The Importance Of Orchestra Concert

The same applies to a dramatic scene where the music may be deep and frantic to convey to the audience the feeling of anticipation. A scene i would like to focus on is the scene in which Garry and his father have a final ‘showdown’, if you will, at the front of the house. The scene consists of the father imposing himself on Garry and proceeding to continually beat him down time after time only for Garry to rise up and face his father on each occasion. This scene evoked a feeling of pride and admiration from the audience as to Garry’s courage and determination to convey the message to his father that he is ready to stand on his own two feet and defy him. This is a very powerful scene within the movie which initiated powerful emotions within the audience. All of this was accomplished with the notable absence of music of any form. The omission of music in this scene created an atmosphere in which the dramatic affect was amplified due to the silence.

Wozzeck, a tragic story about a soldier who suffered from cruelties portrayed by society, has music that expresses many feeling and emotions. For example, at opening the music gives a sensation of fear, anger, and suspense portrayed by the captain. As it continues, when Marie is reading the Bible, the music turns softer, holistic, and become slower paced to give an impression of worries and desperation. At the same time, when Marie is alone with Wozzeck, the music changes to express tension and a visualization of what could happen to Marie. Towards the end, the orchestra’s performance by itself gives a feeling of climax.

These types of reactions by inexperienced audiences make listening to or concentrating on great performances of beautiful music very difficult. Not only do these translate to distractions for the performers, but applause betwixt the movements can interrupt the flow of the work and thwart the intended effect that the composer and conductor wish to have on the audience. This audience reaction can also take away and distract from the atmosphere of the performance, which, in this case was a relatively small and intimate concert hall.

I recently attended the opening night of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling. The experience of seeing a live orchestra for the first time was very unique and pleasant to me. The feel and atmosphere was much different from what you would experience at a country or hip hop concert. The venue was very quiet and respectful, no one was talking or playing around on their cell phones. Whereas my prior concert experiences had consisted of musicians aiming to be as loud and energetic as possible to invoke excitement in the audience, the orchestra put out a different feel for the audience. The orchestra aimed to invoke and emotional and appreciative response from the audience.

My first ever concert I went to was one that I did not want to go to. I was seven years old and my parents, being season ticket holders for the Chattanooga Symphony, thought it would be a good experience for me to go. I of course, fell asleep before intermission and ended up sleeping through the remainder of the concert. This would be the first of many symphony concerts I would be dragged to against my will and I only grew to slightly dread going to them less. However by going to these concerts I learned numerous musical concepts and styling that I am now able to pick out in my music tastes even in genres such as rap and hip hop. While as a whole classical music is irrelevant in pop culture music, the use of classical music styles and samples

(Forney and Machlis, 639) An example of this is in the climactic scene of The Godfather. While the audience hears Bach organ music during a baptism, they see the brutal murders of Michael Corleone’s enemies. In addition to setting moods, music can play an important role in establishing character. The appearance of a dashing romantic hero might be accompanied by a passionate melody, or the image of a soldier could be supported with a strong march.

Music is a part of everyday life for people. People listen to it on the radio on their way to and from work, while working on a project, and when people are relaxing. Music has become integrated into our society and has been proven to help people comprehend. Well done music connects to an audience and has an underlying message. When people hear and acknowledge this message they relate and they can then therefore understand what the composer was doing. This can be clearly shown in movies. Modern day T.V shows and movies have some soundtrack or song being played in the background. These songs typically connect with the audience and are there to support whatever events are occurring at that time. Most kids when they are told they are reading Shakespeare dread it. This is because Shakespeare wrote in a language that was around over 400 years ago. The style of his writing isn’t what people are used to. However, when plays and books are paired up with music for their events, just like on T.V and in movies, it helps people understand what is going on. If Julius Caesar was made into a movie now, it would need music to fit each scene so people watching would

Music in movies is crucial to manipulate our emotions towards the scene. Incorporating music into films will not only make the final outcome more interesting, but it also allows the audience the ability to connect emotionally to characters and their situation, also reinforcing the story and/or message. Music can also work very well to make clear the heritage of a character/group of characters or the geographic setting of the movie or a scene. If for example Chinese or Japanese sounding music can be heard during a certain scene, the audience can easily spot where it is taking place without the need of visually establishing the location too much. Music also has the ability to clear the time frame of the movie. For example if classical music is being heard in the film, the audience are able to easily recognize that the movie is set in an older period of time.

I have never had the chance to sit and watch a symphony before. I have heard them in plays and other performances, but they have never been the main production in something I have seen. It was very interesting to see the structure behind the sound. The amount of people and different instruments all together making a cohesive piece of music was absolutely incredible. There appeared to be well over 50 musicians working together to produce different sounds that fit together so tenaciously. Among the instruments involved in the orchestra, I noticed cellos, flutes, clarinets, cymbals, tambourines, trumpets, violins, trombones, tubas, french horns, and even a few instruments that I could not recognize. The diversity in the instruments created a strong yet effortless feeling in the listener. The music flowed so well that it seemed simple and easy, yet when I looked into the orchestra and saw how many components go into the composition, it is clear that it is quite intricate.

Considering the genre of the orchestra, it is immediately apparent that the orchestra is, first, a form of artistic expression and, second, a method of conveying deep emotions through the music to the audience. Either through the vocalized word, or the unspoken instrumental music, these concepts tie together ideas from traditional English and artistic discourse communities.

Music is used in film for different purposes. It entertains the audience and refreshes the movie by creating suspense, emotions, and a sense of rush. In listening to the soundtrack, the viewers are captivated by what is happening in the film and relate to it. Music also helps to set the mood of the film, for example, when danger arises, the music becomes louder and tenser, creating perfect conditions for the audience to enjoy the movie. Music is a fundamental requirement in a film as without music, it would be without

In exploring the capabilities offered by the utilization of existing music in narrative film, it is helpful to note that it is motivationally different from the usage of music in a music video. For almost any song, it will be more central to the primary motivation of the media artifact as a music video than in a film. This is related to the reasons for creating a music video, which is in some terms the parallel opposite of the reasons for using popular music in

Leonard Bernstein stated, "Music can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable" (Wandberg, 2001, p. 16). This means that music has the power to transmit, inspire passion and sensations that mere words will not do. As a part of the curriculum for the class Music Lecture (MLIT 1003), it was required to attend a classical music concert in order to perceive and analyze distinctive elements of the performance.

For Martin Scorsese, popular music in films ‘doesn’t have to serve simply as mood music or be an unimaginative device for establishing a time period.’ (Romney & Wootton, 1995: 1)Taking this as a starting point, discuss the use of popular music in either one or two films or the work of one film director.

First, select the instruments you will use according to the background scenes of the movie. Film composers can choose any musical instrument they want. To start with, you can try to create beautiful melodies using guitar, violin or piano, which are the most common musical instruments used in movies. Others choose instruments such as: