Fugue

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Amnesia A slideshow of familiar faces and people; every frame associated with a particular smell, taste, emotion, or feeling. Our memories are foundational to each of our personalities and influence nearly every decision that is made throughout our days. A network of associates weigh the possible benefits and repercussions of every decision that could influence you in the future at supersonic speed, based on previous experience and recollection. So, how would someone without access to their own…

Angeles Chamber Orchestra) was outstanding, I could feel the the LA Philharmonic, led by Gustavo Dudamel, is more prestiges. The audience was well-dressed and had a joyful attitude toward the event. The program included Johan Sebastian Bach’s Adagio and Fugue in C major, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Quintet in E-flat major. As the name of…

was a "literary adaption of a fugue." A fugue, meaning to flee or to chase, refers to a form of composition popular between the fourteenth century and the seventeenth century. Code then explained how this fugal form was worked into Debussy's prelude without the music being a fugue. David Code's analysis of the prelude was largely based on imposing Mallarmé's poem onto the traditional structures of a fugue, then relating the prelude to the various elements of a fugue in the poem. Whilst Code's…

bitter and sweet. Never thought I would say this, but I really did enjoy this course. Learned things I did not give second thoughts on before, and appreciated music more than ever. One of my favorite piece is Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, his music speaks to one’s soul. The Fugues are well known for using counterpoint and this piece stays true to their reputation. The same melodic motif is mostly repeated throughout the piece. However, the clever use of counterpoint creates interesting…

efforts focused towards playing lyrically and with a good tone. The second, more rhythmically driven movement, provides challenges in meter changes and independent playing, while also delivering a contrast in style for the audience. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat…

Through traumatic memory and sensory loss, we go through different methods in which we can either have difficulty remembering things that have happened or benefit from increased attunement with the world we live in. Stout’s description of fugue definitely confirms the extent to which our memories can define us. Not being able to remember things that happened in the past can be extremely harmful to forming one’s identity. Nevertheless, Sacks’ argument about blindness being able to improve…

1. Le nozze di Figaro K 492 a. The overture captures the spirit of the opera with themes specific to the overture that do not appear anywhere else in the opera. b. The overture was written just hours before the opera’s first performance and Mozart’s main concern was to catch the audience’s attention immediately and to show the opera’s pace. c. Overture begins with a piano whispering and buzzing that develops into a short-breathed theme. d. The tutti then comes in with the trumpets and drums,…

The eleventh episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses "The Sirens," finds its Homerian equivalent in the twelfth book of the Odyssey, as Odysseus is leaving Kirke’s island. Kirke takes it upon herself to inform Odysseus of the many sea perils that he will encounter on his way home, specifically warning him of the Sirens, whose beauty has the power to bewitch men. Odysseus then recounts Kirke’s message to his crew. Odysseus instructs his men to tie him to the mast, telling them to ignore whatever he may…

himself as its narrator. I couldn’t help but be reminded of classrooms in Early Childhood Centers where we encourage children to paint to the music...and the resulting conversations about their representations. Especially in the first piece-Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by German Baroque maestro Johann Sebastian Bach.…