Flutes

The 1986 film, The Mission, uses music to enhance the viewer’s emotions and interpretations of the scenes. The film score by Ennio Morricone is so important to the film that it is the main focus of some of the scenes. The dialogue in this film appears to be lacking. In the excerpt of the movie there is very little dialogue and when there is it’s kept short and to the point. The music fills in the long gaps between conversations. The first music that is heard is a soft guitar melody. It is…

There were Flutes which created high pitched sounds that were manipulated by the keys and finger holes. Along with the Flutes were Piccolos, which are small flutes pitched an octave above a regular flute. Clarinets, straight cylindrical tube with a flaring bell and a single-reed mouthpiece, were also played using finger holes and keys. Alto, tenor, and baritone…

being that lasts longer than the moment of pleasure. I agree with Aristotle in saying we feel happiness while doing a function that we are best at such as being the best flute-player. However, happiness must come from other elements in life as well. I mean, what happens when one is no longer playing the flute? Surely the flute cannot be played every moment of one’s life. Happiness would thus dissipate in those moments without the…

time_continue=16&v=mZF4xHhPtRc 1992 Frederic Chiu (transcribed by Franz Liszt) 00:00-03:12 03:13-06:13 06:14-09:13 09:14-12:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGHKHCpE-s The William Tell Overture is scored for the following instruments: - piccolo - flute - two oboes (first or second oboe doubles a cor anglais) - two clarinets in A - two bassoons - 4 French horns - two trumpets - three trombones - timpani - triangle - bass drum -…

Gagaku is the traditional court music of Japan. The word gagaku originates from the literal Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for the term “elegant music” (Britannica). The origins of gagaku trace back to mainland China where it was first developed as music for the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty. This music then spread east to Korea where it was adopted as the music of the imperial Korean court. During the 5th century, musicians from the the Korean imperial court travelled to…

slow tempo at this point. 00:12 What seems to be a woodwind instrument comes in at this point, preforming the main part that seems to be played over and over again throughout the whole piece. The woodwind instrument being played is believed to be a flute or clarinet. The sound of this composition is nice and air like, all flows together very nicely. 01:00 The first woodwind instrument goes out and anther one starts playing the same part,…

They stopped at the edge of a cliff. In a large expanse of ground beneath them, was the remains of a recently collapsed piece of land. For as far as Jingyan could see, the serpentine fissures that spanned the width of a house wound out from a steep sinkhole in the center of the land, creating an additional depth to the already sunken land. There was a heavy stench of lingering gunpowder and the fissures were filled with uprooted trees and crumpled earth. According to the maps, Jingyan once…

to choose. Number Eight: Double Bass. Though this behemoth bass may look intimidating, it's actually a great choice for people just beginning. Double bass can be played standing up and with a bow, or its strings can be plucked. Number Seven: Flute. Flutes are a very popular instrument, so there are a lot of resources available for beginners to help them learn. The main…

violin, although I wasn't as enthusiastic about that as I should have been. In fourth grade, I undertook flute lessons, sticking with that ever since. Most of my time was spent practicing, and I was even able to join my middle school's advanced band in sixth grade! I auditioned for every honor band I could manage, being able to actually perform in a good amount of them. It seems as though the flute was the instrument I was born to play. Fast forward a couple years and my band director asked me…

of different ideas throughout. The first idea (Idea A) is repeated twice at the beginning of the piece up until :36. Idea B is then repeated twice until :53. At 1:03 a piano enters the chorus, and then at 1:51 a flute enters and gives a lot softer of a feeling to the music. Once the flute entered the music picked up pace and the bass and drums weren’t as apparent. The mood and dynamics changed once…