According to R. Wagner opera does not mean so much a musical work‚ as a musical‚ poetical‚ and spectacular work all at once; opera is the work par excellence‚ to the production of which all the arts are necessary (Sutherland‚ 1). " Opera starts not with music but with its literary source (story or plot)‚ whether it be history‚ biography‚ fiction‚ or mythology in the form of poem‚ play‚ drama‚ novel‚ or original libretto"(Knapp 6). Opera is a combination of mangled drama‚ the singers‚ the music
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example of a film like this is Planet of the Apes‚ which the eccentricity of its origins gives it a boost when it came to the awesomeness of the film. However‚ this essay is not meant to explain the storyline‚ rather to give a description of the musical score of it. The story began aboard a spaceship that was on its way to an unknown place around the constellation of Orion‚ in which had no background music until the crew landed in an unexpected manner. The music started playing suspense fully where
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On April 7‚ 2017‚ I viewed the musical production‚ “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” The director of the musical was Jimm Cox. The set designer was Barry Whitfield. Rich Robinson was the lighting designer. The poster designer was Slade Mullinax. The production was held at the Performing Arts Center located on the University of South Carolina Upstate campus. The theme that I took from‚ “The Great American Trailer Park Musical‚” was that certain people are put into one’s life for a reason
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Singin’ in the Rain (MGM‚ 1952) is an American musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The film comically emulates the transition from the production of silent movies to ‘talkies’ in Hollywood during the 1920s. The narrative follows a successful silent film star named Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and his glamorous blonde on screen partner Lina Lamont as they attempt to adapt The Duelling Cavalier a silent film‚ into a talking film. However‚ the shrill sound of Lamont’s voice cast serious
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beauty‚ freedom‚ and most of all‚ love ’. This is what Moulin Rouge is about. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Moulin Rouge is the movie musical that merges fin-de-siecle decadence of the French Musical with modernised film directing skill which was done by a famous Australian director‚ Baz Luhrmann. This movie belongs to two genres‚ the romance and the musical. However‚ Baz Luhrmann subverted the typical conventions of the genre by re imaging historical trapping of the narrative which peacefully
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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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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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to layer in things that all ages can enjoy.”(1) Once the script is finished the director and musicians write the music that helps keep the children’s attention and maintains the flow of the production. While there are plays and musicals in children’s theatre‚ musicals are usually preferred. Productions that include contests and competition work very well. Fairy tale and folk tale characters are also fun for the kids to relate to during a play. The next aspect is casting the play. Zimmerman
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Music 1. The basic property of all music is SOUND * Tone – the duration (length)‚ frequency (pitch)‚ amplitude (loudness)‚ timbre (quality of sound). * All sounds have the potential to be tones 2. The sounds (and silences) that comprise a musical work organized in some way * Music is a form of organized sound * Listening: CD 1:1 (Beethoven’s Symphony #9) & CD 1:2 (Japanese gagaku) 3. Sounds are organized into music by people thus; music is a form of humanly organized sound *
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Medieval Times: Music and Instruments Secular and religious music in Medieval Europe was an important part of everyday life in the Middle Ages‚ it was most important time was during festivities and celebrations. The people in those times would celebrate on any occasions from all holidays that we celebrate like Christmas‚ to even before meals. In that period of time music was more important and a great form of entertainment than it is modern time.
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