STUDY QUIZ -- UNIT I 1. Why does a live performance provide a special excitement? 2. What will enhance our ability to evaluate and enjoy music? 3. Why is John Cage’s composition 4’ 33" particularly interesting? 4-7. What are the four main properties of musical sound? 8. What determines the pitch of a sound? 9. The distance between two pitches is called an ______________. 10. If a pitch has a frequency of 100 cycles per second‚ what is the frequency of the pitch one
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Haley Plemons RA-2 1. Easily defined ragtime is known as an early mixture of African‚ African-American‚ and Eurpoean musical elements. Ragtime has an unending set of variations with added embellishments. Known as the hottest musical rage of late 1890’s to early 1900’s‚ ragtime brought together established techniques and incorporated them with European march format. This fused syncopation influences from Africans with harmonic ways of African Americans and Europeans. Rhythmic syncopation was
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1. The four main properties of musical sounds are; Tone Color (Timbre)‚ Pitch‚ Dynamics and Duration. Tone Color also known as timbre pertains to the distinguishing attributes of one voice or instrument from another. A good example is the tone difference between a saxophone and a guitar‚ or even between a nylon and steel string guitars. Pitch mainly has to do with the relative highness or the lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibration of sound. Smaller objects (shorter
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Macbeth Essay Alright let’s face it; we all know Macbeth killed King Duncan & is guilty without a doubt. It’s no surprise there that the guilt sinks in him & Lady Macbeth throughout the entire play. Seeing ghosts‚ sleep walking‚ insomnia‚ it just says guilt all over it. It just shows that guilt on the human mind is highly critical‚ especially when you commit some type of murder. Others may bear with the guilt & hide it deep down like myself at times‚ but Macbeth‚ yeah that’s a different story
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Bùi Minh Thắng – KTTT55B Critical thinking assignment Selections 11A and 11B The two arguments discuss about whether Gay Marriage should be allowed or not. As far as reasonability is concerned‚ the first argument “Equal treatment is real issue – not marriage” is less strong than the second one “Gay Marriage Unnatural”. In the first argument‚ the writer (USA Today) had some good reasonings and didn’t use so many rhetorical devices. The ultimate ground of this argument was seeking for an equal treatment
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composed in late 1606 or early 1607‚ Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies‚ the others being Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major sub-plot‚ and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare’s darkest work. Lear is an utter tragedy in which the natural world is amorally indifferent toward mankind‚ but in Macbeth‚ Shakespeare adds a supernatural dimension that purposively conspires against Macbeth and his kingdom. In the tragedy of Lear
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Pros and Cons of an appreciation in Australian dollar In the recent days‚ Australian dollar has witnesses a significant appreciation and keeps strong. To put in a simple way‚ appreciation of Australian dollar‚ for our ordinary consumer‚ means we can buy more goods than before using the same amount of money. This is caused by an increase of purchase power of Australian dollar. As for choices of consumers‚ foreign goods are especially welcomed for the simple reason that they become relatively cheaper
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A critique on the main character in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. So foul and fair a day I have not seen." This is a famous quote by Macbeth‚ the antagonist in William Shakespeare’s classic work‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth. This one line takes place when Macbeth and Banquo are returning from their victory in battle over the Norwegians. Following this quote further it could be looked at in a broader spectrum of Macbeth’s triumphs and failures. He goes from a warrior hero to a murderer‚ and lastly‚ his
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Character of Macbeth (In Act 1) Macbeth is introduced to the play as a warrior hero‚ whose fame on the battlefield wins him great honour from the king‚ “noble Macbeth”. Essentially though‚ he is a human being whose private ambitions are made clear to the audience through his soliloquies. These often conflict with the opinion others have of him‚ which he describes as "golden". Despite his fearless character in battle‚ Macbeth is concerned by the prophecies of the Witches‚ and his thoughts
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Not surprisingly‚ Macbeth has received volumes of critical commentary over the years. Not only is the play an audience favorite‚ but its complex characterization‚ deeply woven themes‚ and characteristic Shakespearean style make it rich ground for scholarly inquiry. Critics such as Harold Bloom have remarked on the importance of Macbeth in the context of Shakespeare ’s works. In Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human‚ Bloom writes‚ ’ ’The rough magic in Macbeth is wholly Shakespeare ’s; he indulges
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