New York: Dover Publications Ferrara‚ Lawrence (1991). Philosophy and the Analysis of Music. New York: Greenwood Press. Johnston‚ Ian (1989). Measured Tones. New York: IOP Publishing. Rowell‚ Lewis (1983). Thinking About Music. Amhurst: The University of Massachusetts Press. "Music is the harmonization of opposites‚ the unification of disparate things‚ and the conciliation of warring elements...Music is the basis of agreement among things in nature and of the best government in the universe
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effective some techniques are to channel stress. Whenever it happens to me‚ I try to relax or keep myself busy. Some new techniques that I tried include: meditating as a relaxation technique‚ playing tennis as a physical activity‚ and listening to music as a multi-media activity. Through these new techniques‚ I have learned to deal with stress well. Through meditation I realized that I can truly relax in a more controlled following manner. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Meditation
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Music became an essential part of our lives‚ actually‚ it is everywhere. Year by year new kinds of music and songs appear and some of them become a breeding ground for argumentative debates. One of the main questions on these debates is about necessity of censorship in music. Thinking about this topic people can argue infinitely. Hence‚ to find a common point‚ censorship in music should be balanced. Music censorship is unacceptable for adults‚ but sorely necessary for protecting children because
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experiment with their passions‚ personal feelings‚ and they had the freedom to wonder. Because of this socio-political upheaval and individualistic freedom‚ musical instruments became affordable to the average citizen‚ which in return expanded the field of music. Due to the price drop in instruments‚ orchestra’s vastly expanded in size. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique‚ IV This piece dates back to the 1830’s. In this piece there are 5 movements‚ which tell the story of a lovesick artist in an opium ecstasy
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looks very formal. I plan to focus on both pieces I will listen to both of them on YouTube and they are both interesting find it interesting how a piano‚cello‚clarinet and a violin can come together to make a piece. Even though this is not my type of music I will try to enjoy this piece. So I watched Messiaens piece on youtube and judging from the videos this piece has eight movements. The first movement is called liturgy of crystal. This piece has a soft feel to it. But to me its kind of disproportional
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sho“Music majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66 percent of music majors who applied to med school were admitted‚ the highest percentage of any group. For comparison‚ (44 percent) of biochemistry majors were admitted. Also‚ a study of 7‚500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores among all majors
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FACULTY OF MUSIC Western Art Music ( MUF106 ) LECTURER : Prof. Madya Hanizah Hj. Musib STUDENT NAME : NUMBER ID : COURSE : MUF106 - Western art music TITLE : Secular Music in the Middle Ages Secular music is non-religious music. Secular means worldly. Secular music developed in the Medieval period and was used in the Renaissance. Secular music in the Middle Ages included love songs‚ dances‚ and dramatic works. This music was not bound by the traditions of the Church
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Thomas Classical Music Report 10/18/2006 Dear Friend‚ I attended a classical music concert recently at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The collection of artists seated uniformly by size of instrument went by the name of Seattle Symphony. The grand orchestra was mainly an older group and were dressed to occasion wearing black outfits. The conductor‚ Zuckerman‚ also played the violin in a primary position. It was very interesting how he balanced
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Though censorship is seen differently in the eyes of many people‚ the general stance on censorship is simple. Music should not be censored. Yes‚ some music promotes violence‚ drugs‚ sex‚ and alcohol‚ but it’s the artists way to express how they feel. Censoring music limits the artists right to freedom of speech and in some instances it changes the view the artist had when they pictured the song. In todays society adults want to protect innocent children from the so called filth‚ foul language‚ racist
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7 Elements of Music * Rhythm - It may be defined as the pattern or placement of sounds in time and beats in music. Roger Kamien in his book Music: An Appreciation defines rhythm as "the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music." Rhythm is shaped by meter; it has certain elements such as beat and tempo. * Melody - It refers to the tune of a song or piece of music. it is the memorable tune created by playing a succession or series of pitches. * Timbre - Also known as tone
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