The order of the songs sang in a concert performance can mean a lot to the overall outcome of the performance. But, what matters the most is what songs are chosen to fit with what the audience wants to hear, also to what they are used to hearing so it doesn't sound off. The use of a concert is to evoke emotion and to make the audience connect with the music presented. The concert repertoire this year is a great example of how musical interest is shown since it varies from sound, the transitions make sense, and the voices complement the music. One of the pieces we sang for the concert this year was “The Storm Is Passing Over” by Charles Albert Tindley. This piece of music was a great choice for the concert since our voice parts matched …show more content…
This song compared to “The Storm is Passing Over” is completely different. But, including this into our concert Repertoire is ideal since the audience gets to see how our voices can fit into two complete different styles of music. The tempo is really slow and that requires our voices to work in a different way. Instead of going fast and not focusing so much on each specific word so much such as the other song. This song required us to articulate our words especially when singing “Shenando” we had to overpower the “sh” sound so it would sound nice. If we didn’t exaggerate and articulate our words since the music was in a slow tempo and was piano the audience could’ve easily caught us messing up and singing the wrong words. Also, what made this piece very interesting was that at certain times different sound parts would be singing completely different things in a different rhythm. At a point of the song, it changes completely by elongating the word away and it adds a softer touch to the sound. This song evoked emotion from the audience and since the point of a concert is to make the audience feel something this song was perfect for that. The lyrics had a meaning and our voices would intensify the meaning and the audience would feel our words singing. The passion in our voices for music would really be brought out in this piece since we would be
This song made me think about how some performers of the day must have feared the changes coming forth. Instead of performing in the new "abandoned studio" with a few musicians and technicians, performers would be thrust upon huge sound stages with dancers, directors, lighting, and cameras. They would have to find their niche in this new media. Performers would have to be able to act as well as sing. They would need make-up, stylists, and publicists to help them achieve the transition.
This song began with a strong 4 part harmony in SATB, balanced due to the fact that their were two boy parts and two female parts, that way you couldn’t hear more of one gender. However in the second half of the song the strength of the harmony faltered; this is due to the fact that the boy’s were letting go of the volume, making it sound unbalanced. I did find that the words in this song got jumbled and their meaning lost because of the lack of diction. During the chorus the sopranos were showcasing their ability to sing high notes, they did a good job hitting them and remembering to hold back on the volume so that the rest of the choir could be heard. For the entire song the choir sang in forte and had no dynamic changes, I found that this made it seem boring because they weren’t doing anything to keep us hooked. I think that this song could have used more articulation, like staccato and slurs so that they could showcase their technique as well as their voices. At the end of the song the entire choir cut off at the same time showing that they had been watching their conductor. I wish that they had projected their emotions more in this song, whether that be by smiling or using a tone of voice to suggest feeling, I think that it would have enhanced their performance. The Humberside Collegiate Choir did an amazing job making sure that they all breathed on time and together without c...
From the opening we see that Chopin intends to use the storm to move the
The Introductory piece for the University Singers was “Chester.” This piece used both a drum and a flute. It was evident from this first piece that the University singers had all had extensive musical background. My favorite piece of the concert would have to be “Idumea.” This piece began with a violin solo and then a solo by a male voice. What was noteworthy about this piece was the sound of the voices. The voices of the choir resembled an Irish or Scottish dialect. Towards the end of “Indumea” the University Singers stomped there feet on the risers adding a new timbre and increasing the dynamics. After the concert I did some research on the piece and I found out that unique quality of the sound came from the “shape note singing” used in the piece. “Shape note singing” is particularly popular in Kentucky and lower parts of Midwestern United States. The next piece was “Cantate Canticum Novum” which featured the choir repeating the same phrase “Cantate Canticum Novum” over and over. The University Singers added variety by changing the dynamics, range, and tempo. The texture was polyphonic for much of the piece. The only piece I was familiar with in this concert was “Peace Like a River.” This Piece had a peaceful mood and slow tempo. There was a wide range of pitches in “Peace Like a
may be a dark musical, but its construction lends well to light voices and an equally
It is also the piece that had enough of an effect to make the evil man go away, in the film, Fantasia. My strongest reaction to this piece, is the warm and chilled feeling I get hearing it. The idea of developing “chilled” bones from music is amazing. I arrived at this certain place, by truly diving into the song. I really listened to it, and could hear the seriousness in the singer’s voice. I could hear and understand the passion that the musicians felt when they pressed the piano’s keyboards. The singing, along with the instruments complimenting, is astonishing. I caught myself listening to this piece during the interview, and I could imagine even an evil monster falling in love with this tune enough to turn good. I felt the drama and power in the singing, and the seriousness in the playing of the
The choir immediately captured my attention and seemed to do the same for everyone else in the audience. I was very impressed by the fact that the choir was made up entirely of college students. It was also stated that some of them sing in the choir just for fun as they are not music majors. There seemed to be an appeal in the fact that the singers were mostly very young. The piece as a whole was also very enjoyable.
