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When I was listening to the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, I could see myself in the music. I felt like I was in a rush to go somewhere important. There was this fast pace tempo and I felt like it was going faster and faster as time went on. I could feel the time ticking as if I was running out of time. It felt like I was in a journey.

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“The Western literary canon has historically been dictated by economically secure, traditionally educated, socially privileged white men."

-Stephen Behrendt

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New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven 9

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New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven 9

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After watching parts of this very long performance, I learned some very interesting things. I noticed that there were a lot more woman than I had imagined, but still there were more men than women overall. I also noticed the age. I found men that were very old as well as quite young. I think the age overall was pretty diverse.

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After learning about the canon and getting a more in depth understanding of it, I have chosen to look into the New York Philharmonic orchestra and the Boston Symphony orchestra then look into their works and find the canon. These two orchestras are both in one of the leading American orchestras popularly known as the "Big Five." This orchestra was founded in 1842, so it's one of the oldest institutions in the United States and it is also the oldest in the "Big Five" orchestra group. They have performed over 15,000 concerts. In 1846, they premiered their first performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Beethoven is one of the most well known canons. The Boston symphony orchestra also performs well known composers currently such as Mozart. Throughout this padlet I will look into this specific orchestra and find out what kind of music is "missing," how this group is innovating musically, and how I see myself in the music that is being performed.

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“Although I would need to consult resources to document the manifold and profound ways this is true, up until the 1960s, the canon was basically on lockdown, particularly with regard to race or ethnicity."

--Stephen Behrendt

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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

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I watched this performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform at Carnegie Hall and I really enjoyed it. This song was a lot more upbeat and fast pace than most of the classical songs I have listened to. I think this group is different because they perform a song that seems like it would be outside of the canon. I would like to see more of this performed rather than common inside the canon pieces.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 (Excerpt)

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Music Director and Conductor Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a powerful excerpted performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 (Allegro). The performance footage was taken on April 16, 2015 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. http://www.carnegiehall.org

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I think that one of the biggest innovations made in classical music has to be creating classical music made for younger audiences. I think that classical music has grown out of the old adult stage and younger people are beginning to enjoy it as well.

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