Chapter 1: Musical Styles * Glissando * Rapid slide up or down a scale * Tone Cluster * Chord made up of tones only a half step or a whole step apart‚ used in twentieth-century music. * Bitonality * Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Polychord * Combination of two chords sounded at the same tine‚ used in twentieth century music. * Polytonality * Approach to pitch organization using two or
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The Chamber Choir performed the next five songs. The first of these was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” arranged by Mark Brymer and composed by Eddie Pola and George Wyle. This homophonic song belongs to the genre of Christmas music and is arranged for soprano‚ alto‚ tenor and bass. For many years‚ Mark Brymer was a very successful choral writer and arranger for educational and choral music. He had hundreds of choral works‚ musical reviews‚ melodies and copyrighted arrangements in print
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The pipa‚ (pronounced “pee-paa”‚) is a four-stringed Chinese instrument (a chordophone)‚ most similar to a lute that has been played for over two thousand years in China‚ and is considered to be one of the most popular instruments in China‚ even in modern times. It is considered to be a bowl lute‚ according to the “Sachs-Hornbostel” sub-category system‚ and is possibly the most prominent sound in Chinese music‚ films‚ and culture. The Symbols that represent the word “pipa‚ ” “Tian” and “Tao” are
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Chai-cough-skii) is “widely considered the most popular Russian composer in history;” some of his most famous works include The Sleeping Beauty (1890) and The Nutcracker (1892)‚ (source 1). Tchaikovsky was born on May 7‚ 1840‚ in Vyatka‚ Russia‚ second eldest of his parents’ six surviving children (Source 1). Tchaikovsky began taking piano lessons at 5 years old where he displayed a passion for music‚ however‚ his parents hoped he would grow up to work in the civil service
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“I think we are out of milk Buttercup.” I said. “I’ll go milk the cows then.” “Thank you.” I said. Later that afternoon I was chopping wood when I heard horse hooves. Buttercup came screaming‚ “It’s Prince Humperdinck’s guard!”. “Get behind me!” I said. Two soldiers with crossbows appeared‚ ”Give us Buttercup‚ now!” “I told Humperdinck to never show his face!” Before I could hear the reply I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head‚ I had been clubbed by another guard who had snuck behind me
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After careful listening‚ the first piece the piece was showed traits typically found in the Middle Ages. More specifically‚ the piece seemed to be a mass. One of the obvious signs of the period and genre was found in the style the piece was based around. The piece utilized the conventions of plainchant. From the beginning of the piece to the very end‚ one vocal soloist performs the music in its entirety. Therefore‚ the piece was monophonic; as no accompaniment was utilized. Another aspect of Middle
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For my piece‚ I chose “Parody‚” an exceptionally challenging and lengthy four-mallet marimba solo‚ composed by Jesse Monkman. I chose this particular piece because of my extensive experience in both practicing and performing it during my senior year in high school. Due to this being my last year‚ the director of our band encouraged me to choose a more challenging solo than usual for the State Solo and Ensemble Festival‚ and after considerable research‚ I discovered “Parody.” Although this piece demanded
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed his Suite No. 3 in D major. This piece was in Basic Musical Concepts: Types of Listeners 1. At the beginning of the piece‚ the quiet feel of the song almost feels like a quiet show of love. As the line continues‚ it turns into almost a somber cry‚ maybe about losing a love that was once so grand. The piece picks back up as if memories of happier times are coming back to the composer. In the second section of the piece‚ the somberness becomes more pronounced as the composer
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The solo of ‘Peg’ begins at 1:46‚ where the guitarist uses double stops bent with vibrato‚ which gives an almost Hawaiian timbre. The use of distortion throughout the piece is not a timbre typical of Jazz music‚ which outlines the genre as ‘Fusion’. The use of double stops‚ finger taps‚ slides and bends emphasize this genre‚ by outlining ‘rock’ timbres‚ not typical of jazz. An interesting timbre can be found at both 2.00 and 2.03‚ where the use of chromatic‚ open-string licks using pull-offs can
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“Now Is the Month of Maying” was composed by Thomas Morley and performed by The King’s Singers. The style of music is Renaissance madrigal music. The melody goes by flute and the singer and the harmony goes by the harmony singer. The tempo was little fast and the meter measured by 4/4 times. The dynamics of this song is normal. Flute and percussion instrument are using in this song. There are five different voices in this song. Happy mood are created and it’s a nice music. “The Four Seasons‚ Movement
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