Robert Levin had the piano setup in the middle of the orchestra, between the strings and the winds. ... Also, that the piano did not have a lid, it was fully exposed. ... Before the movement began he played a sample piece of C minor and D major, which is a symbolic note for the wind instruments like he said. ... The first movement was a piano concerto, which is the solo I had mentioned earlier. ... I"m not saying that this piano concerto was horrible but I just didn't enjoy as much the piano's performance in those two movements. ...

• Word Count: 1284
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I chose to write about Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, the Moonlight Sonata, or the Sonata quasi una fantasia. ... The first movement of this sonata, played adagio sostenuto, is fairly widely known and is taught often in piano lessons. ... It is amazing to me that Beethoven could make the notes flow together so wonderfully, producing such a pleasing piece. ...

• Word Count: 839
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Most concertos where written for violin or piano. ... He includes dramatic three-octave melodic descents and additional demonstration of range against a thick but piano wind chord. ... Recapitulation The recapitulation begins with a clarinet rising scale which leads to a held solo note above a lead in, played by upper strings and bassoon. ...

• Word Count: 1072
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It's interesting to note that in this great score, the free impressionism of Debussy is tempered with something like classic form. ... Debussy created many compositions for piano, from the rather conventional, "Pour le piano," to the austere Etudes. ...

• Word Count: 993
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It was astonishing, for one, that he could simply hear music being played and than recite it onto a piano. ... Even when the Emperor told him that there was too many notes in his opera, in Mozart's mind it was perfect. ...

• Word Count: 1706
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School