Repertoire Report One of my all time favorite music piece is, Drops Of Jupiter, by the band Train. And I am going to compare it to one of the music pieces that we studied in class, Wozzeck, Act 3, Scene 4, composed by Alban Berg. I chose to compare these two pieces, because they are both very different, but after researching both of these pieces, and reading over the notes that I took in class, I realized that these two pieces also have a few similarities. And I though it would be very interesting to compare the two. The lead singer of the band Train, Pat Monahan revealed in an interview that this song is about the death of his mother. In the interview Monahan stated, “ Loss of the most important person in my life was heavy on my mind, and …show more content…
He was also a part of the second Viennese school. In Wozzeck, Act 3, Scene 4, he returns to the lake where Marie dies, and attempts to get rid of the evidence, but ends up drowning. Orchestral accompaniment and Sprechstimme portray Wozzeck’s terror and the Chromatic ascending lines depict Wozzeck drowning. Just like how “She’s back here in the atmosphere” is the main line of Drops of Jupiter, well, “Wir arme Jeut!” (we poor people!), occurs in trombone just before the climax, making it one of the main pieces of this musical piece. As stated in the notes that we took in class, Berg made the climax tonal, but still dissonant at the same time. I think these two pieces are pretty similar in the fact that it’s about a loss of someone special to each of them and how they deal with it. Although Drops Of Jupiter is more uplifting and loving, and Wozzeck, Act 3, Scene 4 is a little bit more heart breaking and depressing with him drowning in it as well, it still kind of all ties together with the loss of someone and how it affects them, and the normal human being. I think that the significance of these similarities and differences really show how music has changed over the years and how artists and composers express themselves, between back then and
In this song one can tell that the singer is very sad and depressed about many things that have happened in his life and the love ones that have passed away. When he sings this lyric “My sweetest friend…. I will let you down” you can tell that it is about how his loved ones have passed on and he let
This song talks a lot about the baggage of the past that people hold onto instead of letting it go. All that baggage is only going to end up hurting you more and more instead of helping you in any way possible. An example is the opening
Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis (1811) and Magritte’s The Liberator (1947) both reflect traditional gender roles. For example, Ingres and Magritte both center their male subject in their painting. Ingres shows how Jupiter has power over the woman. Magritte shows how the traveler is free to be in his own inner world, while the woman is trapped inside an object. The woman in Ingres’ painting has a submissive characteristic about her and clings to Jupiter, and the woman in Magritte’s painting has a passive characteristic about her and classified as an object. Both paintings have a dream like quality about them. The time period and significance in art was very different. Ingres’ Jupiter and Thetis was after the French Revolution, and Magritte painted
Jefferson and Jupiter were not always in each other’s company during their journeys to the colonial capital. Though this was partially due to them working on different activities during the day – Jefferson working in the political sphere of the colony and socializing with fellow elites, and Jupiter completing assignments that Jefferson could not do himself – it was also prevalent in where they stayed in Williamsburg. The Jefferson family did not own a house in Williamsburg, which subsequently required Jefferson to board in a tavern while attending the meetings of the General Assembly. Accounts evince Jefferson would often house at the Raleigh Tavern, for which he would make payments to Anthony Hays, or the Brickhouse Tavern owned by the Singletons. Meanwhile Jupiter was often boarded in the residence of William and Mary Smith. While payments to the couple was predominately for laundering, Jefferson would also pay them for housing Jupiter, as was the case on 16 November 1771 when Jefferson “Pd. Mrs. Smith washg & board of Jup. 15/.”
...nnovative sound. Many of Brahms' compositional techniques called for a marriage of various methods, often Beethovenien influences from the eighteenth century. With Beethoven as his ultimate idol, Brahms was considered by composers such as Schumann as a saviour of German music during the nineteenth century. Beethoven's stands as a sort of model for Brahms' Symphony no. 3 in that each movement takes the main themes and unravels and develops it to create a single work of music that is musically unified. Although not as complex or grand as , Brahms' symphonic methodology in composition seems to reflect Beethoven's in many aspects. Effectively carrying over eighteenth century traditions to the nineteenth century, Brahms' contributions to the symphonic tradition were paramount and he remains one of the most innovative virtuoso and composers of his time.
What struck me as odd throughout my research, aside from many eerie coincidences in the progression of their lives, was how many times the subject of Ludwig van Beethoven appeared in my research, as he was Wagner's first real musical inspiration and various references are made to him. I was able to make many parallels between the life of Nietzsche and Beethoven, and it is in my opinion that the similarities between these two men are even more profound than the parallels between Wagner and Neitzsche. As academic interest in the comparison between these two men is buried beneath an overwhelming amount of material relating Nietzsche and more directly related historical characte...
