Basque music uses a lot of vocals‚ specifically choir-singing‚ in their music. They have some unique musical instruments: the Txalaparta (a wooden instrument played with sticks)‚ and the Txistu (a one-handed shepherd’s flute)‚ and the Alboka (a horn-clarinet). Cuenca is the capital city of Cuenca Province‚ central Spain. The city covers an area of about 17‚061 square kilometers and the population there is about 54‚600. Cuenca features a number of monuments and rivers with clear waters. Cuenca is also
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I found that my grades greatly improved‚ having achieved a 4.0 GPA for the first time in my life‚ along with my clarinet skills when my band director elected me to perform my first solo at the spring concert. I finally began to see the fruits of my training throughout my life and I realized that to truly excel time‚ effort‚ and unwavering commitment must be implemented
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An example of this is at bar 21 when the first note of the flute solo is lengthened‚ while further on the melody is decorated with demi-semi-quaver triplets. Also‚ Debussy makes use of the whole tone scale when the clarinet takes on the melody part‚ as well as a chromatic scale which creates an idea of no tonal direction. Along with this‚ there is use of an augmented fourth (devil’s interval) in the main melody from a C# to a G. Another element developed is the rhythm
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Module 4 – Music of the Classical Period Unit Summary (20 points) 1. Name two important visual artists (not musicians) from the Classical Period. (1 point) Jean-Honoré Fragonard Jacques-Louis David 2. Name two important writers of literature (not musicians) from the Classical Period. ( 1 point) Voltaire Denis Diderot Jane Austen 3. Discuss the political events and sociological factors that made the Classical Period such a time of violent upheaval. (1 point) The years 1750 to 1820 were
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blacks originally brought in as slaves. The first jazz bands contained a "rhythm section" and a “melodic section”. The rhythm section consisted of a string bass‚ drums‚ and a guitar or banjo. The "melodic section" consisted of a cornet‚ trombone‚ clarinet‚ and a violin. As years went on jazz was taken over by large orchestras. Jazz bands contained fifteen or more musicians. They are now considered and known as the "big bands"‚ even though the jazz music we hear today has very little to do with real
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There are many similarities between Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor and Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G Minor. For example‚ both works have extremely recognizable motives. These works have been played on commercials‚ in advertising‚ and in places most people can’t even pinpoint. One of the main reasons is that these works carry strong motives that reoccur both rhythmically and melodically throughout the pieces. The opening four notes to Beethoven’s work may possibly be the most recognizable
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However‚ through Susanna and Figaro working with help of friends they are able to foil the Count’s plan. His wife finds out and Almaviva is forced to beg for his wife’s forgiveness. The Marriage of Figaro is noted for its use of two flutes‚ oboes‚ clarinets‚ bassoons‚ horns and trumpets‚ a timpani‚ and a strings section. These are also complemented by the use of a keyboard instrument‚ like a fortepiano or a harpsichord‚ and sometime assisted by a cello. Mozart overall helps demonstrate a changing
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On the night of Monday‚ October 16th‚ I had the opportunity to perform as part of the Wind Ensemble in the SHS Fall Concert. The ensemble consisted of woodwinds‚ brass‚ and percussion. Our band presented two pieces in the concert: a program and an overture. Although we were not as prepared for the concert as I’d hoped‚ I opine that the wind ensemble performed rather successfully. Opening for the wind ensemble‚ was a composition by Michael Daugherty called Alligator Alley. This intense and syncopated
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“Bebop”‚ or “Bop”‚ is a form of Jazz that began to circulate during the 1940’s and is widely recognised as a fast tempo‚ highly improvised derivation of Swing Jazz of the 1930’s. The term “Bebop” itself is derived from the scat singing used within the aforementioned genre as “Bebop” and “Rebop” were common and‚ occasionally‚ interchanged phrases within the music. It hasn’t influenced many genres out with Jazz (“West Coast Jazz”‚ “Modal Jazz” and “Cool Jazz” all being seen as developed from the styles
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gradually gets louder at the begining. As the piece progresses you can hear horns‚ violas‚ and cello and a very long crescendo occurs. Midway through the piece we receive our first surprise and can hear drumbeats‚ flutes and oboes as well as some clarinets. As the piece moves into a G major scale we see a long crescendo as we transition into the secondary theme of the piece. Later through the piece we can hear the sound of bagpipes. Other songs such as “The Blind Mice” and “Goin’ Home” integrated
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