This concert is held by the Stony Brook University music department and is to perform seven pieces of music written by seven student composers. The concert is performed in Recital Hall of Staller Center in Stony Brook University. Since it is a small hall, audiences are very close to the performers. In fact, it is the first time I am this close to the performers and the sound for me is so clear and powerful that seems like floating in front of my eyes. Among the seven pieces, “Ephemeral Reveries” and “Gekko no mori” are piano solo, “Two Songs for Joey” is in piano and marimba, “Suite” and “Fold Duet No. 1” are in woodwinds, “Elsewhere” is played by string groups, and “e, ee, ree, and I was free” is in vocal. Personally, I like the sound of piano and guitar the best. Therefore, in the latter part I will analysis two pieces in piano, “Gekko no mori” and “Two Songs for Joey”.
I felt that this particular song was suited to me as my favorite style of music is musical theatre and it had quite a moderate range which was well tailored to my vocal range. It also had an emotive story line which I could use to show feeling and emotion in my voice: telling a story with every lyric sung. I also found it quite an interesting song to sing as there were lots of areas in which you could change the dynamics and, therefore, the delivery of the song. I kept most of the song quite quiet but increased the volume in certain areas using crescendos. I chose to do this as it intensified the tranquil, yet sad mood of the song and gave meaning to the lyrics of
Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today.
...ked throughout the concert. The pacing of the selections seemed appropriate. No piece sounded like the one before it. There was a great variety of songs played. There were songs played that were written by famous jazz composers and songs played that were written by some of the performers themselves. This added to the excitement of the show.
“Reuben, Reuben” was a much happier song and the first of the songs performed in English; however, my favorite pieces were “Water Come-A-Me Eye” and “Great Day!” I especially enjoyed “Water Come-A-Me Eye” because of the percussion instruments that some of the choir members played. Jasmina Begovic kept a steady beat on the maracas and provided a pleasant accompaniment to the melodies of the choir. The other percussion instruments were equally enjoyable and added an element to the song that other songs did not have. “Great Day!” was particularly enjoyable because of the fast-paced rhythm and the energy of the performers. This song had a faster tempo than the other songs and was a great way to conclude the concert. Though it seemed as if the entire concert had picked up speed when the choir sang “Reuben, Reuben,” “Guantanamera,” and “Water Come-A-Me Eye” consecutively, the rhythm eventually slowed down when they performed “Fare You Well,” a traditional American folksong with a rather melancholy sound to it.
Also the songs really present the build up of certain situations on the stage and put a lot of attitude in the specific scene. For example the “ Jet Song” is the first song in the play. This is sung by a jet and it shows how much of a family they are. Another important song that is sung by Tony is “Something is Coming”. Tony sings this song to express his true feelings about the jets and how he has moved on from them. He has a gut feeling that something wonderful is going to take place soon in his life. Tony also sings a song called “Maria” which is about the girl he fell in love with at first sight. Maria sings a song called “ I feel pretty”. She sings this and explains how she is so in love with tony and she describes how nothing will tear her love with him apart. Riff sings a song called “cool” and it express his attitude and how he carries himself in fights, he means well and wants the best for the gang. All of these songs show how music can be a very powerful tool to express feeling and help be in that character 's
I think that this gave the performance dimension and kept your mind moving and gave u something to think about rather then just the entire choir singing for the entire time.
A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay, I will tell you about types of tornadoes, where tornadoes come from, where and when tornadoes occur, the damage they inflict, variations of tornadoes, and how to detect tornadoes.