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A Reflection Of Music : My Experience To Music

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When it comes to music, I have never really studied it a whole lot. Taking this class is very different for me, but it’s actually enjoyably. I never actually thought about all the work it takes to understanding each piece, constructing the melody and symphony, and putting it all together to make it into something that sounds absolutely beautiful. It’s almost like magic watching everything come together. To begin with, I attended the concert at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta Georgia on Peachtree Road. I sat in the Woodruff Center, seat section Orch L Row A Seat Number ten. I attended this performance on Thursday, October 12th. The performance lasted around two hours or so. While attending this concert, I got to watch Michael …show more content…

As the night continued to go on I was absolutely amazed at the talent and music I heard. I couldn’t believe I thought this was going to be absolutely boring for me. At the end of the performance, I was truly amazed. I couldn’t stop talking about what I had just witnessed. The performances were amazing and each so beautiful and unique in many ways. I still couldn’t understand how all of those people and instruments just come to together and create masterpieces of music. I was engaged the whole performance and kept pointing out all the things I was enjoying to my boyfriend. He even had a wonderful time as well. After completing my first concert I definitely can’t wait to go to another one.
Ultimately, the entire orchestra was outstanding. The Bone Garden also known as the garden of death had two figures in motion. “One motion was rising as the other was falling, to metaphorically depict the trajectory of life and death (Rainey).” This piece felt very dark and dramatic, but I could feel ever emotion while listening to the orchestra play. The Scottish Worthies is a piece honoring figures from the Scottish Enlightenment. Stated in the program, “Scottish Worthies is composed as a set of episodes/variations that seek to capture the spirit of these great figures from the Scottish Enlightenment (Rainey).” I enjoyed listening to this piece, because it gave you a totally different outlook on life with its imagery.

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