what exactly is a music recital?

Question

is it when the musician plays something or when he/she memorizes and plays something?

Answer 1

A recital is a performance given by a soloist, or sometimes--though stretching the meaning--given by a small group of soloists performing together as an ensemble (or separately, taking turns being on stage). This is really an adaptation of its meaning, because it strictly means "a performance or interpretation of a single work."

While the name may imply that the music performed in a recital be memorized, this is really not true. There is a tradition of piano recitals given from memory that began when Clara Wieck performed the pieces of her betrothed Robert Schumann to spite her father (who would frequently confiscate RS's music from her). While vocalists also almost always memorize their music, most other instrumentalists do not.

A recital is not necessarily a student performance. Any Carnegie Hall Debut is a recital ipso facto. In fact any public gathering to hear one person (at a time) performing a previously composed piece of art (poetry, drama, dance, literature, etc.) can be called a recital.

The difference between a recital and a concert is that a concert is given by a group of musicians that form a standard (usually large) ensemble, such as a wind band, symphony orchestra, chorus, jazz big band, or string quartet. As mentioned above, sometimes there is overlap between the terms when the performing group is small, as in a string quartet concert, which can arguably be called a recital. While etymologically a concert implies a literal "harmonizing", "agreement", or "coming together" of multiple musicians, many people use the term for any musical performance (including a solo performance), in order to distinguish it from staged dramatic performances.

There is something to be enjoyed in any performance, even the hours-long recitals of the 50 piano students of ol' Mrs. Frudicia. Even though 7-year-old kids may not have the sophistication of Van Cliburn, they frequently bring a kind of enthusiasm to their music-making that few adults can ever imitate. Just like you should at *any* recital, don't let the music just wash over you, but get intellectually involved by imagining yourself in the place of the performer. Try to guess what the performer thinks of the music! Imagine what it feels like to be sitting there making magical music in front of your adoring loved ones. You may find this exercise more rewarding when a child is performing than when an adult is!

Answer 2

No and no. A recital is a concert of classical music. It can be a recital of students, but it is also frequently a solo recital by an accomplished pro. Yes, the music is usually memorized, and this is a feat to accomplish, let me tell you. Any classical music concert you attend that is played from memory is a recital - to recite - to speak or play from memory. But it's hardly a rote experience.
Go to your local music conservatory (at a University) and hear some recitals by faculty and students. You'll then really know. And they're free! Keep in mind that you have to follow the printed program, and that people only clap where there are spaces between the sets of pieces. It might say :
Sonata #24 - Beethoven
Allegro
Andante
Presto

Songs Without Words - Mendellsohn
1
2
3
etc
only clap between the sets - they are complete compositional sets meant to be heard and contemplated without any interruption.
Have fun!~

ps A recital is NOT a test when given to the public. When given for the attainment of a college degree, it is.

Answer 3

No No No Jesus Christ!!!

Recitals are mostly perform by a soloist and piano accompanist or a small group of musicians like a String quartet, etc. Is also considered a music recital when music students perform with a piano accompanist or a small group of musicians.

What musicians perform in music recitals?
All instruments have at least one concert or sonata, if the musician plays any concert, like for example: Dvorak Cello Concerto, they will perform with a piano accompanist and not with a big orchestra. Singers perform Mostly Vocal Chamber Music... Like German and french Art songs, these are just a few examples. Musicians can read the Music...
For pianist and singers is better if they play/sing by memory.

What is the difference between a recital and a Concert? Simple In the Recitals musicians mostly play Chamber Music and if they play a solo concert they just use a piano accompanist. In concerts The Orchestra Plays Symphonies, Cappirccios, And Solo concerts.

Answer 4

A music recital is when a music teacher's students play a song that they have learned, recently, in front of an audience.

Answer 5

It's when a music student is to preform one or multiple songs in front of an audience, memorized or not. Memorizing just helps relieve pressure, but it helps a lot. It's kinda like a mini-concert. It's not a test or anything, just a fun and easier way to play/sing in front of a large(er) audience.

Answer 6

I used to freak out in the previous recitals too, and that i play violin. It exchange right into a entire mess with the aid of fact my palms could shake. yet then sooner or later somebody gave me some great suggestion, and it has helped me ever with the aid of fact. once you're on the element of play a recital, you're frightened, yet on the comparable time you're in all risk excited too, suitable? concentration on being excited, no longer on being frightened! in basic terms think of, as quickly as you're finished how great it will sense! anybody will applaud for you and you need to have finished it! in case you pass over some notes or make a mistake the objective audience is quite unlikely to observe once you're confident. Recitals could nicely be a lot of relaxing in case you purely concentration on how great it will sense once you have finished your piece. in the previous strolling up on point take a pair of deep breaths and keep in mind: as quickly as you have finished you would be ok. even once you're making a pair of blunders you will nevertheless sense surprising whilst the gang starts clapping. they gained't leap out and chew you in spite of everything. (: i'm going to go away you with this question: do you desire to play a recital? if your answer is certain, then what's combating you? (:

Answer 7

Yes
To recite is to show that you learned it. So it is not a "performance" since that would be your music or your style. A recital is a test to see how correctly you can do a famous piece

Answer 8

Recitals are for students. And they're horrible.

Answer 9

it depends sometimes its without music and sometimes with music in front of u usally its songs that the student has just learned recently