Harmonic series

another without areas of relaxation. Avant-grade: French term that refers to new styles and techniques in the arts, especially in the early 20th century. Serialism: Method of composition in which various musical elements may be oredered in a fixed series. Underscoring: A technique used in films in which the music comes from an unseen source. Sourcemusic: A flim technique in which music comes from a logical source within the film and functions as part of the…

In the 16th century, composer Johann Sebastian Bach, created The Brandenburg Concertos, a six-part series. The concertos are a unique composition of music, utilizing instruments like the harpsichord, flute and violin to create a melodic conversation. Bach’s Bradenberg Concerto No. 5 in D Major is a particularly unique piece as it is the first to feature a keyboard solo. In this composition, the harpsichord stepped into the spotlight and ditched its normally supportive role. The three movements…

invent the telephone. For instance, “Between 1873 and 1874, Bell spent long days and nights trying to perfect the harmonic telegraph” (Source #2). He showed that hard work and putting the time to reach a goal will really pay off. Anyone who reads about him can be influenced to not give up on their dreams. Also, “With this success, Alexander Graham Bell began to promote the telephone in a series of public demonstrations” (Source #2). He reveals how after a goal is achieved it feels amazing and…

The clarinet introduces a simple descending theme decorated with turns. The B section is characterized by faster rhythmic and harmonic motion. The piano plays sixteenth notes outlining the harmonies while the clarinet continues playing a slurred melody. The clarinet gets a chance to play the sixteenth notes that the piano had before the modulation to E major. Allegretto grazioso(also…

composer Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) as part of an examination of the tonal system based on what he called “the two Series of Seven,” meaning the major and minor keys in relation to the chromatic scale, attempted to write all the possible heptatonic (seven-tone) scales in his book Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music. Busoni states: That some few have already felt how the interval of the Series of Seven might be differently arranged (graduated) is manifested in isolated passages by Liszt, and…

Since 1924, many critics found it inevitable to decline Wilson’s label of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel as “a phantasmagoria of incident that had no dominating intention to endow it with unity and force. In short, one of the chief weaknesses of This Side of Paradise is that it is really not about anything: its intellectual and moral content amounts to little more than a gesture—a gesture of indefinite revolt.” (The Shores of Light) But This Side Paradise does consist of a unity and force;…

Lakhovsky himself, translated into English. The MWO produces a wide range of high-frequency pulsed signals which radiate energy into the patient via 2 resonators, one acting as a transmitter and the other as a receiver. The resonator is constructed from a series of round open-ended copper tubes terminating with sphere-shaped knobs. The rings of copper tubes nest inside each other but don’t touch. In Lakhovsky’s original design, the assembly is held in place with silk thread, and each ring has an…

Earthquakes for been a constant force of nature since the beginning of the Earth. The damage done by earthquakes over time cannot be over looked. The damage has been monetary, emotional, and has taken many lives. Today, a capstone in Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering is trying to reduce all of these damages using modern technology and resources to build structures that can withstand the mass forces of earthquakes. Earthquake engineering is broken down into two major parts, the first…

Baroque period. Prior to this time the trumpet was seen primarily as an instrument delegated to military functions and processional fanfares. Due to its construction the common practice of playing trumpet was limited to just notes within the harmonic series of the trumpet. This limitation hindered many composers from written significant melodic works for the instrument, however, overtime across Europe a new performance practice for trumpet begin to developed. In 1614 Italian trumpeter, Cesare…

Considered to be one of the best—if not the greatest writer in the English language—William Shakespeare continues to dominate the world of literature, nearly five hundred years after his death. His infamous novels: Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, King Henry VI, to name a few, are celebrated and read at every corner of the globe; however, it is Shakespeare’s sonnets that continue to hold a sense of mystery as they are far less analyzed in comparison to his plays. Shakespeare’s sonnets appeal to…