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    Music Appreciation

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    Tears” and “Lost Your Head Blues” were solo songs; however‚ Smith‚ a woman soloist‚ was accompanied by a piano played by Fletcher Henderson and a cornet played by Joe Smith. In contrast‚ Downland’s piece was sung by a male and was accompanied by a lute‚ a plucked wooden string instrument popular at this time‚ and similar to the guitar which we are familiar with today. In the piece‚ “Lost Your Head Blues” the melodies come in descending pitches which represent sadness through word painting. The

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    Rag Desh - Comparison Table | Version 1Anoushkha Shankar | Version 2Mhara janam maran | Version 3Wertheimer & Gorn | Structure | There are 3 movements‚ Alap‚ Gat 1 and Gat 2. There are 6 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 10 minutes and 10 seconds long. Concludes with a Tihai. | There are 2 sections‚ Alap and the Bhajan which is the song. The are only 2 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 5 minutes and

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    sources. The differences lie in the manner of construction‚ the style of playing‚ and their size. Here are some of the ethnic musical instruments. Thailand Saw Sam Sai The most beautiful fiddle is the Saw samsai; the three stringed spike bowed lute that had been used in the Thai ensemble for quite a long time probable before the Sukhothai period (1350). Saw duang Is a bowed stringed instrument. The sound box is made of hardwood with snake skin stretched over one face‚ the other being the

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    John Keats’ sonnet On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again: Discussing aspects of form. In good poetry‚ nothing is by chance. Every technical gesture justifies itself thematically. Any technicality that one can detect in good poetry is occurring exactly when something thematic is very important. It can occur in a new direction in the theme‚ in the introduction of the solution‚ or in the introduction of a character that is going to resolve the problem. That is where invariably the poet produces

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    Before this period most eras used polyphony‚ in the Baroque period composers started to use monophony‚ a single melody. Instruments and voice went 50/50‚ Instruments that were used were the violin‚ viola‚ lute‚ and viol. The Baroque period also used dramatic contrast. Instruments and timbre were played in many compositions. Sounds would change from soft to loud. Also‚ they would alternate ensemble to solo. This period also focused on instrumentation‚ which

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    was also considered to be a social symbol. "Music was a key feature of ceremonies‚ such as processions‚ banquets‚ and tournaments. Members of the nobility competed with one another to hire the best musicians. Many aristocrats played the harp or the lute to accompany themselves as they sang."("Music") Many nobles wanted to show their wealth by getting people to play music which created entertainment for the upper class. There was also specific types of people that would perform. "MINSTRELS were higher-ranking

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    APA CHECKLIST (5th ed) (Updated November 17‚ 2004) 1. Student ………………………… Course ………………….. Paper ………………………………………………… CHECK THESE OFF BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR PAPER. USE THIS AS A REFERENCE LIST FOR THE ITEM NUMBERS FROM INSTRUCTORS FEEDBACK NB: DO NOT USE THIS CHECKLIST AS AN EXAMPLE OF APA FORMATTING General (all parts required) 1.  12 pitch (size of the letters) 2a.  Spacing: double line spacing only (no extra spaces below header‚ title‚ or reference list heading‚ nor between paragraphs)

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    Listening Exam - Music History 1 Epitaph of Seikilos Song (epigram) First Century C.E. * sung in Greek Brief song inscribed on a tombstone dating from the 1st century C.E. The singer is accompanied by a lyre or other plucked string instrument The music follows the rhythms of the text (melody) The poem sung is an ‘epigram’ (a short verse that makes a pointed remark) Uses vocal notes of the diatonic Iastian tonos There are major 3rds that begin or end the last 3 phrases (bright sounding)

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    Vernacular Languages In earlier civilizations‚ the Latin language was known for public administrations‚ educations‚ and literature. It had a significant impact until the Middle Ages. As the Roman Empire rose‚ so did the Latin language dominance. However‚ the political stability "led to an intellectual revival" (Applied History Research Group‚ 1997). This led to a decline in the native Latin languages. History’s new written material emerged in forms of vernacular language that was constructed

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    he was affected by ulcerous legs that turned gangrenous‚ he may have had syphilis and he may have had osteomyelitis possibly caused by a jousting accident. He was highly intelligent. He enjoyed watching plays‚ he wrote poetry and he was a skilled lute player. Some historians believe that he wrote the famous song "Greensleeves". Henry VIII did made all of England Protestant which created the Church of England‚ which made everybody have their own religion‚ and not just catholic. Although you could

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