Chamber music at il Teatro...
CCM Spoleto Festival's inaugural performance, held in Teatro Caio Melisso (1667) was an impressive beginning to what will be an unbelievable five weeks of music in the village. How wonderful it was for all of us to see these "kids", who've we met and spent time with, perform. I was completely enthralled with their talent. I am so excited for what is yet to come.
Steve and I are admittedly musically 'challenged'. We have learned so much in the short time we've been exposed to CCM. Tonight's was chamber music.
Steve and I are admittedly musically 'challenged'. We have learned so much in the short time we've been exposed to CCM. Tonight's was chamber music.
Originally, chamber music referred to a type of classical music that was performed in a small space such as a house or a palace room. The number of instruments used were also few without a conductor to guide the musicians. Today, chamber music is performed very similarly in terms of the size of the venue and the number of instruments used. Typically, a chamber orchestra is composed of 40 or fewer musicians. Because of the limited number of instruments, each instrument plays an equally important role. Chamber music differs from a concerto or a symphony because it is performed by only one player per part.
After silence, that which comes nearest
to expressing the inexpressible is music.
-Aldous Huxley
to expressing the inexpressible is music.
-Aldous Huxley
1 comments:
I love the picture with the harp. Great photo, Steve! (I am on a roll! Just a joke Denise!) I had a dream last night that Fred was posting really bad posts on my blog, I wasn't too happy about it. It's all fun and games until someone messes with you blog...
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