The boisterous hush of the audience excites my anxiety and at the same time suppresses the nervous inferno that burns within me. The conductor tries to calm our restlessness, giving us a false sense of confidence. I glance tensely at our undersized violin section, and then quickly refocus on the conductor. As if by instinct, my mind relaxes, momentarily drifting from the music .
I did not have the best introduction to the violin. My involvement in music was not even voluntary. My parents were not very fortunate in being able to immerse themselves in music during their youth. Thus, they thought it appropriate that they could live as musicians, vicariously, through me. They planted the idea of music when I was in the third grade, but I did not express any desire to have anything to do with the school's orchestra. In the end, they persuaded me, and I was forced to show up, violin case in hand, for the first day of orchestra rehearsal. Very gradually, however, through the inspiration and steady encouragement of my violin teacher, I began to develop a certain affinity to the violin.
Almost nine years later, I consider playing the violin as one of the most gratifying aspects of my life. In my mind, the violin reigns as the best instrument. Whether blusteringly chaotic or lovingly sweet, good violin playing, with its deep, rich tones and tremendously broad range is the quintessence of expression. I also had ample opportunity for the other half of the interpretation of the arts. I feel a pleasure beyond description when listening to individuals like Yo-Yo Ma. I am able to just sit there and think about my life, and Yo-Yo Ma's commanding music can make me feel ebullience or rage. Not even the hectic schedule during junior year of high school has dulled my appreciation. In fact, playing the violin was my means of coping with the stress of two science classes and waking up early for marching band.
The Red Violin, Francois Girard's movie was built upon the myth and legend of the Stradivarius Red Violin. ... Anna's fate becomes the violin's fate. ... The violin is not a value in his eyes. ... He is the next owner of the violin. ... The violin is a symbol of moving forward. ...
An analysis of The Red Violin A man by the name of Vusoti is a very famous violin maker in Italy. ... It is a very special violin. ... Everywhere the violin goes, misfortune follows. ... It's maker, Vusoti, put his heart and soul into this violin. ... Covering the violin with her essence, applying it with her moral fiber, the Red Violin is a way for, in his mind, his wife to live on forever....
The Red Violin offers not only a message of the universality of the language of music but the secret of the red violin's color exemplifies the level of commitment that true musical devotion demands. ... The Red Violin embodies our mortality and immortality simultaneously; we search to create something that lives beyond us so we will live our life beyond mortal life. Not only does The Red Violin exemplify the communal spirit of music in that it is timeless and unrestrained by race, language, or geographical boundaries, but lends inspiration and a reason to create music. ... Xiang Pei r...
For instance, in Red Violin the camera is positioned in such a way that it looks as though we are seeing what the violin sees. ... For example, during Red Violin, the violinmaker's wife has her fortune told by the nursemaid. ... If we go back to the movie, Red Violin, the middle is three smaller stories to make the larger picture. This way the audience is captured by their own curiosity of what will happen next to the violin. ... Jackson's character, a violin expert and historian, discovers the legendary Red Violin so very close in reach. ...
On Saturday, November 15, 2014 I attended a Violin Orchestra Symphony. ... They also had a violin soloist. ... The genre of this piece is Violin concerto. ... You can hear the violins just screeching their instruments. ... Just listening to violins is very peaceful. ...
This essay contextualizes Marcel Duchamp's Etant Donne's (1946-1966) to Man Ray's Le Violin d'Ingres (1924), both of whom are modernist practitioners, in relation to the Modernist concept of the Anti-Aesthetic. ... Le Violin d'Ingres (figure 5) by Man Ray is a monochromatic photograph of a woman with a violin shaped body with f holes painted on her back to resemble a string instrument. ... The male gaze is evident in Le Violin d'Ingres as the woman is objectified to the point that she resembles an object. ... For the Le Violin d'Ingres, it has more elements o...
The harp and violins then began to play like raindrops with a basic montone rhythm. ... Underneath all of that, the violas begin to play along with another set of violins. ... They begin playing "Concerto in C for Violin and Orchestra" composed by Haydn. ... The violins bring in a beautiful cantilena. ... Then the calming clarinets and violins begin to play a dramatic and almost cinematic tone. ...
The four bar melodic line of the aboriginal chant theme in violin I which is underpinned by accents in violin I & II, viola (arco) against " f pizz", double stopping of cello and double bass "f pizz" creating a close texture. ... The opening focuses on register three layers consist of violin I melody, violin II, viola close harmony (tone clusters) cello and double bass with each main section the texture changes 1 the cello moves to a broken chord figure over 5th creating an ostinato in contrast to the other Prologue three layers which continue; creating a thicker homophonic texture or mul...
More examples of this (0,5,7) cell occur in measure 55 in the first violin and 61 in the first violin/viola. (0,5,7) is also present in the first violin in measure 125-126. ... One last example of (0,7) occurs in measures 209 with the second violin and measure 281 between the second violin and the cello. ... Instances of (0,2) occur in the pickup to the first measure in the first violin (C#,B) and in the second measure with the second violin and viola (G#, F#). ... An example of (0,2) that is in the second measure of the Burletta is the Ab in the first violin and the Bb in the second ...
