, when he was hired as music director for Count Morzin. His name and compositions steadily became recognizable. During his time with Count Morzin, Haydn wrote 15 symphonies, concertos, piano sonatas, and possibly string quartets op. 2, nos. 1-2. He married Maria Anna Keller on November 26, 17 ...
... in 1757, when he was hired as music director for Count Morzin. His name and compositions steadily became recognizable. During his time with Count Morzin, Haydn wrote 15 symphonies, concertos, piano sonatas, and possibly string quartets op. 2, nos. 1-2. He married Maria Anna Keller on November 26, 17 ...
The Firebird - suite (1911) (Finale)
... listen and count how many times they can hear that same melody. They will need to listen really carefully. Create a short piece of music, in small groups, based on a celebration. Ask pupils to discuss events in their own lives that they have celebrated, or have helped to celebrate (birthdays, other ...
... listen and count how many times they can hear that same melody. They will need to listen really carefully. Create a short piece of music, in small groups, based on a celebration. Ask pupils to discuss events in their own lives that they have celebrated, or have helped to celebrate (birthdays, other ...
Analysis Of Ive`s “The Unanswered Question” Charles Ives was an
... further, their respective musical language clearly embodies the feeling of a question as well as an answer. For example, the “Question” is so isolated and distinct in its instrumentation as a single trumpet that really sticks out of the texture, sharply opposed to the many “Answers” that never reall ...
... further, their respective musical language clearly embodies the feeling of a question as well as an answer. For example, the “Question” is so isolated and distinct in its instrumentation as a single trumpet that really sticks out of the texture, sharply opposed to the many “Answers” that never reall ...
Canadian Brass Bios
... of Music, Chuck headed north to teach music at the University of Toronto. His academic plans were soon derailed when he met trombonist Gene Watts who had plans for a unique brass quartet – now a quintet with Chuck on tuba. Among Chuck’s various projects is a series of 200 brass works published by Ha ...
... of Music, Chuck headed north to teach music at the University of Toronto. His academic plans were soon derailed when he met trombonist Gene Watts who had plans for a unique brass quartet – now a quintet with Chuck on tuba. Among Chuck’s various projects is a series of 200 brass works published by Ha ...
Writing Program Notes
... A brief outline or “play by play” of what instruments play the melody, when they play it, and how they play it. Point out other specific things that the audience should notice. Much of this information can be found in the conductor’s score. 3. Turn in notes 2 weeks before the concert. Here are ...
... A brief outline or “play by play” of what instruments play the melody, when they play it, and how they play it. Point out other specific things that the audience should notice. Much of this information can be found in the conductor’s score. 3. Turn in notes 2 weeks before the concert. Here are ...
Musical Stones - University of Leeds
... Scientists at the University of Leeds have used modern technology to create these instruments but with similar passion for the synthesis of music and nature in order to stimulate an interest in the local landscape, geology and music. This instrument is made with families in mind – so pick up a beate ...
... Scientists at the University of Leeds have used modern technology to create these instruments but with similar passion for the synthesis of music and nature in order to stimulate an interest in the local landscape, geology and music. This instrument is made with families in mind – so pick up a beate ...
fourth grade listening log
... made of brass, you're right! This family of instruments can play louder than any other in the orchestra and can also be heard from far away. Although their early ancestors are known to have been made of wood, tusks, animal horns or shells, today's modern instruments are made entirely of brass. Brass ...
... made of brass, you're right! This family of instruments can play louder than any other in the orchestra and can also be heard from far away. Although their early ancestors are known to have been made of wood, tusks, animal horns or shells, today's modern instruments are made entirely of brass. Brass ...
Program notes for October 26, 2004
... from a rhythmic, improvisational focus to a harmonic focus supportive of melodic line. Larsen's inspiration for this work came from the 1940's era popular music, a genre for which she professes great admiration because of the fantastic musicians who were performing and the musical language which was ...
... from a rhythmic, improvisational focus to a harmonic focus supportive of melodic line. Larsen's inspiration for this work came from the 1940's era popular music, a genre for which she professes great admiration because of the fantastic musicians who were performing and the musical language which was ...
Folk music instruments
... The most basic ones produced only a few tones and were mainly made as toys for children. The ones with several finger holes already allowed to perform the melody. Reed pipe developed into the most popular Estonian wind instrument - the bagpipe. This instrument spread in Estonia probably already in t ...
... The most basic ones produced only a few tones and were mainly made as toys for children. The ones with several finger holes already allowed to perform the melody. Reed pipe developed into the most popular Estonian wind instrument - the bagpipe. This instrument spread in Estonia probably already in t ...
Milan Mes (1981) is a trumpet player, voice artist and science
... Mali. In this musical metropolis he joined a group of traditional drummers and griots – the singing bards of West Africa. For six weeks he played with them during a range of ritual meetings and ceremonies. Maarten’s musical quest took him to Brazil, where in 2001 he studied the ritual rhythms of Afr ...
... Mali. In this musical metropolis he joined a group of traditional drummers and griots – the singing bards of West Africa. For six weeks he played with them during a range of ritual meetings and ceremonies. Maarten’s musical quest took him to Brazil, where in 2001 he studied the ritual rhythms of Afr ...
Renaissance Music
... • Renaissance means 'rebirth' and denotes a period in history where there was a resurgence of interest in culture and learning based on the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans. • It was a period of great progress in science and astronomy while great explorers from European nations ventured over t ...
... • Renaissance means 'rebirth' and denotes a period in history where there was a resurgence of interest in culture and learning based on the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans. • It was a period of great progress in science and astronomy while great explorers from European nations ventured over t ...