Classical music voice teachers or from completion of a formal program offered by a Conservatory, college or university, such as a Bachelor of Music or Master of Music degree (which includes individual lessons from professors). In classical music, "...extensive formal music education and training, often to postgraduate [Master's degree] level" is required. Performance of classical music repertoire requires a proficiency in sight-reading and ensemble playing, harmonic principles, strong ear training (to correct and adjust pitches by ear), knowledge of performance practice (e.g., Baroque ornamentation), and a familiarity with the style/musical idiom expected for a given composer or musical work (e.g., a Brahms
The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream is an album by Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul, released in 1968. The title refers to the Third stream genre of music, melding classical and jazz. An example of strings playing in a jazz context in the 1960s was pianist Joe Zawinul's 1968 recording titled "The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream". Zawinul collaborated with avant-garde composer William S. Fischer on this recording. The music consists of a series of extended compositions that do not follow standard jazz forms such as