Arts/100 Music Experience Analysis
Music Experience Descriptions
Team B
University of Phoenix
Arts/100
Instructor: Joseph Calarco
November 17, 2014
Abstract Music comes in many shaped and sizes, not literally of course, but metaphorically. There is a plethora of genres for every music lover from classical, jazz, and blues to country, rock and pop. The noticeable differences are of course their sounds, melodies, and instruments used. Their similarities are that each tells a story, some more intense than others, and they all leave us feeling some sort of emotions whether they be happy or sad. Some of the greatest artists left deep impressions on the era of their music and those impressions last a lifetime and lifetimes after that. This paper will introduce such artists …show more content…
and their music genius. Ludwig van Beethoven One of Beethoven’s most known symphonies is “The Ninth Symphony.” This symphony is one of the most powerful symphonies of its time.
The classical work of art was composed during the years of 1822-1824. “The Ninth Symphony seems the most like a construction of mirrors, reflecting and refracting the values, hopes, and fears of those who seek to understand and explain it.” (Kinderman, 2009) Of the four major movements within the song, Ode to Joy which is the final movement is very popular even today. It consists of many different instruments including the winds in twos, piccolo, and contra bassoon; 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones;2 kettledrums, triangle, cymbals, bass drum (the three last only in the 4th movement); the strings, in quintet; a quartet of solo voices (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) in the finale; a four voice choir in the …show more content…
finale.
The Ninth Symphony of Beethoven contains four large movements: the 1st movement: allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso, begins piano, in a secretive style. Then the dynamic first theme arrives, in d minor, tutti and fortissimo. The second theme is signified by three different intentions, there is no reappearance of the exposition which links effortlessly to the grandiose development; the 2nd movement: molto vivace is a fast scherzo, notable for the use it makes of the kettledrums. The primary theme, in d minor, is presented with fugal entries. The presto, in D major, takes the place of the trio. The 3rd movement: adagio molto cantabile, in B flat major, involves two varied and moving themes. Between the variations there is twice an interlude, andante, another more tender and optimistic theme. The 4th movement: the longest, and requiring the complete orchestra with four vocal soloists and a four voices choir. It lasts for about 25 minutes and includes the Ode to Joy.
Louis Armstrong’s Dinah
This Jazz piece is well known and entitled “Dinah”, performed by the legendary Louis Armstrong during 1933 on his “first television broadcast,” (Ratliff, 2009) in his New Orleans Style Jazz.
This popular song is featured on his album, “Louis Armstrong, Original Album Classics.” There were several composers on this piece; Batson, Christopher, Mathers, Lawrence, Parker, and Young.
Jazz is performed in a shorter duration than Symphonies. A Jazz song is normally two or three minutes long, whereas a Symphony can last thirty minutes or longer.
Dinah starts off with a duple meter and fast tempo. The idiosyncrasies of Dinah, Dinah, and finer, finer are repeated throughout the song. The motif of this piece reinstates the love for Dinah and the joy of a future wedding. He would go anywhere to be with her. The trumpet and trombone affects the tonality as Louis Armstrong begins to sing the melody. The pitch of Louis’ trumpet ranges from high to low with a short durational solo before the band picks back up. The homophony texture focused on the melody and was supported by the band with subordinate sound. The harmony of the other instruments support Louis as he breaks off in variation towards the end of the song with a short duration of an Egyptian sounding tune by the trumpet, which is quite
comical.
The overall dynamics of this performance gives the listener an exhilarating, foot tapping, sense of joy.
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody is a well-known ballad rock song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by British rock band Queen then it was released in 1975. The album named “A Night at the Opera” can pretty much explain the style of music that Queen sings as they use a rock style of musical score with an opera voice. The song is filled with Ups and downs using fast paced rock vibes then immediately switches to slow ballad style music. There is also long sections of guitar solos and harmonic voice quartets. The song does well to express the depression and fear that the person is attempting to portray after killing a man. There are issues with the song and how it’s portrayed as the song continues it goes into a section that is taken as comical. While this helps the song be addictive it takes away from the seriousness of the start of the song. That being said it could also portray how crazy the person in the song is about his feelings. Overall the song helps a listener change their feelings dramatically. When you are listening to the ballad section you feel what he feels in sadness while the rock section has a strong upward tone that gives the feeling of power. The song itself has been said to be one of the most addictive songs and most people cannot help but sing along when the song starts to play.
