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Music Composition: Music Analysis

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The musician, filled with love and inspiration, will dedicated hundreds of hours of their time to creating a beautiful piece. This piece will be written with extreme attention to detail, every word and combination of notes will be written in a way to move an audience. It will be used to help people, perhaps those who are grieving and need a therapeutic piece to help them through. Many listen to the beauty and elegance of music without ever knowing how it is created. While those already familiar with music composition will certainly understand it as an empowering and complex art form, those unaware may not realize how difficult yet stimulating it can be.
Many audiences will sit still, silent as the choir in front of them fills the performance …show more content…

They must be able to use different time signatures-numerical indications that state the meter at the beginning of the piece. For example 4/4 time indicates that there are four beats per measure and that the quarter note gets the beat. 6/8 time indicates that there are six beats per measure and that the eighth note gets the beat. They must at least also know that quarter notes are one beat, half notes are two, whole notes are four, and eighth notes are half a beat. More complex compositions might feature triplets, sixteenth notes, or syncopated rhythms. The composer is allowed to write their music however they want, just as long as it all fits in the rules set for in music …show more content…

Choral music composers have to make their music beautiful while also singing words. In order to write their lyrics, the writer must be inspired. They can be inspired by anything; love, death, anger, sorrow, or happiness. Some choral music composers have even been known to take the works of famous poets and writers and use them as lyrics. Some of the most beautiful songs written are based on famous poems and memoirs. While it is not mandatory, it is recommended that the content of the lyrics match the style of the song. This means that a sad song would be sung in a minor key and a happy song would be sung in a major key.
Choral pieces have been known to be sung in various languages. At the high school level, English is the most commonly used language, since it is the most familiar. Higher level choirs are likely capable of singing in other languages, and are often taught translations as well. The most common languages to be sung in are French, German, Latin, and Spanish. If the writer uses a different language, they must ensure that phonetically, the lyrics will work. Younger choirs may struggle when first learning the aspects of a new

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