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= **Oct. 21 Fall Concert Program Notes** =

Do a little research on one of your three concert pieces and add to our program notes below. Find out something interesting about the composer, style of music, historical events, fun facts, etc. Limit to twelve "notes" per piece. Make sure to "sign" your name beside your note.

Rosamunde
1. The play that Rosamunde was composed for in 1823 is known as //Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern// or "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus." Kendall J.

2. Though many excerpts of Rosamunde are often played, the complete score, lasting about an hour, is rarely heard in its entirety. Austin Holland. 3. The play Rosamunde was first produced (or "mounted") in December 1823 at the Theater an der Wein. Sophia Sapronov

4. There are two overtures associated with Rosamunde. There were originally written for Schubert's opera //Alfonso und Estrella//. Colleen K.

5. Parts of the //Rosamunde// music are frequently played, but the complete score, which is a full hour, is rarely heard. It has been recorded several times, notably by Kurt Masur and Claudio Abbado. Emma Borne.

6. Franz Peter Schubert, composer of Rosamunde, was born into a musical family and is famous for his melodic and harmonic writing. He died early at the age of 31 of typhoid fever. –Peyton Warley

7. The piece was used for a ballet sequence in the 1952 Samuel Goldwyn film Hans Christian Anderse, starring Danny Kaye. The ballet sequence was danced by Zizi Jeanmaire. - Avery Calhoun

8. Franz Peter Schubert wrote 600 Lieder, nine Symphonies, Liturgical music, Operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. - Daniel Forrestal

Lullaby
1. The word lullaby came from the sounds "lu lu" and "la la" used by mothers to calm children and "bye bye" to say goodnight and put them to sleep. Tiffany Tang

2. Until the modern era lullabies were usually only recorded incidentally in written sources. Caroline Keenan

3. William Hofeldt, the guy who wrote Lullaby, worked as a middle school orchestra teacher for 15 years, and currently his job doesn't even involve music; he's a CPA. CHRIS WARLEY

== Bossa Azul 1. A Bossa Nova is a kind of Brazillian jazz, popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, featuring a moderately slow tempo and complex harmony. Betsy Mellott 2. Bert Ligon, composer of Bossa Azul, is the professor of jazz studies at the University of South Carolina. In addition, he has written and published many compositions and instructional music books. Kaki Bennett 3. The composer, Bert Ligon received his Bachelor of Music and his Master of Music in jazz piano performance and arranging from the University of North Texas. Christie Huff 4. At USC, Bert Ligon coordinates the jazz combos and big bands, jazz strings, teaches jazz theory, jazz improvisation, arranging, and applied jazz lessons. Ligon plays piano, guitar, third base. Molly Suttles   ==