Chord

Fortissimo: tough, angular, in the jerky sounds of the orchestra without the pipes, trombones, tuba and percussion. Only at the end of it there is a powerful, chord-like chord with the participation of all the brass, supported by a heavy rumbling timpani. The short introduction has ended. The main image of the first…

Mouvement de Menuet is a shorter composition compared to the first and third movements and is in the style of a waltz written in D flat major. Ravel used traditional harmonic styles, often moving the chord in thirds. According to Vlado Perlemuter, Ravel said that it should be played sensitively, but not overrefined. He also makes use of parallel triads and sevenths. The piece is in 3/8 and is mostly played at a pianissimo. The left hand often plays…

a rock groove spun with the disco groove that reminds us all of Earth, Wind, and Fire. It is also the band’s only instrumental. The amazing brass hits, underlining string melodies, and cool chord progressions make it for a truly unconventional but inspiring work. Subsequently, “You and I” possesses a cool chord progressions and sensual groove that turns you on a little bit. It elicits you into a realm of romance and not just…

developed in Spain (Parker 148). "There were three instruments in this family—a bass, a tenor, and a treble—and each had six strings" (Parker 148). The six strings made it "an instrument designed primarily to play chords. The tuning of the strings in intervals of fourths facilitated playing chord harmonies,…

“Last Stop: Chicago Union Station” As the annoyingly familiar woman announced her daily sermon of train stops, I incorporated the dissonant melodies of the outside world with the orderly ones of Richard Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. But it would most likely be known to those crowded around me as the famous introduction to 2001: A Space Odyssey. My ritualistic walk to the Chicago Fine Arts Building for rehearsal began as my violin clanged against my back. The songs of those wearing suits…

The Beatles were a famous British rock band whose members included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Richard Starkey better known as Ringo Starr. The Beatles are arguably the greatest and the most influential rock band in the world. This view is based on the fact that they changed the course of music in the 60s and still have an influence on the contemporary music scene. One can see how their music changed the lifestyle of that generation by comparing the existent trends before…

serves as a commentary on the problems faced by many throughout the world. The first musical event happens from 0:10-0:19 where an electronic keyboard introduces a steady beat that sets up the tone and melody of the rest of the song. The repeated chord gives will.i.am, the main singer heard throughout the song, a steady beat to sing/rap to. At 0:20, the keyboard…

football team. At this point, he realizes that the deception of harmony in life is not easily obtained. Fitzgerald composes an over sumptuous tone in the Exposition; thus the chords Beatrice sets serve as the fundamental base for Amory’s future life. With the absence of a father, the Exposition lacks the deep-rooted chords of the bass; instead, the first part of the piece consists of only Amory plus Beatrice plus St.…

Obligated and constrained, I felt like I needed to share. Vacant and emotionless was my voice. When I opened my mouth I wanted to close it once more and never say those words again. The smell of metal and wood making me queasy and the sound of the bland chords emits vexatious emotions. Creating something you hate is beyond bothersome. Scott had given me writing assignments and I wasn’t trying that hard and winging them. I felt guilty slacking off. He was a really good music teacher and…

wind”. Typical of the Baroque era, Vivaldi composed this concerto in ritornello form, with the mixture of a small string orchestra and one violin soloist in three movements. First movement- It begins with the orchestra playing a somewhat dissonant chord to each beat of the music which builds up to a crescendo. The violin solo begins, and the orchestra is heard intermittently throughout this solo. The orchestra plays eight beats and subsides for four beats while the soloist interjects, and…