Essays about: "Orchestra playing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Orchestra 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. ” 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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3. Practicing for Orchestra projects, how to adapt my practice for it to be the most efficient and effective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : In this work I try to understand how and why practicing for orchestra is different from solo practice, and how I can make it more efficient (less time-consuming), effective (resulting in better quality of playing), and relevant to me, with the challenges and difficulties that I have at this stage of my education. I do that by analysing my preparation and experience during several orchestra projects, finding the aspects that need improvement and trying new methods to make them evolve. READ MORE
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4. 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
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5. What is the key to success? Exploring various ways of preparation for orchestra projects
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This thesis aims to analyse the preparation process before orchestra projects. This thesis begins with the description of ways of preparing for orchestra projects for the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. The second part of the thesis is a description of problems which I found during the preparation and ways which I tried to solve them. READ MORE
