The concert was performance by Katelyn Bouska, a doctoral student at Temple University, who is an active solo and collaborative performer on both historical and modern keyboard instruments. ... The second concert I went to was Korean Percussion Ensembles, performed by Korean music group from our campus. ... In the contrary, Korean percussion performance feature drastic changes in rhythm. Moreover this performance was all about percussion, without the aids of melody and lyrics, which made me be at lost in the performing session. ... From what I learned from class, Mozart famously disliked the f...

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Composers, who first started writing for the original form of this instrument, were frustrated with the limitations imposed on it by its inability to make rapid pitch changes. ... Zarro, Percussive Notes June 1998; 57-60). ... Even though using timpani as an orchestral instrument took root in the works of Bach and Handel in early eighteenth century music, the usage of timpani declined in the middle of the eighteenth century. ... Berlioz was one of the first composers to realize the potential for percussion, and had a solution for fixing such poor percussion sections in the orchestras: "The...

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The elements of style are sometimes vague due to his "pop" sound, but the use of syncopated and intertwined musical lines from the guitar, bass, and the percussion give a basis for his style. On his last two albums he incorporated the trumpet as an instrument in his band, an instrument which has a similar timbre to his own voice as he has aged. ...

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The orchestra consisted of what I expected, containing many violinists, violists and cellists as well as a number of brass and percussion players. ... Before the performance began, each performer tuned his or her instrument, together with the entire orchestra. ...

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