Chants

Hildegard von Bingen. The piece lacks an accompaniment, featuring a single female vocalist. The vocalist’s range is rather broad, jumping from one end of the scale to the other easily. The notes are legato, flowing into one another, typical in Gregorian chants. The texture of the song is light and airy, fitting with the message of salvation in the piece. Many phrases being with a crescendo and end in a diminuendo. Being nonmetric the style of the piece is that of a rondo. The Medieval Period…

pig) tries to convince the farm that Snowball, another pig, is a bad. The next use of propaganda is when all of the pigs would change the seven commandments, the laws that govern the farm. The last use of propaganda is using the sheep to remember and chant false information. “Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones secret agent all the time. It has all been proved…

developed. The basic concept of TM is that by saying a phrase considered potent--dynamic you can empty your mind, thus discovering some exalted meaning. TM chants are like the chants in Hindu meditation; it is an integral part of their religion as they make these chants to their gods--wanting wisdom and to be guided. The recitation of these chants in Hindu meditation is very commonplace--so that is why TM is considered to be a derivative of this older form of meditation. But the difference is…

there is a majority of females with few males or no males at all. Being a cheerleader is a great way to increase spirit in the school or community. To begin with, one of the several ways to add spirit is to create chants for the games. A chant is usually repeated three times; a chant has motions to go along with the words. The cheerleader will say “set” while looking through the football lines,…

Russian Revolution succeeded their chant more than the French Revolution Diego De La Cruz Towards the end of the 1700’s there was a revolution that started all revolutions. The American revolution showed many people that anyone can win a revolution and this revolution started many revolutions in the future. The French revolution another example of corrupt government that was to be overthrew by the people. The same goes for the Russian Revolution where Nicholas II had many events that made the…

The chant melody is from the setting of the Gradual Viderunt Omnes from the Mass for Christmas Day. The original piece features a soloist that performs the psalm verse which alternates with a choir that sings the respond. This verse is extremely ornate, and the respond is also very melismatic. It is the only part of the Mass for Christmas Day that is in mode 5. Because of its highly melismatic nature, it was viewed as an appropriate candidate for future composers to base new works off of with…

It is a rivalry that’s was established in 1971, that is still going strong today. The first ever meeting at the Nassau Coliseum between the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers took place on September 27, 1972, with the Rangers winning 6-4. However, throughout the late 70’s and all of the 80’s this rivalry was controlled by the Islanders. Winning the Stanley Cup in 1980, 81, 82, and 83. Nonetheless, the tides changed during the 1994 season. The two team met up in the first round of the…

for catholic masses, so any music was done in chant - a chorus that would sing religious texts. When most people think of chant, they think of Gregorian chant, which normally had one melodic line with no harmonies. There are plenty of different forms of chant however that developed simultaneously and over time with Gregorian chant, like Ambrosian chant; that would have Eastern influences and multiple voices. There 's a great deal of history related chants themselves, such as the creation of…

trade. Sailors used chants for synchronizing shipboard labor. They are typically flexible in lyric form that would allow for easy improvisation. This would allow the shantyman (leader/head) to lengthen or shorten the call and response to match the work. Shantyman (solo): Boney was a warrior, All (refrain): Way-ay-ya, Shantyman (solo): A reg'lar bull and tarrier, All (refrain): John François! Shanties were only used for work and not recreation or entertainment. The chants were heavily…

There were several Tibetan chants that I struggled to read aloud or listened to. The ritual was Nermunkaya Heruka and was said to aid in the cleansing of bad karma and bring on a fresh pure month. This was how an instructor explained to me, a beginner. The ritual included chants, bells, and waters, which were used variously times throughout the thirty-minute ritual. Buddhism is comprised of four core…