major point of interest and its due application in real life concert I attended. Classical music is specific to its origin and major target group just as any other music. It is a form of music which is westernized in its traditional considerations and encompasses a broad period. It is mainly distinguished from other forms of music in its way of staff notation which has been consistent since its existence. The main considerations of the mentioned staff notations are speed‚ pitch and meter of the singer
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important time was during festivities and celebrations. The people in those times would celebrate on any occasions from all holidays that we celebrate like Christmas‚ to even before meals. In that period of time music was more important and a great form of entertainment than it is modern time. They had many different types of music and instruments they played to entertain guests and personal use. They did not only use instruments but they sang and they danced to entertain as well. (Sherrane) The
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similar compositional techniques. Though there are differences found amongst the techniques of Whitacre and Lauridsen‚ a connection can be drawn between their composition styles. Through clever uses of harmonic and dynamic techniques‚ sonorities‚ and musical color‚ a connection is easily heard in both composers’ beautiful music. Each composer’s style remains present in each individual composition‚ such as Whitacre’s Sleep and Cloudburst and Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium and Madrigali; and though similarities
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Humanities and Tradition Stephen A. Brooks HUM/100 November 28‚ 2012 Jennifer Green Humanity is a science in itself: a study of humans adapting and learning toward their lives. In humanity‚ art shown many forms. Among these forms are music‚ drawings‚ dancing‚ and culture. Music has dated back to prehistoric times when it was just making sounds with immediate available objects such as sticks and rocks. This changed through the Egyptian period‚ to mediaeval times‚ to the 19th century‚ and to
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Instruments: The Heart of Africa The history of African musical instruments is rich and diverse as the people that populate the African continent. Because music is so deeply rooted in African culture‚ knowing about African instruments helps you understand the continent as well as the people. Apart from Africans themselves‚ this knowledge is usually restricted to ethnomusicologists and historians. The roots of African-American instruments are buried deep within the music of the African continent
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instrument in the percussion family. They establish the rhythm and tempo of most musical pieces and come in all shapes and sizes‚ very similar to clothing (Analogy)‚ with each having its own distinct style and intended sound. These include the hand drum‚ kit drum and oversize drum (Repetition). Being considered the most important part of many genres of music‚ it has become essential to include a type of drum in most musical compositions. Without a drum to create the paced structure for the other instruments
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represented the musical sentiments in that era. In the past‚ many prominent musicians have proposed philosophies challenging the traditional musical expectations of their day and‚ thus‚ revolutionizing music. Music continues evolving even today‚ as modern composers break tradition and reshape societal and cultural attitudes toward music. Stephen Reich in particular was one such composer. Known as the “Father of Minimalism‚” Reich adopted minimalistic techniques that first came to musical prevalence in
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poem that has only three stanzas‚ but Lawrence conveys the main theme of ambiguous， bitterness and sweetness of nostalgia simply and honestly. D.H. Lawrence structures the poem with a simple rhyming scheme‚ using this rhyming pattern to mimic the form of a song. Because the music in this poem triggers a memory‚ it is structured and progresses much like a song. “To the old Sunday evenings at home‚ with winter outside/and hymns in the cosy parlour‚ the tinkling piano our guide” The piano is a guide
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of musical history is the Medieval Era‚ otherwise known as the Middle Age Period. During this period‚ the Church was the center of social life‚ learning‚ and the arts. In the early centuries of the Christian Church‚ Saint Gregory‚ who was Pope at that time‚ arranged and collected choral works in the form of chants‚ now called the Gregorian chant. This is music composed with a single melodic line. Polyphony‚ on the other hand‚ is music with two or more melodic lines in one harmony. The musical notation
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the past centuries. 3. Part One in the book discusses the elements of music‚ including musical form. Find a song that you like that utilizes binary‚ ternary‚ or call and response form. Make sure you indicate the song title‚ artist‚ and how the song matches one of those forms. Answer: Twinkle Twinkle by Jane Taylor is the song that I have thought of at this moment in which I think is Ternary form because it extends the idea of how shiny and mysterious the stars are in the little kids’ eyes
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