Sophomore Listening Project

This project is designed to give you an idea of what your instrument sounds like as played by professionals in many different styles and settings. Listen to each selection and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Winds: Tracks 1-4 (Listen to all four and choose two to write about – one paragraph each.) Listen carefully to the soloist. Briefly describe the piece and then discuss the performer’s tone and technique. How can yo u improve your own playing based on what you heard? What do you like or dislike about the piece?

Tracks 5-6 (Listen to both and choose one to write about – one paragraph.) Listen to how your instrument fits into the ensemble. How does this relate to your role in our band? What other instruments do you hear? What do you like or dislike about the piece?

Percussion: Tracks 1-3 (Listen to all three and choose two to write about – one paragraph each.) Listen carefully to the soloist. What instruments do you hear? Briefly describe the piece and then discuss the performer’s tone and technique. How can you improve your own playing based on what you heard? What do you like or dislike about the piece?

Tracks 4-6 (Listen to all three and choose one to write about – one paragraph.) What instruments do you hear in this ensemble? How does their technique, balance and blend relate to your own playing of the various instruments in our percussion section? What do you like or dislike about the piece?

Grading:

3 points 2 point 1 point Description of pieces focuses on 2+ elements focuses on only 1 element missing

Description of performers discusses tone and technique in incomplete or lacks depth missing depth How you can improve insightful, specific ideas superficial or lacks depth missing

What you liked in-depth with specific examples lacks depth or examples missing

Up to 5 points may be awarded for exceptional content. 12=95 | 11=90 | 10=85 | 9=80 | 8=75 | 7=65 | 4-6=60

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Solo-Technical 1 Solo-Expressive 1 Solo-Technical 2 Solo-Expressive 2 Ensemble 1 Ensemble 2 Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Sonata in B minor Concerto in C (Mv. 3) Sicilienne Minuet and Dance of the Quintette No. 1 (Presto) (Mv. 1) J.S. Bach Johann Stamitz Gabriel Faure Blessed Spirits Jean Françaix W.A. Mozart Paula Robison Jean-Pierre Rampal James Galway C.W. Gluck Berlin Philharmonic Wind James Galway National Flute Choir Quintet Oboe Fantasy No. 3 Oboe Concerto in C Concerto for Oboe and Adagio in C Major Trio pour Hautbois, Basson Quintette No. 1 (Presto) G.P. Telemann (Mv. 2) Small Orchestra (Mv. 3) (English horn w/strings) et Piano (Mv. 4) Jean Françaix Heinz Holliger W.A. Mozart Richard Strauss W.A. Mozart Jean Françaix Berlin Philharmonic Wind Andre Lardrot Alex Klein Heinz Holliger John Mack Quintet Bassoon Bassoon Concerto (Mv. 3) Six Arias from the Barber Andante e Rondo ungarese Duett-Concertino for Trio pour Hautbois, Basson Quintette No. 1 (Presto) W.A. Mozart of Seville (No. 3) (Rondo) Clarinet and Bassoon et Piano (Mv. 4) Jean Françaix Valeri Popov Gioacchino Rossini Carl Maria von Weber Richard Strauss Jean Françaix Berlin Philharmonic Wind Stefano Canuti and Sergio Valeri Popov David McGill David McGill Quintet Azzolini Clarinet Clarinet Concerto (Mv. 3) Clarinet Concerto #1 (Mv. Sonata for Clarinet and Sonata for Clarinet and Woodwind Quintet Op. 43 Quintette No. 1 (Presto) W.A. Mozart 2) Piano (Mv. 3) Piano (Mv. 1) (Mv. 2) Jean Françaix Sabine Meyer Carl Maria von Weber Aaron Copland Leonard Bernstein Carl Nielsen Berlin Philharmonic Wind Sabine Meyer Larry Combs Larry Combs Marlboro Music Fest Quintet Saxophone Sonata Op. 19 (Mv. 1) Sonata Op. 19 (Mv. 2) Scaramouche (Mv. 1) Concertino da camera Quartet for Saxophones Fast and Furious: Jazz Paul Creston Paul Creston Darius Milhaud (Mv. 2) (Mv. 1) Novelty Eugene Rousseau Eugene Rousseau Thomas Walsh Jacque Ibert Seymour Barab George F. Briegel Theodore Kerkezos Chicago Saxophone Chicago Saxophone Quartet Quartet Trumpet Trumpet Concerto Trumpet Concerto Trumpet Concerto Prayer of St. Gregory Fanfare for the Common Gigue (Mv. 3) (Mv. 2) (Mv. 3) Alan Hovhaness Man Anthony Holborne Joseph Haydn Johann Hummel Johann Hummel Wynton Marsalis Aaron Copland USAF Band of the Rockies Maurice André Maurice André Wynton Marsalis Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet Horn Concerto #4 (Rondo) Concerto (Mv. 2) Andante for Horn and Horn Concerto No. 1 (Mv. Fanfare for the Common Gigue W.A. Mozart Georg-Philipp Telemann Piano 1) Man Anthony Holborne Pierre Del Vescovo Georges Barboteu Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Aaron Copland USAF Band of the Rockies Dale Clevenger Dale Clevenger Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet Trombone Concertino for Trombone Trombone Concerto Air Varie Sonata for Trombone and Fanfare for the Common Gigue and String (Finale) (Mv. 1) Arthur Pryor Piano (Mv. 2) Man Anthony Holborne Lars-Erik Larsson Leopold Mozart John Kitzman Paul Hindemith Aaron Copland USAF Band of the Rockies Christian Lindberg Alain Trudel John Kitzman Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet Euphonium Euphonium Concerto (Mv. Weg der Liebe Concert Variations (VIII) Nessun Dorma Wachet auf! Canzon septimi toni (1) 3) Johannes Brahms Jan Bach Giacomo Puccini J.S. Bach Giovanni Gabrieli Vladimir Cosma Mark Fisher Mark Fisher Adam Frey USAF Band of the Rockies Philadelphia Orch Brass Adam Frey Brass Quartet Chicago Sym Orch Brass Tuba Concerto for Tuba and Concerto for Tuba and Sonata for Basstuba and Two Songs (Andante) Fanfare for the Common Gigue Orchestra (Mv. 1) Orchestra (Mv. 2) Piano (Mv. 1) Robert Spillman Man Anthony Holborne Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams Paul Hindemith Roger Bobo Aaron Copland USAF Band of the Rockies Michael Lind Michael Lind Roger Bobo Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Solo Multi-Percussion Solo Non-Pitched Solo Xylophone Ensemble 1 Ensemble 2 Ensemble 3 Percussion Eldorado Concerto for Solo Maple Leaf Rag Ostinato Pianissimo Prelude No. 22 in Bb Ionisation Ney Rosauro Percussion and Scott Joplin Henry Cowell minor Edgar Varèse Evelyn Glennie Chamber Orchestra Evelyn Glennie The New Jersey J.S. Bach The New Jersey R.R. Bennett Percussion Ensemble o-zone percussion Percussion Ensemble Evelyn Glennie group