Word: chorales
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nation's symphony orchestras increased their average number of concerts by 12%. The most performed composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner; the most performed works: Bach's Choral Prelude, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite No. 2, Haydn's Symphony...
...Verdi Te Deum, performed by the multitudes of the Glee Club, Choral Society, and Orchestra, was in contrast, a thrilling piece. Verdi uses a number of effective emotional techniques. He alternates short phrases between the men's and women's choruses, contrasting an esoteric female sound with the rich, luscious chords that a male chorus can provide. He goes from one extreme of the dynamics spectrum to the other in a relatively short period of time. And he startles you with sudden harmonic shifts into big, massive, stirring chords...
...Both choral groups sounded beautiful in this piece. The sopranos, especially, have an impressive, lyrical sound. Even the loudest sections were done musically, sounding solid and intense rather than percussive. And the concluding pianissimo section was sung, breathtakingly well. Unfortunately, the effect was ruined by an awful sound at the very end that turned out to be a sustained violin "harmonic" (a very high note in which the string, instead of being pressed down, is merely touched so that it vibrates in sections). It didn't work. The sound was squeaky, scratchy, and of questionable tonality--so bad that...
...Choral and Song...
Professor Forbes stated that the interest of the Harvard and Radcliffe choral groups in singing with choruses from different parts of the world has been "greatly stimulated" by their participation in the International Concert Festival at Lincoln Center during September...