The Power of Music in Humanities For my humanities report‚ I attended the Wind Ensemble concert at the Timko Barton lobby on October 8‚ 2015. The concert was so inspiring and refreshing for me since I love music and am currently studying music. Sitting with some many people and listening to beautiful music from a variety of genres was so restoring to the soul. Dr. John Jenkins‚ the director‚ was so motivating in every piece of music and of the program. The concert program ran smoothly as the ensemble
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Amazing Grace – YouTube Comparison The words to Amazing Grace were written by John Newton (Ferris and Worster). The piece is played in triple meter (Ferris and Worster). It is usually performed slow (adagio)‚ with the volume falling somewhere between moderately soft (mezzopiano) and moderately loud (mezzoforte). The combination tends to give the piece a somber‚ and yet comforting‚ quality. According to our text book‚ Music: The art of listening‚ the melody uses a pentatonic scale‚ which
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The Moran Woodwind Quintet was on Tuesday‚ November 17. The performers included John Bailey‚ William McMullen‚ Diane Barger‚ Jeffrey McCray‚ and Alan Mattingly. Bailey played the flute‚ McMullen played the oboe‚ Barger was on the clarinet‚ McCray played the bassoon‚ and Mattingly played the horn. The first piece was called Quintet in g minor‚ Op. 56‚ No. 2. It was by Franz Danzi. The first movement was an Allegretto. It was in a major mode and in triple meter. It started with polyphonic texture
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The song that chose for my solo performance is Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The composers were John Frusciante‚ Anthony Kiedis‚ Flea and Chad Smith. John Frusciante did the guitar parts. This piece was composed in America at a studio session in preparation for their second album with John‚ "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." The characteristics that define this piece of work was the speed‚ which it was quite slow‚ intensity‚ which it wasn’t too intense‚ the type of singing‚ which it was done
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Lab 1.1: Reading Binary I. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2. You use the method of subtraction‚ if you can subtract the number that corresponds with the value you “2” you are dealing with you need to place a 1 under the 2 that corresponds with the number you are subtracting. This is like saying yes the number works. If it doesn’t subtract you place a zero underneath the “2” that you are dealing with‚ this is like saying “no” it doesn’t represent anything. That is the basic formula for doing binary
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•For a long time the western music was monophonic. Monks from monastery choirs created a new form of music. They added a second line to Gregorian chants. This made the music polyphonic. Because it had more than one line. Medieval music that has two or more melodic lines is organum. •The estampie is from the thirteenth century. It is one of the earliest forms of music. It is played in triple meter. The estampie beat is strong and played very swiftly. It has a very upbeat sound and sounds very cheery
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Behind the scenes of most productions‚ there are almost always more elements at play in accompaniment to the performers; there is a whole whirlwind of preparation behind every performance‚ beginning at the base level of first creating a piece of music. The position of composer is one hidden in the shadow of performers‚ more often than not gone unnoticed and uncredited. Nevertheless‚ it is the office in which Billy Strayhorn‚ a famous pianist‚ arranger‚ and composer‚ thrived during the 1940s-1960s
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Creative Song Assignment The Creative Song Assignment was an interesting assignment‚ because I have zero experience in mixing music. It was an interesting experience‚ because it did take me out of my comfort zone. When I first started‚ I felt lost. I had no idea what I was doing‚ so I decided to do a little research to see how I can best complete this assignment. I finally settled on using a program called Audacity and the genres of hip hop and alternative rock. I chose a program called audacity
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In the early Middle Ages‚ melodic or textual embellishments added to plainchant were referred to as prosulae. In your own words‚ summarize the types of plainchant to which prosulae were most often added and the reasons for those additions. The Book of Hymns is one prime example of a prosulae. Plainchant was being sung day in and day out by the monks‚ who had already added some slight melody‚ but was still not easy to memorize. By adding some rhythm and separation in syllables throughout the melody
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Hans Zimmer is a German born composer and music producer who is recognized as one of the most influential and innovative musical talents. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios‚ and works with other composers through the company that he founded‚ Remote Control Productions. Raised and educated mainly in England‚ he has no formal musical education; he says the most he ever got was about "two weeks of piano lessons." Nevertheless‚ he took an early interest in electronic musical
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