Double bass

fifties had many different genres of music. It ranged from rock and roll to folk music. Rock and roll was a genre of music people listened to. Originating in the fifties, this style of music consisted melodies that were simple and heavy. Guitars, bass, and drums were the most common instruments in this style of music. Additionally, people listened to classic pop in the fifties. This style of music was listened to…

too many liberations in melodic writing. While observing Monteverdi’s madrigal, one notices several instances of note-against note dissonances. The first instance (example 1.1) displays dissonances of a seventh and a ninth between the canto and the bass voice. This harsh head on charge into the unpleasantness is forbidden in counterpoint practice. Instead, on should consider the correction in example 1.2. By lengthening the measure into two, giving the canto line a smoother transition…

On Friday, July 10th, the local instrumental jazz group Yuma Jazz Company played at Lutes Casino for a couple of hours. The instrumentation was fairly standard for a jazz group, with trumpet, saxophone, guitar, double bass, and drums (I believe those were electric). The guitar and bass, along with the drums, served as a sort of basso continuo, generally backing the horns, but occasionally taking up the melody for themselves, resulting in a texture that was thinly polyphonic. Also noticeable was…

with the solo violin midi voice. And for the Basso, I chose the “Cello” voice. Even though the cello voice is warmer that the violin and viola voices, it still is does not sound like a live cello. I thought about doubling the cello part with the double bass, but I decided that it, in its current state, the recording was…

The music of the caribbean counterpoints revolves around folk, ritual, and dance hall music in a new mode. Out of the chapter the “most important aspects of Candomble and Macumba as the main links to samba, the national dance of Brazil”. Africanisms show their emotion in brazil by a traditional dance and this takes place in Rio de Janeiro in the south where there’s colorful carnivals. The taditional music and dance of the Orixas, which consist of three drums which have three elements of music…

the essence and the sweetness of the music. d. The features of Arab music consist of both metric and non-metric rhythm and both can be combined in a “Shaghal” performance. e. Arab instruments feature a wide variety of drums, frame drums, flutes, double reed instruments, and plucked and…

Ornette Coleman (or in full- Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman) was born in Texas on the 9th of March 1930 and died last year (2015) on the 11th of June, in New York. He was a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He released loads of albums over the span of his career and is known to be one of the most important initiators of free jazz. When Ornette Coleman was a child he played alto, then moved onto tenor saxophone in his teenage years. His early style of jazz was influenced not only by…

John Lennon plays the electric piano, and Paul McCartney plays the bass as the lead vocal. George Harrison plays the lead and rhythm guitar. He is also responsible for the backing vocals along with John Lennon. As usual, Ringo Starr plays the drums. “The Night Before” starts with Ringo’s light drumming, and emphasized…

small town of Ashland, AL. Edward is a character who is not afraid to take risks. In the novel, the stories told about Edward seem to be a folktale instead of a biography. Edward has many characteristics throughout the novel, that include potency, a double life, and mysteriousness. The first characteristics that make Edward distinct is his potency. His potency is seen from taming ravaging giants, to Edward passing a test of a guard dog in Ashland that does not let anyone leave the town.…

of me. By thinking and worrying what others would think of me I was showing insecurity. Insecurity isn't the best character trait to have, but on the other hand, it can help get you mentally stronger. The characters Junior and the narrator from “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” show insecurity through making odd decisions and worrying what people would think. In the novel The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Junior shows that he is insecure by making odd…