Art Form Selection - Music
This week’s assignment has been quite challenging while I attempted to get the “gist of it”. The first topic I shall report on is (Perception Key: “Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Chapter 9, pg 256).
1. What is the proportion of tonic notes (F) to the rest of the notes in this composition? Can you make any judgments’ about the capacity of the piece to produce and release tension in the listener on the basis of the recurrence of F? There were: (33 F’s), (14 A‘s) (7 D’s), (12 C’s), and (2 G’s). I noticed when I sang the word corresponding to the F note; my voice did not seem strained. However, when singing another word (say that had an A or D note) corresponding to it, there was not only a difference in my tone but it seemed my singing was tenser. If not for the F key (which seemed to play a very important part in the song) it would be a very unsettling piece. It’s the F key that made a difference in the way the song impacted me.
2. Are there any places in the composition where you expect F to be the next note but it is not? No, I attempted to sign the song by adding F somewhere else in the composition and it was very difficult because once again the F key is placed in places where the music and words will flow freely without difficulty. If F is always supplied when it is expected, what does that signify for the level of tension the piece creates? As stated earlier, if not for the F key the tension level of the piece would be extremely high since the F key dominates this piece
3. On the one hand, the ending of this piece produces a strong degree of finality. On the other hand, in the middle section the sense of finality is much less complete. Is this difference between the middle section and the end...
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... is in section one and two and five and six. The song is musically satisfying – good and defined. The Consonance is pleasing to hear. Dissonance – not to prevalent. Rhythm – recurring notes were prevalent in sections one and two and five and six. Tempo – Moderato or possible 4/4 time. Melody –somber, Harmony- G major with a sense of moving to stability.
4. There were so many emotions that I felt when I listened to this song maybe because I was responding more to the words (and their meaning than the notes). Grateful, optimistic, jubilation, freedom, bravery, celebration, stimulating, motivational, powerful, and inspiring. Perhaps I am explaining what I thought they felt when they sang this song.
In conclusion, I found that both of these songs had a strong impact on my emotions. Not only did they impact me but they also told of story of hope, faith and belief
First, the entire band had good and bad moments of its performance of Second Suite in F. First, the intonation of the piece fluctuated. During the parts of the music when the entire band played, like in measures 11 through 18, the intonation was impeccable considering the high temperature of the stage. However, parts of the work where most instruments dropped out, like measures 19 to 26, were not quite in tune. Next, the balance and blend was perfect except for a few specific parts. During measures 79 to 109, the trumpets stuck out too much and did not blend in w...
When listening to the song both reflectively and analytically did put a dapper on the initial meaning behind listening to the song, however, the song’s influence and history with my Child Hood prevented this assignment from completely taking my enjoyment and engagement of the song. Through this assignment I have found a new respect for the song and its simplicity and overall appeal with the vocaloid culture that I am involved in both as a listener and an artist. Through this assignment I have also been given a deeper insight into Deco*27 as an artist and how he effectively conveys his music as an art through both the vocaloid system and, in this case, through his own talents as a singer.
The first strong impressive horn sound is a stressed syllable before the image of the necklace. The melody is rather monotonous with several simple notes but is deep and low with strong power. The rhythm is very infectious, making audience think about the suspense and feel the tension. However for the romantic part when Judy finishes her dressing coming to muss and kiss with Ferguson, the music turns mainly to romance theme with violin. Horn theme also interweaves together in it in very low sound. The romantic music with violin is soft melody with coherent notes, to express the love and relief
The pitches in the melody of the b minor fugue are and outline of a b minor triad. This triadic outline is filled with chromatic pitches and consonant pitches. The notes of the triad are repeated twice with its neighbor tone in-between the notes of the triad, for example, B A-sharp, B C-sharp, D C-sharp, D, C-sharp. The answer to the subject is a real answer. The answer is the same intervals as the subject making it a tonal answer. The real answer, in the dominate key F-sharp minor, also provides a minor triad. The tonal center is established by the outline of the b minor triad in the subject of the fugue. The one chromatic note in the subject is the leading tone to B, A-sharp and same in the answer, E-sharp. In the answer a G-sharp appears but that is in the key of f-sharp minor. This subject goes from a 7th to a 6th, almost an octave. This subject has a defined arch structure. It goes up and then comes back down. The highest note of this subject is a G, a...
Throughout this piece there was stop time breaks which tended to last for about four beats, while the bass player continued to play along to the beat. Every musician had a solo throughout this piece of art. The pianist played on the beat to where his left hand was giving the ‘oom-pah’ and his right hand doing the comping. There was not much of and expression in the pianist compared to the Josh Holland playing trumpet, Andrew Venet playing bass, and Ryan McDaniel playing drums. There were no blue notes being played, this song was just playing behind the beat. Lastly, this piece tends to have a long vibrato throughout this piece of work.
