Live Classical/ Jazz Concert Report (Essay)

Music Appreciation

Sample Outline: Concert Report 1: Instrumental Music

(Orchestra, Band, Chamber Music, Solo Recital)

Last Name: __________________________

First Name: __________________________

Course Section: __________________________

Concert Setting

Date of Concert: March 8, 2003

Place of Concert: Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Name of group(s) performing:

University Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Castillo, conductor_____________________________________

Briefly describe the concert setting (hall, performers’ dress).

The hall was large – over 1,000 seats. _______________________________________________________

The performers wore black (formal dress). ___________________________________________________

Were concert programs provided? _X_ yes ___ no. If yes, attach a copy.

Were program notes provided? _X_ yes ___ no.

Were there any spoken remarks about the concert? ___ yes _X_ no.

Could you follow the order of the concert? _X_ yes ___ no.

Were there any aspects of concert conventions that surprise you? _________________________________

Which? _______________________________________________________________________________

Concert Music

Which genres of music were performed (such as symphony or sonata)? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you read about any of the works performed? _X_ yes ___ no.

If yes, where? _ X_ program notes ___textbook ___ outside reading

Were any of the works programmatic (with literary or pictorial associations)? _X_ yes ___ no.

If yes, which? ____ Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream_____________________________________

What historical eras were represented on the program?

___ pre-1600 ___Baroque _X_ Classical _X_ Romantic ___ 20th century

Choose two works from the program. Name the composer, the work, and the movement (if applicable), and compare the works in the following outline.

FIRST WORK

Composer: ___ Mendelssohn ______

Title: ___ A Midsummer_____

___ Night’s Dream____

Movement

or Section: ___ opening __________

Melody: ___ high range and ____

Disjunct, later conjunct

Rhythm/

Meter: ___ duple ____________

Texture: ___ homophonic ______

Tempo: ___ Allegro (very fast) ​_

Dynamics: ___ soft at opening,____

__ then grows louder__

Instruments: __ woodwinds begins,__

__ then strings, later___

____ full orchestra____

Mood: __ enchanted _________

Other: ___________________

SECOND WORK

Composer: ___ Tchaikovsky ______

Title: __ Concert No. 1_____

___ for Piano________

Movement

or Section: ___ First ____________

Melody: ___ wide range, _______

___ sweeping_________

Rhythm/

Meter: ___ triple ____________

Texture: ___ homophonic ______

Tempo: ___ Allegro (very fast) ​_

Dynamics: ___ loud (forte) for____

__ opening, later soft__

Instruments: __ begins with French__

__ horn, then piano__​​__

__ and full orchestra___

Mood: __ dramatic _________

Other: ___________________

What was your overall reaction to the concert?

_X_ enjoyed it a lot

___ enjoyed it somewhat

___ did not enjoy it much

___ did not enjoy it at all

What did you like about it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What did you not like about it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other comments: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________