Violin College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction to Theatre

“Black Violin works hard, but makes it all look like play Sometimes they play with the intense seriousness of orchestral soloists; at others they fiddle as if at a hoedown; at still others they strum the violin and viola like guitars.” (N.Y. Times, n.d.)
The group Black Violin was founded roughly a decade ago in 2003. It is led by Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste and Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester. They are classically-trained viola and violin players who first met playing in their high school orchestra in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After graduation from college, they worked with many different hip-hop acts ...

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Techniques used by Pablo Picasso – “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass”
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was an artistic genius who employed several techniques to portray his talent. In the course of his transformation to also being a modern artist, he is famous for co-founding the Cubist movement along with Georges Braque. His works “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass” are brilliant examples of this period.
Picasso’s “The Violin” (1912), was created using Braques’ method of papiers colles displaying Synthetic Cubism. ...

George Braque understood art in terms of lines, mass, volume and weight used these elements to create subjective beauty. The purpose of art was to create rapport between him and the art piece (Mical, 2003). Braque yearned to not only see but touch artwork and so he created pieces that bridged the manual space and later incorporated other materials like sand and paper onto the canvas. He fragmented his subjects into pieces as a way of getting close to the subject like an artistic surgeon. Fragmentation allowed him to achieve space and movement in his pieces. In the Violin and ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

"The concert was in the LACMA ( Los Angeles Country Museum of Art). Sundays Live. The program played by The Lyris String Quartet. Musicians were Alyssa Park(violin), Shalini Vijayan(violin), Luke Maurer (violin) , Timothy Loo (cello).
The atmosphere at the LACMA was electric as the Lyris String Quartet took the stage. There was a sense of expectancy in the air and I felt that I was set to witness a truly fine performance. The attire of the musicians reflected a certain sense of detachment since the girls were dressed quite casually while the boys were a bit more formal but certainly not ...

Cubism is one of the first modern movements in art. The movement evolved during the period of rapid and heroic innovations by artists such as Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. The movement has two stages namely, analytic cubism and synthetic cubism. In analytic cubism, forms tend to be fragmented and analyzed. In synthetic cubism, foreign materials such as wood veneer and newspapers are collaged on the surface of the canvas as a “synthetic” symbol for the depicted objects. This style was developed by Juan Gris and Rernand Leger and it attracted so many adherents abroad and in Paris. The movement ...

The latest chamber music concert I attended was quite an enthralling experience. It consisted of three works with the most substantial one being the Violin Sonata Nr 2 by Johannes Brahms. The soloists were the violinist Yi Yang One and the pianist Kanae Matsumoto, both excellent exponents of the music, bringing a particular intensity and beauty to the music of Brahms and Messiaen which completed the concert.
The Brahms Violin Sonata is in three movements and lasts around half an hour. Here one can observe Brahms’ debt to Beethoven in the long melodic lines and the structural authenticity of ...

"The Soloist"/Homelessness

Abstract

The soloist is a book written by Steve Lopez which focuses on two men living in Los Angeles, California. It talks about the interaction between these two men. Nathaniel Ayers is a character in the book who at his young age schooled in Julliard. Nathaniel did not get the opportunity to finish his education due to the competition and a lot of pressure that existed in Julliard. He began performing poorly in his studies (Lopez 2008). Despite him getting bad grades he was still recognized by many due to his outstanding talent. Nathaniel is depicted as to be experiencing ...

I attended the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival concert on September 16th, 2015 at Garden City. The concert consisted of over 500 string players who were grouped into four main orchestras and was conducted by Cody Toll. The concert was completely sold out, and I was quite lucky to get a seat in the middle of the hall where I could see the whole stage and performances.
The concert consisted of great pieces and it opened with the festival overture by the Middle School String Orchestra A dubbed “Concert of Strings”. This particular piece began softly as the string instruments ...

Last month, there were group of foreigners who suddenly performed a street concert that promotes the awareness of other cultures towards Asian music. The musicians were Asians and played traditional Asian music. A huge crowd gathered in front of the street to watch them as they perform the exotic music from Asia. For instance, one of the music played by the band was the theme of Dae Jang Geum titled Onara. It was a Korean drama based on a real historical figure of Jang Geum, Korea’s first female doctor. I recognized the music earlier and the instruments because ...

On the evening of December 4, 2015 I attended the live concert performance hosted by Master Showman, Composer and world-renowned violinist, Andre Rieu. The concert even was held at the “3 Arena” (23,000 capacity) in Dublin, Ireland. Andre Rieu has been recognized on many occasions as one of classical music’s greatest performer, conductors, and popularisers. During the entire duration of the classical performance, Rieu was immensely successful in retaining (especially the young generation or non-classical enthusiasts), the attention of the audience by intermissive humour, storytelling, host-to-audience conversation, and a whole lot of promotive dancing/singing along. The concert ...

English

The award winning film Twelve Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen narrates the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Black violin player from Saratoga Springs, New York who was kidnapped and sold to slavery, his struggle for survival and his efforts to retain his dignity. Northup is kidnapped from Washington and since he was not carrying his Free Paper is declared to be a fugitive slave called Platt from Georgia. He is sold to plantation owner William Ford in New Orleans, a kind and generous man who impressed with his suggestion of cost cutting measures gives him ...

