the Unit 1: Text Questions drop box basket. The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points. Review Questions 1. What are the basic elements of music? The basic elements of music are melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ tone‚ form‚ tempo‚ and dynamics. 2. What is pitch? Pitch is the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. 3. What is syncopation? What types of music use syncopation? syncopation includes
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them originate from similar backgrounds with the Gambus Melayu a modification of the Gambus Hadhramaut. Today‚ the gambus is recognised as a national musical instrument of Malaysia and a symbol of Malay traditional music identity (Hilarian‚ 2006). We will explore further in this essay the origins and evolution of gambus and its role in the Malay musical genre of zapin‚ hamdolok and ghazal. Gambus Melayu The slimmer and smaller pear-shaped gambus Melayu is comparable to the Yemeni qanbus. Its uniqueness
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MUS 603E Wenye Li Dr. Alexandra Monchick 05/07/2016 Simple but not easy: Taking Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians as an example After World War II‚ there were two alternative paths through the musical avant-garde. One follows the twelve-tone composing technique of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern‚ which is the path of serialism. The other is “chance music”‚ which was created by John Cage and is based on the philosophy of I-Ching. Serialism and aleatorism are the mainstream genres of 20th
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There is a four-stringed musical instrument which has been making the history of music in Europe musically rich. This instrument is called the violin. This four-stringed instrument has been immensely used in both Classical and modern music. It has been a timeless instrument that has been present in European music history. Musicians adore it because of its delightful musical capabilities. As a background‚ Peter Gammond stressed that‚ “The violin is capable of great agility and violinists like to show
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On the Town – the American Musical On the Town is a musical movie which midpoints the lives of three sailors who were on a 24-hour shore break. The movie situates around New York City during the period of war in 1944. Correspondingly‚ On the Town portrays the insufficiency of time during the World War II. Within the 24-hour leave‚ the three comrades named Chip‚ Ozzie‚ and Gabey were looking for their dream girls after they had visited the city’s best sights including the Brooklyn Bridge‚ the American
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in all the different styles of music we listen to? The music we love listening to has special pack of ingredient which is referred to as musical elements. Today we will look at some of the main elements of music and what they mean to us as listeners. Some of the main elements of music are rhythm‚ timbre/instrumentation‚ melody‚ harmony‚ texture‚ musical form‚ genre/style‚ pitch‚ tempo and articulation. Rhythm Rhythm is one of the most important elements of music. According to Roger Kamien in
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in a musical context‚ refers to the unique‚ individual sounds of different instruments. For example‚ a violin has a very different tone color than a flute. 2. Composer Someone who writes music. Often used to refer to someone who writes notated art music‚ but can include songwriters and electronic musicians as well. 3. Conductor Leader of the orchestra. 4. Develop Elaborate on a musical idea by changing different aspects of it. 5. Form The structure of a musical composition
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in general terms. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Africa probably has the largest variety of drums to be found in any continent‚ but virtually every other type of musical instrument is also represented throughout Africa. Some distinctively African instruments‚ however‚ are unique to the continent. Of the drums‚ the most characteristically African are those known as "talking drums" because they can reproduce the tonal inflections and rhythms of African languages. Their musical potential is also fully
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elements of music? - Pitch‚ Rhythm‚ Dynamics‚ Timbre‚ Melody‚ Form 2. What is pitch? - Pitch is the frequency of a sound. Whether the sound is high or low. 3. What is syncopation? What types of music use syncopation? - Syncopation is where the emphasis is on a note other than the one expected and its usually heard in reggae‚ rap‚ jazz‚ ska. 4. What are three examples of forms of music? Describe each form. Concerto: is a musical piece in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra
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The 18th century theatre » The beginnings of American theatre The strongly Puritan sentiments of settlers in North America prohibited the development of theatre until the early 18th century‚ when a number of English actors arrived in the South and began staging plays in temporary venues. The first theatres were built in Williamsburg‚ Va. (c. 1716)‚ and Charleston‚ S.C. (1730). By the mid-1730s a number of theatres had opened in New York‚ and in 1752 the first visiting company from London performed
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