Concert Review Essay

The rhythm, which was continuously steady seemed to get faster standardized a heart beat by the climax of the vocal. It was also at this point that the dynamics of the metrical composition were increasingly getting louder until all instruments met at the top with a bang and whence changed the dynamics again to a moderate level until the yell concluded. Waltz for Debby, written by story Evans and arranged by Don Sebesky, was a consonant, slow-beat waltz. The texture of this patch up remained the aforesaid(prenominal) through its entirety and the 1,2,3 pattern was also very noniceably throughout the paper as well.The saxoph unmatched, trumpet and electric guitar took turns at the melody and did so through this performance in the form of solos. The dynamics throughout this song were soft and then increased to a moderate level in the first place a decrescendo to a softer level once again. The ensemble did a fabulous job of keeping with the beat. superannuated Memories, by Fre d Hamilton and arranged by Paul Ferguson, was played the night of the contrive by guest trumpeter, Darryl smock. Mr. White played this song because it is the title track on his 1999 album, also called Ancient Memories.Mr. White is a professor of trumpet at the University of Nebraska. This piece began by having very dissonant tones within the harmony with the introduction of a lightly and drums. The song then changed into a more consonant harmony, which remained throughout the residuum of the song. The texture of this song was polyphonic between the trumpet and the piano. The melody of this song was bright and happy in some places within the song and more cool and relaxing in opposite parts as the step changed and the notes of the trumpet were held for emphasis.There were many dynamics used within this song. The song began with a crescendo from very soft to very loud and then remained in this pattern until the end when the pattern was reversed. Fly Me to the Moon was for me a song of romance from the time the first note began. The song was im resentmented and sexy and displayed dialogue without using any words. The ensemble played this piece with steadiness and the solo by Cassi Lee provided the extended dialogue that sounded same(p) dancing and twirling in the moonlight.This song reminded me of My Heart Will Go On in that the instrumental nature of it tells a story, just as lots as when Celine Dion is singing the lyrics. I found listening to this song a worthwhile experience and it was a fantastic beginning to the jazz concert in that it was familiar to the audience. Waltz for Debby made me wonder who Debby was and why soul would write such an old-sounding song for someone they loved. The song was very pretty, alone it was of a different genre than that of the other pieces within the concert.It is honestly tight for me to recommend this song to anyone, for I thought it was dull and lacked the depth of the other songs throughout the evening. Ancient Memories was a beautiful piece. I am not sure what I enjoyed more, the fact that Mr. White played with such passion and made the song his own life force or that this piece reminded me of my childhood. This piece reminded me of something Bill Cosby would have on the Cosby Show in one of the jazz clubs.The song was fun and although the song had a lot of repetition, I loved listening to the changes over and over again. The Jazz Ensemble concert at Tarleton was an enjoyable evening full of great music and intellectually stimulating experiences of music that I would not have listened to if not for this assignment. variegation is an important lesson to learn when viewing music because all music has root from another genre and recognizing this makes you more diversified as an individual.