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    have the album “Kind of Blue”. Though I am not particularly fond of jazz (especially of the ‘elevator music’ type)‚ it is obvious that there was thought‚ time and talent put in every moment of what I’ve heard of Davis. There seems to be plenty of melody and just enough improvisation to keep things interesting‚ but not get dry or tiresome. Steve Reich was a composer of the minimalist style of music. He used many types of media to create his music. The class textbook describes Reich as the acknowledged

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    arrangement‚ and newly composed. Adaptations borrow a complete passage from another source and usually accompany large action scene. The composer Breil used Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyrie to underscore the ride of the KKK. An arrangement borrows a melody of a well-known source which is used to arouse emotions and set moods. For example‚ the film used Southern tunes to express stirring patriotism for the South. Lastly‚ Birth of a Nation had a newly composed score such as the creation of numerous leitmotifs

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    Bebop Called also bop‚ bebop is a style of jazz with its characteristics being fast tempo‚ instrumental virtuosity and improvisation founded on the mixture of harmonic structure and melody. Its origins began in the early and mid-1940’s‚ where it became synonymous with modern jazz‚ as the two of them came to a certain maturity point in the 1960’s. Its roots were from New York City. The creation of bebop began by the interest of jazz performers to create a new genre where it counters the popular swing

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    monitor‚ the sweet melody the scattered wireframes and mockups across my desk‚

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    sounds of the girls singing the Freddy song; 1...2...3‚ Freddy’s coming for you. It’s what puts the horror in horror movie. There is this melody that places throughout the movie and it is definitely a very creepy tone. In the original‚ the melody played in a piano and it was perfect for a horror movie. Then in the remake‚ the same melody plays but‚ the melody plays as violins. Now sometimes violins may make music with a better sound but when it comes to a horror movie such as this one‚ the piano

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    Love" featuring Sofia Reyes. Everyone who has been awaiting this album knows "How to Love". Its great melody‚ comfortable yet energizing drop‚ along lovely vocals from Sophia make this a great start to the album. Second is "Broken Drum" with Fitz of Ftiz & The Tantrums. This song has a soft intro‚ and strong vocals from Fitz. It has a strong beat‚ but the great part of the song is the saxophone melody of the drop‚ it changes the game of the album. Up next is the high

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    Gamelan Gong Kebyar Gamelan is thought to come form a Javenese word gamel‚ which means ‘ to handle’ (Sumarasam 1995 :319-320). It also refers to a type of hammer particularly appropriate for metal percussion instrument that dominate gamelan ensemble because of the way the instruments are made and played. The instruments originated probably from northern Vietnam‚ where visitors brought bronze object and technology in about 300 B.C and possibly rice cultivation technology as well. (Hood 1980: 122)

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    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) There is a rising fifth at the opening

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    My artifact shows an understanding of melody as well as rhythm. For this activity‚ we were to create a song to the tune of a popular song while integrating music into the lesson. The melody is the way the song goes‚ or the way the words flow. The example in my artifact is the melody of my song is Sipping Cider Through A Straw. Even through the words are different‚ students will still be able to sing the song Rhythm is how the beat of the song is‚ similar to the heartbeat. Without a strong

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    that the melody makes one feel. Despite the fact that “Battle in the Forest” is not entirely used in any of the Star Wars films‚ there are significant parts of it used in some of the films. The melody is indeed extremely progressive and dynamic as it mimics and imitates a battle. “Yoda’s Theme” is “a recurring musical theme in the Star Wars saga… [that is] associated with Jedi Master Yoda (“Yoda’s Theme”).” "Yoda’s Theme" is much more mellowed down than “Battle in the Forest.” The melody of the theme

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