Instruments

artists. The first group to perform was the Moore Brothers Band. They are an Americana trio which consists of a mandolin, a guitar and a bass instrument. The mandolin had a smooth, classical sound. The sound of the guitar can be described as harmonious and warm. A low pitched tone was produced by the bass instrument. I think that that these three instruments complimented each other and as a result the end product was sounds that flowed together very nicely. Next to perform was

New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season. This concert was performed by an orchestra and was definitely a performance I enjoyed to watch and listen to. In the beginning of the performance, the orchestra begins with an adagio tempo, using instruments such as cellos and violins. The tempo is very slow and soothing until it suddenly interrupted by the sound of trumpets. This is setting a tone that something very dramatic is about to happen. After the trumpets sound, oboes and flutes begin to play

musical elements of jazz music. The instruments used in this music are “solo clarinet, saxes and trumpets in fives, four trombones, piano, string bass, and drums.” (“Leonard Bernstein Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for Clarinet & Jazz Ensemble.”) The music has three movements and each title of these clearly represent what kind pieces are these. (ThePhiladelphiaOrchestra 23) The first movement is the prelude, an introduction to the music, played by brass instruments. The texture of this movement is mostly

this was a symphony orchestra. While watching this concert, I observed many different things. The instruments that I saw were pianos, cello, violin, clarinet, xylophone, flute, and the viola. The piece’s dynamics started out pianissimo (very softly) and then began to go from soft to louder over time which is called crescendo and the other instruments started to chime in. The most played instrument in the concert was the piano. When the pianos were playing, they sometimes took low runs of octaves

uses stringed instruments, and Divahn incorporated a violin and a cello into their performance. The singer occasionally used a guitar as well. The string players played the instruments in a western fashion, demonstrating the western influences on the group. There were also two musicians who played percussion instruments. The first played a sort of conga drum, reflecting a Latin percussion influence, although there were only two drums instead of three. The second played an instrument that appeared

life. Undoubtedly, the progression of technology has had a profound influence on the art of music. The way music is now transmitted, performed, and composed has evolved in accordance with the physical and stylistic components of particular musical instruments. Radical technological developments throughout time has provided the piano with a long and diverse history, featuring variations of its physical figure as well its tone colour and texture(?). The harpsichord served as a starting point for future

Composers are the beginning of orchestras, as the whole purpose of an orchestra is to play written music. Without the music, there is no orchestra. The orchestra itself consists of musicians playing various instruments at the same time. These instruments can be broken down into four types of instruments—woodwind, brass, string, and percussion. Because the orchestral musicians play the music itself written by the composer, they are essential in the overall performance. One of the most important skills orchestral

to a new light section led by a trumpet solo. This section greatly contrasts the opening passage. This passage slowly morphs back into the original section through a long and drawn out crescendo. The dynamic returns to piano to feature woodwind instruments such as flute and oboe. This strings play pizzicato to contrast the oboe soloist. Throughout many sections of the piece, is an ostinato bass line. This bass line gives the piece an medieval feel in the

them soft, loud, deep sound. With their individual instrument, they can compose a masterpiece; brass, woodwind, percussion they all make beautiful sounds. I’m interested in Concert Band because they are people that simply love to compose music with one another without knowing them on a personal level. Children are dedicated themselves to be part of a Concert Band that works in harmony, day in and out on perfecting their skills with their instrument. Today is their first time

“prepared piano”. He also experimented with tape recorders, record players, and radios, finding the music around him in the simplest objects, otherwise not considered instruments by the typical composer or musician. After realizing his makeshift instruments were not what he needed, he began brainstorming ideas for new instruments. Pieces such as “Imaginary Landscape No. 4” and “Water Music” were just a few examples of his creativity in music. For “Imaginary Landscape No. 4” Cage used twelve radios