The Sound of Cognition In Edward Mjoen’s study of the concept of the Mozart Effect‚ its aim was to observe how the style of music played correlates with cognitive recall and reaction times. The Mozart Effect is a phenomenon researched by Rauscher et al. in 1993 that affects brain plasticity and how classical music has an effect spatial reasoning because of the composition’s complex structure. However‚ recent studies revolving the Mozart Effect has shown that rather than brain plasticity‚ the increase
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Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar‚ 1st Baronet‚ OM‚ GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer‚ many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations‚ the Pomp and Circumstance Marches‚ concertos for violin andcello‚ and two symphonies. He also composed choral works‚ including The Dream of Gerontius‚ chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master
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The most beautiful pieces ring through the air. Sometimes rushing by like the wind. He wrote a few poems to go along with his music. Vivaldi created music‚ used persistence to innovate ways to overcome his financial problems‚ and illuminated the world by helping people pursue their passion. Vivaldi created an abundance of music over his years. At the time that Vivaldi made and played his music‚ he composed it with only a violin‚ string instruments and harpsichord. In his era‚ the more common instruments
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Anyone who has studied music at all knows who Bach is. Considered to be the greatest composer of all time by many‚ Johann Sebastian Bach paved new roads in music leaving behind one the largest legacies ever. So good was Bach‚ that all music after his death is considered post-Bach. Johann drew inspiration for the majority of his pieces from Martin Luther’s work. A very religious man‚ Bach believed in using his musical gift to glorify God. On the first day of the spring of 1685‚ Johann Sebastian Bach
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•For a long time the western music was monophonic. Monks from monastery choirs created a new form of music. They added a second line to Gregorian chants. This made the music polyphonic. Because it had more than one line. Medieval music that has two or more melodic lines is organum. •The estampie is from the thirteenth century. It is one of the earliest forms of music. It is played in triple meter. The estampie beat is strong and played very swiftly. It has a very upbeat sound and sounds very cheery
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History of the Violin The most beautiful sounding violins in existence today were made in Italy in the early 1700s‚ a period called the golden age of violin making. These instruments‚ especially those made by Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù‚ are the most desired instruments by both collectors and performers‚ selling for millions of dollars. Modern day violin-makers have not been able to successfully copy the techniques they used to produce the same quality sound of violins that
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Classical Composers are untouchable; the music they have composed has the ability to “speak” to music lovers of different cultures and time periods. The techniques they used only help mold the best music of our time. Throughout the years‚ artists of different genres have done variations of classical pieces. Sometimes the variations are just in the background with different instruments‚ or tempo‚ while other times the piece is completely remixed. A few popular variations are The Fifth of Beethoven
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February 9‚ 2011 SMUS 110-201 Paper #1 Josquin Desprez In the history of Western music Josquin Desprez became one of the most influential composers. Not much was known about this great composer’s time on earth. A lot of what people know about his life is expressed through his music. Josquin’s estimated date of birth is said to be 1440. Recent research shows that his birth date could have been later sometime in the 1450’s. Before he died in 1521 Desprez made a huge impact on the music during
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The case study presented a decision that needs to be made by Compass Records between owning and producing or licensed the recording rights for an up and coming Dublin folk music star‚ Adair Roscommon. Both scenarios offer different benefits and risks. Within the attached spreadsheet‚ each option has been analyzed based on their own specific cost structures over a span of year 0 – year 3‚ with equal sales figures. To begin‚ I will speak about the results of the two cash flow analyses‚ which
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Jersey Boys I watched this play on Thursday‚ April 18th at 8:00 PM at SHN Curran Theatre in San Francisco‚ California. Jersey Boys is about the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (Four Seasons) made extraordinary music under the genre of rock and pop. The story took place back in the 1950’s when the Four Seasons were just starting up. Location of the tale is in New Jersey. The purpose of Jersey boys is to tell a tale about the hardships that Frankie
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