Essays Tagged: "Orchestra"

Design of Greek and Roman Theatres

rts events to speakers and plays.Some of the main architectural points of a theatre were the pit or orchestra, cavea, skene, stage, and the parodoi. The pit or orchestra was usually a circle marked ou ... den benches which were very practical because of the ease of construction and they were mobile. The orchestra was surrounded on the audience side by a stone terrace. It was approximately eighty-five t ...

(5 pages) 93 0 4.2 Mar/1995

Subjects: Art Essays

Supporting Characters Added Story Depth

pporting Characters: Added Story DepthWithout supporting characters, most plays would be akin to an orchestra without a violin section, i.e., the foundation is there, but it lacks completion and brill ... ead to a bad end. The supporting characters in this play are much like the violins and cellos in an orchestra. With just the main characters, the conductor and soloist, for example, the "music" would ...

(3 pages) 48 0 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The First Movement of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.

l and baroque concerto forms, with it's slow introduction and elements of the baroque 'concerto for orchestra' and 'concerto grosso' (although this cannot be clearly seen in this movement). Much of th ... t, however, it does have soloistic sections, and it does relate to the Baroque form of concerto for orchestra, although the connections are less obvious than in other movements.

(2 pages) 58 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Pollock - Delving into the Soul of the Tragically Gifted

ush in the paint and holds it above the canvas making elegant movements as if he were conducting an orchestra. The moment finally takes hold of him and he begins to use the brush as if it were a catap ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

This essay is a critique of a performance entitled 'Eat it up' performed by the up and coming Australian dance company called Steps.

concepts. Yet 'Dances of Atlantis' failed to capture my interest despite its interesting use of the orchestra on stage and the many partner duos. I think that the costumes let it down slightly, howeve ...

(4 pages) 93 2 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Small Group: Group Formation

ded by groups of people. Over the years, I have engaged in number of 'groups' such as youth groups, orchestra, art groups, volleyball and basketball teams and I have a wide network of acquaintances an ...

(6 pages) 377 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Turning a failing organization around

ork Times, February 20, 2002. The last decade has been difficult for many major metropolitan orchestras in the U.S.Through most of the 20th century, orchestras, along with art museums and opera ... the center of the cultural life of big cities. The 1990s were a time of considerablestrain for the orchestra industry, which was faced with declining audiences, changing tastes,and technologies that ...

(6 pages) 245 1 4.5 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The History of the Viola. Where it originated and who created it.

best known instrument in the violin family. In fact, ask anyone you know that is not involved with orchestra what it is and they would blink dumbly at you. In reality, even though the violin is bette ... ery, very, few solo violists, especially compared to the amount of solo violinists. In the ordinary orchestra, there are about three violins to every viola, and sometimes more. Composers sometimes wou ...

(2 pages) 30 1 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

What were the limitations and/or the advantages of the recording technology used in the production of the recording in 1931?

rlooked limitations of the recording after 1927 was the fact of one microphone. Whether a Wagnerian orchestra or a piano, the microphone was placed near the singer and the accompaniment was never the ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Concert Critique for Santa Clara Senior Orchestra

Unlike other youth orchestras in that area, their large and diverse structure (though most people are Chinese) allows m ... ining the organization. Today, my family and I went to see their highly regarded Santa Clara Senior Orchestra that requires a high level of commitment and talent.Concerts tours, retreats, participatio ... nd talent.Concerts tours, retreats, participation in music festivals and exchanges with other youth orchestras are a vital part of the the Santa Clara Senior Orchestra's experience. The Sabra Clara Se ...

(1 pages) 38 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Orson Welles And The War of the Worlds

8On the night of October 30, 1938, CBS Radio was broadcasting "La Cumparsita", a Spanish tango. The orchestra was conducted by Ramon Raquello, and had been playing live from the Meridian Room at the P ...

(9 pages) 41 0 4.5 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

My concert at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall

(1983) by Frigyes Hidas. Frigyes Hidas was born in 1928 during the Twentieth century. This was an orchestra ensemble which had a light pretty sound that reminded me of Christmas Music. There were p ... This piece was composed during the Romantic period and was conducted by John D. Pasquale. As an orchestra ensemble, this piece had a smooth mellow flow to it with an Andante tempo. The melody of ...

(4 pages) 39 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Sounds of Music

there are a variety of instruments that display the color of harmonies, when they are played in an orchestra or a band. The ranges of their sounds spans from the lowest pitch of a contrabass to the h ... the color of their sounds are possible to be perceived, when they are fully conducted and masterly orchestrated by music itself. Therefore the rhythmic lines that the percussion chases with the harmo ...

(7 pages) 41 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Intensive scene study of the first 2 scenes (first 5mins 13 sec) of Moulin Rouge

nd of everyone calming down and getting themselves comfortable, then as the lights come on the live orchestra starts. The conductor I feel is added for a bit of comedy, to contrast with the beg ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Learning to Embrace a Challenge.

djusting my fingers were frustrating. It had taken me six years playing the violin to get into this orchestra. Now I was expected to play a new instrument at high performance standards. This created e ... y of other musicians and discovering how wonderfully the viola combined with the entire spectrum of orchestral sound, I would soften. I wouldn't admit it, but I was beginning to like the viola.The nex ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Sophocles and The Greek Theatre.

ed up to the knees. There was little or no scenery. Initially, most of the action took place in the orchestra. Later, as the importance shifted from the chorus to the characters, the action moved to t ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Ancient Greek Theatre

The ancient greek theater was composed by three major parts: the Orchestra, the Scene and the main theater, called Koilon.The Orchestra was the almost circular place ... st circular place, situated in front of the scene (stage) facing the audience. At the center of the orchestra was situated the Thymeli, which at the early years was meant to be an altar and later on, ... . Some archaeological research in the Athens aerea gave some clues for the existance of rectangular orchestras in some ancient greek theaters, but the circular shape was the dominant one and also the ...

(3 pages) 29 1 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Sounds of Music

there are a variety of instruments that display the color of harmonies, when they are played in an orchestra or a band. The ranges of their sounds spans from the lowest pitch of a contrabass to the h ... the color of their sounds are possible to be perceived, when they are fully conducted and masterly orchestrated by music itself. Therefore the rhythmic lines that the percussion chases with the harmo ...

(7 pages) 33 0 5.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Mozart: A Complete Biography

d the way it was written and performed, "The former 'gallant' virtuosic contest between soloist and orchestra of the earlier, pre-Vienna works is resolved by Mozart, transforming it instead into a sta ... eo was one of Mozart's greatest masterpieces where Mozart expressed serious heroic emotion by using orchestral scoring and well-designed and expressive recitative.After the opera was performed. Mozart ...

(24 pages) 54 1 4.8 Apr/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Johann Sebastian Bach

tore up the music.In 1703, Bach took his first job. He was only 18 years old. This job was with an orchestra in Winmar. In 6 months, he quit because he had been invited to do a composition. The compo ...

(1 pages) 5 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays