Dear Gayle Forman‚ People often ask young musicians what inspired them to work hard. Most respond by giving a name‚ or a recording‚ but I respond with the name of a book. It’s a novel called If I Stay‚ and without it‚ I wouldn’t be the person I am now. Since I was young‚ I have been told that I am extremely talented in music. I have been playing violin since I was 6‚ and now that I’m 13‚ it’s safe to say that I owe over half of my life to the thrill of it. Music is in my family; my grandmother
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The surrounding area was very nice in the fact this seemed like a true orchestra. Everyone on stage was quite formal. The ambiance reminded me of a classic venue‚ besides the fact that people were not dressed up. Other than that‚ it reminded me of a normal orchestra concert. The conductor was quite intriguing and it was very interesting because there was a combination of college students and young children. The first song that they played was Entrance of the Queen of Sheba by George F. Handel. This
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This is a Web Query assignment‚ to which you answered: Gordon’s solo starts at 00:11 and goes until 00:50. It is the counter number 4/8 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Bunn’s solo goes from 01:00 to 1:40. It is the counter number 2/4 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Callender’s goes from 1:50 to 2:30. It is in the counter number of 4/4. Thompson’s solo goes from 3:09 to 3:20. It is in the counter number of 4/4 in the beginning and 2/4 at the end. The tenor saxophone solo was upbeat
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Analyzing A Piece – The Rite of Spring Melody – The composition is very complex‚ it uses many different instruments at many different pitches‚ large leaps‚ most likely very difficult to play like a lot of Stravinsky’s work. The music has small repetitive parts but continuously moves on to new parts which are all different from the last. The music starts off in a very peaceful melody than develops into an angry sounding melody than drops back down to peaceful and then changes into angry again
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1. In the piece we listened to for this assignment‚ there are multiple instruments making the sound. Each of them is making a different sound and then when the all come together we get an even better and enjoyable sound. There is the Piano‚ Violin‚ cello‚ flute‚ and Tuba in this piece of music from what I could see. The mood for this piece to me was calming and peaceful‚ at certain parts it became more uplifting but for the majority it was slow and calm. This performance was great to listen to while
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Capercaillie The melody of “Skye Waulking Song” is based on a pentatonic scale (a scale with five notes per octave). All instruments play within the middle of their range‚ excusing the singer who sings a few head register notes to add some needed emotion to the notes. The Bouzouki (Greek musical instrument) and the piano play a counterpoint melody (a technique involving two simultaneous melodies) to help Section A to move along. Vocables are frequently used throughout the piece‚ this allows the
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Debussy’s Influence Going Into The 20th Century Dan Hall 001166142 Music 3580: History V Dr. Paul Sanden Dec 2‚ 2014 Throughout the nineteenth century composers were constantly searching for ways to create a style of music that was new and provided listeners with something different. The idea of tonality‚ although still one of the main focuses‚ was beginning to be changed and adapted‚ chromaticism was heightened‚ and the idea of rhythm and phrasing was completely rethought
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The two songs Gretchen and Der Tod und das Madchen were great songs. Shubert he was successfully able to use his music to tell a story. Shubert’s music was able to make the listener to identify the type of music and whether it was sad or happy song. In his song Gretchen‚ the music was great in explaining events in the story. Also‚ he was able to show the characters’ hidden emotions through how the music interacts with singer. For example‚ when the maiden was talking the melody was fast and the singer
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ost people would’ve easily answered this question and come up with hundreds of things that are important to them. I on the other hand‚ had to really think about what to write when I answered this question. I have things that I like and enjoy‚ but there aren’t many things that I couldn’t live without. One of the few objects that is very important to me is my piano. I’ve owned the same piano for almost 10 years. It is important to me because it has helped me learn to appreciate all music‚ valuable
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Music Research Paper Music after 1900 [pic] Artwork by Remedios Varo Twentieth century music has been under lots of changes since its starting point. Inventions of electronic devices‚ using dissonance and silence‚ and creating new instruments have had a big impact on modern and postmodern music. In this essay‚ I will analyze two of the twentieth century musical pieces and highlight what I like or dislike about them. One of the most successful composers of past century is John Corigliano
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