Abstract

An Oscar winning “12 Years a Slave” is a movie not only worth everyone’s attention, to my mind it is truly necessary for viewing, because this kind of movie is not only of high quality, it is also very educational. Telling about a free black man who happened to become a slave, the film presents a sad story about injustice, cruelty, stiff upper lip and will to survive.
In this paper I am going to examine race discrimination in the movie “12 Years a Slave” by Steve McQueen on the example of the film clip showing the process of buying black ...

Introduction

In 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a widely acclaimed cantata for Christmas day celebrations. It contained a narrative of words that praised Jesus Christ, and was supported by instrumentals and vocal codes. The cantata is a follow up on the famous hymn by Martin Luther, ‘Praise is to you, Jesus Christ ‘, and that was composed in 1524. The composition was inspired from readings that are located in the bible such as the Gospel of Luke, the book of Isaiah and Titus, which contained readings about the birth and salvation of Jesus Christ.

The composition

The narration uses aspects of repetition in its structure. The ...

Introduction

In his Streichquartett, Beethoven takes motivic material generated in Theme Groups 1 and 2 of the sonata exposition, and expounds upon them in the different transitional sections of the piece. By utilizing these distinct motives in different textural and harmonic contexts, Beethoven creates a strong sense of unity within the piece as a whole, while also designing a unique identity for each section.
The plan of this paper is first to identify the different areas where Beethoven borrows the motivic material and thus make explanations of the differences in existence as follows: Structural, harmonic and textural. The paper takes a vital interest on ...

Introduction

Sigmund Freud emphasizes the importance of the psychoanalytic value of dreams tremendously. He is of the opinion that dreams give a useful insight into the unconscious mind of a dreamer. His fascination with dreams shows in his keeping a diary during his childhood and he has used many of the ideas and dreams written on the pages of his diary while composing his most famous publication 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Freud believes that dreams are an attempt to fulfill wishes by the id, especially those wishes which remain unfulfilled in the waking life due to various reasons. Because the longings and desires ...

The experience at the music concert

The music concert always provides an opportunity to learn new things and explore new grounds in music. Entertainment guaranteed that learning and experience do not fail the expectations of the audience. At the performance, many stages spiced the event, although a few of them deemed outstanding. Initially, the vocalists made the whole event awesome. Musical vocal techniques proved just what I learnt about making a performance the best. The musical blend of voices and a wide range of musical prowess among the vocalists meant that the whole performance rejuvenated by well-organised voices and brilliant vocals. Vocal range among the vocalists proved the ...

“The Four Seasons” by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi is one the most remarkable masterpieces of the world music history. It is available for listening on almost every musical website, for ex. you can find it at http://magnatune.com/all/abaroque-seasons_128.mp3 A unique representative of Italian art, Vivaldi composed them in 1723.

“The Four Seasons” are considered to be one of the best artworks in Baroque music epoch which lasted from 1600 to 1750. First published in Amsterdam in 1725, they were a part of Opus 8, entitled “The Contest between Harmony and Invention”.

Today we can hear many different versions with solo instruments, but ...

Dear Admissions Review Committee,

I am sincerely grateful to you for taking the time to look through my application and for offering me an opportunity to be on the waiting list. Providence Day school has been my dream school for a long time and, at the time I visited the school, it appeared to be a perfect match for my interests and aspirations, therefore, if accepted, I would happily attend, in order to further develop my skills and sharpen my knowledge. I would like to use the opportunity to present my continuous and consistent interest in Providence Day school and update the Admissions ...

Identity in the play the short story One Friday Morning

Identity refers to the state of maintaining one’s character under different conditions. Identity therefore relates to social situations such as gender, color, class, and community. In African American literature, identity can be experienced in social circumstances that are largely discriminatory. Discriminatory aspects that affect the blacks largely relate to oppression. This aspect molds the manner in which African Americans are confronted with dilemmas regarding their place within the white-dominated society. Ideally, the reality of the blacks cannot be separated in the American society because color provides an inherent phenomenon of identity that manifest in different races.

The aspect ...

Ancient music had very distinct styles, musical instruments and elements were easily distinguishable as the songs progressed. The following is an analysis of five songs in terms of the style, tempo, musical elements and form.

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (Recorded August 10 1920) (cfa.arizona.edu)

Several musical instruments as were use in the song. The sound of a trombone comes first then that of a clarinet and violin follow in unison. The sounds produced by these instruments produce a very distinct tune. When the Mamie Smith sings, several elements of music can be noted these are timbre, harmony, pitch and rhythm.

The song is in classical jazz style and I could tell ...

I am sure that in order to become successful in any professional field it is necessary to identify clear goals and find the best place to realize them. I am happy that I understood this simple truth in time to do everything possible to make my dreams come true. I would like to describe the way my professional goals were formed and how I understood that Georgetown is the best place for me to do it.

Still, when I went to my violin lesson the next day, I noticed that every time I tried to strike a note with the ...

