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Discovery Orchestra Chat 143 – Codas

November 12, 2014 Brahms

Codas are special endings that composers may write for the conclusion of a movement. Maestro Maull explores the codas used in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!  

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 141- Musical Comfort Food

October 29, 2014 Classical

Maestro Maull shares his thoughts about music that feels incredibly comforting using Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 to illustrate.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 140 – Noticing Dynamics

October 22, 2014 Chausson

One of the elements of music is dynamics, which is the use of loudness and softness for expressive, inflective purposes. In this Chat, Maestro Maull asks you to notice how many distinct dynamic events occur in Ernest Chausson’s Poeme for Violin and Orchestra.  

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