4th Grade - Rocklin Academy Meyers
... We have had a great time continuing our study of instruments of the orchestra. We listened to The Composer is Dead. This is a piece that was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony for narrator and orchestra, and it premiered in 2006. It is a "whodunit," and the inspector in the story interviews ...
... We have had a great time continuing our study of instruments of the orchestra. We listened to The Composer is Dead. This is a piece that was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony for narrator and orchestra, and it premiered in 2006. It is a "whodunit," and the inspector in the story interviews ...
GCSE Music - Ravensbourne Performing Arts
... • Composed in 1741 in just 24 days • Until 1741 Italian operas were very popular but these became less popular – the idea of sacred opera in English proved to be a popular substitute. • The church forbade biblical stories to be acted out in the theatre so they were performed in concert performances ...
... • Composed in 1741 in just 24 days • Until 1741 Italian operas were very popular but these became less popular – the idea of sacred opera in English proved to be a popular substitute. • The church forbade biblical stories to be acted out in the theatre so they were performed in concert performances ...
Bach, Johann Sebastian - (1685-1750) Bach was a German organist
... liturgy. Bach developed a great understanding of each instrument’s distinct colors and musical capabilities. Bach’s compositions have a rhythmic, driving force that move the tempo. Baroque period - (1600-1760) The Baroque period was a time of extravagance in art, architecture and music. Composers wr ...
... liturgy. Bach developed a great understanding of each instrument’s distinct colors and musical capabilities. Bach’s compositions have a rhythmic, driving force that move the tempo. Baroque period - (1600-1760) The Baroque period was a time of extravagance in art, architecture and music. Composers wr ...
The History of Music, Second Edition
... family. Several of his twenty children became musicians.] Describe Bach's musical style. [A perfectionist with a German fondness for the older, contrapuntal styles, Bach developed his technique by studying the music of others and integrating it into his own language. Often he would rearrange the mus ...
... family. Several of his twenty children became musicians.] Describe Bach's musical style. [A perfectionist with a German fondness for the older, contrapuntal styles, Bach developed his technique by studying the music of others and integrating it into his own language. Often he would rearrange the mus ...
Romantic Music
... • Instruments and harmonies were assigned to certain emotions or characters within the story/picture. • Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony • Composed in 1808 • Beethoven said that the symphony was “more the expression of feeling than painting” • Berlioz composed his Symphonie Fantastique where one melody ...
... • Instruments and harmonies were assigned to certain emotions or characters within the story/picture. • Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony • Composed in 1808 • Beethoven said that the symphony was “more the expression of feeling than painting” • Berlioz composed his Symphonie Fantastique where one melody ...
Opera in 17th-century France
... • Based on pastoral court entertainment tradition — use of mythical, allegorical plots • Solo singing – all female in leading parts — except for comic male ...
... • Based on pastoral court entertainment tradition — use of mythical, allegorical plots • Solo singing – all female in leading parts — except for comic male ...
Classical Period (1750 – 1820)
... Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Haydn was a leading developer of the symphony and string quartet. Some say that he was the inventor of the string quartet, but this form actual came about because of necessity. He was invited to a summer music festival in 1757 as a violinist and soon realized that he was ...
... Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Haydn was a leading developer of the symphony and string quartet. Some say that he was the inventor of the string quartet, but this form actual came about because of necessity. He was invited to a summer music festival in 1757 as a violinist and soon realized that he was ...
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto in c
... Labeled as a neo-classical composer, Gordon Jacob mostly used traditional musical forms and diatonic textures, but occasionally made use of looser musical form and chromatic harmonies more consistent with twentieth century music. Jacob wrote more than 450 works for an extremely wide variety of genre ...
... Labeled as a neo-classical composer, Gordon Jacob mostly used traditional musical forms and diatonic textures, but occasionally made use of looser musical form and chromatic harmonies more consistent with twentieth century music. Jacob wrote more than 450 works for an extremely wide variety of genre ...
Impressionist Music Style Period
... • The Impressionist music style was found during the ninetieth century to the beginning of the twentieth century in France • The Impressionist style was a reaction to the romanticism style • It wants to make an impression, not clearly describe the tone of the music ...
... • The Impressionist music style was found during the ninetieth century to the beginning of the twentieth century in France • The Impressionist style was a reaction to the romanticism style • It wants to make an impression, not clearly describe the tone of the music ...
General Notes on The Enlightment
... Role of thematic material--Koch (1802) expressed a somewhat Baroque view that the thematic material should be unified. He did refer to a “catabler Satz” (a singing theme) at the point of the dominant Classical theorists all describe the form (incipient sonata form) as a bipartite form. The bipartite ...
... Role of thematic material--Koch (1802) expressed a somewhat Baroque view that the thematic material should be unified. He did refer to a “catabler Satz” (a singing theme) at the point of the dominant Classical theorists all describe the form (incipient sonata form) as a bipartite form. The bipartite ...
