Essay on Writing of a Concert Review

The next song, “Oopsey Daisey My Sweetheart” was the piece that Dr. Carol Williams wrote. I liked the melodies and harmonies overall. It was very interesting music piece. I wish I could get a contact with her and wanted to ask a few questions about this piece of music. Also the singer, Martha Jane Weaver, sang this song great that both the singer, write of the music, and the player received a great attention from the audiences.

When the concert first began, the three instrumentalists walked with energy despite their age. The first song, “Sonata I in G-Major Op. 2, Nr. 1” by Michel Blavet, was a Baroque Sonata. There were five movements and was played by the harpsichord, flute, and cello. All movements of the song were polyphonic because of the three instruments that had different parts and equal importance. In the first movement, I noticed that the flute tended to rise in pitch. In the second movement, I noticed that the melodies often repeated. Throughout the rest of the song the tempo changed from fast to slow and the flute would usually take the lead. On the last movement, the cello and the harpsichord

The strings were the most important; first violins had the melody, along with clarinet melodic solos, while the lower strings accompanied. The brass filled out the harmony, but did not play the main melody. Timpani were used for rhythmic bite and emphasis.

“We pulled out all those records we used to beg our parents not to play around our friends and found an incredible wealth of music,” says Pérez. “These guys [on the records] were doing amazing things with their instruments, and we started

On Friday night, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. I attended the Manhattan School of Music for the Jazz Orchestra that performed by Jazz vocalists and MSM alumni Jane Monheit and many other musicians. That place is unlikely the ordinary place, people have appropriate dress on and have nicely etiquette toward the performers, unlike me, many of audiences seem like that they come to this concert with certain knowledge of Jazz orchestra. And its musical venue was the ideal spot for the concert, so I sat in a decent spot spot that located at midst of the concert hall where I can view all the performers and hear performers’ music clearly. And the conductor informally began the show was quite nicely and politely which made me feel really comfortable

During a later part of Scene Two when the cast is dancing the movements match the music, they appeared to be doing the Waltz, so the music had abrupt changes. In Scene Three: Cadiz, the orchestra plays some sad and somber music at the beginning. As the scene progresses the music goes from dark and dismal to happy and cheerful. During one of the songs of Scene Four: Paris the Old Lady, Cunegonde and Candide were discussing a flight and the music being played by the orchestra matched the lyrics bringing the idea of a flight to life. The Old Lady has a mezzo soprano voice she executes all of her notes well in the song. At the end of scene three Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady leave to go to a new place and in the song they sing there are rounds, which were well executed. It helped change the mood again which brightened up the audience.

“In the early days of the musical, what mattered most were the songs, and it was essential that they were catchy enough to amuse the audience or provide material for dancers or comedians. But, beginning in the 1930s, the situation, the book or libretto, of the musical started to achieve primary importance. A story or narrative became more frequently the spine of the musical; the songs followed the plot and the characters, rather than the other way around.”

He did an exceptional job at maintaining an easy breath while dancing his heart out. I also loved when he would sing above the ensemble and he was able to maintain very clear diction over the multiple cannons underneath him. “This Man I Love” is the first song sung by Lise. Sara Etsy, the actress who played Lise, had a very beautiful soprano voice. She sustained very pretty high notes and had nice control of her air that she could hold long high notes. Her diction made it easy to understand her, especially through her French accent. “Liza” is a very cute song performed by Jerry in the park. He tells Lise that he wants to get to know her and tells her his plan to win her over. I was very impressed by his crescendos and decrescendos and his ability to maintain sustained notes while dancing. The next number was “S’Wonderful.” This included the three main men singing a trio. They had very tight harmonies and great diction! The company joined in with equally strong harmonies as well as great musicianship. Following “S’Wonderful” was “Shall We Dance?” This song features the character Milo, played by Emily Ferranti who sang alto. She had a terrific tone and I loved her diction. She also had wonderful crescendos and decrescendos. Act One finished with the “Second Rhapsody/ Cuban Overture.”

The stage was not furnished with any elaborate decorations. It contained just enough chairs and music stands for the musicians. The bare stage allowed the audience to focus on the music and the musicians’ talent. The musicians would enter and exit the stage depending on who was playing for each specific piece. The work was carefully thought out and arranged in a way that was easy to follow. McDonald took the time to introduce the players and briefly explained why and how the works were chosen and arranged. Since the festival spotlighted Beethoven they made Beethoven as the center point and expanded on both directions to include German, Austrian, and Polish composers. This was extremely helpful as it provided the audience context regarding the pieces and allowed them to follow

On September 19, 2016, I attended a live performance at “Villa Elba Lounge” in the Bronx, New York. The group featured was “Felo Swing y su Orquesta” and the main singer was Felo Swing. During the presentation, the eight members of the group played an important role to accomplish their goal, which was entertaining. However, two of them had more than one function: they were part of the choir. But, also each one of them had to play an instrument; one a piano, and the other one a guitar. Most of the time, Felo Swing was featured as a soloist, because he sang most of the songs alone. The remaining five members of the group had also fundamental parts of the presentation: two of them played guitars, one the bongo, one the drum, and the only woman

This was a solo instrument performance by a single piano. Some songs played such as “Chaconne in D Minor” were played in minor which gave a darker sound for a portion of the song. Other songs would change major and minor scale because of what the song was about, about how the events changed during the song to represent a death, birth, or other event.

The concert I attended was called the Faculty and Student Recital, which took place in the Cisco Auditorium on April 11, 2017. The music that was on the program was mostly what is called “classical” music, as well as a Chinese Folk Song, an electronic composition, and variations on an Indian Tala. In the classical pieces, the instruments that were used were the violin, the piano, the cello, and the oboe. In the electronic composition, the computer was used to make music. In the Chinese Folk Song, the piccolo was used to imitate the unique timbre of a Chinese flute. In the Indian tala, drums from Ghana were used to imitate the rhythm and sound of Indian drums. The piano, the violin, the cello, and the piccolo all originate

Acoustic guitar by Jerry, vocal & piano by Zino Park, bass guitar by Clay Luna, vocal & guitar by Zen, guitar & saxophone by Dan Stark, drum by Skip Mccain, and harp by Monica.

Adele’s music has sounds that come from various genres such as pop, soul, and rhythm and blues. I really like how Adele can go from one genre to the other with her voice and shows that she is a really good singer. The instruments that were used in the concert were mostly a piano setup, strings, with there being two sections for strings, guitars, and lastly there were also drums, but the drums where not heavily used in many songs. Adele also had to backup singers which added depth to the songs. In the concert, I watched she did a cover of a country song titled “If It Hadn't Been for Love” by the Steeldrivers. Adele had a banjo added to the set, with some more guitars added as well to really get the

On Thursday April 25, 2013 , I attended a jazz vocal concert at the Music Concert Hall. The first vocal ensemble opened up the performance with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies. It began with vocals and I noticed a light auxiliary percussion and drum rhythm. Also, the bass guitarist used walking bass and the piano and electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After the solo performances they fell back into the vocal sections and finished off the song as a complete band. The second performance had a piano opening which led to vocals joining in at the same time as the rhythm section. This performance