Unit 1 Music Analysis
The pieces of music from Unit 1 ranged from styles of R&B to symphonic and all of various recordings whether live or in studio. A couple of the pieces had purposes other than being strictly for performance like a tutorial or added content for a cartoon show. Each piece had their own set of musical elements to differentiate them, but at the same time, they shared some as well.
The first song, Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through The Grapevine”, was performed live, and there was little excess feedback from surrounding areas so Marvin and his band could be solely heard, but that could also be due to audio editing afterwards (Gaye). The song consisted off the same melody played throughout as well as the same rhythm and tempo and was a R&B style. While …show more content…
The style is definitely jazz and throughout the song her pitch would change especially during the improvising. The timbre between piano and double bass was closely alike with the exceptions of the bridge were there was clear difference between the sounds (Fitzgerald). The melody was pretty constant throughout the duration of the song. Besides Fitzgerald’s song, Beethoven’s Sympony No. 9 Mvt. 4 was probably the most diverse of the pieces in Unit 1(Orchestra). From changes of loudness, tempo, and rhythm, there was always a point during the performance that caught someone’s attention. Around the start, the main theme was played by the double bass so softly that it could be missed and soon was followed by the oboes and violins to build up (Orchestra).The theme was the only part of the symphony that I knew well while the other parts were all new to me. The soloists and choir’s harmonies together ranged from a polyphonic to homophonic texture, and the choir’s imitation of stars twinkling was actually interesting to hear (Orchestra). It was a first for me to hear anyone try to imitate a movement through sound, and the choir did a good job of invoking that scene. Beethoven’s Symphony along with the other pieces were interesting to listen to, and though each different styles, they all had
The first song, Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through The Grapevine”, was performed live, and there was little excess feedback from surrounding areas so Marvin and his band could be solely heard, but that could also be due to audio editing afterwards (Gaye). The song consisted off the same melody played throughout as well as the same rhythm and tempo and was a R&B style. While …show more content…
The style is definitely jazz and throughout the song her pitch would change especially during the improvising. The timbre between piano and double bass was closely alike with the exceptions of the bridge were there was clear difference between the sounds (Fitzgerald). The melody was pretty constant throughout the duration of the song. Besides Fitzgerald’s song, Beethoven’s Sympony No. 9 Mvt. 4 was probably the most diverse of the pieces in Unit 1(Orchestra). From changes of loudness, tempo, and rhythm, there was always a point during the performance that caught someone’s attention. Around the start, the main theme was played by the double bass so softly that it could be missed and soon was followed by the oboes and violins to build up (Orchestra).The theme was the only part of the symphony that I knew well while the other parts were all new to me. The soloists and choir’s harmonies together ranged from a polyphonic to homophonic texture, and the choir’s imitation of stars twinkling was actually interesting to hear (Orchestra). It was a first for me to hear anyone try to imitate a movement through sound, and the choir did a good job of invoking that scene. Beethoven’s Symphony along with the other pieces were interesting to listen to, and though each different styles, they all had