A person cannot fully grasp the full effect and intricateness of music without attending a live concert. On Tuesday, October 27 at the Sharp Concert Hall, I had the opportunity to attend a concert held by D. Frazier and Ricardo Coelho de Souza exhibits musical styles from Africa, South America, and parts of North America. All of the musical pieces contained several African retentions, a variety of instruments and other musical accompaniments such as vocalists and dancers. The concert as a whole, methodically put together, revealed the development of instruments through time and intertwined traditional music with modern styles of music. Listening to each piece, the complexity grows with either increasing the number of instruments and vocalists, difficulty of the musical notes, or the layering and overlapping of multiple rhythms. The first half of the program focused on praise and worship music pieces and then the second half, incorporated music that heard at festivals, celebrations and in the streets.
The program began with Mr. Frazier and Mr. Souza on stage playing a piece entitled “Jaliya …show more content…
Mr. Frazier and Mr. Souza played an assortment of drums and another man joined them on stage playing yet another set of drums. I enjoyed this piece because I could imagine myself dancing to the beat more specifically tap dancing to that beat, maybe even, improvising with the beat, and collaborating with the drummer. I have always enjoyed listening to drum heavy music and I especially appreciated Wolosodon because of the layering of different rhythms and the build up to the chaotic but intricate ending. Even though there was only three different sets of drums, there was still a wide variation of pitches and their sound filled the entire theater. I felt encompassed by the music felt a part of the music and that I could join
The program began with Mr. Frazier and Mr. Souza on stage playing a piece entitled “Jaliya …show more content…
Mr. Frazier and Mr. Souza played an assortment of drums and another man joined them on stage playing yet another set of drums. I enjoyed this piece because I could imagine myself dancing to the beat more specifically tap dancing to that beat, maybe even, improvising with the beat, and collaborating with the drummer. I have always enjoyed listening to drum heavy music and I especially appreciated Wolosodon because of the layering of different rhythms and the build up to the chaotic but intricate ending. Even though there was only three different sets of drums, there was still a wide variation of pitches and their sound filled the entire theater. I felt encompassed by the music felt a part of the music and that I could join