The next song I will be discussing is “World
The next song I will be discussing is “World
Miranda Lambert is using the power of music to express her feelings about her recent split from Blake Shelton.…
This performance can be seen here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFPjFjUonX8. This piece begins with a soft soothing melody accompanied by simple rhythms. After a brief, period the timber of the piece takes a darker approach and the tempo increases. This can best be heard at 03:49 minutes into the piece (Cmaj7). The harmonies used in this piece help set the story and give the listener a understanding of how the story unfolds. At 06:00 minutes into the piece the tempo of the piece picks up leading to a shift in its dynamics and timber creating a lighter aspect of the piece…
For the first example, I went with my Scottish half and chose ‘Amazing Grace Bagpipes”. This video is of a company of bagpipers playing Amazing Grace at a funeral. The piece is played slowly (adagio). The dynamic level is initially moderately loud (mezzoforte), with the entire company playing three verses of the song. They end with a solo of just the first line, played softly (piano). The rhythm throughout the piece is slow (adagio). The theme is repeated three times, once per verse. The cadence is obvious, as the bagpipes pause at the end of each line, with a longer pause at the end of each verse. This version’s harmony reflects consonance, the tone is smooth and comforting. The texture is monophonic.…
On Saturday, February 27, I attended a concert choir that was presented by the Department of Music and College of Liberal Arts; the title of the program was From Darkness to Light. There were eight songs that were performed by the choir, all of which were accompanied by a piano. The first song was Sure on this Shining Night by Samuel Barber, which possessed a medium-paced tempo. Throughout the song, there was an equal distribution between the male and female voices. The change in dynamics was very clear to the audience. As the dynamics gradually grew louder, the males and females sang in synchronization. The second song was If ye love me by Thomas Tallis; the song had a medium-paced tempo, but there were a few moments in which the choir would speed up and slow down. The soprano members of the choir were able to hit very high notes throughout the song.…
Each piece was performed right after or during an emotional scene. Resentment by Beyoncé, was performed by Madeline Curran. The scene that occurred before that was about infinitely and cheating. The scene left me when an emotion of sympathy and melancholy. Curran started the dynamic of the song very soft and delicate. Throughout the song, Curran continue to fade in and out of softness and loudness. Curran gave a strong emotion when she was singing the piece. She performed with such a pride and poise. The pitch throughout the piece had steady lowness. There were no moments in the piece that was sung in a high note. Since the song was song acapella, it was a little hard to find the beat of the piece. Curran did play with the tempo of the song.…
Senior year is like listening to a broken radio that repeats the same phrase over and over again. As an incoming freshman in college, we are still unable to throw this broken radio out. We've been forced to listen to the phrase "How are you going be successful in college?" I believe that everyone has a different definition of being successful in college. For me, being successful in college is keeping up with my grades and living my life to the fullest.…
Changes in context and form offer fresh perspective on the values in texts. How does Pacino’s film “Looking for Richard”, reveal his response to the values explored in Shakespeare’s play, “King Richard III”?…
Just as the sun began to flirt with the horizon, I broke through the doors of Dunham Hall and sifted between small masses of people to claim my ticket. After the fact, my eyes bounced around the auditorium and finally tagged the perfect seat. Shortly after planting myself at an optimal distance from the stage, the theater slowly began to fill with murmurs of proud parents and blue hairs, who all waited to obnoxiously cheer for their children and grandchildren performers. I hovered the pencil above my notebook in anticipation for the first performance. Once the director struck up the band, I began to spill my thoughts onto paper in hurried fluidity to grasp the nuances between the seven movements of Little Threepenny Music. This piece was composed…
“I don't need love or a man to complete me, and someday, you'll find that true for yourself. Suitors will come and go, but you will remain.” by Amanda Hocking. This quote simply defines that women are strong and independent in life. Many men will come and go in a women’s life, but women will remain themselves in their own way. Women all around the world have inspired so many people.…
“Talking shit about a pretty sunset,” is a song that portrays an overall apathetic outlook on life. The listener can clearly hear the discontent expressed in the words sung and the execution in the music. Thoughts of suicide, phobia of commitment, lack and gain of motivation, fixation and illusions of a better life are all present. Through the complex breaks and climax of the song, tells an emotional story of revelation, realization and self-actualization.…
As I went and watched the Fall Choral Concert directed by Dr. Jeffrey Benson, I have enjoyed the most wonderful concert with all the amazing performances ever. I picked out these 3 pieces that I have liked the most and wanted to describe it for my performance review this semester.…
Paper Towns starts with nine-year-olds Quentin “Q” Jacobsen and Margo Roth Spiegelman discover the corpse of Robert Joyner, a soon to be divorced man who committed suicide in the Jefferson Park. Nine years later, Quentin and Margo grew apart from each other considering that they are neighbors. One night, Margo shows up in Quentin’s window with black paint on her face. She asks Quentin to help her that night with eleven missions to get revenge on the people that have hurt her throughout her high school years. She especially needs Quentin's car and assistance driving. Margo convinces Quentin to take his mother’s minivan, sneak out of his home on a school night, and help her seek revenge. Margo takes Quentin to an adventure filled with fish, vandalizing,…
Mrs. Mallard’s response to her husband’s death wasn’t similar to the usual reaction towards death. When her sister Josephine informed her about her husband’s involvement in a tragic accident which led to his death, she cried automatically. “She said it over and over under her breath: “free, free, free!”(Chopin). However, her reaction differs from the usual reactions seen when someone loses a loved one; she begins to think about how Mr. Mallards death plays a significant role in the re-birth of her new life of freedom. Chopin uses irony by emphasizing that Mr. Mallard was kind. The way Mrs. Mallard responds to his death portrays a woman who had lived through years of abuse and passionless marriage. Chopin states that Mr. Mallard’s face had…
shows how lost and alone the is as she has no other person in her life to whom she can…
It is human nature to treat other people, animals, and yourself in different ways depending on how you feel, experiences you have had, and your upbringing in life. From the way that people act you can group people into different categories. These categories are based off people’s culture, economic situation, and values and faith. Throughout my life and especially this semester of college I have witnessed people treat other people, animals, and themselves considerately, inconsiderately, fair, unfair mean, kind, destructive, and prudent. I am not sure what made these people treat these things in that way, but each person has their own reason on why they did it. In this essay I am going to talk about examples of how people treated animals, people, and themselves in different ways, different ways you can group people, and if people are born the way they are, or molded into the person they are through their upbringing.…