In this song, this line is the most important one and one of the most repeated, because it is the main topic. This meaning that it is repeated in the song many times to remind the listeners of what the song is really about. Another repetition in this song is,
Though the boys sing together, the words of the song have a different meaning for each. The train, which Wright mentions on several occasions, is a reminder of the trip they will all take to the afterlife. For everybody but Big Boy, this ascension to Glory comes sooner tha...
Whether it is a full moon, a waxing crescent, or a new moon, many wonder what is out there. If there is more to the universe, than just Earth. The Moons of Jupiter are an unknown topic to many, and there are many interesting facts about it. Galileo Galilei, born in 1564 played a huge role in most of the science we know today, and it is because of him we are beginning to understand the moons of Jupiter. All these moons of Jupiter’s have their own reason as to which they stand out why. All in all, even though the moons of Jupiter’s are unknown to many, it is an important piece to connecting the puzzle in our universe.
The song depicts the energy and the adrenaline the main character gets from racing, but it also shows how it affects his girlfriend. This song depicts a choice the man has to make. Live the life a racecar driver or set aside his dream and give his girlfriend the ability to have the American Dream. The racecar life was not ideal to the girlfriend and Springsteen sings about her sadness and desperation of living the life of a racecar divers girlfriend. The girl craves to live a normal life, or the American Dream, but her boyfriend ultimately has to decide if he wants to sacrifice his dream to give his girlfriend hers. Springsteen sings, “But all of her pretty dreams are torn,” clearly show how concerned and broken this girl is because she craves a different lifestyle (“Racing Streets”). The main character in this song must sacrifice something in order to keep his girlfriend happy, or the girlfriend has to sacrifice a normal life to assure happiness of her boyfriend. Overall, someone must sacrifice his or her
Compared to Mozart’s Sonata K.330, this work is longer and more energetic at some parts. Mozart’s K.330 has a lot of fast-tempo and dotted melodies, which gives the peice a brisk feeling, but does not show many manipulations of strong harmonies as Schumann’s work does. Unfortunately, our textbook does not include piano music composed by Schumann, we should compare Fantasiestucke, Op.12 with other piano music our textbook has. The Fantasiestucke, Op.12 has several sections, some of which are smooth and delicate, yet others are very exciting. The entire peice shows some typical features of Schumann’s style. It is obvious that Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op.27, No.2 Moonlight forms a huge contrast against many climax sections in Fantasiestucke, Op.12. Moonlight has delicate, singing melody that moves slowly. It uses a rather soft dynamics to express the tranquility of moonlight. Another examples is Chopin’s Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op.24 No.4. Altough the Mazurka has wider range, dancelike dotted rhythms, rubato expression and much chromaticism, still does not have that much excitement compared to Fantasiestucke, Op.12. In Fantasiestucke Op.12, Schumann not only implemented the strong dynamic and intense tempo, but wrote some rather soft sections as transitions. Those characteristics examplify Schumann’s music style: impassioned melodies, novel changes of harmonies and driving rhythms that reveal him as a true Romantism composer. Lydia has carried out such experience in high
the main idea of the song is friendship. In the Toy Story movie franchise the song appears frequently. Upon inspecting the songs lyrics it seems to be how your friend will always be there for you. They'll be there for you when times get tough and how they would help them no matter what. Also it states how other people might be more appealing but no other person will love you like a true friend does. At the end it states how friendship is forever and that people are destined to be friends.
The Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26 is one of the most famous violin concertos over the musical history. It is also considered to be the most renowned work by the German composer Max Bruch. I will begin with a short explanation of why I choose to analyse this piece followed by what makes this piece so remarkable. I will then present the musical context – German Romantic period – in which this piece was composed and discuss how it is representative of this period. Also, I will present briefly the biography of the composer and relate his life and style with this particular piece of music. After, I will explain the basic structure of a concerto, associate it with this violin concerto, and analyse how each movement is related. Then, I will analyse some psychoacoustic parameters of this piece (pitch, dynamics, rhythm, and texture). Finally, I will give my appreciation of this piece in term of beauty, musical expression, and mood.
Jupiter Research Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant has a thick atmosphere, 17 moons, and a dark, barely-visible ring. Its most prominent features are bands across its latitudes and a great red spot, (which is a storm). Jupiter is composed mostly of gas.
the theme of death. The speaker of the poems talks about the loss of a