Musical ensemble

understand the concept of the motet, one must first be familiar the musical developments preceding the motet. Although the motet first appears in the 13th century, we can trace its ancestry back as far as the 9th century with the rising popularization of polyphony. Beginning in the Carolingian period (800-1000), composers began to take preference in writing polyphony which provided many opportunities to further explore the depth of musical texture. Early polyphonic music became known as Organum.…

This week I have been focusing on technique. My mentor said that was one of the most important things, when learning how to play the guitar. He said, since my fingers hadn’t learned the difference yet that I might as well learn how to do it the correct way. This is because as I continue it will be easier to play, and will in the end, sound better. He always says that anybody can pick-up a guitar and learn how to play, but to become a musician it takes practice and dedication. I asked my mentor…

Katherine Siochi, Harp and Piano On Sunday, January 22, 2017, at 3pm Katherine Siochi played several compositions by a variety of composers on her harp and the piano. The performance took place at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Watertown, New York. The artist, who wore a formal dress in turquoise, brought her own harp from New York City for this recital and the harp stood precisely in front of the altar of the church. Thirty minutes before the concert started, I arrived. Although, I have seen…

Band has produced the best experiences I had in my life. It was the flint that needed to be striked and once sparked the fire could not calmed. The fire burns with a white hue and joins with other flames to become stronger. This is the passion for a love of music and the community of other musicians joining together. I am happy to say that i regret nothing when it comes to band. When I was younger, I would hang on to my parents and i would never venture out of my comfort zone. As i grew older I…

I have always loved music. It started around nine years ago when I started playing piano. Piano was an instrument that my sisters and mom played and I was fascinated by the sounds that it could make and how you could make songs your own. Fourth grade I played violin but it wasn’t my thing because I could not find the thrill that the piano gives me when I play. Fifth through eighth grade I played clarinet but I stopped playing so I could continue to push myself on piano and start color guard. I…

Kayla Burkhart welcomed five children into her early childhood music class April 19, 2018. The children range in age from 15 months to four years old. This class was held in a large choral rehearsal room at Butler University in Indianapolis as part of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir Early Childhood Program. Through an observation summary, we will analyze and discuss great aspects of and room for growth regarding the pedagogical approach to this class. More specifically, we will use Gordon’s…

in the twelfth measure of the overture and during the end of the overture. d. After the andante the tempo changes to Presto to create a mood and frame the mind for humor. e. When the overture arrives at the twelfth measure, the orchestra plays the musical motive that underscores the words Co-si fan tu-tte later on, the refrain is sung by Don Alfonso, Guglielmo, and Ferrando toward the end of Act…

Jonathan Larson, the composer of Rent and Tick, Tick....Boom! Both were musicals released in the early 2000s. The music in these musicals were not entirely an orchestra more of classic rock, which I believed made both movies even better and brought out the storyline even more. Jonathan Larson was born to a Jewish family on February 4, 1960 in White Plains, New York, USA. At a young age he was exposed to performing arts being music and theater. He was very involved in his high school arts…

This was a fast paced song full of swing and country twang. An array of solos (that seemed to me like call and response) continued throughout the song creating a smooth entrance for the rest of the ensemble. These solos were produced by the guitar and piano throughout the piece while hard strumming of the bass were played within the bridge becoming more and more prominent throughout. A Room Full of Shoes was inspired by an exhibit at the Metropolitan…

notational system was clearly the tremendous amount of time chants would take to learn and to keep a written reference so that the music would stay consistent over time. This new notational system, which is the direct ancestor of all subsequent musical notation, was composed of a symmetric series of six notes, and sung to the Latin syllables that begin the six lines, ut – re – mi- fa – sol- la. This new notational system became the basis of today’s modern solfeggio. Guido did not just create…