However‚ most of them were performed by all the characters‚ creating either a homophonic or polyphonic texture. In two of the musical works‚ Barfee (in “the magic foot” song) and Marcy (in “I speak six languages” song) maintained the rhythm by hitting the proscenium (or the stage) using the heels of their shoes in a very regular pattern. Beside the bass and the drums‚ maintaining
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well as a strong rhythm. This was a form of music that was used in religious ceremonies‚ shadow puppets and pantomimes. Usually‚ a pinpeat ensemble will consist of between nine to twelve instruments. Mohori - This kind of music has more than 600 musical themes and there are still many hundreds more that have been lost to time. Mohori music is most often heard at royal banquets‚ played to folk dancing or at summer concerts in the present day Plengkar - PlengKar is the music that this played at weddings
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1. Why does a live performance provide a special excitement? 2. What will enhance our ability to evaluate and enjoy music? 3. Why is John Cage’s composition 4’ 33" particularly interesting? 4-7. What are the four main properties of musical sound? 8. What determines the pitch of a sound? 9. The distance between two pitches is called an ______________. 10. If a pitch has a frequency of 100 cycles per second‚ what is the frequency of the pitch one octave higher? 11. Into
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I watched Taylor Swift acoustic performances from the RED album. The first song presented in the performance was “We are never ever getting back together”. This popular song features a variety of musical techniques. During the song Taylor Swift begins playing the song at a consistent speed. Later in the song at 2:04 she changes her to a faster tempo and at 2:29 returns to her original tempo. The faster tempo makes the song feel climatic‚ I feel that she is able to highlight certain lyrics or parts
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Classical music (In Baroque compositions‚ the melody always continues and in Classical compositions‚ the melody will be a set number of measures and will have individual phrases following Empfindsam Style: “Sensitive Style”; used by CPE Bach in his Keyboard Sonata; in this style‚ it is almost as if the phrases are one gesture after another (not really connected in any way) the composition is VERY intimate with ornamentations; the melody is fragmented and improvised‚ very emotional with embellishments
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being bow harps up to 2 metres with 19 strings. Vertical harps known as lyre harps were created in ancient Greece and coincided with the creation of the mathematical musical scale where Pythagoras discovered numerical ratios corresponding to intervals of the musical scale. During the Roman times the use of the harp and musical instruments in general declined and did not reappear for many years. The triangle harp seems to have been developed in Europe and incorporated a vertical pillar to
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immediately came across my mind. From listening to this song during soccer game warm ups‚ to quietly being indulged in my own headphones while studying for high school exams‚ this song was like no other in my ITunes library. On top of its amazing use of musical elements‚ I especially love this song because of its connection to certain socio historical factors and the pure raw meaning behind its lyrics. Although the reaction to this song was quite mixed‚ and stirred a lot controversy‚ it was the most defining
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An Investigation into the effectiveness of a Mixed Economy approach to Classroom Songwriting Introduction Within this research assignment I wish to investigate whether it is possible to develop a curriculum for musical composition using a combination of approaches to content and pedagogy. Whilst much has been written about the prevailing virtues of compositional practice upon a child’s development‚ relatively little has been written upon the actual implementation of composition in practice
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Musical Influence on Substance Abuse English 1302 Professor Young Sex‚ drugs and rock n’ roll. This commonly used phrase sums it up pretty well. It seems as though anytime I hear anything about a rock band‚ especially from the 1970’s or 1980’s there is some sort of drug abuse somewhere along the line with at least one or more of the band members‚ and this will usually result in the break up of the band or the death of a member. Well I started getting sick of rock music getting a bad
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learns that he is afraid of so many things in life‚ and if compensating by trying to be successful in his professional life. Perhaps the most important things he learns is that he is willing and able to change his ways for the better. The various musical selections of Tuesdays with Morrie all evoke compassion. Mitch’s girlfriend‚ Janelle‚ sings backup as her career. She sings a few different times throughout the movie‚ but one time in particular showed her passion more than the others. When Janelle
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