If somebody had asked me what makes a film successful, I would have been not able to answer at once. Acting, directing, screenplay, soundtrack, costumes, settings, camera operating, and a great many of other factors are equally valuable; they all contribute to the general perception of the film by the auditory.
In my essay I will focus on one element of the system – music; and I will try to discover how that magnificent tool makes a film admired.
Anabel J. Cohen in his Music as a source of emotion in film states that “emotion characterizes the experience of film, as it ...

In his book “Outliers”, Malcolm Gladwell mentions: “The outlier, finally, is not an outlier at all.” (285). That particular statement assumes those who achieve success have no evident differences compared with the ordinary people in the sense of being more intelligent and wisdom. In other words, the author tries to convince readers persevering and creating opportunities to be the most important ways to succeed. If a person relies on intelligence and wisdom only, they can’t climb higher than pyramid first level.
In my opinion talent or fortune cannot predestinate your success. People have to progress continually and keep ...

Analytic cubism is a term that was introduced by Picasso. This term arises from the ‘analysis of objects in space’. In partnership with Braque, Picasso was able to find a way to see objects in details without actually examining them these two artists were the first people to use this term. Braque made a painting called Palette and violin in 1909 (John 45). This painting was meant to represent the whole instrument though in actual terms it did not. It showed lines of strings that were short but had spiral spins to represent the neck of the violin. They were therefore made ...

The composer I have chosen to write this paper on is American Roger Zare. Roger is a composer from Florida who started composing at the age of 14. He learned multiple instruments at a young age including the piano and the violin. Roger has written solo, chamber, choral and full orchestra works. He has earned numerous honors including being the winner of the 5th annual Trio Anima Mundi Composition Prize. The work I chose to listen to is “Geometries” written in 2010 by Zare. The instruments that are included in the production of this are the clarinet, violin, cello and piano. ...

For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles
Jazz Vocal III Ensemble ...

Introduction

Death, a journey all must embark on where none can ever turn back and this is a part of life that no one wants to deal with let alone deal with when it comes to a dying relative. However, there has been a lot of talk recently about physician assisted suicide when it comes to a dying relative and some physicians feel it is their obligatory duty to relieve that dying person of any pain that they might be experiencing. Some people feel that it is easier to do this to spare the dying of their pain depending on the amount of time that ...

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” (Recorded August 10 1920) by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (arizona.edu)
- What musical elements were executed by the musicians?
In the song “crazy blues” the musicians executed several musical elements such as rhythm, timbre, tempo, pitch and harmony. In the song, the trombone plays first, followed by the clarinet and the violin. The instruments are all in tune and the pitch of the musician combines well with the instruments.
- What style did they play in?
The music style is jazz. This is evidenced by the ...

The Kirtan Concert by David Newman on Tuesday, October 1st 2013 at Atma Bodha Studio was one that will be remembered. The Yoga Studio was quite packed as is the norm for most of Newman’s Kirtan performances. Kirtan is a form of call and response series of chants performed in the Hindu language. Kirtans make effective use of orality in a manner that expresses a deep sense of romanticism and elaborate articulation. This happens while a melody is played using instruments chosen by the Kirtankar. Undoubtedly, David Newman is a prodigy of healing through Kirtan with worldwide acclaim. He employs devotional music full ...

Comparison of Musicians

Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach were two of the most brilliant composers in the genre of classical Western music. The nationality of these two musicians is German. Bach was a composer who lived during the Baroque period. On the other hand, Beethoven was a musical genius who lived during the transition period of Classical period to Romantic era. Beethoven came later than Bach or was born 20 years after Bach’s demise. Beethoven looked up to Bach as his inspiration were he adapted the work of Bach entitled “Well-Tempered Clavier” in one of his musical masterpieces, and regards Bach ...

Facilitator

Evolution has constantly occurred in the Turkish culture with new things coming up all the time. In a culture with great diversity and heterogeneity, Turkish music faces the pressure to adjust and fit in the lifestyles of the people in the country (Khotani, 2010). Over the last century, the culture can boast of the profound changes and diversifications it has undergone to breed the current trend in the cultural industry. Music is the most relevant beneficiary of the diversifications and changes. The evolution of music traces its roots back to the Islamic influences on the folk music. Evolution took another ...

Introduction

I bet that Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” gives you shivers, although you cannot truly tell what specifically transposes you in another world. It is that “I used to” that generates a melancholic feeling in Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida”. The song is mostly set in a glorious past, as it compulsively dominating the thoughts in the present. Further in this article I aim to decompose this song, examining the strength of its lyrics, the appeal to its listeners, the instrumental part and the clarity of the speech that resides from the song.

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Living in the past, back when “I used ...

Relevance to the Los Angeles Baroque Performers

“The Los Angeles Baroque Players” is one of the most famous baroque musicians in Los Angeles who played several instruments such as viola, harpsichord, flute, and oboe. The group is founded in 1983 and over the years; they have able to maintain their par level performance. It only shows that they have unique musical approach, interpretation, and execution, as well. They hold several concerts and one of the most remarkable performances they have are last January 6, 2012. It was fun and breathtaking event. Certainly, a night to be remembered.
The night started to become amazing, when Anthony Brazier, ...