Harmony

and 30 B.C. Revered as gods by their subjects, they ruled over large extended families and were responsible for maintaining harmony in their expansive kingdom. The life of a pharaoh was marked by pampering, procreation, power and prestige. According to the book about Ancients in Their Own Words: Egyptians, the pharaohs had huge palaces and pyramids built for them. Most of the…

characteristics from each individual genre of music. Harmony and chord progressions, instrumentation and compositional techniques were all considered by the artists to skilfully fuse the genres together. While both are considered excellent examples of fusion rock, Smooth shares characteristics from both styles quite equally, making it difficult to distinguish whether the song is closer to rock or Latin music, hence making it the better example of fusion rock. Harmony is an important part in…

and style to write. Europe impressed jazz composers in a more technical way. Classical music, with composers such as composers like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, originated in Europe. Jazz took the use of classical harmony and turned it into chord progressions or functional harmony. Classical music was also known for its form, or the way the piece is put together. Jazz pieces have form. The standard form of a classic Jazz piece is “The Head” or the main melody, “The B-Section”, the contrasting…

Gillespie played with unusual but good harmony with extreme fast tempo that led the audience thought jazz musicians were not only entertainers but they were professional musicians. Before bebop, big bands were played with a commercial purpose, but when Gillespie and his bands played virtuously…

Time created Chaos (the deity of mayhem and destruction) and Gaia (the deity of fertility and peace). Both equal in power. The Earth was their playground, a sandbox full of possibilities. In the beginning there was only small trifles. Chaos and Gaia were originally content with their sandbox and this was maintained for some time. After some time Chaos sought to rule over Gaia. He craved full control over the world. He didn't want to share, Chaos’s power hungry attitude led to many fights over…

The concept of yin and yang was originated in ancient Chinese philosophy and was later adopted by Daoism. Wisdom in China is highly associated with understanding the interaction of these two forces. The symbol of yin and yang is a complete round circle, dividing the dark with white spot and the bright side with a black spot in a half. According to Daosim, the yin and yang are present in everything and are found everywhere. The yin and yang are the two interacting, interdependent, and…

denouncing the pitfalls of over-regulation and rivalry. The following evidence debunks the Confucian idea of virtue by suggesting Yin Yang and Taoist virtue in nature. Harmony describes the natural state of the universe, and “when there is abstinence from action, good order is universal.” Exciting the desires of people disrupts harmony by its interference with Wu…

Louise Nevelson’s works are related to Hans Hoffman and Pablo Picasso’s cubism art works. Secondly, I choose to Paint my sculpture black since Louise Nevelson states that “…black creates harmony and doesn’t intrude on the emotions.” so not only my final piece is related to Louise Nevelson, but also creates harmony. Thirdly, Louise Nevelson’s arts works are mostly related to her past experience, so instead of including her experiences in my art work, I chose to mine instead, since I understand…

irregular meter, evoking the idea of a simpler less organized people. The solo melody soon transitions into a rhythmic dance, grounded in an eighth note ostinato on the static, bitonal chord “E-flat minor over F-flat.” This strikingly dissonant harmony creates a foreboding ambience, further compounded by the irregular use of accents, which only heighten the anticipation. In addition to the unsettling music, the expectations of ballet are completely subverted through the slumped postures and…

The way that the group sounded to me was that it felt like the sound was mostly harsh and piercing. At first it did sound smooth but around thirty seconds later the guitar went faster so it made the sound harsh. When all of the instruments are put together it all really sounded harsh with only like one spot where it was mellow. When it got in the middle and the end of the song, I really had to cover my ears because it got so loud to the point my speakers made the piercing sound. Sad part is that…