Melody

Discovery Orchestra Chat 62 – Text Painting

Composers drive home the meaning of words by composing appropriate musical settings.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 61 – Major or Minor

Changing only one pitch moves us from major to minor or minor to major! Listen for this subtle difference in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 60 – Incredible Gas Mileage

How’s your gas mileage? Compare yours to Bach’s!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 56 – Treat Yourself to Bach

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

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 55 – Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Thrill to Handel’s most well-known chorus as you follow our listening guide!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 54 – How fast can you sing?

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

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Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.

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