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    When I left my sequestered neighborhood of Cote-Des-Neiges’ school to attend my father’s alma mater, La Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, a school founded upon the ancient traditions of European choral music, little did I know at the time that I would be blessed with a deep passion for music, an incredible learning experience, and a long-lasting brotherhood. Abruptly woken up by my mother’s loud knocks on the door, I stood up erect and began my systematic morning routine. Today was different

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    usually by means of "modulation": a change in the feeling of the home key, through a variety of keys or harmonic regions. Beethoven also expanded the use of wind instruments, doubled the size of the orchestra, and included trombones, piccolo, and contrabassoon. Beethoven had a significant impact on the symphony as he expanded the form, utilized heroic themes or motives, and brought a wide variety of orchestration. One

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    On April 11, 2014 The Florida Orchestra performed Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony No. 28 in C major, K, 200, David Diamond’s Symphony No. 4, and Johannes Brahms Quartet No.1 for Piano and Strings in G minor at the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall in Tampa, Florida. Gerard Schwarz, guest conductor, led the Florida Orchestra for each of the compositions. According to The Florida Orchestra Program the list of performers for the violin is Jeffrey Multer, Nancy Chang, Jeffrey Smick

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    Louis but his parents preferred to call him Leonard. When Bernstein’s grandmother died he officially changed his first name to Leonard. Bernstein’s father, Sam, actually disapproved of Bernstein’s interest in music, though Sam eventually took him to orchestra and piano concerts. After these concerts, he was intrigued to learn the piano. He eventually learned the piano after his cousin gave one to him. After completing Latin school in Boston, he traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts to study music at

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    Discuss at least three events. Three events that influenced Beethoven’s music career would be, his harsh childhood, when he turned 26 he went deaf, and he had liver problems. How was the Eroica Symphony received by critics and the public? The critics and public quickly denounced the Eroica Symphony, no one was really sympathetic towards it. Beethoven continued to compose after Eroica. Which of the excerpts of Beethoven’s later works do you like the best? Why? Of Beethoven’s later works

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    Johannes Brahms Essay

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    The piece of music I have chosen is 4 Symphonien composed by Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897; conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989; produced by Hans-Ludwig Hirsch; performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) (Deutsche Grammophon, 1990). According, to Wikipedia (2017) “Johannes Brahms, born 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897 was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria”

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    Orchestra Concert Essay

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    Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra had performed Shostakovich’s “Symphony NO. 7, Leningrad” from the Romantic era. The orchestra was a large ensemble (1) containing various instruments that contributed to the overall sound of the piece. Since the orchestra was a large ensemble, just like the instrumentation common in the Romantic era, the orchestra was able to perform in a lively, vigorous manner, probably vivace (2). The orchestra performed tutti

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    Schoenberg vs Symphony Op.21 by Anton Webern Similarities • A first thing to point out is the use of expressionism, with these atonal chromatic note structure, no sense of a tonal center, but somehow you still hear the emotion in each piece. • One major similarity is the atonality, both fully utilizing different versions of it, Schoenberg uses pitch class set theory or could be read as using an octatonic scale (at least in my opinion), and Weber use a 12 note tone row to create an organic symphony. • Both

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    Lastly, Beethoven’s love for Julieta Guicciardi led to his passion in his music career. 2. How was the Eroica Symphony received by critics and the public? Critics and the public enjoyed the symphony but disliked the duration of the symphony. 3. Beethoven continued to compose after Eroica. Which of the excerpts of Beethoven’s later works do you like the best? Why? I enjoyed “Symphony No. 6 Pastoral 2nd Movement” the most. I believe this is

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    Organizational Management JFT2 Task 1 Utah Organizational Management JFT2, Task 1: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis In 2002, a proposal was made to merge the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera due to the failing economy, collapsing of the stock market, declining government financial support, and a waning of donations for the arts. The proposed merger would help both organizations by economizing on costs and expanding

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