‘And the glory of the Lord’ from Messiah TEXTURE: There are alternates between homophonic and contrapuntal textures. For example in bars 11-14 there is homophonic melody. There are also a few short monophonic parts as well though. Throughout the whole piece vocal lines are often doubled with instruments‚ but it is usually at a different octave. TONALITY: There are major keys in use during the whole of ‘And the glory of the lord’ from Messiah by Handel. The piece begins and end on the key
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intense with short notes‚ crescendos‚ and stopping at the same time. In “The Magic Flea”‚ the melody was fast pace with eighth notes‚ and usually ending in a long note‚ or Staccato note. In “Smack Dab in The Middle” the Melody was laid back to correspond with the beat. It has two key changes‚ which are concert F‚ and concert A Flat‚” Better Days Ahead” had a pushing tempo‚ with the guitar as the melody. The guitar player was a great soloist‚ who used many eight and sixteen notes. He played many notes
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Have you heard any repetitive and wordy songs? Yes‚ I am talking about rap music‚ the most popular type of music at present‚ and the most annoying type of music that I think. The reason why I do not like the rap is because it is boring‚ impolite‚ and it sometimes not very musical. Most of the popular rap music have somewhat similar ingredients that make it boring. For example‚ the vocabulary in this song that has obviously taken from another‚ as well as the meaning of it has no substantial difference
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clarinet‚ and rhythm section which included the piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar‚ and in later years‚ the vibes . Generally big band arrangements followed a standard form; the melody was played by the entire band in unison or harmony then the soloists would improvise based on the songs melody‚ style‚ and chord progression‚ and then the melody would be restated‚ sometimes in a varied or more elaborate way. The music performed by big bands was called swing‚ a type of music that people could
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Hughes’ "Blues" Jazz music is often associated with long‚ lazy melodies and ornate rhythmical patterns. The Blues‚ a type of jazz‚ also follows this similar style. Langston Hughes’ poem‚ "The Weary Blues‚" is no exception. The sound qualities that make up Hughes’ work are intricate‚ yet quite apparent. Hughes’ use of consonance‚ assonance‚ onomatopoeia‚ and rhyme in "The Weary Blues" gives the poem a deep feeling of sorrow while‚ at the same time‚ allows the reader to feel as if he or she
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produces‚ but rather because they enjoy the feeling or feelings it arouses within them. There are individuals who believe that this arousal of emotion comes from musical devices such as the colorful harmonies of a piece of music‚ others say it is the melody‚ and there are also those who assert it is a result of a response to rhythmic patterns. Some look at the bigger picture‚ and hold the idea that music’s ability to arouse emotion is a result
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Misunderstood " Tall and tan and young and lovely‚ The girl from Ipanena goes walking and‚ When she passes each one she passes goes‚ Ahh.’ " These are the first lyrics of‚ probably‚ one of the most famous bossa nova songs sung by Frank Sinatra. The melody of the song is as smooth as the singer‚ the rhythm is laid back‚ and the lyrics are simple. Unfortunately‚ Frank Sinatra’s portrayal of this Bossa Nova classic is detrimental to the music’s image. The Bossa Nova should not just be considered lounge
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contrapuntal. However‚ counterpoint was harmonically oriented * It was extremely common and usual to find close imitation between lines and for the soprano and bass lines to be more dominant within a piece * Melody – with the rise of the baroque period‚ the idea of melody and harmony began to be become more articulated * Composers of this era chose to steer away from the complex polyphonic form which thrived during the 15th and 16th centuries‚ instead they opted for a monody ( single
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create descriptive impressions‚ not necessarily to draw clear pictures. The music is not designed to explicitly describe anything‚ but rather to create a mood or atmosphere. This is done through almost every aspect of music: melody‚ harmony‚ color‚ rhythm‚ and form. Melodies tend to be short in nature‚ often repeated in different contexts to give different moods. In terms of color‚ notes are often drawn from scale systems other than the traditional major and minor. These include pentatonic‚ whole-tone
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“Franz Schubert was a programmatic composer”. Discuss this statement with reference to two pieces studied and refer to three of the concepts of music in your answer. Composers of the Romantic Period were attracted to programme music – music that provides a story‚ idea or scene. Franz Schubert‚ one of the earliest 19th Century composers‚ was very much so‚ a programmatic composer. In a short lifespan of 31 years‚ Franz Peter Schubert composed 600 lieder‚ (plural for ‘lied’‚ the German word for ‘song’
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