Mezzo-soprano

is introduced, in the Habanera, the nature of her character is quite apparent. The Habanera, or "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" ("Love is a rebellious bird"), is one of the most famous arias from Carmen. As Carmen enters in Act 1 scene 5, the mezzo soprano, The aria takes the form of a descending scale followed by the same phrase in major and minor keys. This technique emphasizes the meaning of the lyrics, which are that love is untamable, a sentiment which is expressed throughout the…

from either of those bands in that the “heaviness” commonly associated with the genre is not entirely present alongside the emphasis on virtuosity. The song opens with the interesting and nuanced vocals of Dorothy Martin. In register, she is a Mezzo Soprano with a twangy, husky vocal timbre. This compliments both the dark lyrics she is singing about and also the rest of the musical arrangement. Once the vocals are established for a short period of time, the rest of the arrangement joins the…

Many time periods have been affected by other time periods preceding them. Whether it be in politics or art we can see certain aspects of the previous period in the next period of time. This is very evident in art forms. In many art forms, artists (whether they be authors, painters, or composers) are influenced by other artists before their time. This is the case for many post-modernist artists, for they are sometimes influenced by the era of art before them, the modernists. The era of modernism…

Meghan Trainor is a recent American pop star defined by her sense of empowerment as she urges listeners to reject body shaming. Encouraging positive body image is becoming a societal norm in the U.S. and the Nashville singer 2014 debut single, “All About That Bass,” help persuade her audience that bigger bodies are better. The objectification of larger bodies contribute towards a feeling that there is a criteria for beauty. Similarly, Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” is part of a tradition of hip hop…

*** “The growing thorn” A little girl at morning sobbed in her small square room. Her great grandmother had recently passed away and she could not understood why, not why she was dead. But why was she not able to say good-bye? It felt as an unsent letter, never having the chance to be turned into its destination. She had a pedestal in her room, a small crystal one attached to the alabaster wall. It holded at the end of the rectangle a picture of her parents in a sapphire frame, next was an…