Adagio for Strings

A collective sigh is released from the orchestra, my orchestra, with the end of the final piece and the end of our competition, and as we exit the stage, I see tears welling in parents' eyes as they react to the pure emotion of the Adagio. For months preceding the ASTA competition, our orchestra worked tirelessly to put together incredibly intricate and emotional pieces in rehearsal every other day. We felt the motivation stemming from the upcoming national competition, and through

When I experience Samuel Barber's Adagio with my brother, the message I receive is clear, but it is not the same as the message my brother receives. It is likely that Samuel Barber intended neither. Nevertheless, the piece is effective art, since it communicates messages. Even so, there

movements that played: Adagio-Allegro molto, Largo, Scherzo, and Allegro con fuoco, which were all enthusiastic movements and all were full of energy. The first movement of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, by Alan Gilbert’s farewell season was Adagio-Allegro molto. The first movement opened up with the string and woodwind instruments playing adagio until the appearance of the brass family that punctuated the intro. The woodwind section continues play adagio while the string section makes an appearance

accompanied by a Bass Trombonist, one Harp, one piano, one Timpani, three Percussion, a Violin Soloist, one Orchestra Manager and a Music Librarian. For a total of 65 musicians. The Ballet starts the First Act with an intro of woodwinds and strings, idiophone, which is the first movement that is about two minutes long. The tempo is andante, moderato. Dynamics rules with a pianissimo ritornello of the melody. There is a call and response between the woodwinds and

performer was Krista Bennion Feeney, she played Gigue from Fantasia No. 12 for Solo Violin by George Philipp Telemann. The next performance was Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039 by Johann Sebastian Bach, which included four movements: Adagio, Allegro ma non presto, Adagio e piano, and Presto. This was performed by two violinists, a cello player and

arpeggio and is brought back into the piece throughout this section. The Adagio section as expected slows down and becomes

the first movement, which is known as Adagio – Allegro molto, in this research. Herbert von Karajan conducted the orchestra I posted on EDpuzzle. In general, music instruments which an orchestra use for this music are two flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), two oboes and English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, and strings. In the early stage of the movement, loud minor sounds of string and woodwind instruments created feelings

a confident piece. The tempo was allegretto and then moderato with the dynamics of mezzo forte and mezzo piano. The meter would be duple. The texture is homophonic and polyphonic. The musical instruments that I heard and seen were the bass drum, strings, trumpet, and timpani. This piece reminds me of a show my mother watches called “Little House on the Prairie.” I pictured the father, Charles jumping on his horse and buggy to go to save one of his children or a friend in need. This piece caused me

Mendelssohn. Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18, and String Quintet No. 2 in B- Flat Major, Op. 87 are the two pieces the musicians played. Furthermore, these pieces are absolute music, symphonies, and have a romantic style. The first piece that the musicians played was Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quintet

the Diderot String Quartet. The performance was held at the Bruno Walter Auditorium in 111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, N.Y. at 2:30 p.m. The Diderot String Quartet performance that I attended was titled “Diderot String Quartet: Haydn and his Students.” The Diderot String Quartet performance is titled after the musical pieces of the concert, which included string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, Anton Ferdinand Titz, and Ludwig van Beethoven. The first musical piece performed was “String Quartet No