comes across as tonally dull and flat which is a weakness for the piece. Many individuals might pass judgment without a second listening. There is a soothing beautiful simple flow to the piece‚ flowing evenly and rhythmically. As a lyrical chant‚ the flow of the piece would allow for instruments to replace voices if desired. This would be an aesthetic strength giving the piece versatility. If time is taken to listen to the piece repeatedly‚ it becomes clearer that the tone is not dull
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Mozart’s Requiem‚ in d minor K 626‚ was written in 1791. Franz Sussmayr‚ who was Mozart’s understudy‚ completed it. About half of the Requiem is credited to him‚ however analyzer’s today and of his day question whether he really did complete any of it due to the mastery of the piece. During Mozart’s illness‚ a stranger visited him. This man (who kept his appearance concealed) wanted him to compose a mass for the dead. He was obsessed at this point that he was writing his own Requiem and so although
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Josquin used the Pange lingua melody in his Mass‚ Missa Pange lingua. In this essay‚ I would analyse the way he had used the melody in the Agnus Dei section of his Mass and explore how he had used other techniques such as canon‚ imitation‚ sequence‚ repetition and duetting. Josquin used an example of canon to start the Agnus Dei of his mass. A canon is a strict imitation between two or more parts which the intervals between notes are exactly the same. At the beginning of the Angus Dei‚ Josquin
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After careful listening‚ the first piece the piece was showed traits typically found in the Middle Ages. More specifically‚ the piece seemed to be a mass. One of the obvious signs of the period and genre was found in the style the piece was based around. The piece utilized the conventions of plainchant. From the beginning of the piece to the very end‚ one vocal soloist performs the music in its entirety. Therefore‚ the piece was monophonic; as no accompaniment was utilized. Another aspect of Middle
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CHERUBIM & SERAPHIM MOVEMENT CHURCH‚ YOLA DISTRICT OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF YOLA DISTRICT & INSTALLATION OF THE DISTRICT CHAIRMAN (SP/AP/PRO.C.OA ODINMA) ORDER OF SERVICE 1. Processional Hymn: C&S 199 (Gbogbo aiye gbe Jesu ga) 2. Introit: Choir 3. Call to Worship(Heb. 7:22-25): MSA (Dr.) Sonaike 4. Opening Hymn: C&S 57 (Gbawa Lojo naa) 5. Opening prayer Psm. 51‚99 & 24 (Confession & forgiveness
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In the early Middle Ages‚ melodic or textual embellishments added to plainchant were referred to as prosulae. In your own words‚ summarize the types of plainchant to which prosulae were most often added and the reasons for those additions. The Book of Hymns is one prime example of a prosulae. Plainchant was being sung day in and day out by the monks‚ who had already added some slight melody‚ but was still not easy to memorize. By adding some rhythm and separation in syllables throughout the melody
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Vedic Chant & Buddhist Chant The Vedic Chant of the Vedas (Srauta) has a echo sound to the music. The Vedas chant is repetitive in the recitation. Quick and precise in lyrics and certain tones of the music as well are quick and precise with certain crispness‚ sounding like the string of a guitar or the harps the Indian culture use as an instrument. The tone of the Indian Vedic Chant is light‚ yoga type‚ spiritual‚ with various instruments in the music. The Vedic Chant melody is light‚ upbeat
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Sophonie Ilera Research & Literature 10/21/13 “The Secretary’s Chant‚” by Margie Piercy explains the feeling of dehumanization for women in the workforce. I liked how the poem sounds like a machine is talking because it further expresses a secretary’s feelings of being an object rather than a person. The poem was written in 1936 when many women had secretary or desk jobs‚ so I am sure many women could relate to it. Piercy used humor well to describe a somewhat depressing time for women. While
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The Secretary Chant In life there are things that can take over how to live life and how to be as a person. Take for instance the poem “The secretary chant” by Marge Piercy tells about the dehumanization of a woman in a business role. The secretary no longer sees herself as a woman but rather a collection of office supplies. In the beginning she compares her hips to a desk‚ this indicates that not only does her life revolve around her job but also physically she is being taken over as well
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In the history of sound poetry‚ there is a famous female poet Anne Waldman. Her perspective of the world influences her poems. She combines Buddhism and Sabina’s mushroom theory (explained later) into her poem “Fast Speaking Woman” to make it a chant. Unlike the sound poem “Ursonate” with meaningless words and pronunciations to express emotions‚ “Fast Speaking Woman” by Anne Waldman lightens the poem by filling a variety of English words in a main structure: “ I am a/the______woman” and other similar
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