Consonance and dissonance

Music is composed of many different elements that together give feeling to what we hear. These elements include rhythm, beat, accent, meter, syncopation, tempo, pitch, dynamics, tone color, overtone, scales, melody, harmony, texture, tonality, and mode. Just like with chemical elements, combining musical elements will create something new and exciting, and different combinations will give something distinct to the music. All sixteen elements mentioned are equally important and together…

simultaneously a failure among the majority of the public? A life-science writer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Anne Trafton reported on two researchers who asked a similar question. Music is made by assembling patterns of tonal consonance and dissonance which build tension and provide relief. While dissonant chords (common in Trout Mask Replica) are still used in music, they are often much less pleasant than consonant chords, which are consequently more…

Robert Lopez is also an american songwriter. He was born in Manhattan New York on February 23, 1975. He is now forty three years old. He is the son of Katherine and Frank Lopez. He has many Grammys, Emmys, Academy awards, and much more. He is most famous for creating The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q, He is also famous for composing song in the Disney movies Frozen and Coco. Robert is the first person to have won two Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and Tonys. He is also the youngest and the fastest,…

Argumentative Paper: Artificial Intelligence in Music There is something about music that seems inherently human. It can make people cry or laugh; jerk their bodies or stop them in awe; and even motivate them or put them to sleep. For the most part, humans have been the only ones to create and use music for recreational use for millennia (Armony and Vuilleumier, 2013). With that being said, it is difficult to imagine music being made by anything else. Truly powerful, moving music, not simply a…

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…

Produce: cause to make something happen or come into existence. Music producers from all around the world are known to guide the process of making an album or a song creatively. This role is crucial to the making of albums, as fans will listen to projects and not realize the miniscule micromanaging necessary to create a specific sound and atmosphere (Dan Connor). They are the directors of the movie known as music (Ek), and they usually never stand in the spotlight. According to Dan Connor, a…

This paper will describe and critique a listening reaction to Hildegard Von Bingen’s “O Successores” and describe the use of timbre, pitch, melody, and rhythm to name a few examples. In addition, the introduction will discuss the work of the creator, the historic era, and give a general description of the background of this Gregorian chant. Furthermore, the aesthetic value of the work will be evaluated and questions will be answered to what was attractive, meaningful, and inspiring and what my…

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