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The first piece I will depict is “Eyeglasses Duo”. This a duo played with a viola and a cello, which were performed by James VonValkenburg and Wei Yu. It began with the viola playing energetically, followed by the cello. Throughout this piece, it sounded like the two performers were chasing each other. The piece was played with two movements that have a playful tune. Each of the instruments played the them but the other performer would accompany. In this duo, the second movement is rarely…

Ellens dritter Gesang is written in strophic form like many other religious songs, repeating the same melody for every verse. This places importance on the lyrics and forces the listener to focus on the text rather than the melody. The melody is nevertheless attractive and simple, thus is easy to sing in church or at a religious gathering. Just like in many religious pieces, the song implements plagal cadences to create a greater effect of holiness and righteousness (Audio reference 4). The song…

Being dealt with the task to further improve my adulting skills is one I have never encountered. While this might have been a much more difficult task twenty years ago because there was no instructional video, I learned how to deal with a flat tire. I have been driving for nearly five years and have never been in a car accident (knock on wood), or a single flat tire. I completed driver education in high school, but for some reason was never taught how to do it. So on a Saturday afternoon I…

In Bach's D major and a minor fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, some of the characteristic that Bach often uses including descending 5th sequences in order to go from on tonal area to another tonal area. As you can see in the D major fugue, at the episode 2 which is from measure nine to measure 10, the sequences allows the music goes from b minor back to G major. The same technique is also used in the a minor fugue from measure 8 where it goes from a minor back to C major at measure 9. Some…

One example of this influence would be the variety of folk melodies presented in the lyrical sections of the sonata. Chopin’s appreciation for folk music could be considered a key to the success of his career as a composer and musician. His involvement and passion for Polish folk music can be identified during his professional career. An analysis of the cultural and historical characteristics of Chopin’s intellectual society…

Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op.83, composed by Johannes Brahms. In order to analyze this piece properly it is best to know the rondo within the piece. It helps to determine repetition and the featured alternating episodes. For this piece you can hear ABABA, which makes it a dynamic piece to listen to.When listening to the First A and the Last A sections you can here how similar they are. When you pay close attention to the Middle A you notice more instruments in this area.…

“Observe Music 1.9” 1. What is making the sound? a. Is there more than one instrument playing? Yes and no. There are brief times when only one is playing and each has a point when it is featured, or at least highlighted by the gentleness of the others while one crescendos. b. What instrument(s) are playing? Piano, flute, Oboe, trumpet, bass, cello, French horn, timpani, violin, trombone, bassoon, clarinet, and piccolo. Having watched I now actually recognize the sound of an Oboe and have…

When you read music, you read it off what is called a staff. A staff consists of four spaces and five lines. On the four spaces and five lines are notes. At the beginning of the staff you will always see either a Treble Clef or a Bass cleft. Each indicates what and where the starting note will be when you are reading your music. On a Treble clef, the line that it wraps around will always be G. When you look at a note that’s anywhere along that line, it’s always a G. Now, with the Base cleft it’s…

Aerie is a well known lingerie for women by American Eagle. Aerie first started in the year of 2006. This initiated a line of undergarments for women between the ages of 15-25. In early spring 2014, Aerie launched their newest campaign of the time, “Aerie Real”. The purpose behind this campaign was to discontinue using supermodels and digitally retouching its models to start encouraging self-body positivity. And through this abrupt change, “the company has shocked the fashion industry through…

can be discussed. Composers not always use pizzicato which means that they use it as specific purpose. Through the whole 3rd movement, especially the Minute section, is not matching with the traditional musical structures of String Quartet; even the key setting of trio section is also unusual choice. Despite of this uncommon setting, Ives many try to show his musical idea by using pizzicato to establish the feeling of dance music—enjoyable— in this section (12…