1. All listening examples come from the Musical West Side Story. Who is the composer of this musical? What is the plot about?
The composer of this musical is Leonard Bernstein who is well known as American composer and conductor.
According to IMDB, the Musical West Side Story is about a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This musical quite show well about the reality of immigrants who live in the backstreets of New York City without hope. In 1950, on the slum of west side of New York City, two gangs fight to obtain controls of the street. One is called the Jets, and the other is called the Sharks. The leader of the Jets is Riff, and the leader of the Sharks is Bernardo. One day, Riff’s best friend, Tony meet Bernardo’s sister, …show more content…
For each of the listening examples, answer the following questions
I. I Feel Pretty
a. Who or what is making the sound? Be as specific as possible in terms of vocal range and instrument family.
Maria and three other girls are making the sound in this scene. Their vocal range is Soprano. In this scene, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion are used. For instance, Violin, Tambourine, Triangle, Trumpet, and Clarinet are used to make the sound.
b. Making sure to tap or clap along with the recording, is this example in duple or triple …show more content…
One Hand, One Heart
a. Who or what is making the sound? Be as specific as possible in terms of vocal range and instrument family.
Tony and Maria are making the sound in this scene. Their vocal range is tenor and soprano. When I listen to music, I surely realize that violin, harp, clarinet and flute are used in this example to make the beautiful sound.
b. Making sure to tap or clap along with the recording, is this example in duple or triple meter?
When I try to tap along with the recording, I feel that this example is in triple meter.
c. How fast or slow is this example? Use the correct Italian phrase to describe the tempo.
This example is medium tempo. I think the tempo of andante is used in this scene.
d. What is your opinion of the work?
The overall music sound is calm. However, at the first scene of this example when Maria and Tony imagine about their wedding, the music is quite vivacious. When they take their marriage vows each other, sounds make mood serious, noble and beautiful. Their true love seems to be so lovely when I look at this scene. After I see this work, I really want to support their
The composer of this musical is Leonard Bernstein who is well known as American composer and conductor.
According to IMDB, the Musical West Side Story is about a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This musical quite show well about the reality of immigrants who live in the backstreets of New York City without hope. In 1950, on the slum of west side of New York City, two gangs fight to obtain controls of the street. One is called the Jets, and the other is called the Sharks. The leader of the Jets is Riff, and the leader of the Sharks is Bernardo. One day, Riff’s best friend, Tony meet Bernardo’s sister, …show more content…
For each of the listening examples, answer the following questions
I. I Feel Pretty
a. Who or what is making the sound? Be as specific as possible in terms of vocal range and instrument family.
Maria and three other girls are making the sound in this scene. Their vocal range is Soprano. In this scene, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion are used. For instance, Violin, Tambourine, Triangle, Trumpet, and Clarinet are used to make the sound.
b. Making sure to tap or clap along with the recording, is this example in duple or triple …show more content…
One Hand, One Heart
a. Who or what is making the sound? Be as specific as possible in terms of vocal range and instrument family.
Tony and Maria are making the sound in this scene. Their vocal range is tenor and soprano. When I listen to music, I surely realize that violin, harp, clarinet and flute are used in this example to make the beautiful sound.
b. Making sure to tap or clap along with the recording, is this example in duple or triple meter?
When I try to tap along with the recording, I feel that this example is in triple meter.
c. How fast or slow is this example? Use the correct Italian phrase to describe the tempo.
This example is medium tempo. I think the tempo of andante is used in this scene.
d. What is your opinion of the work?
The overall music sound is calm. However, at the first scene of this example when Maria and Tony imagine about their wedding, the music is quite vivacious. When they take their marriage vows each other, sounds make mood serious, noble and beautiful. Their true love seems to be so lovely when I look at this scene. After I see this work, I really want to support their