Baritone saxophone

The origination of the clarinet began in the 1600’s. It was an improved version of the Chalumeau - the first narrow reed instrument. The difference between the two instruments was that, the clarinet now had two extra keys, and it contained a higher range by over two octaves! He also invented a better mouthpiece, and a slightly improved bell. 1690, the clarinet was created. It is known to be a “single reed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical tube”. All the credit for this creation goes to Johann

Psalm 24 is performed by a tenor solo, SATB chorus, harp, organ, brass, and timpani. The introduction of part A is equal to a keg of musical dynamite (made of the organ, timpani, and brass) exploding while causing listeners to look for the appearance of French knights on horseback. Pianissimo is thrown into the moat of silence by the thundering brass accompanied by rolling timpani and bellowing organ. Following this fortissimo introduction, verse one consists of French horns supporting the syllabic

A soulful saxophone solo delivered by Chris Cheek consistently intensifies the colors of a canvas already rich in texture and artistic composition. Stepping solid ground, “TimeLife” starts up as a pacific march of dreamy intonation. It features a well chewed-up sax

When I thought of jazz before I took this course, the Cool style Jazz is what would come to mind. I am a fan of the more relaxed way of playing personally, and I love the classical influence that is found in Cool. This new style could have been a rebellion against the more complex and ‘hot’ Bebop, or it could have simply been society swinging back like a pendulum the way it often does, and favoring something different. “Boplicity” played by Miles Davis and the Gil Evans Orchestra, is very obviously

the Clarinet because “it looked like a little spaceship”. Wayne saw great performances and heard great music from Count Basie and Duke Ellington.After two years of studying the saxophone at age 17 Wayne started playing bebop with a local YMCA band for $1.50 a night. He later replaces the clarinet with the tenor saxophone. In high

them-- trumpet, french horn, tuba, trombone, and baritone, you name it, and I’ve probably played it. Next, I moved on to all of the woodwinds, flutes, clarinets, and all of the saxophones. Again, I cycled through the percussion instruments once again. Finally, I decided that I would rather play notes on a staff than beat something with a stick. I was forced, by my very irritated band teacher, to pick one of the two that I was better at, the alto saxophone or the trumpet. Two completely different musical

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Achille-Claude Debussy or Claude Debussy was a French 20th century composer known for his prominent role in impressionistic music. Debussy never described his pieces as impressionism as he disliked the term when it was associated with his music. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, he and his family left for Paris in 1867 only to move to Cannes in 1870 to escape the Franco-Prussion war. Claude Debussy learnt to play piano from an Italian violinist by the name Jean Cerutti and

Trapeze Swinger- Iron & Wine Trapeze Swinger is close to a ten-minute song sung by a group called Iron & Wine, which this song is known for capturing youth love that turns into heartbreak through innocence of nostalgia as well as extravaganza and some religious meanings throughout the song. As the song begins the artist addresses a past time of a close relationship (girlfriend) who in this song still has a huge impact in his life. The childhood memories he still has haunts him in recollection

The Trumpet In fourth grade our class was taken to the gym to see the older kids playing instruments. There were so many different instruments being played, the sounds they were making with their instruments were awesome. It looked like it would be a lot of fun to play an instrument in the band and I couldn’t wait to get to try it. They let us pick our top three instruments we thought we liked and let us see them closer up and try them out. The trumpet was the first and the only instrument I tried

seven years of my life, I was a three season athlete. Soccer (which I never truly cared for), basketball, and softball. Football was almost added to the mix by the time sophomore year rolled around. It was just about all that I knew. I played alto saxophone and clarinet, but not yet to a point that it had any genuine meaning to me. All those years, the main teaching was that sports was the most crucial extracurricular to involve yourself with. So, what else was I supposed to do? Disobey what everyone