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wind, brass and percussion sections. Symphonie Fantastique, by Hector Berlioz, was no exception, and was written for an extensive orchestra of 220 players, including, piccolos, flutes, oboes, horns, clarinets, bassoons, cornets, trumpets, trombones, tuba (or ophicleides), timpani, bells, a wide variety of percussion, bells, violins, violas, cellos and double basses. Through this symphony, various instruments have programmatic purposes to develop the scene, such as the pizzicato strings in the 4th movement

The stories of opera, a popular form of entertainment where composers stores into musical theatrical performance is a form of entertainment that has been around for sometimes in our entertainment world. It has become increasingly popular entertainment where composers turn stories into simpler, more realistic characters, and establishing plays that have characters with common feelings and non could do that better than Giacomo Puccini and Richard Wangner in La Boheme and Die Walkure respectively.

example of personification gives the attributes of feminine beauty to a region of land to express just how beautiful it truly is. Another example of personification is found in stanza six, line 2. This line reads “Even the Tuba of Paradise is jealous of their greenery” (Line 22). The Tuba Of Paradise is heaven in the Islamic faith and it is saying heaven is jealous of the greenery of the gardens in Kabul. By saying that a heavenly place is jealous of the appearance of an place on earth, one gets the impression

is the first of five marches by Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance. In this piece the instruments that are used are two piccolos, two flutes, two clarinets, two oboes, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two cornets, three trombones, tuba, three timpani percussions, tambourine, two harps, organ, and strings. The tenary form which is a three-part musical form (A-B-A) contains the famous tune known as “Land of Hope and Glory”. In 1902, the tune was re-ued for King Edward VII, and then

sonata (mm. 197-307), and the multi-movement symphony brought together in a distinctive fusion. An opening masculine theme in E major (bars 1-40) is very bold, forceful and energetic. Bar 60-63 a crescendo from pp to ff by the horns, trombone and tuba and an entry (exact rhythm from bar 1-3) of strings after brief rest is so effective. Romantically, a solo violin enters at third bar of figure D (bar 71) and a transition, and lyrical second theme in B major (bar 90-148). Avoiding nineteenth century’s

I would make a great member of the National Honors Society. There are several attributes of my character that make me stand out from my peers. First, is my determination. When I really want to accomplish something, I put it into mindset that I am capable of obtaining it, and push myself. For example, my 9th grade year I really wanted to join the Belle Valley Community Band. I knew the music was tough, but that was just what I wanted for myself. I practiced a piece and some scales. I did a live audition

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On November 16th, 2017 I attended the Riverview High School Kiltie Band’s Fall Concert at Riverview High School at 7:00pm and there were about 200 people in attendance. The Wind Ensemble started by playing First Suite in E Flat for Military Band, Op. 28, No.1 by British Composer Gustav Holst. The composition was first premiered in 1920 at the Royal Military School of Music, but the manuscript was first completed in 1909. This composition was Holst’s first for a military band. The First Suite has

songs varied from Fiddler in the Roof to James Bond. The concert was mainly characterized by the songs played in a big band style. It consisted of many musicians and many instruments including, alto, tenor and bari sax, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, keyboard (piano), guitar (acoustic, electric), percussion (mallets, drums), bass (acoustic, electric), vocals. Songs like “Star Wars”, had a big entrance, a lot of use of percussive instruments mainly drum set. The beginning (I apologize for the lack

General reaction: I was fascinated by the magnificence of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center and elated by the magnitude and grandeur of the sound that the New York Philharmonic succeeded to produce. Composition I liked best: The piece that enchanted me most was Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a four-movement work composed of Adagio – Allegro non troppo in sonata form, Allegro con grazia in ternary form, Allegro molto vivace in sonata form, and Adagio