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I think that this piece has many characteristics similar to jazz music. For example, the saxophone and piano pieces during 1:22-3:17 are improvised. This piece also incorporates characteristics of folk music, like jazz, by giving this piece a utilitarian purpose with an association with dancing or celebration. This piece has a connotation to me because it is similar to music that is played at most Mexican restaurants. Hearing this piece reminds me of the good times my family has when we go out to
Spring is a time of year that many consider the time of birth. The snow thaws and the flowers and plants regrow. Though some do not consider this to be the case, some consider it to be the coming of yard work and the minimalistic beauty of winter fades. Such is the case with William Carlos Williams and Louise Gluck. In William Carlos Williams Spring and All, he presents spring in the more traditional birth period.
The clarinet at first is playing “sensuously” (Ellison 182), in a persuasive manner. While the clarinet is subconsciously bringing the men into the ballroom, symbolically, the clarinet can be seen as persuading the boys to be controlled, to be pawns in their games. Additionally, the story only consists of recordings of music; there is no live jazz music being played. This means earlier performances are being played over and over again. This is similar to how the white men are instilling their ideals into African Americans; by forcing the repetition of their repression (Puskar 7).
Symphony Fantastique commentary- March to the Scaffold. This movement comes at the point in the piece where thee hero (most likely Berlioz) believes that although he has fallen in love with a captivatingly beautiful woman, he is convinced that it is an unrequited love. As a reaction to this, the hero poisons himself with opium to commit suicide.
The Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, I, this song has four movements and each
As the semester has progressed and many novels explored, one particular character emerges as being truly Appalachian: Clay from Clay’s Quilt. Of course he is not the only character that qualifies as being Appalachian, but he serves as the superlative illustration and expression of this culture. He exhibits several aspects of Appalachian culture including having a strong sense of family (whether alive or dead), displaying an adoration of music, and demonstrating an ultimate fondness of home and a longing to return there despite events that may have transpired. Clay’s devotion to and dependence upon his family members is evident throughout the entirety of House’s novel. Clay’s Quilt begins with one of the few recollections he has that include
“La Mer” is a classical French piece of music that was written by Debussy in the twentieth century. The song begins with a disjunct sound caused by the different melodies and harmonies being played by different sections of the orchestra. Slowly out of the chaos brings a light, airy feeling that was accomplished by the help of a flute and violin solo. The excitement again grows causing a repetitive feel, but this time it is cultivated by the brass and the percussion sections that cause a tremendous increase in the volume of the piece. The song is halted, and proceeds as the cellos crescendo which seems to have a direct correlation to an increase in tempo.
The introduction of the piece is the same as that of “The Raiders March”, but with strings playing in the background. The A melody begins with the trumpet as the strings fade out (0:07). The first minute and a half of the song is played the same as that of “The Raiders March”, though due to differing sound equalization, some parts stick out more or less than they do in the original. For example, in the third repetition of the A melody, one can more clearly hear the xylophone accompanying the melody here than in “The Raiders March”. The piece begins to differ more significantly after the break following the third repetition of the A melody when the piece modulates down a half step instead of up like in the original (1:37).
In this piece, Grainger incorporates many close harmonies and suspensions, especially during the melody. Similar to the second movement, Largo, in Georg Philipp Telemann's Concerto in C Major, in which the main focus were the suspensions, Grainger has incorporated those into the music. When one section of the band holds its note and crescendos, another section moves to the next chord, or a new section enters. For example, while the woodwinds, saxophones, and horns hold a dotted half note, the trombones, baritones, and tuba come in to create that suspension. This performance was also very similar to the concepts we discussed in regards to Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar.
The piece included a slow tempo. I am not quite sure, but I believe I heard Merry-Go-Round played by one of the trumpet players. The ending to the piece had a continuous pattern of crescendos and pauses. Consequently, the audience became confused because they didn’t know when it was over. I thought it was a humorous way to “include” the audience.
The piece starts off with the orchestra playing Eb and forte. Then Bartolo comes in on the 4th beat of the first measure singing 8th notes. He sings then the orchestra plays quick and fast notes right after he does in piano. This same pattern goes on until measure 14.
The second piece is an iconic 20th century concerto composed by an iconic of Hollywood film music composer “John Williams”. This piece is municipal in a Concerto category. Beside Ralph Vaughan Williams’ tuba concerto, which is a required piece for all replacement Orchestra audition nowadays, this piece is the icon of the 20th century concerto. This piece is a part of his concerto series which include; tuba, clarinet, violin,
This orchestral composition is a skillful combination of these elements that makes this classical piece one of my favorites. The instrumentation
The melody of this song described as restlessly chromatic and undulating, a swaying Arabic-sounding tune. The melodic line is filled with emotion and oddly unbalanced consisting of seven alternating sections of held tones and movement. The harmony is added behind the melody is dissonant but simultaneously lush. The rhythm was played with in Ella’s version making the classic song her own giving the clarinet a smooth solo. The simple rhythm of the song has an AABA pattern it sticks too.
First of all, the piece is quite interesting as a prelude – an introductory piece of music as it start off with dynamic and vibrant sounds that include the whole ensemble. This piece is structured as a three-part or ternary form which consists of ABA’ form. The idea of this piece is mainly act as an introductory of a story because this piece is only an excerpt from a bigger orchestral performance. From what I have heard, the solo performance is mainly comprise of the woodwind instruments in part B that indicated the slight sign of relief and calmness. The piece has a lot of variation where the composer include different timbres and dynamics such as the high dynamic structure during the first and the last part with the associating crashes of cymbals.
