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Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble In Concert
Description
� Title: Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble In Concert
� Director: ¡ Alfredo Vélez
� Featuring: ¡ Aaron Martinez, alto
saxophone ¡ Marvin Sparks, percussion
Description (cont.)
� Instruments: ¡ Woodwinds
÷ Oboe ÷ Flute ÷ Clarinet ÷ Alto/Tenor Saxophone
� Instruments ¡ Percussion ¡ Brass
÷ Trumpet ÷ French Horn ÷ Trombone ÷ Euphonium ÷ Tuba
Analysis
� The overall construction of concert: ¡ Two Sections
÷ Symphonic Band ÷ Jazz Ensemble
� Points of emphasis: ¡ Symphonic Band
÷ Composer John Williams ÷ Heroic, Patriotic themes ÷ Movie scores as well
John Towner Williams Jr
� American Composer, Conductor and Pianist
� Film scores: ¡ Jaws ¡ Star Wars series ¡ Superman ¡ Indian Jones series ¡ Jurassic Park ¡ Harry Potter Films
� Other notable works: ¡ Olympic Games theme ¡ NBC Sunday Night
Football ¡ NBC Nightly News
John William’s Film Score/Olympic Theme
John William’s Film score
Interpretation
� Expressive qualities of the Symphonic Band: ¡ Triumph (Olympic
Fanfare and Theme/Call of the Champions)
¡ Heroic and Unity (Hymm to the Fallen)
¡ Suspenseful (Catch Me if You Can)
¡ Wonderful (The Empire Strikes Back)
Interpretation
� The symphonic band part of the concert: ¡ Reminded me of a time when I was in band during High
School ÷ Power of the band as a whole ÷ The precision of each instrument ÷ The Goosebumps you feel after listening to the deep voices of the
Tuba and Trombone
Judgment/Evaluation
� The overall concert as a whole was a success ¡ Great crowd ¡ Beautiful music
� Some other thoughts after listening to the concert ¡ Some instruments were out of tune (as you’ll hear in the recordings) ¡ Tempo for some parts of the concert were either to fast or too slow
� Criteria for judging ¡ Harmony of the band
÷ Are there instruments overshadowing other instruments? ÷ Are the sounds of each instrument balanced throughout the concert?
¡ Instruments tuning ¡ Tempo/pace (too fast/too slow) ¡ Posture of each individual musician
Call of the Champions by John Williams
Here’s a recording of this theme
The Empire Strikes Back (Finale) By John Williams
Here’s a recording of this theme
Work Cited
� http://www.texasbandmasters.org/about/board.php � http://www.lhmas.org/404 � http://jlebaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/
tuba.jpg � http://www.jupiterinstrument.fr/jupiter-musique-
france-instruments/cors-harmonie/cors-harmonie-Jupiter.php
� http://www.last.fm/music/John+Williams/+images/60614903
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