Musical film

Jeanie with the light brown hair (published in 1854) by Stephen Foster is performed by a tenor with piano accompaniment. The piano introduces the work with a short prelude starting on a high note then descending in conjunct intervals, briefly ascends from a low note to a note close to F. The piano then varies the prior phrase by descending from a high note with eighth notes then sustaining a note close to A. Following the prelude, the tenor begins the first section on with “I” on the high note…

The native American flute, a wooden instrument of the Native American indigenous tribes has been around for hundreds of years. No one knows the exact time reference to when they were first made or began. Certain native tribes believed the woodpecker was the first to make a flute, they would drill holes in a hollow tree branch looking for insects, and when a wind blew over the branch, sound was made. The Lakota people made what is known as the “Love Flute.” Young men would stand by the river with…

Julie Andrews is an english actress and singer. She is also an author. She made her broadway debut in The Boy Friend. She was born on October 1, 1935 and is currently 81 years of age. Julie has starred in many shows. Julie made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in her hit role. She starred in The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria, and won the Golden Globe Award For Best Actress. Between 1964 - 1986, she starred in…

“No Place Like London,” Act 1, scene 1 from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim The orchestra enters with a full and resonant timbre, sounding the melodic theme “No place like London,” twice. The second echo ends on a peculiar chord, unresolved. The first soloist’s timbre is bright, energetic and full of hope, in contrast to the second soloist’s timbre that is dark. As the second soloist enters the music changes, the key shifting from major to minor. The second soloist sings in a lower register…

a. The four instruments I chose were cello, trumpet, flute, and snare drum. The cello is part of the string family, and consists of a wooden neck, endpin, tuners, fingerboard, bridge, and body. The cello has four strings: A,D,G,and C. The strings are held by the bridge and when a string is plucked or bowed it sends vibration waves through the cello producing the sound. One of the most common uses for the cello is at an orchestra or quartet. The trumpet is part of the brass family and consists of…

the singers/performers. The two pianists were Isadora Pastragus and James Winn. They were performing a number of pieces from numerous opera composers who lived through out various eras ranging from the 1790s to the 1990s. The style of music was musical theatre and most the pieces would fit into the classical genre. The elements of the pieces were just voices and piano, most of which were polyphonic. Some particularly interesting parts of the concert was that over…

Writing Assignment 1 According to the article, “What would Handel do? Historically informed performance, then and now” written by Matthew Lynch, Lynch states that HIP or Historical informed performance was established by Arnold Dolmetsch, who built, published, and worked with music which extends back into the late 19th century. Lynch mentions that HIP movement was developed as people wanted to rediscover, learn the technique, play (on the original instruments) and listen to old music. However,…

“ Ionisation” is a musical composition by Edgard Varèse written for thirteen percussionists. The style of music is percussion music. The melody goes by piano and the harmony goes by other instrument in this performance. The tempo was slow at the beginning and getting fast in…

One of my favorite songs is Vienna, by Billy Joel. I like the message of slow down, you have your whole life. After the second verse there is an interesting accordion solo. The piano runs going down keeps it interesting while still building anticipation for the second line of the chorus. The short rests make the rhythm interesting. The vocal flourishes at the end of each verse provide a smooth transition into the chorus or next verse. The instrumentals do a good job of keeping the listener in…

If I could pinpoint the one day that has made the greatest impact on my life, it would be a day in the fall of sixth grade: the day I decided to join my school’s band. Not just the band; I wanted to play the drums in the band, which required a screening audition, a daunting task for a sixth grader whose only experience with percussion had been banging on an out-of-tune toy drum kit in his basement. During the screening audition, the teacher said to me, “When we are done, are you willing to…