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    and designs that adorned the walls of German and Italian churches of the time. One feature that made its way into the music of the Baroque was the emphasis on an ornamented or decorative melodic line and there are many examples of this in the vocal melodies in Dido and Aeneas. The great composers of the Baroque Period were J. S. Bach (1685-1750)‚ G. F. Handel (1685-1759)‚ Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695). Dido and Aeneas (1689) is arguably the first ever English opera. However

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    the piano plays a couple measures of staccato quarter notes. The mood simulates happiness soon to come. The rhythm has the slurring of whole notes and the dynamic is at piano with the drastic change crescendo to fortissimo. The piano takes over the melody with many vicious scales for three measures. The

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    The song begins with slow piano melody with a downward contour. As the officer begins talking‚ a horn chimes in and the piano changes to a faster tempo. The melody also transforms into a new one‚ with an ascending contour. It was very reminiscent of old noire films and added to the atmosphere of the scene well. Following a brief exchange between the officer and another character‚ the piece slows down again and regains a more descending contour of the first melody. The entire piece maintains the same

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    flat major (1838) Melody There is a cantabile legato playing‚ singing‚ smooth style melody. Pedal marks are given to ensure the cantabile legato melodic line. The main tune is characterised by a falling motif which gives the effect of falling raindrops. It was common to represent sadness‚ melancholy and grief. Chopin fills in an initial leap by the stepwise ascent up to G flat then a stepwise back down to D flat to complete the phrase. In section B there is a chorale like melody with regular (periodic)

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    Williams. The type of music that was presented throughout the song was vocal instrumental. The conductor and the members started with a vast low-pitch as it speeds up to a high pitch that seems to become a melody. Interestingly‚ the melody is relatively simplistic to understand. The opening melody piece has been iterated gradually in the piece at the time. The conductor and group appeared as soloist and counter master initially before starting their performance. This is very exhilarating piece

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    Though the melody does not differ too much from the introduction‚ Beyoncé’s singing style makes the transition clear. There is much more power and force behind her vocals as opposed to the more relaxed tone of the first verse. She also shifts the melody up an octave to increase the intensity of the chorus when compared to the other verses. This provides a more poignant listening experience. 1:59 This marks the first time we hear a change from the ongoing melody. Beyoncé’s voice is

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    thought‚ spectacle‚ and melody. From the recent movies that I have watched; one in particular stands out the most for its plot and the way melody is incorporated throughout the movie. The movie name is “Southpaw.” In short‚ the story is about an undefeated boxing champion‚ name billy‚ who spiral out of control after his beloved wife was killed. The

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    over bass tritones that go lower‚ coming to a rest on B‚ the dominant of E. The first subject; theme A‚ is a song called ‘Jim Jones’. It is written in E minor. The piece has a very easy flowing melody which is in 6/8 time. It is heard firstly on a solo bassoon‚ with music written in tenor clef. The melody is then passed on to violin and flute‚ with violas and cellos doing a running semiquaver accompaniment. The them has a thin texture‚ contributing to the calm and undisturbed character of the theme

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    one texture to another. Melody - Classical melodies are one of the most tuneful and easy to remember. The themes of even highly sophisticated compositions may have a folk or popular flavour. Occasionally‚ composer simply borrowed popular tunes‚ but more often‚ they wrote original themes with a popular character. Classical melodies often sound balanced and symmetrical because they are frequently made up of two phrases of the same length. The second phrase‚ in such melodies‚ may begin like the first

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    to it like fairies playing in a forest. The piece resembled a soundtrack to a game I played before so I enjoyed it even more. In the middle‚ there was a softer melody played by the string instruments and as a violin player‚ I really enjoyed it. I liked this piece the most because it was very easy to follow along. There was a distinct melody that I recognized throughout the piece much like other popular compositions such as Vivaldi’s Spring. The second piece was Ideas of Order by Arthur Berger. This

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