Chapter 1: Musical Styles * Glissando * Rapid slide up or down a scale * Tone Cluster * Chord made up of tones only a half step or a whole step apart‚ used in twentieth-century music. * Bitonality * Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Polychord * Combination of two chords sounded at the same tine‚ used in twentieth century music. * Polytonality * Approach to pitch organization using two or
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inspirational figure in the world of theatre. His beautiful music and recent musical theatre takes on older films has captured many people’s love. Many‚ many people‚ whether knowingly or unknowingly‚ have heard a version of one of Andrew’s songs. The following is a quick overview of his active life and compositions. Youth and First Creations Born in 1948‚ Webber was raised in South Kensington‚ London‚ England by a very musical family. His father was an organist and composer‚ teaching at England’s Royal
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Singin’ in the Rain (MGM‚ 1952) is an American musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The film comically emulates the transition from the production of silent movies to ‘talkies’ in Hollywood during the 1920s. The narrative follows a successful silent film star named Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and his glamorous blonde on screen partner Lina Lamont as they attempt to adapt The Duelling Cavalier a silent film‚ into a talking film. However‚ the shrill sound of Lamont’s voice cast serious
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Review Questions 1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements‚ at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation
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Middle Ages Dates: 500-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? It was a chaotic period of social and political unrest. Religious and political differences between and within regions led to nearly constant warfare. The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system - feudalism. 2. Who or what had the power? The church 3. Who were learned or literate? holy men or people of important status such as kings‚ queens‚ and knights most other people were
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h-Moll)‚ S.178‚ is a musical composition for solo piano by Franz Liszt‚ published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann. It is often considered Liszt’s greatest composition for solo piano. The piece has been oft analyzed‚ particularly regarding issues of form. The sonata is notable for being constructed from five motivic elements that are woven into an enormous musical architecture. The motivic units undergo thematic transformation throughout the work to suit the musical context of the moment
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Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton performs the initial movement from Handel’s Harp Concerto. The setup is an empty stage at the Harpa Concert hall in Iceland and the harp is the leading role as the melody instrument. Therefore‚ a beautiful and brilliant musical composition which resonates for one to two seconds is registered. Production Heidi is a professional concert harpist and from the harp‚ she produces a mellow and resonating tone. She achieves this through a combination of notes which from harmonies.
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Fado is a worldwide musical symbol of Portuguese culture and tradition. This genre which means ‘Fate’ in Latin is refers to the often harsh realities of everyday life‚ sometimes with a sense of resignation and also sometimes with the hope of resolution. Each region in Portugal usually has at least a musical style and fado. One of the earliest manifestations of fado was in a song depicting the forbidden love story between a gypsy woman by the name of Maria Severe‚ and Count de Vimioso‚ a man of nobility
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Cage‚ one of the most revered composers of the 20th century‚ changed how people understood the meaning of music. His experimental‚ controversial musical philosophies exposed the contradictions between the definition of sound and the definition of music. Although it is challenging to explain the broad concepts of sound and music‚ Cage asserts that both music and sound do not require meaning to be memorable and bring pleasure. Although I personally disagree with this philosophy‚ I believe his unorthodox
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level solely involving the string family. Initially‚ the tone color varied. It was showcased through the woodwind‚ percussion and string families equally until the strings took center stage becoming the main focus of the opening portion of the composition. Here‚ the opening texture of the piece was thick and included a variation of instruments such as cymbals‚ triangles‚ a bass drum and a variety of strings. The immediate tempo of the piece was fast‚ however‚ once the string family took over it
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