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influences (Tejano). At the beginning of the concert you can hear the musicians improvising, while Selena made her grand entrance in a horse – drawn carriage, waving at a multitude of 60,000 devoted fans. The band consisted of seven musicians playing bass guitars, drums, conga, electronic keyboard, background vocalists, and also dance. Throughout the performance, there was a variety of popular music genre such as, Disco, Funk, Cumbia, and Tejano.…

continuo. In previous musical eras, a piece of music tended to consist of a single melody, perhaps with an improvised accompaniment, or several melodies played simultaneously. Basso Continuo was a method of musical notation in which the melody and bass line are written out and the harmonic filler indicated in a type of shorthand. Monody was a style of accompanied solo song consisting of a vocal line, which is frequently embellished, and simple, often expressive, harmonies. Now that we have gone…

that dress code is needed but also thinks it is a waste of time. In the interview with Doctor Bass he was asked if he thought dress code helped with the poor students. He said “ I believe it does because it does not show who has wealth or who does not it makes them all look the same it Doesn't make one person…

onward drums have evolved by the people and cultures that made them and the styles of music they were designed to play. Now there are a wide variety of drums, such as the bass drum, Cymbals, tambourine, timpani etc. In almost all types of music, percussion plays a fundamental role. In a military parade, it is the strike of the bass drum that holds the soldiers in step and at a normal speed, and it is the snare that endows that crisp, vital air to the tune of a troop. In more current popular…

a huge simplification) Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin formally born in late ’60, in London, where the influence of the American Blues and Rock is beginning to become really important. The band, composed by 4 elements (one guitar, lead voice, Drummer and Bass/piano), demonstrate beginning from their first vinyl, “Led Zeppelin I” (1969, Atlantic Records) an huge quality using their own instruments, performing…

For recording assignments of Sound Recording Techniques 1, we as a group endeavoured to record a cover of ‘Treasure’ by Bruno Mars. The song itself was written and produced by Bruno Mars, Ari Levine and Philip Lawrence who labelled themselves as ‘The Smeezingtons’. The original song is usually associated with the genres of Disco, Pop, Funk and Soul. The Smeezingtons claim that the song was inspired by ‘Baby I’m Yours’ by Breakbot, who is a french producer and DJ who claimed that Treasure was a…

industrial improvements, as well as, mining. Not counting the fact that otters were causing problems to humans. For example, fish hatcheries and farm ponds were being wiped out by otters. Subsequently, fishermen started to get mad because there were no bass left; therefore, they began targeting the otters by trapping them.…

type of music, but since then has transformed into pop/country. I would like to elaborate more on the old country musical instruments. Instruments generally used in the more traditional genre of country music were the banjo, fiddle, harmonica, string bass, and sometimes even an accordion. A banjo is one of the first four stringed instruments to be implemented into country music. They can be either plucked or strummed stringed instrument. It has also been used for folk and even bluegrass music. …

The string quartet has been one of the predominant genres of chamber music since the year of 1759. The string quartet consists of four string instruments, usually with two violins, a viola and a cello which performed structured symphonies in the form of four movements. The first movement in Sonata form, Allegro, in the tonic key; the second movement is a slow movement, in a related key; the third movement is a Minuet and Trio, in the tonic key; and the fourth movement is often in Rondo form or…

1. The first piece of music I listened to for this assignment was Lohengrin, prelude to Act III composed by Wagner. The song was written for a scene for a wedding between a hero and heroine. The instruments in this song include a full orchestra and it is an orchestral piece. In my opinion, the song had a variety of feelings and sounds. For example, there is one part where it is mainly or entirely woodwinds. During this section, the music sounds very peaceful and light. After a while this…