What is Art songs? The human voice is a natural instrument with unique capabilities. Speech and music have been combined since the earliest times‚ so that Song is probably one of the oldest musical forms. Simple definitions for song might be "a piece of music performed by voice‚ with or without instrumental accompaniment‚" or "a poem set to music." The German word for such classical song is Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural)‚ so that you will hear the terms "art song‚" "lied" and "lieder" used
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Stories and songs from 1965-1972 One Vietnam story I found interesting is from a Vietnam Veteran himself. His name was Allen J. Adrian‚ Sioux Falls‚ SD. He describes to us how he voluntarily signed up for the U.S Marine Corps. Once he was in his training camp he said he would regret being there. He would ask himself questions on why did he do it and how can he get out of it. He said that once he accepted the fact that he had to stay‚ he adjusted to the changes and feelings. He uses the Vietnam War
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my friend at a sleepover at her house. “It’s ‘Love Song’ by Sara Bareilles.” “Oh‚ I haven’t heard of that.” Little did I know I had heard that song before – I just didn’t recognize it. A few weeks passed and I recognized a certain type of piano playing on the radio. Aubrey plays this song‚ I realized. I listened to the song and I remember loving it and wanting to listen to it again. A couple months later‚ I watched American Idol‚ and the song is performed several times. A few more months pass
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‘A Sense of Direction’ by Gideon Lewis-Kraus is a memoir about the vulnerability of Mr. Kraus. He writes about these series of pilgrims he takes and how these journey’s teaches him a few lessons in life. Due to the constrained life his father‚ who had to hide that he is homosexual- and because of this‚ he went through an unhappy marriage‚ be a spiritual leader for his congregation and hide his identity until his mid-forties; Lewis-Kraus fears that he might have many regrets later on in life just
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Song of Solomon‚ by: Toni Morrison I. Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in 1931. She was born in Lorain‚ Ohio to an African-American working class family. She always had an interest in literature‚ and studied humanities at Howard and Cornell universities. She began her career as a novelist in 1970‚ gaining attention from literary critics and readers for her poetic‚ expressive descriptions of the Black community in America. She has been honored with numerous awards‚ including the Pulitzer
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particularly songs. There were many songs that stood out‚ like Patti Smith’s “People have the Power”‚ and many of John Lennon’s songs like “Give Peace a Chance.” However the one song that I eventually picked for this assignment was written and sung by Peter Seeger‚ called “Bring Em Home‚” (found at: http://folkmusic.about.com/od/toptens/tp/Top10Protest.htm). Seeger’s song specifically reflects about the Vietnam War‚ as it references the conflict on multiple occasions throughout the song. Peter Seeger’s
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Sinclair Lewis was a prominent literary figure during the 1920s‚ for he wrote about the critical views of the American middle class during the controversial time of World War II. He confronted the roles of women‚ race‚ and other powerless people in the society. He acknowledged the problems of America by giving his characters and settings universality that allowed a small town to represent all of America. Sinclair Lewis was set apart from other writers due to his universal writing‚ concentration
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responses did you have to the song the first time you listened to it? Why do you think you had this response? When listening to the song the first time I experienced hatred and sadness. And I believe that I experienced this due to my connection to the song. Like how I was abandoned by a parent and how my life has been about me fighting with myself. While listening to the song‚ what happened to your appreciation level? Did it increase or decrease? Why? My appreciation for this song individually greatly increased
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radio stations nowadays feature pop songs because they are somehow catchy and popular‚ hence the name of the genre. Making a new pop hit on the radio is very difficult because there are so many creative aspects in a typical pop song. In addition to that‚ all pop songs are different with very unique components to them. Begin by thinking about your introduction. You want to have simple‚ yet catchy lines to start off your song. A classic method that seems to get a song featured on the radio is beginning
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Art Song and Opera The art song and the opera are two very different genres of music. Franz Schubert wrote the art song The Erlking in 1815. Giacomo Puccini wrote his opera‚ La Boheme‚ in 1896. Richard Wagner wrote the opera The Valkyrie in 1856. Schubert is known best for his art songs‚ which are over 600 in number. Puccini and Wagner are known for their operas. These genres have several important differences. The singing in these pieces is quite different. The Erlking involves just a soloist
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