MUH Essay 2 Sarah Ostrowski Wayne State University Question 4: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture was a very interesting song; there were many changes through out the piece. It started out sounding like a battle symphony where Tchaikovsky used the instruments to make a choppy sound‚ which reminded me of a march‚ as well as gun sounds. He has a great use of crescendo at the beginning. Along with increasing the sound level he also increases the tempo and
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experience credit. After about two songs‚ I remembered that I was in Music Appreciation and some of the songs they were playing‚ I heard in class before. I began to tune into to certain instruments and listen to their unique sound and what significant part they played in the song. I also began to realize that I was catching on to some of the patterns in the melody‚ for example ABBABBA. If I had never been in the music appreciation class I wouldn’t have done any of those things‚ but it’s just ironic
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Listeners Casual Listeners • Most common • Likes having music playing‚ filling the environment with sounds • Views music primarily as a mood enhancer or as pleasant part of the environment • Johann Sebastian Bach - Air from Suite No.3 in D major o Slow and relaxing pace – often used for meditation Referential Listeners • Relate music almost exclusively to outside experiences • These external references are so strong that the music is not really heard anymore; instead‚ the listener is caught
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Music Appreciation Radio Report Instead of attending a concert and writing a concert report‚ I decided to do the radio report. On April 24‚ 2007‚ I listened to the station WWOZ 90.7 FM from seven to eight p.m. It was hosted by Jivin Jean and Neal. The theme of that session was the 50’s Rhythm and Blues. Because the Jazz Fest is approaching‚ they decided to feature some of the artists that would be performing. In which they varied from Percy Sledge to the Fister Sisters. The first
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indicate chords‚ intervals‚ and other aspects in relation to the bass note of the music and basso continuo is the harmony of the music itself. (this has nothing to do with the question; when I took AP music theory‚ figured bass was my favorite thing to do!) 2. What is ornamentation? Ornamentation is the use of non-necessary musical flourishes‚ such as trills and grace notes‚ to the basic melody or harmony. 3. What is an oratorio? How does it differ from an opera? Oratorios are basically
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was a sad love song that became a popular hit in the 1920’s‚ specifically 1926. Due to how the man was treating her with such disrespect‚ Smith sings about leaving the man she loves. Her music was considered to be classical blues based on the African American blues genre. Long before Smith’s time‚ this type of music with its sad and negative tone was already being played. For instance‚ “Flow My Tears” was written around the 1600’s which was during the Renaissance period. This was considered popular
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Casual Listening The piece of music that really attracts my attention these days is the song named We Own It. I first heard this piece of music when I was sitting in the cinema and watching Fast and Furious 6 on Monday night. It is one of the official soundtracks of the film‚ owned by Wiz Khalifa. What really captured my attention‚ at the very beginning‚ was its rhythm. I felt really excited and I was kind of obsessed with it. Therefore‚ I did some research about this piece of soundtrack after I
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study of prehistoric and ancient music important? What can we learn from it? The study of prehistoric/ancient music is important because you can see how music started and how it advanced. We can learn how they lived back then from it. Why did early humans develop music? What are some of the ways that they were thought to create music? Early Humans developed music because they wanted to express themselves. One way they were thought to create music was by listening to natural sounds
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be the characters in the songs and telling their stories. There was a time in elementary school‚ however‚ when I strayed from country music for a while. I started listening to pop music like all the other kids. It wasn’t until fifth grade that I was brought back to country music. My dad bought me Taylor Swift’s debut album and I was instantly hooked on her music. From then on‚ I started to listen to other country artists again and fell back in love with the genre. In December the next year‚ I attended
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Brian Lima Professor Presnall Government 2305 October 20‚ 2013 Express Power Section 8 of the constitution enumerates legislative powers. Why are its powers enumerated? Generally speaking in what general areas is congress empowered to legislate? Explain the necessary and proper clause. How does this provide a broad grant of legislative power to congress? Enumerated powers are political powers that are specifically delegated to a governmental branch by the constitution. It is a governmental
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