Discovery Orchestra Chat 24 – Deceptive Cadences
Do you like being deceived? Well, composers use deceptive cadences to surprise the music listener!
Composers
Discovery Orchestra Chat 23 – Dynamics
Maestro Maull explains crescendo and decrescendo and how sudden dynamic changes can be so exciting.
Can You Hear Me Now?
I grew up listening to the fabled sound of The Philadelphia Orchestra. As musicians, we work diligently to achieve a certain sound on our instruments or with our voices. Here’s…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 22 – Pedal Point
Maestro Maull discusses the power of pedal point with the help of audio clips.
Discovery Orchestra Chat 21 – Subtle Gestures
Another aspect of musical virtuosity is on display in this Chat – the art of subtle gestures. Featuring Brannon Cho, cellist and Marcia Maull, pianist.
I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.