Writing about music performance video
Listening Options on which to base your Concert Report:
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra live @ Kleinhans Music Hall ~ an incomparable experience (Student tix only $11! @
Mozart’s enchanting opera The Magic Flute (4/22 @ 7:30pm, 4/23 @ 2:30pm)
Brahms Romantic 4th Symphony (5/5 @ 10:30am, 5/6 @ 7:30pm)
Page 1 = INTRODUCTION
Paragraph 1
Summarize the concert title + performing ensemble + concert venue ~ what were your overall impressions upon selection, preparation, and beginning of the event?
Paragraph 2
Give names of individual compositions + their composers/national origins (be sure to refer to Program listing & super-helpful Program Notes if included)
Give genre (Class #1-Review Terms) of all music performed > symphony, concerto, opera, choral, solo voice/instrumental (explain voice type(s) + instrumental family/timbre)
What is historical period/style (review artistic eras for previous classes + refer to Program listing/Program Notes for composer birth-death dates, or look them up online)
Pages 2-3 = MUSICAL DETAIL
Describe each composition in a separate paragraph:
Apply musical vocabulary from our previous classes to describe your listening experience
Refer to weekly Review Terms for ideas!
Use concert Program Notes (if supplied) for additional information
You may also use the excellent Grove Music Online reference source (Butler Library e-database here for more information on individual Composers if you wish)
Describe your impression of the performers and their instruments / voice types (based on class digital knowledge of specific instrumental/vocal characteristics + performance techniques)
Page 4 = CONCLUSION
What was your overall impression, based on what you have heard digitally in the previous classes of our semester?
Would you attend another performance like this? And bring your friends/family?
Would you like to participate yourself in a performance of this type (instrumental, choral, or global music such as African Drumming Ensemble) at Buffalo State?
