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— MUSIC APPRECIATION (c4elink) —

— I have attached a copy of the concert program (has the pieces and the performers) and a copy of the notes I took while listening. The notes are bit scatterbrained so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. —

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CONCERT REPORT

Write a 3-page term paper giving a review of the concert you attended. Your report should be in essay form, 12pt-font, single-spaced. Please be sure to cover every piece on the program.

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YOUR REVIEW MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

– What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why? — I am more of a referential listener

eg) casual, referential, critical, or perceptive

– What pieces were performed? — (written below)

– What was the style of each of the pieces performed?

– What was the instrumentation of the orchestra?

– Did you enjoy the concert? Why or why not?

Analyze each piece played in the concert with the following criteria from the course:

  • Unity and Variety
  • Structure of the Music
  • Purpose of the Music
  • Tempo
  • Volume
  • Rhythm
  • Melody
  • Harmony
  • Form
  • Historical Period

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PIECES PERFORMED, by UCLA SYMPHONY at Schoenberg Hall on Dec. 4

#.1 — Symphony no. 31 in D Major, “Paris,” K. 297, by W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

I. Alegro assai

II. Andante

III. Allegro

– Stephen Karr, conductor

#.2 — Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), by Manuel de Falla (1876 — 1946)

I. En El Generalife (In the Generalife)

II. Danza lejana (Distant Dance)

III. En Los jardines de Sierra de Córdoba (In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba)

– Valerie Stern, piano

– Stephen Karr, conductor

#.3 — Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1901)

I. Allegro con brio

II. Adagio

III. Allegretto grazioso — Molto vivace

IV. Allegro ma non troppo

– Bruno Bastos do Nascimento, conductor