Polyphony

along with vocals is being played. The song would be considered a chant because they are trying to get a meaning across. There seems to be more than one part with different people singing different notes so this song would fit along the lines of polyphony. Another song that was heard in the film was “Nkosi Sikele’l Afrika” meaning “Lord Bless Africa” which was used against Apartheid laws when protesting. As the title comes across, this song was used by the African National Congress for South…

The chant melody is from the setting of the Gradual Viderunt Omnes from the Mass for Christmas Day. The original piece features a soloist that performs the psalm verse which alternates with a choir that sings the respond. This verse is extremely ornate, and the respond is also very melismatic. It is the only part of the Mass for Christmas Day that is in mode 5. Because of its highly melismatic nature, it was viewed as an appropriate candidate for future composers to base new works off of with…

Eric Whitacre is a contemporary choral composer who is known for his unique compositions that utilize harmonies as well as dissonance. The particular piece that I had a wonderful aesthetic experience with is Hope, Faith, Life, Love. This beautiful song has a total of eight words which are Hope, Faith, Life, Love, Dream, Joy, and Truth. These words are the first and last four words of a longer poem by E.E. Cummings. The beauty of this piece lays in three different places, E.E. Cummings poetry,…

song, one can find that it is more complex that you would think from just listening to it once. Looking at the overall structure of the song, one can conclude that it has a strophic structure, and the texture of the song could be classified as polyphony. It contains different verses, a repeating chorus with a pre-chorus, and a unique bridge that can be found towards the end of the song. One of the characteristics of the song that help us differentiate between the different sections of the song…

TO BILLY: Yes. The writing style is mature and concise, and the disparities the author draws through imagery are constructed very well. However, there are a few unclear images and sections of the poem that would have to be remedied before the poem is taken into further consideration. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: S2, L1-2 - I am confused by the imagery that you are trying to create in these two lines. They do not seem to connect with each other, as a new idea seems to begin…

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, I attended a student ensemble orchestra concert at UTSA called "The Natural Realm". It was a free concert that took place in UTSA 's recital hall, which is located in their art building. The recital hall was a good sized room, not to big or small. It started at 7:30 p.m. and ended around 8:40. The orchestra concert was conducted by Eugene Dowdy, a music professor and director of orchestral studies and conducting at UTSA. It was a tremendous performance filled…

“style gallant,” which focused on lightness and elegance. This lightness was almost the exact dichotomy of the Baroque’s heavy structures. The Classical period used lighter, shorter, and singular melodies compared to the Baroque’s heavy and long polyphonies. The instrumentations between the two periods were also noteworthy with the Classical period having more focus on bigger and better instrument sections for pieces, as opposed to the Baroque period where the instrumentation was less important.…

portions broke off into their own melodies and the work became polyphonic for a time, most likely for variation. The closing of the song was absolutely gorgeous. Not only did all the instruments cut off at once and all four musicians sang in imitative polyphony, but they also performed this particular section a cappella as well. The members in the band were extremely expressive; one might say Rani Arbo and her band’s talent was far greater than just the sounds coming from their…

The first excerpt I have chosen is “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson one of the world’s most popular artist. In this excerpt Michael excites the crowd with his extraordinary dances moves. The music is very upbeat and the beat pretty much stays the same throughout the song. The second excerpt I found was a performance of “It’s Gonna Be Me” by NSync. In this excerpt you can hear the crowd screaming as soon as the group hits the stage. This excerpt you see a boy group singing and doing a…

pp. 121). The concept from lecture regarding “sacred time and space,” the Boston bombing memorial/ anniversary was at the location/space that happened/ took place (Hidalgo). From the image of that communicates to members of society that they are polyphony in which makes them aware of their moral unity (Appelrouth & Edles, 2012, pp. 122). Bringing individuals together is “by [the uttering] same cry, pronouncing the same word, or performing the same gesture in regard to some object performing the…