Musical scale

the nineteenth century, Chopin composed exclusively for the piano and his music is innovative with a particular repertoire of technical and expressive devices. His musical style can be described as unique because of his variety and complexity of compositional techniques. The Piano Sonata Op.35 No.2 is an illustration of Chopin’s musical style where he explores several elements found in the nineteenth century music such as the “idea of artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity.…

In the musical production Hairspray, there were various differences in acting styles, technical elements, and demands of the actor in comparison to plays in general. With Hairspray being a movie that I had watched on Netflix, it was obviously not live and this also contributes to the differences of going to an actual live production in a theater. These differences help us distinguish between the realities of the products of a musical and the products of a play. Hairspray’s acting styles were…

Dell’Antonio and Joseph Machlis’ book, The Enjoyment of Music, we discuss a ton of different things. In the beginning of unit one, the authors write about melody, rhythm and meter, harmony, and the organization of musical sounds. Near the end of the unit the authors begin to write about musical texture, music styles, and music functions. The last topic discussed in unit one is sacred music in the middle ages. This unit provides us with insight on the basics of music and gives us a brief history…

 Musical Notes Can Count Jerri Pineda Abstract— The development of mathematics involves early connections with music and the basic physics of sound. Mathematics is present in the natural occurrence of the ratios and intervals found in music and modern tuning systems. As people age, their hearing becomes dull and require change in the music ratio and interval to hear the same tune as when young. In like manner, the interval increases until a perfect pitch is heard. In this paper we will examine…

Study Question Ch.2 1. What are some important ways that the musical traditions of Africa and Europe are different? In African music the references to the characteristics of and instrument used in African music are from historical African traditions. Also, African musical tradition is the blurring of the distinct lines between the performer and audience. References to European music point to the traditional classical music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 2. In what ways was the performance of…

technical exercises, and études in front of a professional examiner. The examiner provided a mark according to the performance being unsatisfactory (below 65), a pass (65-74), a merit (75-84), or a distinction (85 or above). A 7-point Likert-type scale was used to assess learning strategies including cognitive, self-regulation, self-efficacy, and motivation. The survey item “I have fully…

Although we can learn about various facts of prehistoric musical cultures from images and archeological remains, our understanding is severely limited by the lack of written record. Instruments themselves were made out of perishable materials, and few have survived. Luckily, pictures show how instruments were held and played, and in what circumstances music was used. Surviving instruments reveal details of their construction. For example, archaeologists exploring the royal tombs at Ur, a…

Differentiating Musical Exoticism Musical exoticism comes from the influence of non-European elements, often imitating styles from other cultures as a way to differ from the customs of the audience and creators. The motives for exoticism lie on a spectrum, ranging from pure exoticism to transcultural composing. Pure exoticism includes “othering” a subject, labeling them as different from one’s own group (Lecture 5/16). On the other hand, transcultural composing uses both non-western and western…

Guido D'Arezzo invented music. He also invented solfege , a vocal note scale. He was italian of the medieval era. He was regarded as in the inventor of modern musical notation. He was born in 991 A.D and died in 1033. Here’s a couple of interesting facts about music. Loud music can make someone drink less. The world’s most expensive musical instrument was 15.9 million dollars. Listening to music while working out improves physical performance. Your heartbeat mimics and changes the music…

evaluated on 7 items. Again, points are administered for independence and strength of performance of individual actions, such as sitting or standing. Maximum score for this section is 14. The Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living The Barthel scale (reference) is a ten item index assessing patients Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and morbidity, including: absence or presence or faecal and/or urinary incontinence, as well needing help with grooming, toilet use, feeding, transfers,…