Throughout history‚ a Multitude of Cultures has brought about tradition’s that have had an immense influence on the world. As these traditions migrate from country to country‚ we are able to get a taste of these people’s origination as well as their values through music. I chose to research and compare Native American and Middle Eastern Music because I felt I needed to find a deeper understanding of these two cultures‚ given their current impact on my life. Native Americans music traces all
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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created in the renaissance period (around the 13th century) was the “gittern”. The gittern emerged in Europe and had different names among the European countries. The gittern was carved from wood and was shaped similar to a lute. It had three to four sets of two strings and was played with a quill as a plectrum (or pick). Frets‚ like in a guitar‚ were documented to be in Italian models of the gittern and were not in English or French models. The gittern was tuned differently
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The seven deadly sins are are also known to be capital sins. If any of the capital sins are committed such as lust‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ sloth‚ wrath‚ envy‚ or pride‚ that person is known to face eternal death. These were not the only sins practiced in “The Pardoner’s Tale”. “The Pardoner’s Tale” was written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The most common motif used throughout this poem is sin. This piece is about sin because of the use of the setting‚ characters‚ and symbolism. “The Pardoner’s Tale” takes place
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while on the contrary wind instruments were blown into. Percussion instruments were forms of bells and drums. Lastly‚ keyboard instruments were instruments such as the organ and harpsichord (Alchin). We still have those same categories today. The Lute however was the most popular (Alchin). It was a stringed instrument resembling the modern day guitar. As people started to figure out how music worked‚ they started to make small ensembles. Composers during the Elizabethan era used diamonds
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full name was Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci‚ which means "Leonardo‚ Piero’s son‚ from Vinci"‚ the name he wore because he was born a bastard. Leonardo showed as a young man‚ talent for many aesthetic areas‚ for example. Sing‚ read poetry and play the lute. But he showed an even greater talent for painting and was hence in 1470 apprenticed to the leading Florentine painter‚ Andrea del Verocchio. Doctrine lasted two years and after that he chose to work as an apprentice to Andrea in a decade. After his
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melodies. They were popular because the printing press allowed them to print off books called hymnbooks. 3. What is a consort? A consort is an instrumental ensemble that involves six instruments. These six instruments are the recorder‚ flute‚ lute‚ bandore‚ violin‚ cittern‚ and the bass viola de gamba. 4. Who was Guillaume Dufay? What contributions did he make to Renaissance music? Guillaume Dufay was a Franco-Flemish composer and was one of the most influential composers of the fifteenth
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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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