Tocaata In C Major Analysis

In this week’s listening exercises, I found there to be much excitement and mood all in one movement. I enjoyed listening to all the pieces, but my favorite two were Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Third Movement: Minuet, Allegretto) by Mozart and Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Second Movement: Andante (Surprise) by Haydn. Even though they were very different I found them both to be entertaining.

The first movement began with a very strong texture as the music reflected a very powerful theme. It began with the heavy instrumentation from the strings including cellos, violins, and basses. The tempo was also relatively fast and generally upbeat. About a minute and half in there was a very noticeable solo by the violins which was a bit softer in terms of the texture. The melody seemed to be very upbeat and cheerful. Lasting the form of the movement was very well structured and the instruments backed each other up smoothly.

Mexican American WarTopic: The Mexican American War (1846-1848)Question: How the Mexican American War marked the U.S Thesis: The war between Mexico and the United States marked the first armed conflict mainly on foreign soil. It confronted a politically divided Mexico with no military preparation against the expansionist-minded administration of the President of the United States, James K. Polk, was the human being who believed that the United States had a "manifest destiny", this was extended throughout the continent, to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started the war and this was because of the fact that the United States had had successive victories. When everything quieted down, Mexico had lost approximately one third of its territory, this included almost all the current states of California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. In 1836 Texas

The concert started off at a quick and stimulating pace with Brahms’s Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor. The piece starts with descending arpeggios echoing a sensation of distress or confusion. There are frequent slight pauses, creating a sense of suspense for what is to follow and building on the emotions

The symphony is in four very powerful and entertaining movements. The first movement begins in the pianissimo tone with the strings section, but quickly enters the fortissimo tone with the introduction of the woodwind, brass and percussion sections. The dynamics of the musical melody varies throughout the movement moving from crescendo to decrescendo modes. The first movement reminds you of a raging storm from soft blowing winds to thunder and lighting. The audience is mesmerized by this first movement of the sonata.

As the key modulates from minor to major, the tempo transitioning from allegro vivace to molto meno, I regain control of my quivering fingers and rattled mind. The violins belt out the melody at an ear-splitting fortissississimo, but the violoncello solo transcends the orchestra. Images of laughing faces and flickering candles wash over me. A smile tugs the corners of my mouth because despite the pain of the past, I feel blessed to have such warm memories close to my heart.

So, when I listened to Mozart’s piece. I thought this was such an amazing piece to listen to. I liked how it was so different with the rhythm and the changing of sounds between the musicians who played it. It started out as calming and refreshing. Then, suddenly it’s so fast pacing, but in an energetic mode. It’s so amazing I loved it. However, it might sound weird, but I have actually listened to this song before when I was studying. It helps me actually retain a lot of information in such a fast pacing tempo. The melody of this piece stranded out the most. However, while the piece was running along then it was very peaceful and joyful. The performance was very professional. I really liked how the musicians were very properly organized

The dynamic increases to fortissimo at mm. 73 as the texture thins and harmony becomes very clear for a brief section. In this second closing theme G major, G augmented, and E minor7 in the bass are strongly arpeggiated before four octaves of C, D and G quickly reaffirm the key of G. This cadential crash is followed by some of the softest and lightest material of the whole movement, which due to the surrounding measures is proved to still be part of the second closing theme.

The constant change in dynamic and tempo illustrated a relatable range of emotions experienced during this time of year. The fourth and final piece started moderato in minor key, then gradually increased. At 33:42, the atmosphere became darker and the tempo was vivace. The violins speed and its sounds resembles the chattering of one’s teeth in the harshness of the winter’s breeze. There was a constant buildup of energy, then a sudden shift to vibrant music representing sudden happiness.

Just as the other songs from the recital, this song is part of the modern era, and is a sonata genre. This song also had an allegro moderato tempo. In this performance, the saxophone was the main focus. The piano was just in the background, as for the tunes played before both the saxophone and piano were important. Indeed, there was a solo for the piano in this song. I assume that the saxophone player needs a time to rest, therefore the piano plays a solo in the middle of the piece. Overall, this song did have organization to it and had a lot of feel to it, as most jazz performances

Lastly, the third music that the played it was for Haydn Symphony No. 104. I do know this piece, and I was happy when I saw them playing it. they played the four movements. The first one which was the Adagio – Allegro, reminded me with Beethoven his 9th symphony. The opening of this movement was hard and dynamic of it is loud at the beginning, but then is getting softer with the cello and violins. It tempo of it is fast as well; it feels like a darkness with the loud start at the beginning. The end of it was pretty by the cords, it is a nice piece. The second movement Andante opened by the violin. It is fast a little bit and softer than the first movement. It has repetition but different sounds and different instruments. Then at the middle

To start in the first part of the recital Luciana Hontila played the Violin Sonata No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach, first in Grave then in Fuga. She played very good it was enjoyable to hear. Then she played the Caprice No. 15 by Niccolò Paganini. This piece to me felt like it was suspense and mystery. Lastly, she played the Violin Sonata No.1, Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms. In this last sonata Liang-yu Wang accompanied Luciana Hontila with the piano. In my opinion, the best performance

The piece within Fortuna’s selection in which I enjoyed the most was a classical Spanish song titled La mi sola, Laureola. Within all of the classical Spanish songs love was the overwhelming theme. Within this selection Fortuna used a softer pitch and proceeded all of

The dynamic and energetic first movement starts in a different key than it’s home key of E flat minor, and was woven in sonata form. It is known for having many staggering several key and time signature changes and rhythmic figurations that mostly consist of dotted 8ths and 16ths, triplets, and groups of 16ths while contrasting with very mysterious sounding lyrical themes in-between. These alternations are very unpredictable and constantly keep the listener guessing. The second movement, which is in rondo form, maintains the mysteriousness of the first movement, but maintains a very playful and mischievous attitude, rather than an intense and fiery one. It keeps flowing and flowing like water without stopping to slow down once, all while maneuvering between double and triple meter and skipping around the range of the keyboard. The third movement’s aesthetic is one of heart-wrenching lament through lots of sobbing chromaticism, dissonant shades, and dark, tempestuous chords. Stylistically, it is the most modern-sounding movement of all and employs the 12 tone technique like the first

The night began at seven thirty. Entering the music hall of the first time, there were many red velvet seats neatly set into rows sloping into the stage like an opera house, with white washed walls and a beautiful black piano shining in the center of the stage. A medium tall woman wearing a velvet navy blue dress walks out on stage and sits at the piano. With her back hunched over she begins playing. As her fingers intermediately move across the ivory and ebony keys, the melody is calm and paints the picture of a paint brush filled with paint gliding across a paper with elegance and homophonic texture. The music comes to a faded stop as the audience applauded.