Tonality

curve of the line, with the natural “swoosh” from left to right getting larger as it goes. By using ocher, the artists were able to achieve natural colors of the animals they saw. Ranging from Brown deer to red bulls gave the work a sense of moving tonality. Getting animals, you can barely see, to full blown colored in deer and horses. Also by using charcoal to get their black silhouettes on the white great intensity to make the animals pop off the canvas. 4. The term prehistoric means a…

trained eye and a defined strategy to reduce the object into an abstract form. Porch Shadows exemplifies the Modernist shift in photography by rejecting previous conventions of artistic expression and adopting a style that focuses on line, shape, and tonalities rather than the subject matter itself. The Modernist shift becomes evident by analyzing the formal and technical elements of Porch Shadows, as well as Paul Strand’s background in photography. To understand Strand’s intent behind this…

Franz Jospeh Haydn was crucial figure within musical history. Born 1732, he was an essential figure in the growth of chamber music and his influence within musical form earned him the name of the father of the classical period. A symphony typically refers to a large work for an orchestra that was usually in four movements. During the 18th century, the symphony had been developing and by this point most composers had established a pattern of four sections that became known as movements.…

Classical Requiem – The first transformation The symphonic requiem came into existence during the Classical period (1750-1830), an era which was also called the Age of Enlightenment. The time of Classicism differentiates from Baroque music in many aspects; new musical forms came up, a unique style of composing, the new modern orchestra got its shape and worked more detailed with its sound, as well as the evolution of the bel-canto singing technique. It is also significant to mention that…

in musical style leading into the baroque era? Scholars such as Roland Vaubel mention the competition between the Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic church during the Thirty Years’ War forced an introduction of major changes in the use of tonality and instrumentation in music such as the adaptation of polyphonic and organ music (29: 290-291). Therefore it is possible to argue that competition between various churches forced the composers to adopt each other’s style, leading to…

Ludwig van Beethoven Pianist, Composer (c.1770-1827) This paper will focus on the structure, form, and compositional techniques of Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.21. Beethoven was a German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He was widely considered the greatest composer of all time. He was an innovator, widening the scope of the sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet, and combining vocals and…

landscape of his own country…” (McVeagh). Kennedy excellently describes Elgar’s music when he states: “His gift for melody is at the root of all his work; his harmony is sometimes richly chromatic, at others simply and touchingly diatonic; his use of tonality is often unstable and elusive, lending an airy, fantastic tone to the music; his scoring is brilliant and colourful, with particularly impressive use of string textures; his compositional style is based on a fondness for sequences, for…

consequence, the moving picture acquired an “episodic format”. This signifies that it experiences war through the journey lived by a neutral character who makes connections with all the people he comes across. On the whole, the cinematography reflects the tonality of the story and its dramatic changes as the War progresses because the surrounding world keeps gradually getting darker (Curtis and Hiddleston, 2012) (See fig.…

For example, the fourth part, to highlight the difference between the original and the original, has added a large number of tremolo to describe a tense and agitated emotion; The second is to change the speed, tempo, and tonality of the main melody. In "assassins creed4” "Ezios family" adaptation, the original eighth notes, " 2-4-5-2-4-5-5-4" are extended into the crotchets and became the second theme, hidden under the main melody composed of demisemiquaver notes; The third…

Intro/ Thesis So, what was it that really sparked Wolfs creativity? Was it his illness? His life experiences? His connection to the poems of Morike? (need to add info about this- read the book on poetry) His drive to make a mark on the world before he died? Trying to live up to his father's expectations and be successful at his chosen profession? Were his bursts of creativity a result of a single one of these things or all of them combined? Did he just need to wait for the right timing to…