predominantly weaves between folk and a touch of classical. With its compound key signature the score has a great deal of variety‚ but keeps to a strict time signature of 4/4. Syncopation occurs throughout the song with the melody starting on the offbeat. This shows Spektor using her classical routes as syncopation can be seen in composer’s works such as Mozart and Beethoven‚ as well as many modern pop songs. Samson is a perfect example of Spektors style. Compared to some of her other songs
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stars bar 73 -themes repeated but varied each time -bernstein changes meter or words each time a theme is heard. RHYTHM (METRE/TEMPO) - -metre/time signature changes between 2/4 and 3/4 -fast tempo‚ use of syncopation creates feeling of excitement and anticipation -lots of syncopation -lots of rhythmic ostinato especially in the orchestre -cross-rhythms -accompaniment is a bass line‚ plays a ’push rhythm;‚ accented off beat chords -mostly syllabic (one work to a syllable) -several examples
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Questions Review Questions 1. The basic elements of music are pitch‚ rhythm‚ dynamics‚ melody and form. 2. Pitch is the frequency of a sound that we hear with a high or low tone. 3. Syncopation is the placing of emphasis on an un-emphasized beats. Ska‚ reggae‚ rap‚ jazz‚ and some forms of metal use syncopation 4. Three forms of music is a concerto which is a musical piece in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra. A sonata which is a musical composition for a solo instrument
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Review Questions 1. What are the basic elements of music? 2. What is pitch? 3. What is syncopation? What types of music use syncopation? 4. What are three examples of forms of music? Describe each form. 5. What is form in music? Critical Thinking Questions 1. Music has sometimes been referred to as a �universal language.� Why has this description been applied to music? Do you agree or disagree with this assessment? Why? 2. Why is musical notation important? What benefits do
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08.10 Review and Critical Thinking questions Review Questions 1. Syncopation is placing emphasis or accents on beats that are unexpected‚ or not having emphasis or accents on beats that are expected too. Syncopated rhythms add variety to music. 2. Ragtime is a musical genre‚ it combined march music with African rhymths. The instruments used in the bands using ragtime would become the instruments used to create jazz which is how the two were related. 3. Buddy Bolden helped create Classic Jazz
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Finally Forming the African American Identity Prior to the 1920s‚ African Americans had no method of self-expression‚ and as a result‚ American culture largely consisted of traditional European influences. The end of World War I provided a unique opportunity for the expression of African American culture that had not been possible before. African American culture of the 1920’s was vastly different from mainstream American culture. African Americans’ adaptations of classical forms of music and literature
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of itself‚ with an objective‚ detached style. Stravinsky’s work also calls back to his earlier works and contains distinct Russian elements. Overall‚ the work contains the type of rhythmic intensity‚ ostinato‚ dissonance‚ syncopation‚ irregular and changing meters‚ syncopation and repetitive rhythmic patterns found in Sacre du printemps. Stravinsky set about to revise this work in 1943‚ making its influence on Symphony in Three Movements obvious. Stravinsky uses the octatonic scale‚ also known as
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elements of music are pitch‚ rhythm‚ dynamics‚ melody‚ and form. 2. Pitch is the frequency of a sound; it relates to the highness or lowness of a tone that we hear. 3. Syncopation involves placing emphasis on normally un-emphasized beats or using a rest on a normally emphasized beat. The types of music that uses syncopation are ska‚ reggae‚ rap‚ jazz‚ and some forms of metal. 4. The three examples in forms of music are concerto‚ sonata‚ and symphony. A concerto is a musical piece in which
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DUO 1804 is a partnership of two modern composers of Haitian descent. In the year 1804‚ Haiti gained their independence from France and now DBR and Val-Inc are using their Haitian background to express feelings of freedom‚ revolution‚ and human spirituality. When I walked into the concert I was very skeptical and biased that I would dislike it. They asked the audience to take a risk and explore the boundaries of classical music together. My boundaries have been broken and now I see a whole new side
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Since the early 1900’s‚ swing dancing has livened up the dance floors across the United States. Many versions of swing dancing are still in existence today. Of those dances (the Lindy Hop‚ Jitterbug‚ East Coast Swing‚ West Coast Swing‚ and the Charleston)‚ the two most common amongst the social dancers are the East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Though they derived from the same dance‚ the Lindy Hop‚ many things set them apart from one another. The style‚ frame‚ and beat of the West Coast Swing
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