Words Set, Not Sung
... bbb Robert Ashley, who has never acknowledged any line between text and music anyway, simply reads her text "Victims." The observations— "The psychology of man is the study of lying as a matter of fact he cannot speak the truth"— sound like many of Ashley's own. Some of the pieces date back 15 years ...
... bbb Robert Ashley, who has never acknowledged any line between text and music anyway, simply reads her text "Victims." The observations— "The psychology of man is the study of lying as a matter of fact he cannot speak the truth"— sound like many of Ashley's own. Some of the pieces date back 15 years ...
Indian Music
... gave his first concert when he was 6 years old. He plays percussion instruments and the violon. ...
... gave his first concert when he was 6 years old. He plays percussion instruments and the violon. ...
So You Want to BE a Music Arranger
... what type of musical group is best suited for the project. Also to be considered is how many and what type of ensemble to use to best obtain the sound that the producer expects. This is usually accomplished through joint meetings between the arranger and producers. Everyone concerned must strike a c ...
... what type of musical group is best suited for the project. Also to be considered is how many and what type of ensemble to use to best obtain the sound that the producer expects. This is usually accomplished through joint meetings between the arranger and producers. Everyone concerned must strike a c ...
El Grillo by Josquin des Prez (1450-1521)
... About the Music El Grillo is a madrigal. Madrigals are songs in four to six parts which were sung for entertainment, not for religious purposes. Madrigals were always sung acapella (without accompaniment). ...
... About the Music El Grillo is a madrigal. Madrigals are songs in four to six parts which were sung for entertainment, not for religious purposes. Madrigals were always sung acapella (without accompaniment). ...
lecture notes - Midcoast Senior College
... Germany, the largest nation of the defeated Central Powers, emerged from the war with bleak prospects. It had lost more than 7 million soldiers and had suffered widespread damage to its towns, cities, and industries. Even worse, it emerged from the war highly traumatized, demoralized by its military ...
... Germany, the largest nation of the defeated Central Powers, emerged from the war with bleak prospects. It had lost more than 7 million soldiers and had suffered widespread damage to its towns, cities, and industries. Even worse, it emerged from the war highly traumatized, demoralized by its military ...
Chapter 4 - bYTEBoss
... Meter – duple or triple groups of beats; accent on first beat; creates measures ...
... Meter – duple or triple groups of beats; accent on first beat; creates measures ...
Instrumentation and Genre
... “I must live alone like one who has been banished, I can mix with society only as much as true necessity demands. If I approach near to people a hot terror seizes upon me and I fear being exposed to the danger that my condition might be noticed. Thus it has been during the last six months which I ha ...
... “I must live alone like one who has been banished, I can mix with society only as much as true necessity demands. If I approach near to people a hot terror seizes upon me and I fear being exposed to the danger that my condition might be noticed. Thus it has been during the last six months which I ha ...
2. Middle Ages PPT
... ¡ Or: use a fragment of a chant to create a new tenor and add one or more voices above ¡ This is not directly related to a discant clausula ...
... ¡ Or: use a fragment of a chant to create a new tenor and add one or more voices above ¡ This is not directly related to a discant clausula ...
Program Notes - Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
... genre. Many Russian composers have worked in this liturgical genre. Historically, the sacred concerto took the place of communion hymns in the Sunday and holiday liturgy. Tonight’s performance, like our previous concerts, will introduce you to new and recently discovered composers. As a special addi ...
... genre. Many Russian composers have worked in this liturgical genre. Historically, the sacred concerto took the place of communion hymns in the Sunday and holiday liturgy. Tonight’s performance, like our previous concerts, will introduce you to new and recently discovered composers. As a special addi ...
Yr 9 Cycle 4 AoS4 film + video game
... Write a detailed evaluation of the piece Essay – Describe how the mood is created in opening scene of jaws by the opening theme End of cycle assessment – Individual performance on your chosen instrument to the class ...
... Write a detailed evaluation of the piece Essay – Describe how the mood is created in opening scene of jaws by the opening theme End of cycle assessment – Individual performance on your chosen instrument to the class ...
Reimer_Thesis-Abstract-Final
... Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, December, 2013 A doctoral paper submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Music in Performance Studies Abstract Traditionally considered an instrument used primarily for improvis ...
... Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, December, 2013 A doctoral paper submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Music in Performance Studies Abstract Traditionally considered an instrument used primarily for improvis ...
Musical Instruments #1 I recently had a conversation with a Christian
... Thayer has this to say about the Greek word psallo: “1) to pluck off, to pull out 2) to cause to vibrate by touching, to twang a) to touch or to strike the chord, to twang the strings of a musical instrument so that they gently vibrate b) to play on a stringed instrument, to play, the harp, etc. c) ...
... Thayer has this to say about the Greek word psallo: “1) to pluck off, to pull out 2) to cause to vibrate by touching, to twang a) to touch or to strike the chord, to twang the strings of a musical instrument so that they gently vibrate b) to play on a stringed instrument, to play, the harp, etc. c) ...