Timbre

Discovery Orchestra Chat 100 – Piano Transcriptions Part 1

April 17, 2013 Classical

Maestro Maull and pianist Stephen Wu use Christoph Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirit to investigate piano transcription.   Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 92 – Change of Timbre

February 19, 2013 Classical

Listen as The Discovery Orchestra plays Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor (2nd Movement) and Maestro Maull explores a “Change in Timbre” in this chat. Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 81 – How Can You Resist the Harp?

September 19, 2012 Harp

Harpist Merynda Adams explores usual and unusual timbres and effects on the harp. Merynda will be featured at our next Discovery Concert, Revealing Ravel, on October 21, 2012 at Drew University in Madison NJ.  Click here for more info! Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 79 CLARINET TIMBRES

September 5, 2012 Clarinet

We are pleased to highlight the talents of the orchestra’s Executive Director Virginia Johnston as she demonstrates the different members of the clarinet family. See if you can identify some of the familiar excerpts she plays! Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 57 Question & Answer

March 23, 2012 Bach

Do you find that you question yourself? Perhaps here’s the answer! Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 56 Treat Yourself to Bach

March 23, 2012 Bach

Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #4 is featured in this chat. Heighten your listening by following TDO’s listening guide! Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 55 Hallelujah!

March 23, 2012 Classical

Hallelujah! Thrill to Handel’s most well-known chorus as you follow TDO’s listening guide! Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 54 How fast can you sing?

March 23, 2012 Classical

Can you sing a fast melisma? Listen to The Discovery Orchestra Chorus breeze through the melismas of this chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 53 Follow the 5th!

March 8, 2012 Beethoven

Here’s an opportunity to listen to Movement I of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 as you follow TDO’s listening guide!       Share/Bookmark

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 47: Did you say spiccato?

October 25, 2011 Classical

Bouncing off the walls? Try bouncing off the string! Share/Bookmark

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