song stays the same at 4 beats for each bar. “Shake Rattle and Roll” is repeated several times throughout the song. There is a very soulful call-and-response melody present in this song that just gives a feeling of excitement that moves you from head to toe. The singer’s voice is the key ingredient that guides the instruments in creating the melody in this song. The extremes of this tune aren’t too high or too low the stay at a pretty even mid-range. There are no huge dramatic changes in the song. The
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* The cantata aimed to express the troubles of the people who lived on the banks of the Yellow River who had to battle against flooding and the Japanese invaders. * The piece was composed in four days. * It made use of traditional folk melodies as well as using western techniques (Xian studied abroad). * Each movement is based on an aspect of life on the Yellow River. The Yellow River Piano Concerto * Thirty years later‚ the Chinese cultural revolution saw Chinese music banished
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“Chopin and the Character Piece: Nocturnes‚ Preludes‚ and Ballades.” The transition into the Romantic era of music saw the development of many new characteristics. For the most part‚ the music evolved from established forms‚ genres‚ and musical ideas‚ but there was more emphasis on expression. Harmonic language established by Mozart and Haydn was coloured with dissonances‚ and bolder chord changes. Emphasis shifted from the ideals of Mozart’s consonance and order‚ to the expression and increased
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 1756 and died in 1791‚ in his lifetime he created a phenomenal amount of impressive works including operas‚ sonatas‚ symphonies‚ concertos and chamber works. Mozart’s father Johann‚ also a musician‚ realised his son was particularly gifted in music at the very early age of 3‚ when he started playing keyboard. At the age of 5 Mozart was composing and performing his works all over the Europe. At the age of six Mozart performed for the Bavarian elector and the Austrian
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later he died and was buried at Westminster Abby with state honors. “Hallelujah Chorus” is a piece from the oratorio‚ “Messiah.” There are many different parts to “Hallelujah Chorus.” One part is the melody‚ which is a series of sounds that have a linear aspect to the music. You can hear the melody being moved around by the chorus from section to section‚ first you hear the sopranos‚ then you hear the tenors and basses‚ and finally the altos and tenors. Another aspect is harmony‚ which is the combination
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usual musical genres like alternative‚ rock and roll and pop‚ to name a few typical categories. Novelty songs are characterized by their humorous content and they often parody current events‚ trends or pop culture. They also have a catchy‚ simple melody which contributes greatly to the fame of the song and the composer. There are some critics who disagree with categorizing novelty songs as real music but this hasn’t detracted the fame and contagiousness of these types of songs. For the past few
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“I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful‚ feeling fingertips. Over my bitter-tainted‚ trembling lips‚ With melody‚ deep‚ clear‚ and liquid-slow” Thus‚ while reading these lines‚ one can clearly imagine how music takes over a person and virtually makes the person drown inside of its invisible tides and flows. Using imagery and sensory detail‚ Bishop provides a
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was dismissed by the Catholic Church and did not become popular until the eleventh century. Organum was the first notable use of harmony in the western world and was the first genre to more than one voice part (in this case‚ two). Composers took melodies from Gregorian chant and extended them harmonically with parallel fifths and especially parallel fourths. The intervals of the perfect fourth‚ fifth‚ and octave were considered the only concords during this period and use of other intervals was
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Music of the Early Middle Ages Music‚ like many of history’s other achievements‚ can trace its origins back to the beginning of man. The early Middle Ages of Europe was a significant time period when music began to develop a more permanent aspect in people’s lives. During this time‚ music was essentially divided into two different genres‚ sacred and secular. Sacred music was performed during religious worship or ceremony and secular music was performed for entertainment purposes. The following
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creates a mixed texture with the homophonic accompaniment provided by the rhythm section (except the piano) added to the trombones and the flugelhorns. From a contrapuntal perspective the lower melody is very simple‚ but represents the main theme of the movement and has a lot of character and strength. The upper melody is completely independent and creates an intervallic vertical alignment with many consonances and a few
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