Musical Analysis of… Chopin’s Prelude in Dᵇ Major Op.28‚ no. 15 Genre/Style Chopin’s prelude in Dᵇ is from the romantic period‚ which began in the late 18th/early 19th century. Composers like Chopin were at the forefront of this change in music‚ developing the writing and playing of solo piano‚ orchestral and opera works and how music was performed. There were many composers from this era that were very well known‚ especially in their later years‚ or after their deaths: Liszt‚ Beethoven‚ Schubert
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Musical Analysis The first piece I chose was Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4). It was performed by Aldona Dvarionaite (2009). Chopin was a composer in the Romantic period. This is a sad piano piece. Chopin wrote primarily for the piano. The piece range was almost monotone in nature. The sound was in scale rising and lowering using the same melody throughout the piece. The tones were kept uniform repeating over and over again. I found this piece of music one dimensional.
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Twenty-century music for Tuba: Analysis and Pedagogy methods of Solo Tuba of the master recital selected repertoire Chapter 1 Even though the tuba was not known as a solo instrument for another century‚ the bass tuba in F was created by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz (1777–1840) in September 1835. It was decided that a big bass instrument was required‚ to produce low harmonics in the brass family. Since then it has been used as a bass part to support and accompany other
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Janice Weber (piano). They debuted this year’s concert series on January 31s at the Slosberg Music Center‚ a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend‚ even intern president‚ Lisa Lynch‚ attended. The show’s program began with a composition by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)‚ two sonatas for violin and piano from 1876‚ which was a breakthrough work‚ back then‚ for the 30-year-old composer. Before the composition was printed‚ Fauré was known chiefly as a composer of songs and short piano works‚ and
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| Name: Larquitin JohnsonCourse: Music 11Professor: Dr. Anthony Gatto Assignment: Song Analysis – Forget You Date: 10/25/11 The spell of a saccharine song such as Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You‚” demonstrates the magical powers of a great song that captivates the senses of many people. Even my seven-year-old daughter gets excited whenever she hears the song “Forget You” playing over the airways. From the outset‚ I was also wooed by its spell. The message of the song redefines my experiences
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2013 ENG 120: Floyd B02 Literary Analysis One Literary Analysis: Sonny’s Blues In “Sonny’s Blues‚” by James Baldwin‚ the two main characters‚ Sonny and the narrator‚ face many conflicts with each other. These conflicts all contribute and lead to the climax of the story‚ the scene in the narrator’s apartment. The first conflict between these two characters occurs after their mother dies when the narrator discovers Sonny’s dream to become a jazz piano player‚ which the narrator believes
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Film Soundtrack Analysis A motion picture would not appeal to its viewers without the orchestrated sounds within the background that intently helps draw out the emotions from the audience from watching the movie. Many great movie soundtracks can be overshadowed by the performance of a great actor or even just the motion picture itself. Hardly anyone misses out on giving credit to a great movie or performer but many people do not realize that a great movie and performer is nothing without the soundtracks
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of the modes. The musicality behind Kind of Blue‚ first showed up in his earlier work; especially his album Milestone. Milestone was an album recorded with Davis’ “first great quintet” augmented as a sextet. The musicians on the album include: Julian Adderley on alto sax‚ John Coltrane on tenor sax‚ Red Garland on piano‚ Paul Chambers on double bass‚ and Philly Jones on drums. Milestone was Davis’ first attempt at developing modal jazz. Throughout the album there is a strong blues presence on
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Pygmalion: An analysis of Shaw’s comedic style In this modern interpretation of the Greek tale about a sculptor who falls in love with his perfect female statue‚ Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw tells the story of two opposite people and their conflicting desires. In this play‚ Shaw criticizes the British class system and makes a statement towards his feminist views. Shaw also incorporates three types of comedy‚ and these are: old comedy‚ physical comedy and comedy of manners. Old comedy is
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there was some plucking of the cello strings with an adagio tempo. Then the guitar and woodwind instruments begin to play and they sound similar to other instruments playing. The tempo of the song is adagio and the dynamics sound quiet and soft or piano. Then this changes and it starts crescendo with all the instruments playing together. The music sounds like folk tale or like the Mulan movie‚ such as having water drops and it is calming. The song dynamics change again and the music begins decrescendo
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