Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov begins Scheherazade with “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship.” To further demonstrate how Rimsky-Korsakov tells a story, the YouTube video will be added to aid in aural understanding, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNymNaTr-Y; time markings will refer to the listed video. At 0:18, the video begins with the strings in unison marked pesante, along with a deep, bellowing brass section. This marks the introduction of the sultan’s theme. This is followed by woodwinds holding a…
is no narrative. Program music can be defined as music has a narrative with an attached program. Both kinds of music have their unique characterizes. Some theorists argue that there is no “absolute” music truly exist because music always conveys musical ideas and emotions. In my opinions, I believe that absolute music can truly exist without containing any meaning program music is only narrative because of its title. If program music has no title and people…
life, personally it would be my family and friends, but some people might agree with me when I say that music plays a huge part in our lives. For as long as humans have been around there has been some form of music made by these people, it’s safe to assume that even the first human beings had some form of music that they created and performed. Music can easily be compared to stories that have been passed down through time by storytellers who repeatedly told their stories to people for pleasure…
feminism or homosexuality can be the aspect to think about when people analysis certain piece. In terms of this, Ives’ church experiences can be the aspect to think when listener approach to his music. The church music traditions also became one of the forms of culture among the human beings which makes people communicate through this. Due to the revolution of religion and historical background, protestant church music traditions mostly focus on singing together. Because of his experiences at…
The unity of music is related to the music structures. People followed the musical structures and expected the direction or message of the music. In the 18th century, the most of the music had almost same musical structures and forms. Most of music in this period progressed to the same ways and the structures and forms had conventional elements. Historically, the music became less conventional after the French revolution and the composers had been interested in their own identities for their…
Beethoven’s Leonore No. 3 overture can be evaluated the complete version of the Leonore overture like the magnificent symphonic work. This third version of overture also overture was composed in the sonata form like Leonore No. 1 overture, and Leonore No. 2. Further, its musical materials and structure also are developed from Leonore No. 1 overture. In other words, he kept using the excellencies of the previous overtures, and Complemented the Deficiencies of the previous overtures. Basically,…
pour les Anglois, for example, were published with this name after Bach’s death. The basic style of Baroque suites, including Bach’s instrumental suites, was essentially French. The form consisted of a set of four core dances, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue – usually in that order. Each dance was in binary form, comprising two sections, each of which is repeated, the first section generally moving away from thetonic (home key) while the second one returned to. The sequence of dances…
really not about anything: its intellectual and moral content amounts to little more than a gesture—a gesture of indefinite revolt.” (The Shores of Light) But This Side Paradise does consist of a unity and force; and in it comes in the form of an Impressionistic musical piece in a Sonata structure, which consists of an Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation. The story of Amory Blaine reflect a classical structure within the two subtitle books, connected by a short interlude, is organized in…
anti-simile?). Throughout the poem, the speaker alludes to common figurative language for describing a woman's beauty in the love poetry of his day: e.g., eyes like the sun, lips like coral, breasts as white as snow, rosy cheeks, perfumed breath, musical voice. What is Shakespeare doing with these familiar examples of figurative language in this poem? Does his poem end up praising his beloved or criticizing her? In Shakespeare’s sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130),”…
The preforming arts are a form of creativity that must be expressed in front of an audience. These performances are typically accompanied with music, dialog, acting, or a combination of these. Some examples of performing arts can include; musicals, concerts, plays, movies, etc. All of these are created for the enjoyment and pleasure of the viewer. The shared experience of the performing art is what differentiates it from other art forms, which can be created and never shared. The performing arts…