Discovery Orchestra Chat 95 – Beethoven’s Sense of Humor
Despite the fact that Beethoven was so depressed about his hearing loss, he managed to hang on to his sense of humor. Follow along with our Listening Guide and see how in this Discovery Orchestra...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 97 – Noticing Tempo Change #2
In this Chat, Maestro Maull challenges you to count the number of tempo changes in Brahms’ Hungarian Dance #6 – are you up to the challenge? Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 92 – Change of...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 105 – Interpretation
The content of a piece of classical music has been fixed since it was finished by the composer who wrote it. But what about the words “Moderately Fast” or “Loud” written in the composition – how loud...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 112 – Holiday Meters Part 1
How is the beat, or pulse, of a piece of music organized? Is it organized in groups of 2’s, 3’s, 4’s? In this Chat, Maestro Maull will help you detect the underlying beat in a portion of Handel’s...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 113 – Holiday Meters Part 2
The hunt continues! Find the underlying pulse, or beat, in a piece of music. Maestro Maull uses Handel’s Pifa (Pastorale) from Messiah to illustrate. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 112 –...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 114 – Holiday Meters Part 3
How is the beat, or pulse, of a piece of music organized? In this Chat, Maestro Maull will help you detect the underlying beat in For Unto Us a Child is Born, a portion of Handel’s Messiah! Related...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 115 – A Very Special Melody Part 2
The orchestral version of Pelleas et Melisande is used to illustrate Gabriel Faure’s lilting Sicilienne rhythm – listen for the prominence of the harp and flute in this Chat! Related Posts:Discovery...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 117 – Beethoven Appassionata Part 2
In this Chat featuring pianist Stephen Wu, Maestro Maull discusses Beethoven’s use of themes in the 3rd Movement of The Appassionata. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 116 – Beethoven...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 118 – Beethoven Appassionata Part 3
In this Chat, Maestro Maull and pianist Stephen Wu explore the middle section of Beethoven’s Appassionata. The “emotional purpose” of this middle section, know as the development, is to increase the...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 144 – Tease
Do you enjoy being teased? Composers enjoy teasing listeners – Maestro Maull shows you how in this Discovery Orchestra Chat using Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings to illustrate. Related...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 159 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 1
The first of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 1. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s…Discovery...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 160 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 2
The second of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the second of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 1. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 –...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 161 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 3
The third of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the third of four Chats that will explore Movement 1. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 –...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 4
The fourth of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. In this Chat you’ll listen to Movement I along with seeing our Listening Guide on screen. Related Posts:Discovery...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 163 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 1
The 5th of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 2. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s…Discovery...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 164 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 2
Maestro Maull’s exploration of the deeply moving 2nd movement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony continues in this Chat. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s…Discovery Orchestra Chat 163...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 165 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 3
Maestro Maull’s exploration of the deeply moving 2nd movement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony continues in this Chat. Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s…Discovery Orchestra Chat 163...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 166 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 4
Listen to the entire second movement of Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” and follow along with our Listening Guide on the screen! Related Posts:Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s…Discovery...
View ArticleSecrets of Conducting
We know what you’re thinking! Who is “we?” We conductors know what many audience members are thinking when you attend our performances. From your perspective, it looks like a lion taming act! The...
View ArticleDiscovery Orchestra Chat 159 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 1
The first of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 1. The post Discovery Orchestra Chat 159 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9...
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