Piano trio repertoire

On Sunday October 11, 2015, I attended the Regina Musical Club’s, Trio concertante at the University of Regina. The concert was performed by 3 musicians, Nancy Dahn who played the violin, Simon Fryer who played the cello, and Tim Steeves who played the piano. The concert was made up of three pieces. The first one was Beethoven’s Piano trio in G major Op.1 No.2 which was published in 1795. The second was Fryderyk’s Chopin’s, Chopin in G minor Op.8 which was written and published in 1829. And lastly Antonin Dvorak’s, Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” which was written in 1891. The genre of these pieces were classical. The concert, was pretty good in the sense that everything went as planned. No one screwed up, and the musicians played…

I’ve never lived with any guy besides my dad and that didn’t count! These boys seem like spawns of Satan! To any outsider Carson sounded to be the trouble of it all, the eldest of the trio. “How have you lived with all those boys?” I asked curiously which made her laugh “I grew up with a large family of boys, I had nine older brothers.” She grins and my eyes nearly popped out of my head. “Nine brothers!?” I shrieked “And you live with twelve more?!” She laughed again “They’re not that bad.” She…

Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is scored for piano, clarinet, violin, and cello. It was premiered in a WWII POW camp where Messiaen was held. Messiaen had begun sketches of the piece before being captured, and he finished the piece in the POW camp for musicians that were present. The quartet was premiered in the camp for the prisoners. The piece is in eight movements, and Messiaen wrote an introduction describing the movements. His signature birdsong is featured prominently, as well as…

Music is a hobby that should be considered a skill not an ability. In order to master it, hours and years of practice is required to master playing every note. No other profession requires as much devotion because once a person decides to put music behind their other priorities, it is difficult for one to pick it up again. I interviewed Gretchen Dekker, adjunct music director at York College and my piano studio teacher. As an active music student, I am very familiar with the responsibilities…

Placido Domingo is generally known as “the King of Opera”, as he is one of the most famous singers and composers of all time. Born on January 21, 1941, in Madrid, Spain, Domingo grew up in a very music oriented family. Both of his parents were singers of Spanish operas, and toured all around Spain with a troupe. When he was around the age of eight years old, he received his first piano lessons. He moved with his parents down to Mexico so they could start up their own zarzuela group, which helped…

It was in Paris that de Falla published his first piano pieces and songs. In 1914, de Falla published his ever-popular Siete Canciones Populares Españoles. This song set was first written for soprano and piano. Since then, it has been arranged for varying solo instruments in place of the soprano voice. Besides being de Falla’s most arranged composition, it is one of the most frequently performed sets of Spanish-language art songs. The styles of each song are strikingly diverse. They are…

composers, such as, C.P.E Bach, J.S. Bach, and Haydn, the impacts of the Turkish war contributed to develop characters of his late symphony no.41 “Jupiter”. Thus, this piece contained both the comprehensive musical ideas of Viennese tradition and Mozart’s unstable employment situation which was influenced by historical changes in this period. Last example of changing employment for professional composers is Beethoven. Beethoven is the great romantic period composer. His virtuosic piano works…

written for violin and piano with the purpose of it being a chamber piece. By analyzing the movements, the progress from the Classical to the Romantic eras will become observable through subtle and apparent musical elements. The concert these pieces were performed at was part of the Colburn Celebrity Series, presented at the Walt Disney…

Three Dance episodes from On the Town, Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront, Piano Concerto, and An American in Paris are the pieces the musicians played. Furthermore, a symphony played these American pieces. Lastly, Bernstein 's and Gershwin’s music are programs, while Copland’s music is absolute music. All three of these composers are American. Therefore, they…

Music can have a huge influence over a child’s academic life. The author of Life of Pi, Yann Martel feels that the arts can have an influence over a person’s imagination. Martel feels that “If we citizens do not support the arts, then we sacrifice our imagination...” (xi). Music has the ability to spark memories of times someone has had with his or her families and friends. A song played during the holiday season can bring back memories of something as simple as decorating a Christmas tree or…