Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Introduction and background to the study One would assume that a religious composition is a direct reflection of a composer’s personal ecclesiastical devotion. My research discovered that this was not always the case. Discussions of the famous works by Beethoven‚ Liszt and Stravinsky do not usually focus on their religious compositions. However‚ their religious works represent relevant personal experiences of their lives. Their noteworthy religious works also afford Western
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Lakeisha Berry Mrs. Lang English 101 26 September 2013 The Real Choir Life What is choir life all about? Well I can tell you that it is more than classical music and tuxedoes! Choir is a great group to join‚ and it is a great way to make friends and have fun. I know all of this because I sang in my church choir and high school choir for years‚ and with that experience I can tell you the truth about choir. However‚ many people have their own ideas about choir that are mostly untrue. They have
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Discuss how composers have used distinctively visual elements to convey a particular point of view. Distinctively visual elements have enabled composers to convey particular points of views‚ through the vividly portrayed images on the topic of war. John Misto’s ‘The Shoe Horn Sonata’ captures the past experiences of 2 Japanese prisoners‚ Sheila Richards and Bridie Cartwright during the horror of World War 2. Misto’s use of distinctively visual elements highlights the power of friendship and emotion
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One of my favorite pieces of music is Dido’s Lament‚ from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. The slow‚ sorrowful melody is hauntingly beautiful‚ and though it contains few lyrics‚ the words infer a rich backstory of romantic love and a grieving‚ broken heart. Purcell uses several elements archetypal to Baroque era music styling to convey a dramatic story of emotional extremes‚ from love to heartache; a concept prevalent over all human cultures and generations. Henry Purcell was considered one of
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And after a thoughtful silence‚ I said to her‚ “Why‚ you must be tired‚ carrying all those clouds on your back!” Truthfully‚ it was a strange sight; the billowing mass of something floating above her. She hadn’t seemed to have heard me‚ so I spoke again. Music has long since been an integral part of my life. Of course‚ while it can be a cherished companion‚ it can also be a hated foe in times of frustration. But it has always been there for me: the feeling of the cello’s strings vibrating as I
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Qanun: 1. What are your overall impressions of the instrument? How difficult does it seem to play? Do you like the sound? Why/Why Not? This instrument reminds me of the Chinese guzheng that I used to dream of playing when I was young. Both instruments are zither-like‚ so I believe that is why I thought of the guzheng initially. The qanun seems somewhat easy to play; however‚ I do not play any instruments‚ so I am sure I will have a hard time with it. The man in the video also said it can be hard
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In 2015‚ Steven Mackey composed his masterpiece entitled Mnemosyne’s Pool. This song is unlike any other piece I have ever heard before. I was fortunate enough to witness this song played live at the St Louis Symphony earlier this fall. With its complexity and brilliance‚ the music hooked me from the beginning notes. The orchestra began with the first movement and the strange and eerie blends of sounds harkened the audience to a dream-like remembering. The music was very dark and ominous while
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Piece 5 begins by giving a very somber tone that drew from me a bucket of melancholia that echoed deeply into my ears with each down stroke as the melody is poured out slowly into my soul. Suddenly‚ there is hope a rising sound crashes into me like a wave as each feathering high note begins to call out to me but still with a touch of profound sadness. The crashing of a drum then begins and it thunders into me a purpose‚ creating a drive as the intensity of it begins to increase along with the tempo
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In “What is Jazz Part 1”‚ I heard “Tom Vaguely”‚ “Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child”‚ “St. Louis Blues”‚ and “Picture This”. Listening to the first piece‚ “Tow Vaguely”‚ I saw a busy Monday morning in the city. People in suits and hats carried their business bags‚ passing each other by on the sidewalk. The brief bass solo in the middle of the piece gave me the image of cars crossing the streets along side the pedestrians. The short clip of the sorrow song‚ “I Feel like a Motherless Child”
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Most probably‚ fragment 22 CA was not composed during the archaic period. Its meter and especially its language -which has affinities with archaic epic and lyric diction‚ later Euripidean drama and even Moschion‚ and is full of rare words- situate it within the broader context of the ‘New Music’. The same is true about its intertextuality with archaic epic‚ Alcman‚ Sappho and Ibycus. Its self-referentiality and its sensuality were constructed to captivate the audience’s attention. It was either performed
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