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Elegy For A Young American By Ronald Lo Presti

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On Thursday, February 23rd at 7 pm I attended the Department of Music Winter Concert that took place in Ogden.I got to experience a variety of selections that were played by both the Concert Band and the Symphonic Winds. I learned how instruments that differ from each other are able to connect in a way to make beautiful music. This musical event connection with humanities would have to do with creation, experience, and skill. All of those factors is something that was needed whether it was with certain civilizations creating architecture, religion, or writing. The "Elegy for a Young American" by Ronald Lo Presti was one of the most captivating compositions to me. It is an elegy written as a tribute to John F. Kennedy a year after his assassination. …show more content…

The rhythm seemed like it was all over the place, the song frequently changed from strong to soft and then fast to slow only to do it all over again. There were some points where I was not sure when the song was actually over. The texture was melodic where it is mostly homophonic and at the climatic point the polyphonic section came in. The composer, Ronald Lo Presti graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester where he got his Bachelors of Music in 1956. After graduating he became a music teacher and clarinet instructor in public schools. I feel that Ronald Lo Presti was able to capture all four categories of judgment all in one go. The emotion I felt while listening to the composition showed his sincerity when it came to the death of John F. Kennedy and the magnitude or impacted it had on the United States of America. The feelings the Mr. Presti was able to express is something that can be connected with anyone that has lost something or someone. His craftsmanship with the composition is evident with how strongly he was able to express such an intense feeling in his music. This composition was able to bring me back it time to the shocking event of the assassination of John F.

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