Mood
As a team I think that we have all agreed on the moods of our song choices. For Beethoven’s 9th Symphony we discussed the mood being very upbeat and dynamic. His orchestrated music is brilliant and the message is one of power like a soldier marching in battle. In the final movement Ode to Joy, he brings it all together with a celebration of life with a strong yet exciting and victorius ending. Armstrongs music was very happy and upbeat. It remind some of us as egyption music towards the end which was very comical. It definitely lifted the mood and caused a sensation of delight. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is probably the most interesting song of the three. If you listen to the lyrics he seems to be describing himself and confessing all of his mistakes. It is sort of depressing.The middle of the song becomes faster paced and lifts you for a moment only to go right back into the depressed state of the song for the ending. One of the lines in the song is “Nothing really matters to me.” Sounds depressing to me..
Compare and Contrast
Louis Armstrong’s “Dinah” was released in 1933 in New Orleans style Jazz. Armstrong was considered the founding father of Jazz. The impressive structure of his melodic ideas and the radiant sonorities and flawless technique of his trumpet playing all marked him out as Jazz’s first soloist of genius. The piece of music was composed by several different writers. “Dinah” has the melody of five point pick up.
Beethoven 9 is in D minor and was written in 1822-1824. It is one of the most frequently played symphonies. Beethoven 9 ends with the ever popular Ode to Joy.
Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie Mercury and the rock group Queen performed the song. It has been said if you hear Bohemian Rhapsody you will either love it or hate it. Bohemian Rhapsody was Freddie Mercury’s totally epic mark on rock and roll history. It was the most expensive song to ever be recorded at that time. All three songs have an up tempo to begin with however; they all had different meanings the artists were trying to convey.
References
Hutchinson, L. (2012, September 25). Queen 's "Bohemian Rhapsody" Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://performingsongwriter.com/freddie-mercury-queen-bohemian-rhapsody/
Kinderman, W. (2009). Beethoven. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University Press, USA. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
Ratliff, B. (2009, November 23). Louis Armstrong “Dinah” video. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/louis-armstrong-in-2-minutes-53-seconds/
Team B
University of Phoenix
Arts/100
Instructor: Joseph Calarco
November 17, 2014
Abstract Music comes in many shaped and sizes, not literally of course, but metaphorically. There is a plethora of genres for every music lover from classical, jazz, and blues to country, rock and pop. The noticeable differences are of course their sounds, melodies, and instruments used. Their similarities are that each tells a story, some more intense than others, and they all leave us feeling some sort of emotions whether they be happy or sad. Some of the greatest artists left deep impressions on the era of their music and those impressions last a lifetime and lifetimes after that. This paper will introduce such artists …show more content…
and their music genius. Ludwig van Beethoven One of Beethoven’s most known symphonies is “The Ninth Symphony.” This symphony is one of the most powerful symphonies of its time.
The classical work of art was composed during the years of 1822-1824. “The Ninth Symphony seems the most like a construction of mirrors, reflecting and refracting the values, hopes, and fears of those who seek to understand and explain it.” (Kinderman, 2009) Of the four major movements within the song, Ode to Joy which is the final movement is very popular even today. It consists of many different instruments including the winds in twos, piccolo, and contra bassoon; 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones;2 kettledrums, triangle, cymbals, bass drum (the three last only in the 4th movement); the strings, in quintet; a quartet of solo voices (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) in the finale; a four voice choir in the …show more content…
finale.
The Ninth Symphony of Beethoven contains four large movements: the 1st movement: allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso, begins piano, in a secretive style. Then the dynamic first theme arrives, in d minor, tutti and fortissimo. The second theme is signified by three different intentions, there is no reappearance of the exposition which links effortlessly to the grandiose development; the 2nd movement: molto vivace is a fast scherzo, notable for the use it makes of the kettledrums. The primary theme, in d minor, is presented with fugal entries. The presto, in D major, takes the place of the trio. The 3rd movement: adagio molto cantabile, in B flat major, involves two varied and moving themes. Between the variations there is twice an interlude, andante, another more tender and optimistic theme. The 4th movement: the longest, and requiring the complete orchestra with four vocal soloists and a four voices choir. It lasts for about 25 minutes and includes the Ode to Joy.
