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An orchestra (/ˈɔːrkᵻstrə/ or US /ˈɔːrˌkɛstrə/; Italian: [orˈkɛstra]) is a large instrumental ensemble used in classical music that contains sections of string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes be grouped into a fifth section such as a keyboard section or may stand alone, as may the concert harp and, for 20th and 21st century compositions, electric and electronic instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ὀρχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus. The orchestra grew by accretion throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but changed very little in composition during the course of the 20th century.
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often written by composers for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are scored for string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30–100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their instrument. A small number of symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony).
The word symphony is derived from Greek συμφωνία (symphonia), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of vocal or instrumental music", from σύμφωνος (symphōnos), "harmonious". The word referred to an astonishing variety of different things, before ultimately settling on its current meaning designating a musical form.
Columbus State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
The university was first called Columbus College when it opened as a junior college in a hosiery mill in 1958. The college was staffed by fifteen faculty and staff and almost three hundred students attended courses in the first year.
Columbus College relocated to the midtown area in 1963, building a campus defined by modern architecture on what was previously a dairy farm. The school was granted four-year status in 1965 with offerings of bachelor's and master's degrees. The first four-year class graduated in 1970.
In 1996 the school was renamed Columbus State University as part of a program to restructure four-year institutions within the state's university system. The school now offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than ninety academic disciplines. As of the 2010 academic year, the university enrolled more than 8,200 students. In early 2007, the art and theatre departments moved to the university's newly built RiverPark Campus in downtown Columbus. The complex was designed to provide students of the fine arts with a tightly-knit living community and larger studios, laboratories, and galleries. The Schwob School of Music is housed in the adjacent RiverCenter for the Performing Arts.
A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, or a similar entity such as the District of Columbia. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country. Each state supports at least one such system.
State university systems should not be confused with federally funded colleges and universities, at which attendance is limited to military personnel and government employees. Members of foreign militaries and governments also attend some schools. These schools include the United States military academies, Naval Postgraduate School, and military staff colleges.
A state university system normally means a single legal entity and administration, but may consist of several institutions, each with its own identity as a university. Some states—such as California and Texas—support more than one such system.
State universities get subsidies from their states. The amount of the subsidy varies from university to university and state to state, but the effect is to lower tuition costs below that of private universities for students from that state or district. As more and more Americans attend college, and private tuition rates increase well beyond the rate of inflation, admission to state universities is becoming more and more competitive.
George Curran was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, Dewsbury (guest), Wigan, Huddersfield, and Liverpool City, as a prop, hooker, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
George Curran won caps for England while at Salford in 1946 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1947 against Wales (2 matches), and France, in 1948 against France (2 matches), and Wales, in 1949 against Wales, and France (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1946 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1947 against New Zealand, and in 1948-49 against Australia (3 matches).
George Curran played hooker in Dewsbury's 14-25 aggregate defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1943–44 season; the 9-13 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, and the 5-12 second-leg defeat at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.
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The faculty of the 2015 Southeast Trombone Symposium present a low brass orchestral excerpts masterclass at STS 2015. For a listing of the excerpts and start times look a little further down in the description. Featured in this video are STS 2015 Faculty Colin Williams and George Curran (New York Philharmonic), Nathan Zgonc and Brian Hecht (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), James Nova (Pittsburgh Symphony), Bradley Palmer (Columbus State University faculty). They are joined on tuba by Andrew Miller (Alabama Symphony, Columbus State University faculty). All of the STS faculty are S.E. Shires artists. The STS is held annually at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. It is home to an orchestral excerpts competition, and the S.E. Shires Solo Competition. The...
A collection of various orchestral excerpts performed live by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven: Leonore Overture #3 (off-stage trumpet call) Beethoven: Leonore Overture #2 (off-stage trumpet call) Bruckner: Symphony #7 - 3. Scherzo Mahler: Symphony #2 - 4. Urlicht Mahler: Symphony #2 - 5. Im Tempos Des Scherzos (High C's) Mahler: Symphony #3 - Posthorn Solo Mahler: Symphony #5 - 1. Trauermarsch (Opening call) Mahler: Symphony #5 - 1. Trauermarsch (Mid-movement) Mahler: Symphony #6 - 1. Allegro energico (Opening solo) Mahler: Symphony #6 - 1. Allegro energico (Closing bars) Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Stravinsky: The Firebird - Dance of King Kastchei - Finale Respighi: Pines of Rome - Appi...
Text version of this tutorial: http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-customize-wordpress-excerpts-no-coding-required/ Do you want to customize your WordPress excerpt? Excerpts are the short extracts of text from your posts followed normally by "read more...". In this video, we will show you how to customize WordPress excerpts with no coding required. If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wpbeginner Join our circle on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+wpbeginner/ Checkout our website for more WordPress Tutorials http://www.wpbeginner.com/ Summary of this Tutorial: The first method is by using the excerpt meta...
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Trombone section (Colin Williams, Nathan Zgonc and George Curran) is joined by Bradley Palmer and tubist Andrew Miller (Alabama Symphony and CSU faculty member) performing excerpts from Mahler's Symphony #2 on a master class at the 2012 Southeast Trombone Symposium. The orchestra excerpts master class was held in Legacy Hall at the RiverCenter for the Performing arts on 21 June, 2012. The 2012 STS faculty included Colin Williams, Nathan Zgonc, George Curran, CSU Trombone Professor Bradley Palmer, and New York Metropolitan Opera Bass Trombonist Paul Pollard. The STS is held annually at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. www.columbusstate.edu/sts
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Trombone section (Colin Williams, Nathan Zgonc and George Curran) is joined by tubist Andrew Miller (Alabama Symphony and CSU faculty member) performing excerpts from Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on a master class at the 2012 Southeast Trombone Symposium. The orchestra excerpts master class was held in Legacy Hall at the RiverCenter for the Performing arts on 21 June, 2012. The 2012 STS faculty included Colin Williams, Nathan Zgonc, George Curran, CSU Trombone Professor Bradley Palmer, and New York Metropolitan Opera Bass Trombonist Paul Pollard. The STS is held annually at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. www.columbusstate.edu/sts
A hypnotic train journey from Chongqing to Rome, passing through Cairo, Tokyo, Istanbul, Wichita... Directed by Karina Garcia Casanova for Ensemble's 'Excerpts' single. 'Excerpts' available at: FatCat webstore: http://bit.ly/113PG8r iTunes: http://bit.ly/17tTO8U Spotify: http://bit.ly/15H0tsp
To purchase or for more info go to http://goo.gl/AsCLLx MusicWorks - Grade 4 The premier performance of The Rite of Spring in 1913 is the stuff of legends. There are disagreements amongst the people who attended whether it was the music or the choreography that caused the near-riot in the audience. Since then The Rite has been performed regularly and is considered to be one of the most influential works of the 20th century, laying the basis for modern jazz, film music and even heavy metal. It's all here: the driving rhythms, the haunting Russian folk melodies, the brilliant scoring, the crunching harmonies and the epic drama! The intention with this arrangement for band was to stay as true as possible to the original and choose the sections that would work well in this context. Sure to bec...
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