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    the actual narrative is already complete. Some composers choose to merely enhance what is already in the movie, but others choose to create their own stories for the characters that they then edit into the film via the soundtrack. According to Aaron Copland, there are five primary uses for music in film: to give a more convincing atmosphere of space and time, to refine the underlining psychological aspects of a character like his or her unspoken thoughts or the unseen implications of a decision,…

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    Listen" by Aaron Copland which showcases three planes of listening for reference. The sensuous plane is the first plane of listening Aaron explores. He considers this plane the simplest…

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    Sensuous, Expressive or Emotional, and Musical content, or the three levels of Aaron Copland’s listening. Several individuals may listen to music for the sake of having background music, or so it is not so quiet while accomplishing other tasks. However, with Copland’s analysis in listening to music concisely made into these levels, he gives individuals a new perspective of listening rather than hearing. This may be seen through the songs: “She Burns” by Foy Vance, “Skyscraper” by Demi Lovato,…

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    article “How we Listen to Music”, Aaron Copland (1988) states that music is listened to on three different planes. Copland describes them as the sensuous plane, the expressive plane, and the sheerly musical plane. The reasoning for listening to music for the pure rhythm and harmony is the sensuous plane. The sensuous plane is where “one turns on the radio while doing something else and absent mindedly is engendered by the mere sound and appeal of the music” (Copland). People who apply this plane…

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    “Fanfare for the Common Man” was composed by American composer Aaron Copland and perform by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens. The style of music is Nationalistic music. The melody played by the trumpet and other brass instrument played harmony. The rhythm was sharply detached and it has a steady, slow beat, but at the middle it speeds up and shifts into a smooth. At first the melody is low with all of the brass instruments mixed together, but later when more…

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    Aaron the Mountain of Strength He was the son of Amram & Jochebed, but he was most known for being the eldest brother of the Egyptian prince, Moses. Aaron was a powerful speaker; his name rightly fit him as a mountain of strength, or teacher in some interpretations; Aaron was both. Even though Moses got the credit for freeing the Hebrews from bondage, Aaron was actually the spokesman during the rescue of God’s chosen people. Aaron was a godly man who became a high priest but like all, faltered…

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    re-oriented United States in it is definite direction and solidified the two party system since 1800, so that is reason why this book is worth of notice. He has written about Founding Fathers of America who are Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr during the critical 1800 election. They have participated in the country’s principal documents, primarily the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution that was influenced by philosophers Hobbes and Locke. Although election…

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    President Jefferson as a threat to the twelve years of the constitution properly functioning (Madaras 117). His own journey and ascension to the Presidency of America was one of a tumultuous background, with the election of 1800 being a tie between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson (Madaras 117).The very reason Thomas Jefferson was given the position of the Presidency was because the Federalists own willingness to bring the conflict to a resolutions (Madaras 117). Some actions undertaken by…

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    between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is more than apparent that Ellis wrote this novel to provide great insight as to what really occurred on some of the most monumental days of American History. On a July morning of 1804, renowned politicians Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met near the modern-day…

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    describe the factors behind three of these events: the Burr-Hamilton duel, Madison’s outright abhorrence towards assumption, and Washington’s retirement. The interview at Weehawken. Early on the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met as they had previously arranged and exchanged pistol shots. Who fired first was and still is not clear, but Hamilton was mortally wounded by the encounter. Why did these men have such a strong dispute that made them to take up such…

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