...ty has arisen and then suddenly, all is quiet and the Idee fixe, the sweet melody of the clarinet is heard . Without warning the axe has fallen, the sweet clarinet melody is cut off by the crash of a symbol and then the coda. My Impression Harriet Smithson should be proud to have this symphonie written about her. The symphonie fantastique fourth movement relates a quality of energy that is consistant with inapropriate mood changes that can sometimes be captured when in a dream-like state. The march to the scafold begins to become disoriented when rather then a death march, it starts to develop a pompous overtone, and become more or a grand prominade, but this is part of the composer?s genous. He composed the music to what would be the disjunct qualities of a dream-like state. This music relates an abstractness that is symbolic of the mind in a semi- conscious state.
These two songs share multiple poetic devices that make them similar but yet unique at the same time. They both have a message and even though those messages are not the same they give the listener a message related to the problems that are going on around us on a daily bases.
Pop. Traditional. Classical. These are all genres of music. These all serve a purpose. These are all important. Pop music has been used to help inform and motivate the general public during movements like environmental protection and gay rights. Traditional music has helped to guide us by telling us stories of the past from the church to the fields. Classical music has been played for royalty and help dancers spin a story. Some can be considered art while others can’t, but it often differs because the definition of art is in constant motion. The definition of art is a subject philosopher’s debate because it can be defined strictly or loosely. For the purpose of this essay, let art be defined as anything that can be touched or heard, and it causes a mental and physical reaction. Classical music is truly an art form because it invokes a mental and physical reaction from both the audience and the performers, and it has contrast to make it more dynamic.
However, in the last song of the cycle, “Take My Mother Home,” balance was evident and the tune of the melody was catchy and easy to remember. Like other classical pieces, this song had phrases of the same length. Initially, the second phrase seem to imitate the first, but it end slightly differs. For example, the first, “Take my baby home,” starts like the main melody of the song. However, the second version of the phrase, “Take my baby home,” ends with a note change and higher pitch on the words “baby” and “home.” This note change enhances the message of the song by illustrating how African American women would always think highly of their loved ones and put their loved ones before themselves. The harmonic aspects of this piece included both consonance and dissonance, which varied as the lyrics conveyed different emotions the poem. Triads were frequently played by the pianist. As previously mentioned, “Honey and Rue” is predominantly homophonic, but the piano periodically increases in interest and tries to capture the audience’s attention. Therefore, it is fair to say that this song cycle is between both homophonic texture and polyphonic
... lines of each stanza and the “Yes” before most lines. This makes the words really stick to you. I think the song is very affective because all of the comparisons he makes are all so true. I also think because he made the song from different perspectives including the blacks, whites, and the government makes a big difference too. It makes it so that you can rather see what it feels like to be in the different people’s shoes.
This composition starts out on a very dark note. On the initial few notes, it sounds like it is enacting a depressing tale. One can imagine it to be like the soundtrack of a horror movie of current times. Nevertheless, as you progress through the track, it picks up its pace and also the mood of the track to that of a pleasant one. Further into the track the artist uses skilful note play with abrupt highs and lows. As the song proceeds one can feel the emotion the artist tries portraying with the
The tempo can sound unclear at the start as it sounds a bit like 6/8. The song has frequent syncopation in the vocal and instrumental lines. The song starts with a use of cross rhythms created by a hi hat. The piece is entirely diatonic and is in the key of G Major with a modal feel.
...es off as happy. The overall theme of both songs is the same, which is love. The first song is overall sad and the second song is overall happy. I really was not able to hear any syncopation in either song. I listened to them several times; however, I was not able to hear if there was syncopation in either song. Even though both songs are about love I think they have very different meanings. One song is created to make you think and sad, while the second song is created to make you happy. I would like to hear more in each song. I would like to hear more pitch and tone from both as well. I think if the artist keeps going back to the tonic note to much that the song can become boring. Both songs had a lot of rhythm, melody, and harmony within the piece which without this the songs wouldn’t be what they are. I love both these songs both musically and emotionally.
Finally, a plausible theme that has also been presented by Hughes is the theme of music and its importance. He goes into discussing about how music helps the man to soothe the suffering and hardships of his past. The music from the trumpet is compared to ‘honey mixed with liquid fire’ (19-20). Hughes notes that the music is hot and sweet, which indicates that music is great as opposed to weary suffering. In the last stanza, music is compared to ‘hypodermic needle/ to his soul’ (39-40). He points out that music is under the man’s skin and in his souls where it soothes him softly and relieves his burden.
“The Divine Image” has five ballad stanzas that, with the use of repetition throughout each stanza and a meter that alternates between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter, has a hymn-like quality; making the poem seem very simplistic and natural. He pairs repetitive diction with a flowing syntax to charac...