Concert Experience Essay

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Yuanyuan Mao MUS-120 10:20AM 17/10/2012 symphonic band My first concert experience Last Friday night, I got my first concert experience in Van Meter Hall for University symphonic band concert. It was a memorable musical feast. The first program is called Fanfare for the Ozarks. Before it beginning, The bandmaster introduced the principal flute for us. Fanfare has a dramatic start, just like a communicating between difference instruments. It makes sharp contrast between tempo and theme. After this program, I found another interesting thing is the band members rely on their feet tapping the floor, it's meaning applause. The second program is Spangled Heavens, it's also my favorite one in concert. In the first part, timpani make music richer layering. The flute give me briskly and comfortable feeling. As a polyphonic music, different main theme of integration is very coordinated. The second part is called "Restoration." It begins with a free style melody that soon change to the shape note tune. Also, this part is slow and feel sad, The crescendo of music can make driven by emotional development. Then back to the relaxing tunes. I think that the percussion is still the most exciting part. It makes the entire third part of a more complete and more vibrant and layering. Close to the end, different tones of the same music section of the four times repeat,the third part of the band to a climax, and ushered in the end. The next one is Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March, the composer was called "The March King", his music belong Romantic period, his music is full of self-style and personalized. One of program that I'm not really enjoyable is Vesuvius, It's a kind of strange for me.

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