3.1 Introduction – Getting your Stuff Together Composers require a certain degree of research going into any film-scoring project. Once you have convinced the producers that you are the right composer for their project the quest for answers begins. Finding the most suitable way of scoring the film requires input from many layers of the projects creative team. (Wright & Karlin‚ 2004). Knowing the genre‚ the film‚ the artistic and practical possibilities for the film‚ who is involved and to what
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Kreuzspiel is a composition written by Karlheinz Stockhausen in 1951 scored for oboe‚ bass clarinet‚ piano and four percussionists. The work starts off with sparse piano and percussion and gradually get thicker. The notes the piano plays are separated by huge distances of more than a few octaves. The interplay between the percussion and the piano continue for some time until the woodwinds enter. The woodwinds continue the same thematic principle that is exemplified in the opening measures with the
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Charlie Barnet was one of the first to integrate his band. Glenn Miller successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack’s band. Bud Powell piano‚ instrumental in the development of bebop. Kenny Clarke House drummer at Minton’s playhouse. Jay McShann pianist and band leader; his band features the likes of Ben Webster and Charlie Parker. Swing Street reference to 52nd street which hosted major jazz clubs during
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accompanimental material within each section to generate the most impact over the course of the symphony. The first movement naturally bears the first examples of that practice. After giving the theme a rather loud introduction with strings and (curiously) clarinet in the opening measures‚ the string section bounces the repeated section from violin to viola to violin and so on (mm. 6 – 17) before including the entire orchestra in a harmonized statement of the theme which is itself incased in a macro series
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of film that exceeded the characteristics of a sci-fi film. Before this time‚ sci-fi films generally featured atonal and 12-tone techniques to compliment what may represent the sound of the future. Horns played without mouthpieces and key taps on clarinets were typical sounds used for this type of film. Music that sounded mysterious and dissonant was accepted by a large viewing audience. However‚ Lucas’s idea was to bridge the classical romantic dialect with his new movie. In fact‚ Lucas had written
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After about half of the piece‚ the tempo slows dramatically‚ the volume dropping with it‚ as the bass clarinet becomes the only bass line‚ and the clarinets play a calm‚ soothing version of the main melody that is heard throughout the piece. Another quarter of the piece goes by before the tempo resumes its earlier speed‚ returning to its previously tumultuous levels. Close to the
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activity has shown me success that I hope to duplicate college and beyond. Wanting to succeed has never been an issue. When I recall my first band audition‚ which was a disgrace‚ I pushed myself to become a better clarinet player. I came from last chair out of thirty clarinet players my freshman year to second chair my senior year‚ and I still thrive to master my instrument past high school. My untiring involvement in Med Club has also provided me many experiences that changed my prospective
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the meter was specifically. It also had a homophonic texture‚ which was very smart to use given that Grainger used the same few lines throughout the piece. The piece was also entirely made up of consonance and was entirely conjunct. The flutes and clarinets were the most vocal instruments in this piece and the bass was noticeably helpful to the song as well. Overall‚ this piece was a not particularly memorable. The piece felt like it was trying to capture the calming beauty of nature‚ with the entire
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MUS 603E Wenye Li Dr. Alexandra Monchick 05/07/2016 Simple but not easy: Taking Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians as an example After World War II‚ there were two alternative paths through the musical avant-garde. One follows the twelve-tone composing technique of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern‚ which is the path of serialism. The other is “chance music”‚ which was created by John Cage and is based on the philosophy of I-Ching. Serialism and aleatorism are the mainstream genres of 20th
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miracles” can be characterized as Klezmer music. Klezmer is a genre of music that found tradition in the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe in 19th century. The characteristics of the Klezmer style music is the clarinet and violin‚ this is because music is often banned in Romania‚ violins and clarinets are comparatively quieter and easily transportable. Klezmer music is often played at weddings and celebrations‚ and in a major key. Songs also tend to have laughter or sobbing‚ this can be seen in the song
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