Essays about: "Orchestral Playing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Orchestral Playing.
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1. Tuning the Snare Drum
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : The percussion in the orchestra is always seen as the rhythmic section and the section which gives different colours and effects to the main melody. No one really thinks about the tuning of the percussion instruments but on the timpani. READ MORE
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2. Complications of 20th Century French Basson Music on Modern German Bassoon System
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musikAbstract : The 20th century French repertoire remains some of the most fruitful and varied music written for our instrument. But in fact it was written for another instrument entirely. READ MORE
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3. ” Clarinet Praxis” : How to best prepare for orchestra life. Advice and interviews with some of the main principal clarinetists in Europe.
University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musikAbstract : This topic for the present thesis arose from the very reason I came to study at the KMH Royal College of Music of Stockholm where I have the opportunity to approach orchestral life in a direct manner, playing and collaborating with the great orchestras of the city and also to focus on orchestral repertoire, especially those excerpts which are required for auditions. In the last year I have spent a lot of time trying to understand how an orchestral musician can manage time better and prepare for any kind of situation, precisely because I have had so many chances to participate in major projects that the university has offered and also in long tours around Europe, Canada and Central America. READ MORE
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4. What difficulties can a musician face while switching between the Bb and C trumpet playing standard orchestral excerpts?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This Master thesis explores differences between the Bb and C trumpet. Firstly, it accounts for how these two trumpets historically came to be, and their physical differences. Then, it explores my personal experiences switching between these two instruments while playing orchestral excerpts.. READ MORE
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5. The Haydn Project. A performance process of the second cello concerto with a tape accompaniment
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : To perform a solo concerto with an orchestra requires lots of knowledge not only about the solo voice but also about the accompaniment. Besides reading and listening we musicians learn by doing. Based on these thoughts I started to work on a piece in a new way. READ MORE