Louis Armstrong’s Dinah
This Jazz piece is well known and entitled “Dinah”, performed by the legendary Louis Armstrong during 1933 on his “first television broadcast,” (Ratliff, 2009) in his New Orleans Style Jazz.
This popular song is featured on his album, “Louis Armstrong, Original Album Classics.” There were several composers on this piece; Batson, Christopher, Mathers, Lawrence, Parker, and Young.
Jazz is performed in a shorter duration than Symphonies. A Jazz song is normally two or three minutes long, whereas a Symphony can last thirty minutes or longer.
Dinah starts off with a duple meter and fast tempo. The idiosyncrasies of Dinah, Dinah, and finer, finer are repeated throughout the song. The motif of this piece reinstates the love for Dinah and the joy of a future wedding. He would go anywhere to be with her. The trumpet and trombone affects the tonality as Louis Armstrong begins to sing the melody. The pitch of Louis’ trumpet ranges from high to low with a short durational solo before the band picks back up. The homophony texture focused on the melody and was supported by the band with subordinate sound. The harmony of the other instruments support Louis as he breaks off in variation towards the end of the song with a short duration of an Egyptian sounding tune by the trumpet, which is quite
comical.
The overall dynamics of this performance gives the listener an exhilarating, foot tapping, sense of joy.
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody is a well-known ballad rock song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by British rock band Queen then it was released in 1975. The album named “A Night at the Opera” can pretty much explain the style of music that Queen sings as they use a rock style of musical score with an opera voice. The song is filled with Ups and downs using fast paced rock vibes then immediately switches to slow ballad style music. There is also long sections of guitar solos and harmonic voice quartets. The song does well to express the depression and fear that the person is attempting to portray after killing a man. There are issues with the song and how it’s portrayed as the song continues it goes into a section that is taken as comical. While this helps the song be addictive it takes away from the seriousness of the start of the song. That being said it could also portray how crazy the person in the song is about his feelings. Overall the song helps a listener change their feelings dramatically. When you are listening to the ballad section you feel what he feels in sadness while the rock section has a strong upward tone that gives the feeling of power. The song itself has been said to be one of the most addictive songs and most people cannot help but sing along when the song starts to play.
Mood
As a team I think that we have all agreed on the moods of our song choices. For Beethoven’s 9th Symphony we discussed the mood being very upbeat and dynamic. His orchestrated music is brilliant and the message is one of power like a soldier marching in battle. In the final movement Ode to Joy, he brings it all together with a celebration of life with a strong yet exciting and victorius ending. Armstrongs music was very happy and upbeat. It remind some of us as egyption music towards the end which was very comical. It definitely lifted the mood and caused a sensation of delight. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is probably the most interesting song of the three. If you listen to the lyrics he seems to be describing himself and confessing all of his mistakes. It is sort of depressing.The middle of the song becomes faster paced and lifts you for a moment only to go right back into the depressed state of the song for the ending. One of the lines in the song is “Nothing really matters to me.” Sounds depressing to me..
Compare and Contrast
Louis Armstrong’s “Dinah” was released in 1933 in New Orleans style Jazz. Armstrong was considered the founding father of Jazz. The impressive structure of his melodic ideas and the radiant sonorities and flawless technique of his trumpet playing all marked him out as Jazz’s first soloist of genius. The piece of music was composed by several different writers. “Dinah” has the melody of five point pick up.
Beethoven 9 is in D minor and was written in 1822-1824. It is one of the most frequently played symphonies. Beethoven 9 ends with the ever popular Ode to Joy.
Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie Mercury and the rock group Queen performed the song. It has been said if you hear Bohemian Rhapsody you will either love it or hate it. Bohemian Rhapsody was Freddie Mercury’s totally epic mark on rock and roll history. It was the most expensive song to ever be recorded at that time. All three songs have an up tempo to begin with however; they all had different meanings the artists were trying to convey.
References
Hutchinson, L. (2012, September 25). Queen 's "Bohemian Rhapsody" Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://performingsongwriter.com/freddie-mercury-queen-bohemian-rhapsody/
Kinderman, W. (2009). Beethoven. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University Press, USA. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
Ratliff, B. (2009, November 23). Louis Armstrong “Dinah” video. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/louis-armstrong-in-2-minutes-53-seconds/