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    Orchestra Essay

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    Even though the times have changed‚ many characteristics from the past still impact the world of art today. Characteristics from the Baroque period‚ Classical period‚ and Romantic period have had their share of impact on today’s society. In order to fully develop an overall understanding of how defining each of these eras are‚ one must expose themselves to the vastly varying eras’ music‚ and other art forms including paintings. First in chronological order of these three eras‚ is the Baroque Era

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    “God Only Knows” is taken from The Beach Boys’ album Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson‚ the artistic visionary and sole composer on the album‚ was inspired to begin working on Pet Sounds after hearing The Beatles’ Rubber Soul in December 1965. He was shocked by the lack of filler tracks and the cohesive artistic goal of the album‚ features unheard of at a time when full-length LPs were used as a method to sell more profitable singles rather than as artistic statements. Inspired by these ideas‚ Wilson is quoted

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    Henry Purcell

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    Henry Purcell is seen as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period and one of the greatest of all English composers. His earliest surviving works date from 1680 and show a complete command of musical composition. They include some fantasias for viols‚ masterpieces of contrapuntal writing‚ and more contemporary sonatas for violins‚ which reveal some acquaintance with Italian models. Purcell‚ in his time‚ became increasingly in demand as a composer‚ and his theatre music in particular made

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    Volume in Music

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    Volume‚ also referred to as dynamics‚ is one of the most important components of sound. Composers use volume as a way of controlling the emotional content and shape of a piece. It is interesting to note‚ however‚ that early composers did not generally mark their scores with instructions about volume until well into the 17th century‚ but depended upon the musicians to determine the appropriate levels of volume for a specific performance space. Composers started writing indications for dynamic levels

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    birthday speech

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    My Birthday January 27‚ 1975 1975 list #1 pop song: Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka #1 country song: City Lights by Mickey Gilley #1 Movie: The Towering Inferno Price of gold: $177 (oz) Median new home price: $37‚200 Price of a new car: $4‚732 Gallon of gas: $0.47 Loaf of bread: $0.32 Lunar Influence You were born under a full moon. Other than the fact they were born quite literally howling at the moon‚ people born under a full moon tend to be idealistic‚ and spiritual. It

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    Julia Ducournau's Raw

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    all meant to be extreme and to shake the audience’s senses. For example in the instances this film was at it’s most visceral‚ Ducournau held that shot just long enough for us to truly process what Justine had done to that boy’s lip. The cheesy harpsichord music and pulse-pounding score created the right mood for this picture. She even made sure that the colors of the raw chicken‚ rabbit kidney‚ and the human blood was bright‚ bold‚ and even slightly alluring. Her use of handheld shots enhanced the

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    The Baroque Era

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    baroque period did people do the concept of melody and harmony. Its very distinct musical tone was important in the baroque era. The baroque era consisted of two main vocals(bass‚ soprano) which usually were the melody‚ Unfretted instruments‚ a harpsichord

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    Coldplay- British alt rock band formed in 1996. Also sing limestone‚ post brit-pop‚ baroque pop (experimental). Consists of C. Martin (vocals‚ piano)‚ Guy Berryman (bass guitar)‚ Jonny Buckland (Lead Guitar)‚ Will Champion (drums). Prominent features- backing vocals‚ guitar (green eyes‚ brothers and sisters)or keyboard (clocks‚ Amsterdam‚ atlas) playing intro and instrumental‚ drums in verses‚ piano only playing block chords‚ repeating piano melody (the scientist‚ Atlas). Albums-Parachutes 2000‚

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    the borrowers

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    borrower named Arrietty Clock lived with her father‚ Pod‚ and her mother‚ Homily under the floorboards in the kitchen of Great Aunt Sophy‘s house. There used to be many families of Borrowers living in the house. There where the Overmantels‚ the Harpsichords and the Broom-Cupboards‚ just to name a few. Although‚ when the story starts‚ those other families have all gone. Most of them in search of somewhere a bit safer. So‚ that just left Arrietty and her parents living a rather lonely life‚ locked

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    financial problems‚ and illuminated the world by helping people pursue their passion. Vivaldi created an abundance of music over his years. At the time that Vivaldi made and played his music‚ he composed it with only a violin‚ string instruments and harpsichord. In his era‚ the more common instruments were woodwind‚ brass and percussion. Schwarm (2016)‚ looked upon his music as “Light‚ Bright‚ and cheerful.” His most famous piece was and still is “Four Seasons”. According to Schwarm‚ (2016) Vivaldi’s

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