Music genre

1650’s. It was mostly used in Orchestras for classical music, creating a low pitched base for the violins and violas while harmonizing with the cellos. As time evolved, around 1890, the African American communities in early New Orleans began jazz ensembles that played a mixture of marches, ragtimes or dixieland songs. These ensembles were primarily marching bands with sousaphone bass saxophones that would supply the bass line. As this genre…

scintillating performances from those actors I had been excited to see, and the hints of romance and action I’d anticipated blossomed into satisfying components of the film. In some ways, Scorch Trials lived up to my evaluation of its trailer. The music throughout the film contributed immeasurably to the story, and the use of contrast lighting throughout the film was well done. But the special effects proved to painfully amateur, and the script betrayed the epic lines of the trailer with a…

album cover do? Music itself is not visual, only sound that often times is paired with visuals. This is because together, a visual and a sound, enhance the effectiveness of the piece as a whole. An example of this would be in a movie when a dramatic scene is shown, a dramatic song will be played with it to enhance the scenes effectiveness. Album covers utilize this unique fusion of mediums in a similar way to make the album more marketable, and to create a visual effect on the music making the…

Concert Review II In 1965, The Lovin’ Spoonful performed their first hit single “Do you Believe in Magic.” This music represents the folk genre, and one which has been popular for many decades. A quick Google search revealed the song has been featured in many commercials and in movies such as American Pie and Date Movie. I chose it because of the upbeat and happy feel. In addition, the tune puts listeners in a good mood and also entices them to dance. The following essay will first describe…

Discussion The experiment conducted by Myriam V. Thoma disproved the hypothesis that listening to relaxing music prior to a stressful task would decrease overall stress response. The experiment showed that the highest values in cortisol were observed in the group that listened to music before the TSST while the lowest were in the group that listened to rippling water. Unexpectedly, it was found that cortisol levels in RM were not significantly lower than that of R. The results of this experiment…

change that brought music into the daily lives of the European people. Music before the Renaissance was mainly kept in churches and the King’s court (History). Many musicians during the Renaissance period learned about music from past centuries and found it urgent that music begin a new age (Music). In 1477, Johannes Tinctoris, Renaissance composer and music theorist, said, “Music written more than 40 years previously was not worth hearing.”(Music). This led to a big change in music during the…

western classical music. Having been developed and patented by instrument creator and businessman Adolphe Sax in 1846, the saxophone had already missed out on much of the literature and masterworks written for other wind instruments centuries before its time. Additionally, much of the major classical musical works written for the instrument happened during its constant refinement development in Europe; allowing the saxophone to have more of a foothold in the originally American music idiom of…

Pop music, rock music, love songs, rap music, country music; every type of music has a purpose and a great impact on everyone’s lives. Most adolescents turn to music as a way to express their emotions, and to escape any problems occuring in their lives. Adolescents may have troubles with grades, relationships, their self- image and many other issues that music can help them cope. There are numerous songs dealing with love and relationships that are filled with emotion and can be very relatable.…

Digital age With the computerized age, we may tune in to music in an unexpected way, however that doesn't mean we have to disregard the things that made music extraordinary in any case. Today, we can send music documents at the quickest speed. The making and recording of a melody is no longer productive or rare. In any case, individuals cherish rare, therefore scare music is what people are adoring today. People love to listen to music for numerous reasons such as calming themselves, having…

Although many may regard music as simple minded and basic, many songs contain poetic devices in their lyrics, and have deeper meanings that are able to reach out to their listeners on an emotional level, much like poems. I will be observing the similarities and differences of music and poetry and how the language of music has the ability to convey differing emotions with their listeners, just as poems would. In order to come to a conclusion I have chosen to analyse one song and one poem which…