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On Sunday, 14 October, Jeffrey Phelps, cello and Lee Jordan-Anders, piano, performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in A Major, Opus 69 (1808) and Claude Debussy’s Sonata (1915)

Antonin Leopold Dvorak born in Czech in 1841 he was the second major Czech composer to become recognised across the world. Although he did not come from a wealthy family Dvorak showed much musical talent. During 1857 he entered the Prague Organ School where he received in depth musical training both theoretically and instrumentally. Symphony No.8 was composed during 1889 and premiered on February 2, 1890 and conducted by Dvorak himself. It was composed in a small-town northeast of Iowa and the countryside is reflected in this piece. During the summer of 1889 Dvorak retired to his home at Vysoka away from the pressures of urban life and away from public and publishers demands. It was during this time that he wanted to create something “different from the other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way,” and during 1890 he dedicated it “for my installation as a member of the Czech Academy of the Emperor Franz Joseph for Sciences, Literature, and Arts.” The symphony is written for the flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba, timpani and strings. It was originally listed as Symphony No.4 however, we now label it as No.8 out of the nine symphonies. During the late 19th Century Dvorak had composed five symphonies and continued to compose and it was during the 1950s we began to use the current numbering system. During the 1880s and 1890s he was a very popular and successful composer and Brahms himself was known to promote Dvorak’s early music. This G major symphony is by far the most pastoral in its effect in comparison to Dvorak’s other symphonies and stand apart from the other works in terms of form. Publisher Simrock paid Dvorak 3000 marks for his seventh symphony during 1885 and upon the completion of his eight symphony was only offered 100 marks. This was due to the fact that large scale works such as this were expensive to publish and difficult to market. Dovorak considered this as an insult and began negotiations which resulted in the work being published by London firm Novello. For this reason, the symphony is often referred to as the “English,” ironic considering that stylistically the piece is heavily

The first and opening piece was a Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9, by Hector Berlioz. In major tonality, classical piece started with vivace statement, and then slow introduction progressed later in allegro. It featured an independent solo that was performed with an English horn and gradually changed dynamics throughout the classical movement.

There is a slow introduction; you get a sense of longing in the music suggesting that Berlioz is feeling sad before he saw his lady friend. The symphony plays a slow introduction in a classical sonata style. The muted strings play a sort of veiled tune and it fits Berlioz's romantic spirit. The orchestra gives off a dreamlike condition and the melody provides a sense of loneliness, and despair, a description of how Berlioz feels. The key it is being played in is C minor.

“Symphony No. 9”, better known as “Ode to Joy”, was written by Beethoven in the years 1822 to 1824. The performing forces in this piece are an orchestra, four vocalists, and a chorus. The genre of the piece is symphony. The piece is comprised of four movements. The first movement is in Allegro form. While the second movement is in Scherzo form. The third movement is in Adagio form. Finally, the fourth and final movement is in Recitative form. The key for Beethoven’s ninth symphony is D minor. The tempo changes frequently throughout Beethoven’s symphony, “Ode to Joy”. In the first movement the tempo is allegro. During the second, the tempo is molto vivace. In the third movement the tempo is adagio molto e cantabile. Then, in the fourth and final movement the tempo changes a couple of times. The tempos that appear in the fourth movement are presto; allegro molto assai (Alla marcia); andante maestoso;

I was first performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic society on March 8,1902 with Jean Sibelius as the conductor. After that first performance he made some revisions to the piece and after he revised it, it was performed by Armas Jarnefelt on November 10,1903 in Stockholm. The instruments that the orchestra played for this symphony were: 2 flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, and 2 Bassoons for the woodwind section then for the Brass section the following were used 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, and a Tuba. For percussion only the timpani was used and the final section which will be the strings the following instruments were used for it 1st and 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Double Basses. The first recording of this symphony was made by Robert Kajanus with the London symphony for the HMV label in May 1930.

For my Introduction to music class I decided, to write about the Seventh Symphony in A major (Op. 92) by Ludwig van Beethoven. The reason why I choose this symphony is because it’s an emotional piece of music, and it definitely catch my attention since the moment I heard it. I feel this symphony reach emotional situations that are above human explosions. Emotional areas that invade us through a contradictory fact between feelings, towards a liberation unreachable earthly, especially in the second movement called Allegretto. The Seventh Symphony in A major appears in 1813. The orchestra contains two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in A, two bassoons, two horns in A (E and D in the inner movements), two trumpets in D, timpani, and strings. Beethoven insisted on directing it at its premiere, with tragicomic results. The critics recognized a new genius of Beethoven; even today there are experts who consider it as the best of their symphonies. Richard Wagner, another fervent Beethovenian, describe this symphony as “all tumult, all yearning and storming of heart” into “the blissful insolence of joy, which

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is lauded as one, if not the most masterful piece of classical music that has ever been created. Unravelling all the components within it is a daunting task; beginning with the origin of the central theme of the piece from the poem “Ode to Joy”, the use of fugue, the deconstruction of the four movements, and the instrumentation.

This concert consisted of four pieces, all played by two musicians: one on piano and the other on viola. Four pieces were included in this concert. They varied significantly in terms of their historical era, their style, their composition, and the overall feel. The first piece was by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was Beethoven's 7 Variations on 'Bei M채nnern, welche Liebe f체hlen', which is "For Men Who Feel Love" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute." The second piece was a Sonata in G-minor Op.19, which was written originally for cello and piano. It was by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). It was arranged and the cello part changed to fit the viola by Jeffrey Showell. The third piece was Sonata No.2 in D-Major by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). It was originally written for viola da gamaba. E. Nauman edited this piece for the concert. Finally, we heard what was originally written for an orchestra: Concerto for viola and piano by William Walton (1902-1983). Although the same two instruments played four different pieces, they each sounded completely unique.

100, which include a slow introduction, dotted rhythms, trilled notes to add a pervasive air of expectation, stops and rests to introduce the essential element of silence, and a turn to the minor to foretell the forthcoming use of that mode to darken the

This selection of music contains 4 symphonies which each symphony has 4 movement in itself and is performed by an orchestra. In each symphony I have come to realize that each symphony brilliantly exhibits intriguing melodies that are mainly homophonic, but in some parts polyphonic.

I. Andante, Allegro ma non troppo | II. Andante con moto | III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace | IV. Allegro vivace

Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer who is well known for creating the Dvorak simple keyboard. Although it is not the best know it is one of the most famous. When he was six years old he showed gifts in piano. When he was aged 31 he show many success at concerts. He was born in Nelahozeves near Prague, the eldest son of František Dvořák and his wife, Anna, née Zdeňkov. Many of Dvořák's compositions were directly inspired by Czech, Moravian, and other Slavic traditional music. He lived around the 1800’s and early 1900’s. He made symphonies songs and operas. For over 30 years his chamber music was biblical and diverse it showed much about him and his religion and was very diverse. He was born on september 8 1841 and died 1 may 1904. Dvořák’s

Barenboim’s “Beethoven’s 9th” was a BBC production of the Beethoven’s last symphony. The buildup to the final performance is great and this is partly explained by the fact that “Beethoven’s 9th” was different in that it contained song and chorus. Daniel Barenboim will be conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. The hall is beautifully decorated for the occasion. The main theme of the symphony revolved around the human conditions and unity (Swafford, 2014).

Walter Hilse, “Dvořák: Mass in D Major, Opus 86,” The Musical Quartetly Vol 62, no.1 (January 1976): 150.