Country Basie was the most closely associated with the blues tradition. Had early experience as a piano player and bandleader in Kansas City‚ Missouri. One of their memorable song was “One O’clock Jump‚” written by count Basie and Harry James; performed by the Count Basie and His Orchestra‚ recorded in 1937 by Decca. This was the Count Basie Orchestra’s theme song which was an excellent example of the Kansas City bands’ relaxed but energetic rhythmic approach. Structure of the tune: ten choruses
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Gorman Beauchamp criticises Olivier’s adaptation labelling it a ’distortion’ as the film diverts the audience’s attention away from the problem of the war’s justification. The chorus at the conclusion of the hypotext is also omitted. Adaptations take points and keep them but omit others things to fit time restraints and to keep with Hollywood convention . Concluding the film with the English losing the war would have not been
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Belonging is a perception shaped within personal‚ social‚ cultural and historical context. While to most the concept only includes acceptance and harmony‚ there can be two sides to belonging‚ and Donnie Darko explores this idea through its characters and their context in the film. Donnie Darko is set against the backdrop of the 1988 Bush vs. Dukakis Presidential election; it represents 1980’s conservative America through the last 28 days‚ 6 hours‚ 42 minutes and 12 seconds of Donnie Darko’s life
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the young man. If this was a narrative it would have frankly been objective and no personal opinion will be in the poem. Because of the subjective nature of the poem it is more lyrical than narrative. Alliteration has been used by the poet to add harmony to the poem. “Why so pale and wan‚ fond lover?”. The sound of ‘W’ has been repeated. This alliteration used throughout the poem brings out the musicality of the poem. There is a strange but beautiful music within the words. The beauty of thoughts
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to come out from the back side of the stage. Both of them are danced separately at first before they finally started to dance together. Orchestral symphony music filled with uplifting‚ harmonious sounds accompanied the six girls to represent their harmony with reality and ideals. One of the girls opens the casket in the middle‚ and slowly the dancers who wore mufflers put their mufflers into
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Classical Music versus Pop Music Classical music and popular music are both genres of music that have been in existence for a long time and listened to by the entire populace. Classical music is more complex and appeals to the older population while pop music appeals to the younger population. There are benefits associated with classical music and it is of general opinion that it requires more attention to details than pop music because of its complexity. It is a known fact that music
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throughout the piece is very moderate or moderato with a dynamic I would classify as mezzo-forte. Melodies of this piece are very conjunct‚ the beat just makes you want to tap along. The form of this piece is A-A-B-A‚ which repeats with each chorus. The harmony in Strayhorn: Take the A Train would best be described as consonance. The piece is very smooth and not harsh sounding in the least
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Raymond Yan IB Music Sl 11/29/13 Period 4A Classical vs Baroque Era 1. Baroque Period- Musical texture during the Baroque period was also polyphonic and/or homophonic. Composers used melodic patterns to evoke certain moods. The use of text depiction continued. Rhythmic and melodic patterns are repeated throughout the composition. With the addition of instruments and the development of certain musical techniques such as basso continuo‚ music during the Baroque period became more intriguing
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made several breakthroughs in working with psalms‚ hymns‚ and madrigals‚ as well as interval affect (McKinney‚ 2010‚ p. 3). One of his musical contributions was in polyphony. Willaert had composed pieces that were set to two groups with four-part harmonies that would sing at different times‚ however they would eventually meet at a certain point and have eight voices on different notes. Willaert is also one of the first recorded composers to write for pieces that did not involve singing‚ but were for
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Did you know that each time period has its own name called an era? The violin has come quite a long way since the beggining of its time. Music through the centuries has been changed time and time again‚ each era sacred to its particular style of music. The music aswell‚ as the people‚ welcome everyone to join in its beaty. Music is an open door for interpretation‚ some people find the camouflaged beauty in song. Music isn’t just a bunch of notes and lyrics written on a piece of paper‚ it’s stories
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