attached assignment requirements as well as will attach below my notes to use to complete the assignment.  ____________________________ Concert Setting Date of Concert:   March 3, 2020 Place of Concert: Shea Center for Performing Arts-William Paterson University Name of group(s) performing: Brian McCarthy Nonet – “The Better Angels of our Nature” Briefly describe the concert setting (hall, performers’ dress). Auditorium held up to possibly 500 people, maybe about 50 people attended Group wore Black and Dark Gray Suits Were concert programs provided?  _ X _ yes ___ no. If yes, attach a copy. Were program notes provided?  _ X _ yes ___ no. Were there any spoken remarks about the concert?  ___ yes _ X _ no. Could you follow the order of the concert?  _ X _ yes ___ no. Were there any aspects of concert conventions that surprise you? _______________N/A Concert Music Which genres of music were performed (such as symphony or sonata)? Jazz inspired music Did you read about any of the works performed?  _x_ yes ___ no. If yes, where? _ X _ program notes ___textbook ___ outside reading Were any of the works programmatic (with literary or pictorial associations)? __ yes __x_ no. What historical eras were represented on the program? ___ pre-1600 ___Baroque _ X _ Classical __ Romantic __x_ 20th century Choose two works from the program. Name the composer, the work, and the movement (if applicable), and compare the works in the following outline. FIRST WORK Composer:  ___ McCarthy ______ Title:    ___ Shiloh _____ Movement or Section:  ___ unsure Melody:  ___ low to high beat no melody no one in band sings Rhythm/ Meter:  ___ triple ____________ Texture:  ___ homophonic ______ Tempo:   Andantino (slightly faster than adequate) Dynamics:  ___ soft at opening piano and saxophone, ____ __ slow and steady, picks up beat, slows back then, feel the sadness Instruments:  Saxophones, trumpet, piano, bass, drums Mood:  __ sad, soft, quiet _________ Other:  ___________________ SECOND WORK Composer:  ___ McCarthy ______ Title:  __ Battle Cry of Freedom Movement or Section:  unsure Melody:  low due to bass – then other instruments chime in beat picks up faster   Rhythm/ Meter:  ___ duple ____________ Texture:  ___ homophonic ______ Tempo:  starts Grave (slow and solemn) picks up Allegreto (moderately fast) Dynamics:  __pianissimo (soft) Instruments:  Saxophones, trumpet, piano, bass, drums Mood:  __ relaxed, uplifting _________ Other:  ___________________ What was your overall reaction to the concert? __ enjoyed it a lot _x__ enjoyed it somewhat ___ did not enjoy it much ___ did not enjoy it at all What did you like about it? I enjoyed some of the music, my favorite was Brian McCarthy’s piece “Shiloh” it was sad but, you could actually feel the sadness as if you almost experienced what was transpiring in the civil war era What did you not like about it? Overall, I like it but, there were cert.

1. attached assignment requirements as well as will attach below
my notes to use to complete the assignment.
____________________________
Concert Setting
Date of Concert:
March 3, 2020
Place of Concert:
Shea Center for Performing Arts-William Paterson University
Name of group(s) performing:
Brian McCarthy Nonet
– “The Better Angels of our Nature”
Briefly describe the concert setting (hall, performers’ dress).
Auditorium held up to possibly 500 people, maybe about 50
people attended
Group wore Black and Dark Gray Suits
Were concert programs provided? _
X
_ yes ___ no. If yes, attach a copy.
Were program notes provided? _
X

2. _ yes ___ no.
Were there any spoken remarks about the concert? ___ yes _
X
_ no.
Could you follow the order of the concert? _
X
_ yes ___ no.
Were there any aspects of concert conventions that surprise
you? _______________N/A
Concert Music
Which genres of music were performed (such as symphony or
sonata)? Jazz inspired music
Did you read about any of the works performed? _x_ yes ___
no.
If yes, where? _
X
_
program notes ___textbook ___ outside reading
Were any of the works programmatic (with literary or pictorial
associations)? __ yes __x_ no.
What historical eras were represented on the program?
___ pre-1600 ___Baroque _
X
_ Classical __ Romantic __x_ 20th century

3. Choose two works from the program. Name the composer, the
work, and the movement (if applicable), and compare the works
in the following outline.
FIRST WORK
Composer: ___
McCarthy
______
Title: ___
Shiloh
_____
Movement
or Section: ___
unsure
Melody: ___
low to high beat no melody no one in band sings
Rhythm/
Meter: ___
triple
____________

4. Texture: ___
homophonic
______
Tempo:
Andantino (slightly faster than adequate)
Dynamics: ___
soft at opening piano and saxophone,
____
__
slow and steady, picks up beat, slows back then, feel the
sadness
Instruments: Saxophones, trumpet, piano, bass, drums
Mood: __
sad, soft, quiet
_________
Other: ___________________
SECOND WORK
Composer: ___
McCarthy
______
Title: __
Battle Cry of Freedom
Movement

5. or Section: unsure
Melody: low due to bass – then other instruments chime in beat
picks up faster
Rhythm/
Meter: ___
duple
____________
Texture: ___
homophonic
______
Tempo: starts Grave (slow and solemn) picks up Allegreto
(moderately fast)
Dynamics: __pianissimo (soft)
Instruments: Saxophones, trumpet, piano, bass, drums
Mood: __
relaxed, uplifting
_________
Other: ___________________
What was your overall reaction to the concert?
__ enjoyed it a lot
_x__ enjoyed it somewhat
___ did not enjoy it much

6. ___ did not enjoy it at all
What did you like about it? I enjoyed some of the music, my
favorite was Brian McCarthy’s piece “Shiloh” it was sad but,
you could actually feel the sadness as if you almost experienced
what was transpiring in the civil war era
What did you not like about it? Overall, I like it but, there were
certain pieces that were okay.