Musical Style

Discovery Orchestra Chat 26 – Did You Say Flamenco?

Maestro Maull and guitarist John Carlini investigate one of the musical aspects that makes “Spanish guitar” sound the way it does.

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The Elephant in the Room

My last entry focused on concert hall acoustics and their possible impact on attendance at symphony orchestra concerts. Today I want to address the ‘elephant in the room.’ A good…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 25 – Syncopation

Maestro Maull discusses and demonstrates this aspect of the element of rhythm.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 24 – Deceptive Cadences

Do you like being deceived? Well, composers use deceptive cadences to surprise the music listener!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 23 – Dynamics

Maestro Maull explains crescendo and decrescendo and how sudden dynamic changes can be so exciting. #BedřichSmetana #BarteredBride #GeorgeEnescu #RomanianRhapsody

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 22 – Pedal Point

Maestro Maull discusses the power of pedal point with the help of audio clips.

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Wow, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful program. Maestro Maull is a true master of oral presentation and explanation. Clear and engaging, friendly but challenging. He drew in the on-site crowd – and me – to think and listen. I resonated with the way he “taught” the crowd through normal conversational speech … thanks again for expanding my consciousness!

– “Discover Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ’ Symphony” television show viewer