Composer Biography Paper Purpose: Acquire knowledge of an accomplished composer whose music is not represented in our listening assignments. Note: You cannot do a paper on a composer who is represented on the CDs accompanying the textbook. Appendix B lists many very good composers for you to select from for your paper. If you choose a composer who is not in this list‚ please check with me before you begin your research. If you have trouble deciding‚ try finding a composer from the country of your
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I love being creative in many ways‚ but I would say my creative side comes out most often in my music. I play several instruments including the cello and bass; I started playing the cello in junior high‚ and now there is no going back. I am constantly learning and love the beautiful sounds I can evoke from the cello. I take lessons and play both cello and bass for my church as well as for myself. I have even gotten paid to pay on soundtracks for musicians and at weddings. I am working on the piano
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The Oglethorpe University Singers and the Oglethorpe Chorale performed the concert at Conant Performing Arts Center on Friday‚ November 1‚ 2015‚ at 8 pm. The concert setting was smaller than the other venues we visited for previous concerts. The room was semi-lit‚ and classmates filled the concert hall. The concert conventions were not surprising as we have attended other concerts‚ and the conventions were the same. The Oglethorpe Singer and the Oglethorpe Chorale performance was excellent‚ they
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The first listening guide piece I chose for this assignment was listening guide 51 “Wheat Song” which is from an Egyptian film song. The second listening guide I chose is listening guide 53 “Samoan Moon” a Hawaiian song. These two pieces are very different from each other. They represent the cultures they are from by the types of instruments used‚ the types of singing and the cultural traditions they each have. Even though they have many differences these songs are very similar as well which I will
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Dear Gayle Forman‚ People often ask young musicians what inspired them to work hard. Most respond by giving a name‚ or a recording‚ but I respond with the name of a book. It’s a novel called If I Stay‚ and without it‚ I wouldn’t be the person I am now. Since I was young‚ I have been told that I am extremely talented in music. I have been playing violin since I was 6‚ and now that I’m 13‚ it’s safe to say that I owe over half of my life to the thrill of it. Music is in my family; my grandmother
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The surrounding area was very nice in the fact this seemed like a true orchestra. Everyone on stage was quite formal. The ambiance reminded me of a classic venue‚ besides the fact that people were not dressed up. Other than that‚ it reminded me of a normal orchestra concert. The conductor was quite intriguing and it was very interesting because there was a combination of college students and young children. The first song that they played was Entrance of the Queen of Sheba by George F. Handel. This
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This is a Web Query assignment‚ to which you answered: Gordon’s solo starts at 00:11 and goes until 00:50. It is the counter number 4/8 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Bunn’s solo goes from 01:00 to 1:40. It is the counter number 2/4 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Callender’s goes from 1:50 to 2:30. It is in the counter number of 4/4. Thompson’s solo goes from 3:09 to 3:20. It is in the counter number of 4/4 in the beginning and 2/4 at the end. The tenor saxophone solo was upbeat
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Analyzing A Piece – The Rite of Spring Melody – The composition is very complex‚ it uses many different instruments at many different pitches‚ large leaps‚ most likely very difficult to play like a lot of Stravinsky’s work. The music has small repetitive parts but continuously moves on to new parts which are all different from the last. The music starts off in a very peaceful melody than develops into an angry sounding melody than drops back down to peaceful and then changes into angry again
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1. In the piece we listened to for this assignment‚ there are multiple instruments making the sound. Each of them is making a different sound and then when the all come together we get an even better and enjoyable sound. There is the Piano‚ Violin‚ cello‚ flute‚ and Tuba in this piece of music from what I could see. The mood for this piece to me was calming and peaceful‚ at certain parts it became more uplifting but for the majority it was slow and calm. This performance was great to listen to while
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Capercaillie The melody of “Skye Waulking Song” is based on a pentatonic scale (a scale with five notes per octave). All instruments play within the middle of their range‚ excusing the singer who sings a few head register notes to add some needed emotion to the notes. The Bouzouki (Greek musical instrument) and the piano play a counterpoint melody (a technique involving two simultaneous melodies) to help Section A to move along. Vocables are frequently used throughout the piece‚ this allows the
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