Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is one of the most well-known symphonies ever written. The first movement is “fast with vigor”. The introduction is somewhat deceiving because it does not feel fast. The smoothness of it allows the listener to sit back and forget how quickly the music is progressing. It is not until the first half cadence from V/V to V that the listener feels how dynamic the movement is.…
ANALYSIS OF THE PRISON SEQUENCE AND THE ENDING OF THE FILM The Narration of This Sequence Unintentionally killing Cat Lady, Alex is betrayed by his companions who hate him for a long time and is put into a state prison. There he is deprived of personal items and recorded in detail, which seems as respecting his private property. But the prison instantly turns a lively person to ‘number 665321’, and not only take away but also trample the unique dignity of criminals, which is nothing but a cart-before-horse. Prisons answer violence with violence; therefore, criminals there lose all their dignity. It aims to institutionalize the evil in human nature and command that with the evil of rules rather than make a criminal “rehabilitate”.…
I loved the serious parts of the song contrasted with the lighter, more joyous, hopeful parts, and the depth that the voices added to the layers of tones in the orchestra. The timing was sweeter to my ears than the other pieces, and I had no trouble at all understanding the correlation between the music and the words (once I found a translation). In "The Mountain Whippoorwill" by Jess Turner, however, while I sincerely enjoyed the percussion section near the end of the song, it was a difficult piece for me to understand and research, and by far my least favorite of the…
The composer did a great job coming up with such piece because of the ease it brings and how soothing it…
The Saturday symphony begins as electric mixers hum and speakers pulse. The rapid succession of thuds signal the conductors below, informing them that the final instrumentalists are awake and ready to play their part. Three children emerge from the stairs hauling pencils, pastels, and sketch paper, littering the living room floor as new masterpieces are planned and executed. Music from microphones fill the rooms with my mother's soulful singing while graphite and stationary collide to become art. The kitchen bustles with the whirring and whizzing of batter being baked by my father.…
This does not possess a catchy melody, but one that has a jagged contour and great complexity, skipping up and down the piano. The voices of the characters, likewise, are required to produce many different tones in order to give more complexity to this melody. I believe the intent of this piece was communicated very well, giving the readers a story of true love and how powerful it can be. Even though the audience knew the ending of this story, they were still able to feel through the performance how much the characters had loved each other…
Speechless. That's what Symphony No. 42 will undoubtedly leave you, unless you can comprehend the connection between the unlikely situations that are woven together in this animated film. The night sky is clear and full of twinkling stars.…
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television. Since the Second World War it has sometimes been referred to as the "Victory Symphony".[2] "V" is the Roman character for the number five; the phrase "V for Victory" became well known as a campaign of the Allies of World War II. That Beethoven's Victory Symphony happened to be his Fifth (or vice versa) is coincidence. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – "dit-dit-dit-dah" – was used for the letter "V" in Morse code, though this is probably also coincidental.[3] The BBC, during World…
Upon listening to the orchestra play this symphony, I decided I only wanted to review the first two movements because there was such a difference between having just the string sections of the orchestra and having the full orchestra. While listening to the string orchestra preform was very entertaining, I thought that having the whole orchestra play was more of a fulfilling sound. When each and every instrument was playing, I felt as if the entire venue was full of sounds and energy. Being able to compare and contrast the two very different orchestra movements was very interesting. It must be very difficult for the string players to not only be able to play with each other on their own but being able to add all the other instruments in and…
It is great that we are showing music through social media to help people broaden their look on music. This symphony seemed like they were made to play with each other. The made very few mistakes and you could actually feel something about the music. The musicians made you feel as passionate as them about the music. At the beginning I got excited for the concert because of all the media they show on the ceiling and walls.…
1 in D major, “Titan,” was performed next. It was much longer in duration than the first piece. It showed uniqueness in that it incorporated everyday sounds into the music, such as bulge calls, bird songs, and dance tunes, which provided for a very wide variety of tone colors. The symphony began with a thick-textured undertone in the strings and a two-note “hunting call” in the woodwinds, which persisted throughout the piece. Also present was a bright fanfare in the trumpets, followed by a light descending melody played by the entire orchestra.…
CPE Bach’s Fantasia in F Sharp Minor and the 18th Century Sublime This is going to be an essay about how CPE Bach’s Fantasia in F Sharp Minor could relate to some of the 18th century ideas of the sublime. In the eighteenth century, there were a lot of differing ideas as to what, exactly, the sublime entailed. I shall mostly be concerning myself with those of Edmund Burke, as written in “A Philosophical Inquiry Into The Origin Of Our Ideas Of The Sublime And Beautiful”, though many of the other ones are also of great academic merit, especially those of Joseph Addison and Immanuel Kant. I read in an article that Burke proposed that all range of human feeling could be categorised as either sublime or beautiful. Whilst that article appears to have gotten the wrong idea, Burke was the first to say in writing that the sublime was something that could be experienced by all of our senses, and not just those of sight and sound.…
The Classical Period and The Romantic Era of classical music have many similarities and differences in form, texture, and articulation. Ultimately, the Classical period is known better for being extremely structured, usually having binary or rondo form, whereas the Romantic era is known for the more flowing, unorthodox structures. This is because the Classical period focused more on form, whereas the Romantic period focused on emotion. Also, the Romantic period allowed for the use of rubato, or the forward and backward motion of tempo that strays just a bit from conventional tempo. The Classical period is different in regards to tempo because it does not allow for any rubato or modifications to the tempo in any kind.…
The orchestra performed very well and helped with accurately describing the emotions of the actors throughout the show. They even incorporated some of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s music in the show, which really helped with setting the mood of the plot. I will be discussing the…
The instruments are all moving quickly and playing different and conflicting parts all over one another, which creates an interesting and energetic sound. I liked having this energetic and lively section towards the end of the piece. It created anticipation and excitement while listening, while also revisiting some of the initial musical sections from the first movement. I thought that the revisiting of initial musical pieces tied the whole thing together, by showing the connection through the first and last movements. I thought it was interesting that this movement ended with a downbeat, as it initially started with an…