MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” The song “Strange Fruit” has something about it that you can never fully walk away from and forget. It could be the text itself so visualizing and dramatic‚ or the music that adds an even more haunting effect. The performer of course is the one who gets the social message across by the way they perform and the emotions they put into the song. Billie Holiday’s version makes this song stand out even more; a person can get the chills just listening to her sing it
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Aristotle collected while studying tragedies. A tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ consists of six major points. The first and most important is the plot‚ which is what all the other points are based on. Such points are: character‚ language‚ thought‚ melody‚ and spectacle (Aristotle). A prime example of the usage of these parts in a tragic drama is evident in Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”. The plot of a tragedy usually consists of a tragic hero’s fall from grace. Aristotle describes plot in two ways
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familiar; I have seen it performed on television a few times and at the age of eleven I was thrilled to see a live performance. Don Quixote is chalk full of minuets‚ jigs‚ marches‚ and waltzes‚ mostly up beat and light-hearted with fun entertaining melodies as to correlate to the comedy. This particular viewing did not have an orchestra‚ but rather recorded sound. This aspect was suitable for the Tinnin Fine Arts Center
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Interpretive Reading for Thai Students Introduction Interpretative reading can be defined as the analysis of literary texts and subsequent enunciation of those texts. It is also sometimes called dramatic reading and relies on the reader’s voice to convey the emotion‚ drama and imagery of a narrative without actually acting it out. A good interpretative reader must possess a number of vocal skills such as the ability to control vocal tone‚ volume‚ pace and inflection to accurately communicate
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Music 110 Concert Report 18 Nov. 2010 Nov. 18: Strauss and Brahms Intro The concert that I attended at Yale University on November eighteenth was called Symphonie Fantastique. During the concert‚ the band played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4‚ William Tell Overture‚ and Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. The music was excellent and played with much expertise. Each piece was performed well. I enjoyed listening to the extravagant music with very few mistakes. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4
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Ages gave us little information about the history‚ the preservation of church music helped us understand the styles that were developed in the Medieval Ages like Polyphony. Polyphony is a texture in music‚ in which two or more lines of independent melodies are produced simultaneously. Compared to monophony‚ two
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BTEC Extended Diploma in Music Unit 22: Music Performance Session Styles You are to recognise 3 genre of music and evaluate that style with the aim of performing that style accurately. P1 Explain the fundamental stylistic elements of a wide range of musical genres. You will understand the stylistic elements across a wide range of musical genres Reggae Reggae is most easily recognized by the rhythmic accents on the off-beat‚ usually played by guitar or piano (or both)‚ known as the skank
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western instruments‚ such as; Viola‚ cello‚ piano bass‚ violin but the drums was the only common African instrument. The melody was fascinating‚ rhythmically exciting with moderate tempo. The vocalist sang with confidence and sometimes with a magnificent pitch. The content was pretty noble and graceful. The beating was regular with a perfect
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Dmajsus♯4 chord that is another jazz reference and also implies an unsettled feeling in the character. The syncopation used here feels like it is pushing Tony along as it anticipates the beats. The contrast between this fast paced bass and Tony’s held melody reflects the cool exterior that he wants to show and the excitement that is bubbling underneath. At b21 these emotions burst through‚ as the piece becomes forte and 2/4 from 4/4. This faster feel reflects the lyrics “cannonballing” and there is a
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