Lute

Serbian music in the house so that I would better understand the language in which my parents spoke. This was useful in helping me learn my parent’s dialect in a much faster pace. Much of Serbian Music consists of instruments such as the flute, drum, and lute. Although I currently do not participate in playing any instrument, I have had a few experiences during my school years. In Elementary school, my mother signed me up to take lessons in playing a woodwind instrument such as the…

self-determining musician, her band “began picking up speed in 2009” (Andrew Leahey). With her version of Pursuit of Happiness becoming “so big that Cudi got wind of it somehow— and he hopped up on stage during the singer’s show in Paris… to show his approval” (Lutes). She also received commendations from Kid Cudi calling her “a modern-day Janis Joplin”. Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” could not have reached its pinnacle in fame without the aid of recording studios and high-tech music…

and honestly sounds very forced, but credit is due to the performers for maintaining the historical authenticity. Most of the songs are unaccompanied, but the songs that are accompanied are done so by authentic instruments such as the harp, plectrum lute, recorder, crumhorn, rackett, and shawm. The musicians did not stay strictly authentic, however, and did use a few more modern instruments such as the guitar, viola, and hecklephone (Now Make We Myrth). The oboe is also used, but the…

Hindustani is instrumental while Carnatic is vocal, "Pachem Se Gara" includes both. Just like Hindustani, there was a tabla (pair of hand drums) present in this song, as well as, a tambura (plucked lute). Lastly, in Carnactic examples an applause signals the end of the opening section while in Hindustani and "Pachem Se Gara," the instruments signal the end of the performance. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The next song that I listened to…

China is located in eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Koreas Bay, Yellow Sea and South China Sea. It is between Vietnam and North Korea. It is the 4th largest country in the world and the largest country in Asia. The capital of China is Beijing. China’s climate is rather diverse. There is subarctic conditions in the northern parts and tropical weather in the southern portion ("World", n.d.). China’s flag is red with a large yellow star on the upper left corner and four smaller…

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…

Orfeo, officially L’Orfeo, was a momentous opera piece that was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Written in five acts, the storyline that follows the underlying music delves into many aspects of humanity. Happiness, love, religion, death, and loss, concomitant with heartbreak, are the main themes expressed and explored which yield foresight into the time period Monteverdi himself lived in, as well as the influence of the Venice, the floating city. The opera was revolutionary for its time…

Picking Strings Guitars can be traced back as far as 4,000 years ago. It’s been claimed the guitar maybe from a development of lute. Guitar is the element of surprise. Without a six string there wouldn’t be Blues, Country, and Rock and Roll or any genre in that matter. The masterpiece can come from the strings and homemade wood bodies itself. There are various types of guitars. All of them are very significant and clearly made to make any genre of music worth its wild. From well balanced…

Galileo Galileo Galilei is one of the early men that helped to develop and discover the world, as we know it today. The man, who most people simply just call Galileo, was a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, and scientist. Galileo was born on February 15th, 1564 (Galileo Galilei). He, his parents Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati, and his five siblings were in the middle class but Galileo was still given the opportunity to attend the University. Galileo was encouraged to study medicine…

several instruments that play a rhythmically active, loud, and rambunctious melody.3 After this section of the music, the parts that follow is a completely different composition than what is heard in the beginning of this piece. It begins with a lute performing a transition into the next section, which is written for the voice of a singer to create a slow melody. After this, the percussion reintroduces the parts that are performed in the beginning so that they can accompany the melody. What…