... Cathedral" by Claude Debussy, and "From the Shaken Tower" by James David are all pieces that were performed at the concert that night. Despite these pieces having separate themes and backgrounds they all seemed to mesh with the mixed feelings the snowy weather had invoked that night. "Niagara Falls", written by Michael Daugherty, is a buoyant type ... of "Niagara Falls" filled the small auditorium with feelings of excitement. The composer Michael Daugherty describes the piece as a "ride over the Niagara Falls", which I think accurately matches the feeling of being there. After the woodw...

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... . During this time Friedrich would lie to his daughter about Schumann, deliberately feeding stories to her to dampen her spirits. Often the lovers would secretly meet, but they would quickly separate as if they were committing a horrible crime. This affair went on for four years with many notes written to the other. "Someday my turn will come,"" wrote Schumann, " ... smaller parts tied together by an integrating poetic idea."" Also interesting, Schumann composed a few pieces that played upon the letters of names as the pitches. One example, Carnaval, consisted of themes based on the musi...

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... . During this time Friedrich would lie to his daughter about Schumann, deliberately feeding stories to her to dampen her spirits. Often the lovers would secretly meet, but they would quickly separate as if they were committing a horrible crime. This affair went on for four years with many notes written to the other. "Someday my turn will come,"" wrote Schumann, " ... smaller parts tied together by an integrating poetic idea."" Also interesting, Schumann composed a few pieces that played upon the letters of names as the pitches. One example, Carnaval, consisted of themes based on the musi...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate