... from an ancient pipe, the chalumeau, it uses an advanced key-system like that of the flute. OBOE Shakespeare's stage directions call for 'hautboys', the English form of the French hautbois, meaning literally 'high wood'. Not until the 19th Century did the instrument universally acquire the Italian name oboe. Its reedy, ... . Brass players control their instruments by means of valves, and have to master 'embouchure' - the technique of using the mouth muscles to create notes of different pitch. TRUMPET The trumpet tunes of 17th and 18th Century England, particularly those of Jeremiah Clarke...

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... and legato melody. The song is played moderato and reminds me of a very long back choral. This church hymn was played very nicely and the high notes were in tune. The Spirit of Our Land written by Frank Bencriscutto was the Concert band's fourth song. The trumpets play the main melody very legato largo ... instruments that depict an image of native Americans beating drums around a fire. The rest of the band comes in playing mezzo piano and allegro. The notes are marcatto and build suspense to the end of the song. This was one of my favorite songs of the concert. The symphonic band's first...

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... the century and took charge of St. Paul's Girls" School, writing music in his spare time. He even wrote the St. Paul's Suite for Strings for the school orchestra. Later, he became interested in music and wrote a suite (group) of seven pieces based on each of the planets ... for an orchestra of over a hundred players. Each piece had the name of a planet and a subtitle too. Each movement displayed the characteristics assigned to ... . Mars- the bringer of war started with the bass oboe and six horns each making low sounds portraying war. The low notes made the overall sound seem menacing ...

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... Viola and bass were set on the left side and all the violins were in the middle spread neatly in a U-Shape. All the other instruments were in the back. For example: The flutes, oboes, clarinet, bassoon, horns, trumpets, trombone, bass trombone, tube, timpani, percussion and the harp. The program booklet gave a list of the pieces ... different theme now. Solo violin when you hear it feel like it ascends most of the time meanwhile you can hear a flute in the background play descending notes simultaneously. Sometimes the piece felt like you can waltz with it. It sounded very romantic just h...

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... and he had a brother, Modest, whom he was very close with throughout his life. He was a smart child having had learned German and French at the age of 6. While a young Peter was taking piano lessons, at night when he'd go to sleep, and wake up complaining to his ... differed tremendously from his personal life during these times. Compositions were being completed easily while relationships were not turning out his way( 1 Dick). Tchaikovsky would, for the rest of his life, struggle with relationships and his own sexuality. After marrying a passionate student and later realizing he made a ...

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