a plausible conjecture that to develop a sense of harmony in the modern sense required keyboard instruments‚ so that one person could play easily any combination of notes. Only after some rudimentary principles of harmony were recognized could one perceive the fundamental status of the major scale‚ which distinguishes it from the other modes‚ leading to tonality in the modern sense of the word.Since keyboard instruments appear to be European products‚ this conjecture has at least some self{consistency
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Critique of “Musical Offerings in the Renaissance” Rob Wegman’s article “Musical offerings in the Renaissance” discusses how the concept of gifts became a monumental aspect that defined the musical paradigm of the 14th-17th centuries. Gift exchange is one of the most common practices in our society. It is the primary method by which a majority of goods are circulated throughout communities. When communities openly share and receive from one another‚ anthropologists define them as gift economies
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on Christmas Day? In the musical “Hurry Up Santa!”The Musical written by Bob Kempf & Andy Philpot‚ five children were really looking forward to what they would be getting during Christmas Day but a disaster had struck at the north pole‚ Santa had overslept! News about the situation spreads around like wildfire and a news reporter named Flood Robinson uses this information to spread his hateful thoughts of Christmas to the kids around the world.While watching the musical‚ the tempo and the mood of
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Musical Appreciation over the Years Suzy L. Gayder ARTS340 7/8/2012 Instructor Wendy Page Music has been changed and impacted dramatically over the years. Four periods of music that have had major impacts include the Baroque Period‚ the Classical Period‚ the Romantic Period and Early 20th century. Each of these four periods provided artists and compositions that had a direct impact on the face of music and music’s future. During all of these periods different techniques were used‚ different
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year‚ I had never had the opportunity to attend a musical theatre master class. On the other hand‚ I am extremely accustomed to dancer master classes and I found it interesting to compare and contrast the way classes are held. Each Friday the dancer department takes a master class with a different professional dancer. Besides the specific dance genre‚ the classes possess numerous similarities to each other. This was not the case for the two musical theatre master classes I attended this year. I found
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two of the most important musicians on this type of music. That’s because both of them have very unique styles and everlasting musical pieces. Although they share this musical greatness‚ they can be compared in their styles in composing music‚ attracting people‚ and the spirit of their music. Yanni took this entire attention from people because of his exciting keyboard style. His way of composing music and his hand movement in playing music is unbelievable. In addition‚ Yanni depends on each
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Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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older brothers smirked at the “old white haired guys” (also known as the best of classical composers) that I listened to through elementary school. In fifth grade‚ I picked up the trombone and fell in love with it too. In high school‚ the years of musical practice started to pay off. By junior year‚ I was playing in six regular ensembles (orchestra‚ jazz‚ church orchestra‚ brass quintet‚ trombone choir‚ and school band). I added up 72 performances that year. At the Tennessee Governor’s School for
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Texture(組成): interweaving of melodic and harmonic aspect in musical fabric Monophony(單音): single melodic line Polyphony(複音): two or more melodic lines Counterpoint(旋律配合): the combination of two or more melodic lines according to established rules Homophony(諧音): one main melody plus accompaniment Structure Hearing musical structures Music and memory From transparent to hidden structures From order to chaos Musical forms Repetition Strophic form: song with the same music
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