I feel that if I had been able to hear this piece again in English I would have enjoyed it more. René Clausen: Set Me as a Seal Objective Description: The texture of this piece is monophonic, with the entire choir singing, at an adagio tempo and a mezzo-forte dynamic level. A woman then breaks off and sings out of sync for a short period. During this period the range gets wider, when the entire choir is singing the
The book I read was Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The title of the book represents so much of the entire book even though it’s just one simple word. The main character, Melinda, was raped at a high school party while she drank too much. She later called the cops and lost all of her friends. After the party, she was an outcast.
There are many themes that are presented in the book Speak, such as to not be afraid to speak up about the truth. In the book, Melinda is a freshman in high school that is now an outcast after she called the cops on an end-of-summer party last summer. But there is more to the story. Last summer at the party, a guy named Andy Evans raped her. But no one knows the truth except Melinda.
This idea was an interesting start, because it caught the audience’s attention to really listen to what was going to happen next. Then the song, went into a lighter more atmospheric section, where there were many crescendos and decrescendos. The instruments in the piece included the chimes, maracas, timpani,
Finding your true passion can brighten your mental health and change your life. Especially if that passion is art, just like Melinda Sordino’s. Trees in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, serve an essential purpose as an object that symbolizes Melinda Sordino's mental health, and the growth that follows. Ever since she has been assigned trees for her art project, her life began to change. When she draws trees, it acts as an important reflection and checks in with her inner mental health and mind about the issues and feelings she is experiencing.
One night, one party, one person, one call, that is all it takes to change somebody’s identity and shape them into the person they truly are. Melinda Sordino is the victim of a horrible night that changed her life. In the novel speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character Melinda is faced with many challenges. Melinda attended a party the summer before ninth grade. She wasn’t thinking about the consequences that come with drinking, she was not thinking about how one little action could ruin her relationship with those around her,one action that could shape her identity into who she truly is, one action that she would be to traumatized to tell anyone about.
Imagine yourself being a young teenage girl who’s been raped and now suffers from it. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, tells a story about freshman, Melinda who experiences high school in a way nobody should experience it. The summer before Melinda’s before freshman year, she had experienced an assault at a party. Ever since that situation had occurred, Melinda’s suffers being bullied at school, has problems at school, and struggles with issues at home. Nobody at school will talk to Melinda including her “friend” since forever, Rachel Bruin.
Kindred by Octavia Butler “Kindred” is a fantasy novel by Octavia Butler, which has been tailored to explain extraordinary situations. Dana, a young black woman holds the power to travel back and forth in time and experience situations that could have been true. The majority of the characters she meets and lives with in the previous century are related to her as her ancestors. Although she finds it difficult to reflect upon each and every detail during her time with the, she finds that all the characters and personalities are mentioned in the records of her family. The story is about Dana witnessing the events where her family and ancestors underwent tortures and received unfair treatment from the White race.
“I thought killing those fools would make me feel good, but it really didn't make me feel anything. I just knew that I could kill somebody, and if I had to, I could do it again”(Caine from Menace ll Society). This quote is a prime example of how physical and mental conflict shapes a person mentally by making them tougher but weaker at the same time. In the book Dear Justice by Nic Stone, conflicts because it makes them stronger, but also damages people’s emotions, and shows the lack of support in his life. Physical conflict has a significant impact on how tough and mentally and physically strong you are.
Instruments are introduced at the beginning of new sections, such as the pre-chorus and chorus. Dynamics each verse begins in mp and increases dynamically to mf at the pre-chorus; there is a slow crescendo to f during the transition from pre-chorus to chorus. Tempo the tempo of this song is moderato at approximately 116 bpm, however it feels much slower due to the emphasis being on the 2nd and 4th beats rather than on the 1st and 3rd.
Bartolo sings for a measure and then the orchestra plays for a measure. He sings for another measure one more time, and then the orchestral comes in playing louder. This is when he gets mad and accusing her of leaving her. The orchestra plays 16th and 8th notes in Bb and fortissimo. Then at measure 22, it calms down and the orchestra plays notes in piano and dolce, or sweet.
Once the saxophones came in, the tempo became an adagio tempo with piano dynamics. It tied all together when the singer began to sign. It pretty much stayed consistently throughout her performance with the only time it changed was when it when to lento and pianissimo respectively. The song was very relaxing with the feeling of the
This piece has three movements, Allegro moderato, Adagio di molto, and Allegro ma non tanto. This piece starts off with a slow and expressive solo by the soloist, Alexi Kenney. The change in dynamics, the use of vibrato, and other techniques enhanced his solo. The orchestra then plays with a homophonic texture with some tempo changes. A few fast solos and a few slow ones followed.
The stringed instruments were the accompaniment; therefor, they began with harmonics, chromatics, and tremolo for various measures rather than having a moving part. The melody was given to the flutes and soloist, Sami Junnonen, who was also very talented. The song was about 22 minutes long and he had the whole piece memorized. It sounded very sad, but soothing simultaneously. There were visuals around the theater, which made it easier to understand and visualize what Lopez was trying to describe when writing the song.
The cast leaves, leaving Otello and Desdemona to sing the famous duet “Gia nella notte densa” (Now as the darkness deepens). This duet is not only sweet, but gives an analysis of the two characters. As Desdemona enters, the music becomes F major, increasingly sweet and uplifting, representing her feelings.
