Throughout the past few decades‚ our music taste‚ along with our society‚ has developed into an expressive community. People of all ages have been using music to express themselves for thousands of years. The 1920s‚ as well as 2000s are prominently known for their groundbreaking new sound. The two were ferociously popular in their time‚ but how can two genres‚ each with a different sound‚ be so popular? The purpose of the composer‚ instruments used and the sound produce‚ are vastly different between
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A child wakes up in the middle of the night out of fear from a nightmare he just had. His mother‚ who quickly comes to his rescue‚ comforts him. So he is able to succumb to sleep once more‚ she sings and hums to him gently to calm him down. The soft music his mother makes acts therapeutic for the boy so he can once again relax. The word music originated from the Greek word mousa. It was then adopted by the Latin language to form the word musica and then evolved through the French language to
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American Composer Leonard Bernstein In this paper we will compare two compositions by composer‚ conductor‚ pianist‚ Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Bernstein was born in Massachusetts to a Russian Jewish family and began playing and taking music lessons at a young age. He went on to study music at Harvard and Curtis Institute of Music (Seldes Web). In his early years Bernstein wrote several compositions. At the age of 19 he wrote a “Piano Trio” (1937) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQtbPqwNWo
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Carousels: How it is made! Overview and background: A carousel in principle was an idea at which purpose is amusement. It goes back to the fifth century within the Ancient Byzantium as the early idea was crafted. A pole in the center with lashes carrying a basket is attached to the top of the pole as riders used to spin around it for the purpose of entertainment. Subsequently‚ with the development and enhancement of craftsmanship across the centuries‚ the idea was improved to a very wide perception
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Raga is a form a of Indian Classical music‚ which in Hindi means‚ “beauty”‚ “harmony”‚ and “melody.” The Raga performance in Queensborough Community College consisted of two vocalists and one tabla player. The type of Raga that was performed is called Jog. It is one of the more popular Indian Classical songs performed. It sails away to ascending and descending‚ where there is a space between the notes‚ which is explored by the performer. Raga music is expressed as spiritual and harmonic‚ the instruments
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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument
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On Tuesday‚ December 8th‚ the Allen High School Philharmonia and Sinfonietta orchestras performed a variety of fascinating pieces. The orchestras began the concert with “Holiday Dances by Mark Williams". The next piece that the orchestras performed was “Saint Nick’s Canon on the Housetop” arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. The last piece that the AHS Philharmonia and Sinfonietta orchestras performed was “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” arranged by Lloyd Conley. In the first piece‚ Holiday Dances
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Edward Bunting was an Armagh-born organist‚ who was commissioned to transcribe all the dance tunes played at the Belfast Harp Festival over the period of the four day event. It is mainly due to his efforts that we still have this ancient music in Ireland at this time. The repertoire consisted mainly of parlour songs and drawing room music. The demise of the Irish Harping Tradition remained‚ until the mid 1950s. This is when the harp received a revival of sorts‚ meaning that this tradition has steadily
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If you want to travel in Beijing‚ I think Peking Opera is a don’t-miss show for you. Different from other operas‚ like Italian Opera‚ Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music‚ vocal performance‚ mime dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Nowadays‚ Peking Opera has become the quintessence of Chinese culture. Today I am going to inform you of this great treasure from three aspects:
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Sir Edward Elgar’s Inspiration Elgar was born on June 2nd‚ 1857 in the United Kingdom. Around this time English music was in the Romantic Era‚ which meant that all the music made during this time was generally very emotionally demanding. Sir Edward Elgar did not go to school to learn about music‚ rather his father‚ William Henry Elgar‚ owned a music store. The only formal music education he received was a few violin lessons. Along with running a music store‚ Edward’s father played the organ‚ conducted
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