MUS 603E Wenye Li Dr. Alexandra Monchick 05/07/2016 Simple but not easy: Taking Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians as an example After World War II‚ there were two alternative paths through the musical avant-garde. One follows the twelve-tone composing technique of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern‚ which is the path of serialism. The other is “chance music”‚ which was created by John Cage and is based on the philosophy of I-Ching. Serialism and aleatorism are the mainstream genres of 20th
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on whether or not Broadway musicals are considered “serious” art forms. People feel that a musical can never be taken seriously if the character is always singing sporadically‚ which is very unusual in real life. However‚ musicals have been around for quite some time now‚ many musicals are being adapted into major motion pictures‚ many children are raised on the famous Disney musical cartoons and everybody( whether they’ll admit it or not) has seen at least one musical in their lifetime and are
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Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich. The music of Shostakovich provides a fascinating outlook on tradition and dissent in music. His compositions‚ especially the string quartets‚ offer examples of both devotion to and dissent from classical musical
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elements of music? - Pitch‚ Rhythm‚ Dynamics‚ Timbre‚ Melody‚ Form 2. What is pitch? - Pitch is the frequency of a sound. Whether the sound is high or low. 3. What is syncopation? What types of music use syncopation? - Syncopation is where the emphasis is on a note other than the one expected and its usually heard in reggae‚ rap‚ jazz‚ ska. 4. What are three examples of forms of music? Describe each form. Concerto: is a musical piece in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra
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Diversity is observed in terms of variety of genre‚ the messages transmitted through the music and the instruments utilized in the production of the music. Blending of Cultures Within Genres of Malay Music It is apparent that present day forms of Malay music contain traces of elements belonging to other cultures and groups‚ a clear difference from the traditional Malay
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music education” (Fiske‚ 2012). Before I elucidate my philosophy about music‚ I recognize the need to clarify my stand as a music educator who is passionate and determined to elevate the status of music education within classrooms around India. My Musical Experiences Music has always been a part of me for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories of music‚ especially the performance aspect‚ goes back to when I was three years old and sang a solo for a Christmas Concert that was organized by
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The 18th century theatre » The beginnings of American theatre The strongly Puritan sentiments of settlers in North America prohibited the development of theatre until the early 18th century‚ when a number of English actors arrived in the South and began staging plays in temporary venues. The first theatres were built in Williamsburg‚ Va. (c. 1716)‚ and Charleston‚ S.C. (1730). By the mid-1730s a number of theatres had opened in New York‚ and in 1752 the first visiting company from London performed
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in general terms. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Africa probably has the largest variety of drums to be found in any continent‚ but virtually every other type of musical instrument is also represented throughout Africa. Some distinctively African instruments‚ however‚ are unique to the continent. Of the drums‚ the most characteristically African are those known as "talking drums" because they can reproduce the tonal inflections and rhythms of African languages. Their musical potential is also fully
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in a musical context‚ refers to the unique‚ individual sounds of different instruments. For example‚ a violin has a very different tone color than a flute. 2. Composer Someone who writes music. Often used to refer to someone who writes notated art music‚ but can include songwriters and electronic musicians as well. 3. Conductor Leader of the orchestra. 4. Develop Elaborate on a musical idea by changing different aspects of it. 5. Form The structure of a musical composition
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effects of color and sound they developed the method of color composition based on what they termed color chords derived from the color wheel. Russell has been credited for inventing synchromism‚ meaning “with color”. It was chosen as an analogy to the musical term symphony to denote his emphasis on color rhythms. The Synchromists’ first exhibited in Munich in June 1913‚ with artwork that was controversial because of its abstract and ephemeral nature.1 According to Russell‚ color was light and the color
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