Carmina Burana was an instantaneous success at its first performance at Frankfurt am Main n 1937 and for the fifty years since it has never faltered in its standing as one of the most universally popular works produced by a 20th century contemporary composer. Carl Orff (1895-1982) was born into an old Bavarian military family and a devout active Roman Catholic. He found himself lionised overnight at the age of 42 after years as a teacher of music. Although he was to consolidate his reputation with
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justice and vengeance are treated in the Oresteia. I will examine the progress of the trilogy from the savage cycle of bloodshed to a more civilized and justice oriented society. First I will take a look at the foreshadowing of doom in Agamemnon by the Chorus. Then‚ I will analyze how the cycle of bloodshed continues in the Libation Bearers. And lastly the change from cyclic bloodshed to peace and justice will be discussed through the last play the Furies. C. Body of Paper In the first play Agamemnon
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above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to ramble about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" says one critic named Berhardy. Tragedy is usually concerned with a person of great stature‚ a king or nobleman‚ who falls because of hubris‚ or extreme pride and Antigone is no exception. Pride and its effects are a central
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is sent to a aux track with a personally selected reverberation plugin inserted to its signal chain‚ placed pre-fader‚ and then blended to create a “room” that it lies in instead of a dry vocal in dead space. This can be used for backing harmonies during a chorus so they do not bury the lead voice. Using EQ on the auxiliary reverb channel to remove the added muddy behavior of the insert results in controlled depth and processing in series with other plugins. Delay is an effect that has a variety
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MUS 103 Music Appreciation D.J. Culp‚ Jr. Graduate Instructor Ph.D. Student in Music Education Office: Practice Room 245C (second floor) Music Building djculpjr@olemiss.edu Text: Listening to Music‚ 7th ed. What does it mean to Appreciate? Appreciate: to value or regard highly; to be grateful or thankful for; to raise in value Is appreciation a requirement of enjoyment? Does appreciation yield enjoyment? What to expect from this course Learn to actively listen by studying musical
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Instrumentation The drums (Snare) are played with brushes rather than sticks this will give music more effect. Also the trumpet uses a mute ‘ a harmon mute with the stem taken out’ so it can build up to its solo. This piece‚ being in a jazz style‚ uses jazz harmony‚ this means there are plenty of 7ths and 9ths
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to create a song that flows perfectly from verse to chorus. I love the rawness of the style in which the song is sung and performed‚ no hidden sound effects or electronic disturbance‚ it allows for the beauty of this piece of music to really shine through and demonstrates true natural talent. There is an intelligently blended contrast between the vocal and the piano; they compliment each other perfectly‚ creating a calm river of perfect harmony‚ there is no hidden tidal wave to jump out and ruin
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VERBAL-TEXT AS A PROCESS OF COMPOSITIONAL AND IMPROVISATIONAL ELABORATION IN BUKUSU LITUNGU MUSIC by ABIGAEL NANCY MASASABI Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: DR MARIE R. JORRITSMA CO- SUPERVISOR: DR FLORENCE NGALE MIYA MAY 2011 i DECLARATION Student number: 3658-166-6 I declare that VERBAL-TEXT AS A PROCESS OF COMPOSITIONAL AND IMPROVISATIONAL ELABORATION IN BUKUSU
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from lowest to highest pitch 2. Harmony- more than one pitch; usually supports melody Chord- when 3 or more pitches are played at the same time Arpeggio- A broken chord. One after the other. Major/Minor- Major sounds happier‚ stable. Minor is depressing. Consonance- Stable‚ pleasant Dissonance- Clash. Creates tension‚ which creates excitement 3. Texture- Weave of music; layers of music; melody/harmony Monophonic- melody alone Homophonic- melody and harmony Polyphonic- multiple melodies at
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Music is part of our lives whether we realize it or not‚ whether we actively participate in it or not‚ whether we appreciate its power or not. This is‚ in fact‚ the real power of music ? that it can affect us whether we are aware of it or not. We need only think of the music heard on the soundtrack of most movies. We may be aware of the action and the dialogue‚ the scenery‚ costumes and special effects‚ yet music is supporting it all and guiding the emotional context. In the best films‚ music is
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