local or semi-professional. History of Mariachi Mariachi emerged in the late 1700s-early 1800s. As Christianity began to spread through the area‚ traditional instruments like the rattles and clay flutes gave way to Spanish-imported instruments like the violin‚ guitar‚ and harp. The people of Mexico began to learn how to play these instruments‚ as well as craft their own versions. No one really knows
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Ashley Owens Professor Lleweylln Music Appreciation 13 November 2012 Sergei Prokofiev How does music make us feel? Not what do we feel when we listen to music but more specifically‚ what is it about Music that triggers our human emotions? What effect did hearing those sad country songs on the radio during my morning drive to school have on the rest of my day? Why does upbeat hip hop music always make me nod my head with the beat? Why does a song like “Go rest high on that mountain” by Vince
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On Tuesday November 3rd the Toronto Symphony Orchestra preformed at the Roy Thompson Hall. This concert highlighted the brass section in the orchestra and even included the world famous tuba soloist‚ Øystein Baadsvik from Norway. He is the only tuba virtuoso to make a career out of being a tuba soloist. The conductor for this performance was Sameer Patel‚ who is known as one of America’s best young conductors. Sameer Patel is newly appointed the position of assistant conductor for the San Diego
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20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music‚ the African Diaspora‚ and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments. West African music was the music of the African people before the Europeans captured and sold them into slavery in the Americas. It was unique in the manner in which it was played as well as the reasons why it was played. West African music
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Program Note Mother Goose Suite‚ Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel was born on March 7‚ 1875‚ in Ciboure‚ France‚ and died in Paris on December 28‚ 1937. At the age of 14‚ he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire and studied under the famous French composer‚ Gabriel Fauré. ‘Although he had none of his own‚ Ravel loved children. Throughout his life‚ he kept his ability to see the world through a child’s eyes‚ and he never outgrew his passion for creating elaborate toys and reading fairy tales aloud.”[
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This is from The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy‚ the Scarecrow‚ the Tin Man are trying to reach the Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz. During their trip‚ they come across a scary forest‚ where they start contemplating all of the possible bad situations that can occur. The scenery is darkened and gloomy‚ as opposed to the rest of the movie. The group of friends go from skipping and being hopeful‚ to apprehensive and a dawdling pace. The mood is anxious and daunting. The music in this scene is enchanting
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‘The law is an instrument of the ruling class.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) Traditional Marxists would argue that law making and law enforcement only serves the interests of the ruling class. Chambliss argued that laws to protect private property are the cornerstone of capitalist society. His argument was in regards to a case studied in Britain’s east African colonies. The British introduced a cash tax that if unpaid was a criminal
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grand orchestras and their pieces of music have been played regularly and imitated to this day. In almost each work‚ they chose to exhibit one instrument in particular: the oboe. Why the oboe? What does it have that other instruments are lacking? If many world-renowned composers chose to highlight the oboe‚ there must be a quality that makes this instrument superior. The oboe is unique‚ essential and challenging because it can create such a range of emotion – from high elation to the deepest sorrow
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large orchestras and small ensemble are used. The largest part of the orchestra consist of the string section consisting of violins‚ violas‚ cellos‚ string basses and wind instruments. On the other hand jazz music can be played by small group of people. In jazz they use different instruments like clarinet‚ tuba‚ cornet‚ baritone‚ drums and piano. Similarly to classical music‚ jazz used some wind instruments. In addition we have a different of audience of this two kind of music. The jazz music attracts
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in the air. Along with the traditional lion dance‚ children’s warm dance of for welcoming the spring festival‚ I feel I really going to 2013 but not in 2012 now. After a pretty Asian lady’s announcement‚ the stage shows up Geoge Gao with his erhu instrument. Geoge Gao was playing erhu since he was six years old. He is a popular erhu player at present. He has been featured as a soloist in many Symphony Orchestras‚ Such as Toronto‚ Shanghai‚ Taiwan national Chinese Orchestra and National Arts Center
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