The first song was called Joy Ride. It started of very strong with crashing cymbals and a loud drum. It was very powerful and had really good harmony all together. The second song was called Regrets and Resolutions. It started off very peaceful and quiet with flutes and clarinets.…
The same melody is played by the singer and then later an instrument this helps to highlight the melody. This song is sung by Idina Menzel, she is a mezzo-soprano, she can sing two octave and three notes. She uses a large scale of them within this song. She sometimes uses leaps between these notes, There are many instruments that can be used to conduct this piece, but the keyboard is one that is used in most versions. The rhythm is this song is mostly consistent in the chorus.…
Guido d’Arezzo was an Italian Benedictine Monk born in France in the century year of 995. Guido was not a composer during this time, instead he was a musical therapist and teacher. Although he was not a composer, Guido made the discovery of a new form of music notation after moving to Italy where he also worked for Bishop Theobald, despite the fact that he was a music therapist and teacher ("GUIDO D'AREZZO"). With his new discovery, this method made it possible for composers to record their music on paper. Beforehand, singers and composers had to remember their own melodies and chants by memory, causing major differences within the music as they passed the music down generations ("GUIDO D'AREZZO").…
There are many things in the world that hold a significant value, such as music. Music allows people to relate to a song by studying the elements it possesses, which creates a certain feeling that corresponds with the song and mood of the listener, therefore, making the song have a significant value. Most songs that have a significant meaning are written on a personal level by the artist. For example, the song “Wide Open Spaces” was written by Susan gibson who used her own personal experience of going off to college at the University of Montana. The song was later recorded by the The Dixie Chicks, and added country elements on the instrumental side of the song.…
The melody and lyrics use imitation and sequence of technology. The instruments are oboes, English horn, French horn, strings, and basso continuo. The fourth movement is sung by tenors in unison. The tempo is slow. The rhythm is speedy and always repeated and varied.…
Through many examples of music from many different backgrounds, I have come to realize and appreciate the diversity present in the world of music. When I was asked to select one piece of music to analyze, I was faced with a difficult decision. It was challenging for me to decide on one piece of music that I could analyze given the abundance of music. After many countless hours of searching for one piece of music that I could focus my time on to analyze, I selected a piece named October by Eric Whitacre. Eric Whitacre is a Grammy-winning American composer and conductor.…
In Unit One of Kristine Forney, Andrew Dell’Antonio and Joseph Machlis’ book, The Enjoyment of Music, we discuss a ton of different things. In the beginning of unit one, the authors write about melody, rhythm and meter, harmony, and the organization of musical sounds. Near the end of the unit the authors begin to write about musical texture, music styles, and music functions. The last topic discussed in unit one is sacred music in the middle ages. This unit provides us with insight on the basics of music and gives us a brief history on music during the middle ages.…
Differentiating Musical Exoticism Musical exoticism comes from the influence of non-European elements, often imitating styles from other cultures as a way to differ from the customs of the audience and creators. The motives for exoticism lie on a spectrum, ranging from pure exoticism to transcultural composing. Pure exoticism includes “othering” a subject, labeling them as different from one’s own group (Lecture 5/16). On the other hand, transcultural composing uses both non-western and western elements to create a hybrid of styles, with no purpose of “othering” (Lecture 5/16). The differences between pure exoticism and transcultural are often easily noticeable due to the clear distinctions in their techniques, however, some works are more…
In the movie, Begin Again, the soundtrack plays a significant role in telling the story and reuniting the characters with their loved ones. With minimal prominence, the director uses the soundtrack to add elements found in musicals due to the fact that the songs play along with the theme as the characters develop. Greta and Dan are both similar when it comes to loneliness, rejection, and the question of where the loyalties of their loved ones lie. Both characters display mistrust, distance, and are ominous until they meet and collaborate with one another. The music they create transforms from self-expression to optimism because they strive to achieve a common goal, which is to get their album produced in their own style and on their own terms.…
American Overture for Band is a level six, wind band, piece that has been played and enjoyed by advanced high school and university bands. The scoring is dense and somewhat atypical, however. Jenkins includes a sting bass, a cello, three baritone parts, three flute parts, and four clarinet and trombone parts. Jenkins includes the string bass part because is important to the texture of the piece. The tuba cues, like all the cues in the piece, are “safety doublings” and “should be played only in the absence of the instrument shown”.…
My paper will have 5 primary sources: two works of writing, and three songs. The first work of writing will be the Declaration of Independence. It was written in 1776, mainly by Thomas Jefferson, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. It laid out why the colonies were declaring independence, and asserted their inalienable rights and rights to self governance.…
In the first listen, the expression of the singer, which seems acoustic in nature despite the background play bring out the message in the song. Based as a description of what used to mare the African American community, the song expresses the anguish especially in the tone of the song. The somber nature expressed in the lyrics of the song are in conjunction with the soft but squeaky musical instruments. The musical instruments in the first few seconds of the song are also catchy, with it taking twist from the opening tango melodies to the jazzy and blues musical arrangements.…
I hardly agree with Bakan’s third proposition, which states that “sound are organized into music by people; Thus, music is a form of humanly organized sound”. I don’t believe that music should be defined as humanly organized sound since music means differently to different people. Music can be any kind of sound, as long as the one listening to it considers it as a form of music. First of all, I believe any sound that an animal makes alone is a form of music. In the book, Bakan thinks that only when a human being uses a given sound for musical purposes, such as sound of birds and whales, does that sound actually enter into the domain of “music”.…
Funk music as an expression brought with it a newly packaged music that was capable of fully embracing both the performers’ and audiences energies. Funk emphasized dancing and how it further expressed implicit meanings not always explicitly understood through the lyrics. Funk music opened the door for a particular subculture, black youth, to take their form of dance expression and broadcast it across the United States through the culturally important program Soul Train. In particular, the importance of individual, creative dance broke the mold of many of the dancing trends in music that preceded it. This important aspect of musical expression transcended the era of funk and to this day dancing is still just as important in the world of music…
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s dark twist on fairy tales and an exploration of “happy endings”, contains a story where the lines between good and evil are not only blurred, but practically indiscernible. It is strikingly original musically and lyrically, truly in the distinctive Sondheim style, in that it is extremely cynical and contains highly intellectual lyrics. Additionally, it is deceivingly simple, but lyrically and musically incredibly complicated and sophisticated. It is one of Sondheim’s most popular musicals, appealing to all ages, and is still performed regularly even today, decades after its release. Due to its immense popularity and continued relevancy, it is no surprise that Into the Woods was adapted for…