Keneally’s The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith through Friel’s Translations If medium is the message‚ as suggested by Marshall McLuhan‚ much can be said about the difference between a novel and a play. As he explains‚ the medium is an extension of human facility‚ "The wheel...is an extension of the foot. The book is an extension of the eye... Clothing‚ an extension of the skin..." (McLuhan). Thomas Keneally’s novel The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith explains this phenomenon as Jimmy’s chant. It is not only
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How does Zephaniah’s writing vividly express views on justice in “Chant of a Homesick Nigga” Benjamin Zephaniah expresses his views on justice toward the black community‚ in his poem‚ “Chant of a Homesick Nigga”. Zephaniah is a profound political poet and activist whom has released several poems based around the injustice surrounding the black community‚ including this poem. This poem is a very dark‚ and we get a sense of anger and rage throughout. The poem is based upon the unjust and mistreatment
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga Introduction to the Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga: St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born in Northern Italy‚ between Brescia and Mantova. His father was a famous condottiere‚ a mercenary soldier. Saint Aloysius received military training‚ but his father also provided him with an excellent classical education‚ sending him and his brother Ridolfo to Florence to study while serving at the court of Francesco I de Medici. Quick Facts: * Born: March 9‚ 1568 * Died: June 21‚ 1591
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Church used the Gregorian chant‚ which consisted of a melody set that was sacred to Latin texts‚ and was sung without accompaniment; this type of chant was known as a monophonic texture. The Gregorian chant has a soft‚ smooth touch; it symbolizes the voice of the entire church instead of a single individual within the church. “Its rhythm is flexible‚ without meter‚ and has little sense of beat”. One famous Gregorian chant during the Middle-Ages would be O successors. A Gregorian chant is supposed to
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Each region had a standardized calendar‚ rite and liturgy. Plainchants were body of chants that were used in the liturgies of a service. Plainchants were derived from existing Jewish and Byzantine chants. One of the most distinct features of a plainchant was that it was monophonic. It was made up of a single melody without any harmony‚ resulting in one musical part. This eventually developed into the Gregorian
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from 400-1475‚ music was in the form of what is called the Gregorian chant. Instruments were very rarely used at this time. Since songs during this period were either troubadour or trouvere these chants had no real harmony. One example of this type of medieval composition is "Viderunt Omnes" by Leoninus. Like most Gregorian chants the texture of this piece is monophonic and polyphonic. "Viderunt Omnes" is a typical Gregorian chant in that it uses diatonic‚ not chromatic notes of the scale.
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And therefore continue to partake in the general purpose of the Liturgy. 2. Latin is still of great importance and has an appropriate place in the Holy Mass due to its position in the traditions of the celebrations of the Mass such as the Gregorian chant and the ability it has to bring together the faithful through joyous song‚ however it is important that the Church takes into consideration that Latin is not spoken amongst the assembled liturgies across the world. An important reason for the
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(450-1450) Genres: Gregorian Chant‚ Secular music‚ Church Music Time period: Church was the center of the musical scene at this time period‚ most music at the beginning was just vocal and sacred because instruments were not allowed in church at this point in time. As time progressed secular music began to pick up because people wanted to be able to have music outside of church and generally wanted something with a strong steady beat that they could dance to. Gregorian Chant was also developed at
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order of services and structure of each service True The text Alleluia‚ O virgamediatrix is from which portion of the Mass? The Proper The texts of the Mass service that are specific to a particular feast day are called the Ordinary. False Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment. F Early notation used neumes‚ little ascending and descending signs written above the words that suggested the shape of the melodic line. True The text of the
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genres‚ sacred and secular. Sacred music was performed during religious worship or ceremony and secular music was performed for entertainment purposes. The following paragraphs will discuss the maturity of music through this period (500-1200) through chants‚ polyphony‚ and musical instruments‚ as well as a review of two pieces of music composed during this time frame. Chanting is the original form of music
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