Symphony No. 2 Op. 27 was written by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1906 – 1907. The score is dedicated to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, teacher, theorist and author. The symphony is scored for full orchestra with 3 flutes (the 3rd doubling on piccolo), 3 oboes (the 3rd doubling on cor anglais), 2 clarinets in A and B♭, bass clarinet in A and B♭, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, and strings.
The symphony is in four movements:
Source: Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff). (n.d.). Retrieved January 9, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._2_(Rachmaninoff)
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The last complete piano concerto by Sergei Prokofiev. It is in five short movements:
The work is scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, bass drum, snare drum and strings. The concerto displays a blustering atmosphere. The first three movements feature similar themes. The second begins with lightning glissandi and ends in curiosity. The fourth movement comes as a bit of a surprise after what seems to be a closed work. It is the slowest of all movements and has a climax of heroic grandeur. Source: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Prokofiev). (n.d.). Retrieved January 9, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._5_(Prokofiev) In the first line of the dialogue, the tortoise says: " This is my favorite ride. One seems to move so far, and yet in reality one get nowhere." I couldn't help but noticing that the same could be said of the dialogue! Achilles and the tortoise seem to be going so far (from the ride, to the helicopter, to the kitchen, to inside the book "Provocative Adventures of Achilles and the Tortoise Tacking Place in Sundry Spots of the Globe", to inside the picture Convex and Concave, to Tumbolia, to inside the little book "Provocative Adventures of the Tortoise and Achilles Tacking Place in Sundry Spots of the Globe" where they are in a Labyrinth, and finally they eat popcorn and get "popped" to the Tortoise's house). It seems that they've been to many places while in reality they have gone no where. The mystery of the Little Harmonic Labyrinth ("Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth" in German) is that we don't know for sure who its author is. It's either Johann Sebastian Bach or Johann David Heinichen (1683 - 1729). It is very probable that the composer is Johann David Heinichen. However, the Little Harmonic Labyrinth has been included in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue: the numbering system identifying compositions by J.S. Bach). Moreover, its composition style suggests that it belongs to Bach. Johann David Heinichen was a German Baroque composer and music theorist. He became Bach's colleague in 1717 at the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen. Source:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Orgelwerke auf CD. (n.d.). Retrieved January 10, 2015, from https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Orgelwerke/hnum/8487940 |