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you_tube_concert.docxRunning Head: YOU TUBE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT 1
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YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011's Grand Finale Concert was a festival that happened in Sydney for one week. The symphony orchestra concert that was performed on Sunday in opera house in Sydney was conducted by the director of San Francisco symphony Michael Tilson Thomas. Making music is one of the best intimate activities that people can do musician coming together from different countries and different continents this showed the great gifts that the musician have. Selecting around 101 musicians coming from different 30 countries to make you tube orchestra 2011 was a big achievement due to collaborations and participation of the musicians. The symphony orchestra concert was fun as different instruments were played in harmony with players from different continents all over the world. The symphony orchestra was streamed live from the opera house in Sydney breaking the records in view live streams and the interaction between the users the branding was also very successful and unique which did not overpower the content which was delivered.
A harp is a musical instrument which has several strings which runs through its angle to the soundboard and it is normally plugged by the fingers. Harps vary in sizes as there are different sizes in terms of sizes for example there are smaller harps which are played on the lap while the larger harps are placed and played while on the floor. Recently there has been a strong interest in playing harp music. Due to advancement in technology musicians have been able to come up with better sounds and styles in playing harp making it more interesting. Harp has been gaining great exposure each day which has led t the increase in fan base keeping the harp in tune with the music industry.
Maria Chiossi is an Italian who has been playing harp since she was 19 years old. This is the music I found to be more interesting in the you tube concert finale. Maria Chiossi plays the harp in a harmonic way which is very interesting to listen. Harp is played with four fingers and at most the harpist may need to plug the strings with both hands to play a single line. In an orchestra there are two harps which help in playing both the harmony and the melody. A harp is played while sitting down due to its size buy putting the legs on both sides and the neck leaning on the right side of the harp.
A harp can be divided into two main parts that is the harp with the pedals and the harp without the pedals. A harp plays in between keys Eb major with a key signature of 3 flats in this situation the blades are not engaged against the strings
Eb major - no levers engaged against the strings,
Bb - A levers only engaged against the strings,
F major - A & E levers engaged,
C major - A, E & B levers engaged,
G major - A, E, B & F levers engaged,
D major - A, E, B, F & C levers engaged,
A major - A, E, B, F, C & G levers engaged,
E major - A, E, B, F, C, G & D (all) levers engaged.
The harp has 47 strings which produce different sounds the pedals which are attached to the harp are also important as they help in changing the pitch notes of the strings in order for them to sound like the black notes on the piano. Harp music is noted in two slaves like that of the piano the treble and the bass cleft. The harp music is only played with the four fingers while the little finger is redundant unlike the piano the harpist is limited by the constraints of the harp. The pedal harp is linked to a string with one letter. The harp has a greater advantage than any other instrument because certain harmonic effects are made possible which is very hard to be attained by any other instrument due to the manipulation of the pedal combination.
Xiomara Mass was born in Puerto Rico. She started showing interest in music when she was two years old. She holds a B.M in Oboe Performance and Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory. Her performance at the You Tube Symphony Orchestra with the oboe was excellent. She was confident and relaxed a sign that she was enjoying the performance. The oboe is a double reed musical instrument that is mostly played in the soprano or the treble range. An oboe can be made of wood or synthetic material. A soprano oboe is the most common with a measurement of 65 cm in length with metal keys, flared bell, and conical bore. When the reed is blown sound is produced by vibrating a column of air through it.
In the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 Grand Finale, the oboe was part of the musical instruments that was used to play classical music. There were more than ten oboes that formed part of the woodwind ensemble of the orchestra. Oboe is a reed instrument that is used to produce sound by blowing air from the mouth into the mouthpiece that causes the reed to vibrate. Oboe is a double reed instrument that contains small pieces of wood bound together at its base. The bound reed vibrates as air blown from the mouth is forced between the two pieces and also causing air within the instrument to vibrate too.
Listening and understanding music is one of the best experiences that a person can have. Music creates a good atmosphere by encouraging and teaching. The you tube symphony orchestra concert finale music was one of the best music to be played by musicians from different parts of the world I can rate the music played to be 10 out of 10 due to the harmony and organization of the instruments played
Reference
http://www.danielleperrett.co.uk/Writings/articles&books/Composing_for_harp_tips.html
http://www.carolynmillsharp.com/resources/Writing%20For%20The%20Harp.pdfer.edu/logic/structure.html
