‘J.S. Bach had more in common with Holborne than he did with Haydn.’ Discuss using studied pieces. Despite all coming from different periods‚ Bach’s piece does have a lot in common with Holborne’s Pavane and Galliard. For one thing‚ they both mainly have a contrapuntal texture and are for few instruments‚ whilst Haydn’s Symphony is‚ obviously‚ for a symphony orchestra. Both the Bach and the Holborne were intended to be played at home‚ whilst the Haydn would have been intended to be played in
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profession was infectious. Mozart’s style epitomized the Classical period. He maintained the lyrical‚ almost ethereal quality‚ melodies that would almost sing to the listeners’ souls. Mozart’s symphonies maintained the typical fast-slow-fast- fast structure of the era‚ and his movements usually had some sort of mid-mark change up to them. His use of scales and arpeggios in both melody and harmony always intrigued me‚ and I have always found it beautiful. Unlike the Baroque era‚ where the composers would
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in fact George Harrison’s idea to use a sitar during the recording‚ which is the instrument that makes the song so recognizable‚ and also marks the first time a sitar was used by a pop/rock band. The song opens with a sweepingly catchy acoustic melody that seamlessly evokes a sense of nostalgic longing. This feeling of sadness and reflection permeates throughout the piece. While the arrangement is actually quite complex‚ the music appears stripped down to the casual listener; the song is centered
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listeners. The voice (singer) plays the melody of the piece‚ and she also represents the text which has a religious meaning and it is representing the praises of the goddess Meenakshi and asking for protection. The three powers who are being referred to in the text are Lakshmi Devi who represents wealth‚ Parvati Devi who represents power and love‚ and Saraswati Devi who represents learning and art. When the singer enters the pallavi section‚ she still sings the melody in the Keeravani raga (the notes ga
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History: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria on January 27‚ 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer‚ violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments. At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚
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more of a reaction against Romanticism versus and extension of the same. During the Romantic era the principal factor in a musical piece was the melody. This was a time in which the composer could show its individuality and personal voice. Powerful emotions were used in contrast to quiet ones to evoke emotion from the listener. Melodies were complex and often irregular and having dramatic rises. Impressionism is described as
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feeling about love through music. The music is divided into three parts‚ “Friar Laurence theme” “Montague- Capulet conflict” “Love” according to Shakespeare’s play. In the first part/ introduction‚ I heard bassoon and clarinet playing counterpoint melody. It makes me think of the sad scene in church that Juliet drank the medicine pretended to be death‚ Romeo did not realize the truth and kill himself. Later on‚ the harmony sounded sorrow and darkness when string come in with flute. F sharp minor sounded
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feasible for somebody to score 50 motion pictures in a year (1980-1991) with an average of 4 melodies for every motion picture and attractive rerecording score with reverential‚ singular collections too. Till today more than 1000 motion pictures. A large portion of them was a runaway hit. Illayaraja during this period
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As soon as the song began I noticed that all of the instruments started at the same time and the song had a very upbeat tempo. The fast tempo gave the piece a nice motivating drive. This drive helped me hear‚ the melody throughout the entire songs and the motive in each section. The melody was being played by the Fiddle and Mandolin. These two instruments created harmonies when playing each phrase‚ because they were creating chords in the music. While this was happening the bass guitar played a different
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28 preludes‚ one in every key‚ and this is the only one marked as sostenuto (sustained). This sustained tempo gives the piece a slow‚ held back tempo and the pedal is frequently used as a result. Generally‚ this piece is homophonic because it uses melody and accompaniment. The form of this piece is ternary form (ABA). Section A is in Db major and Section B modulates into C# minor- enharmonic equivalents. There is a constant quarter note used in both sections. In section A it is the Ab and in section
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