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"O Fortuna" was a Medieval Latin Goliardic poem written early in the 13th century and is part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. In 1935-36, "O Fortuna" was set to music by German composer Carl Orff as a part of "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", the opening and closing movement of his cantata Carmina Burana. It starst off with a slow pace having pounding drums and choir that drops quickly into a quiet whisper then builds slowly into a steady crescendo of drums and short string and horn…

In the medieval era of music, percussionists and parts were most definitely not used as much as which the other instruments were written for. The use of percussion back in this era were only written if the composer felt the percussion parts were a necessity for a piece, and if they were included in a piece, the parts were normally improvised. With the exception that percussionist were less prepared and trained than they are today, there are many aspects of this field of music that can be used…

is at or the location, but the quality of music. It was a really nice concert and I feel like it really doesn't matter where it is, it just matters who is playing. The concert was at night and it was a bit inconvenient but it was interesting none the less. Something I never really understood is why concertos and music concerts like this are always at night. I can understand a rave or an artist performance being at night but not exactly a classical music concert. Raves and other artist…

Fifth Grade Band Beginning band is an amazing experience for all those involved in the process. From the students, new parents, and eager staff, the learning atmosphere of a beginning band classroom is one full of excitement. But the landscape of music education and education in general is a constantly shifting sea of sand. Band programs and their directors face interesting challenges within the 21st century. However there remain some constants. One universal challenge tackled by all band…

world. More importantly, they believe that the creation of jazz music is reserved for only African-Americans. This is evident when Roach says in his essay, “Beyond Categories”: “I am often asked, ‘Can whites play your kind of music?’ My answer is ‘Yes’...But no whites have ever contributed to the creative or innovative aspects of black music” (Roach 268), and when Jones comments in his essay, “Jazz and the White Critic”: “Negro music, like the Negro himself, is strictly an American phenomenon”…

“Classical music isn 't so far apart from pop music”. From last class we made a comparison that Jay-z between Haydn and who I believe that is similar to Franz Joseph Haydn is Drake. Drake comes from a musical family, but Drake grew up with music in his blood. For example His father, Dennis Graham was a drummer for legendary rock star Jerry Lee Lewis. One thing that they both don’t have in common is that Drake before he was a rapper, came to fame by playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks in seven…

students be required to take a music, drama, or an art class? In my opinion they should. One if you take them you learn knew things or techniques. In music you would learn how to multi-task. In drama you would be able to stand up in front of crowds of people and speak or perform, and in art you would learn the different parts of drawing. In this passage you will read through the reasons why i think taking these classes should be required. Me, being a student taking a music class it has taught…

give some brief history about him and incorporate his music and how it connects to our class. The famous classical composer I chose to select was Philip Morris Glass. I feel as though he is an artist that caught my eye and really wanted to talk about. Philip Glass was born January 31st, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. That’s one main reason he stood out to me because he comes from an area that I grew up around. Also besides him being in the music world he also had a moving company with one of his…

but he turned it down to pursue music. His move to pursue music instead of taking a scholarship is of the many signs of his passion. His first song he wrote at age 15, he called it Soda Fountain Rag because he was a soda jerk as a kid. He was an incredible musician who was a bandleader of a sextet that eventually turned into a 10…

Movies, they would just be boring and nothing without the music in the background or the song that a character would sing. Two composers that make the boringness going away while watching is Alan Menken and John Williams. Both composers are well-known for their music in movies like Harry Potter, where music was composed by John Williams, or Aladdin, where its music was composed by Alan Menken. Alan Menken was born in New Rochelle, New York on July 22nd of 1949. Menken is mostly famous for…