9

BEETHOVEN CONCERTS The “Pastorale” Symphony and the “Emperor” Piano Concerto, one named by Ludwig van Beethoven and the other by a friend, are splendid examples of Beethoven’s musical acumen. These pieces are more formally known as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Piano Concerto No. 5. This concert report will cover both pieces and will contain my impressions of each piece. Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” was performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and was conducted by Paavo Jarvi

“Nooooo!” I screamed as I felt like my heart ripping out of my chest. It was beating at seventy-thousand beats per minute and I felt like I was frozen still like an iceberg in freezing water. The day had come where I was no longer needed and the government was ready to get rid of me. I heard the police sirens closening to my home. “Here take this” my mom told me as she handed me the government issued gun for my training. I was being trained as an operative that went undercover and was issued warrants

What is the purpose of life? Making money, travel around the world, or peaceful? It is about all of these three reasons or more than that, and the best word to describe about our purposed of life is “joy”. Why people want to get rich, why people like to travel around the world, and why people love peaceful? Because they are looking for the word “joy”. Maybe, the regular people like us could not fully understand the word “joy”, but Ludwig van Beethoven, who is one of greatest world composer, would

At the start of the movie we are told that Christoph, the main character’s, father had died and his Uncle Curt decided to rent out the top room of Christoph’s house to Mr. Beethoven since the room was a studio. Uncle Curt did this to help the family pay their bills. As soon as Mr. Beethoven moves in it is clear that he is a short tempered man and starts off badly with the maid Sophie. Mr. Beethoven is deaf, so he is humming a lot and causes a lot of noise. Soon Mr. Beethoven and Christophe become

Senior High School, of Dubuque, IA, has found a way of incorporating Beethoven’s most famous songs into a half-time show during varsity football games. Under the direction of William Rowley and Stephanie King, Senior was determined to bring classical music to the football field with famous songs composed by Beethoven. The opening song included Beethoven’s Fifth with a revised version that lifted the beat and brought more attention to the group. The second song that was performed was Ode to Joy. This

Creativity can sometimes be the result of torment. Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous classical composer with a hard life. Throughout his entire life, he suffered from various diseases, hearing difficulties, mental disorders and social problems, (Russell and Nibley 25 ). Yet despite all of these terrible ailments, he was able to compose music that is considered some of the best ever composed, and that is still appreciated today. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 17, 1770 (F.C.C). His

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is lauded as one, if not the most masterful piece of classical music that has ever been created. Unravelling all the components within it is a daunting task; beginning with the origin of the central theme of the piece from the poem “Ode to Joy”, the use of fugue, the deconstruction of the four movements, and the instrumentation. Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” generally speaks about brotherhood, joy, and drinking. Which if being experienced all at the same time, gives a sense

Colonel Stas Preczewski, the coach of the Army Crew Team for the US military academy is facing a situation which he never encountered before in his coaching career. The Varsity team(V) which consisted of the top 8 rowers selected by Coach P. was frequently beaten by the Junior Varsity team(JV) which consisted of the bottom 8 rowers on his team. With just one week remaining for the start of the National championship race, Coach P. was confused whether to promote the JV team for the championship, or

Station Eleven is an apocalyptic and post- apocalyptic novel, written is a non-linear fashion. This novel chronicles how a Superflu destroyed modern society, killing 99% of the human inhabitants. It goes on to tell about the earliest decades preceding and succeeding the outbreak. It follows a select group of regular people and how they survive in a world lacking civilization and ravaged by infection and death. The most obvious shift in this book was the breakdown in civilization. In a period of

Review on Brahms’s Third Symphony Symphony No.3, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Op.90, F Major Allegro con brio Andante Poco allegretto allegro Brahms was at the zenith of his powers when he wrote the third Symphony. He finished it during the summer of 1883, in Wiesbaden, whence in early May, soon after his fiftieth birthday. We can picture Brahms that summer, in the very prime of his life, his great intellectual and emotional powers fully developed and his mastery widely acknowledged, walking much