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I was asked to choose a commercially available piece of music and analyse the recording techniques used. The piece I have chosen is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen from their 1975 album ‘A Night at the Opera’ (Queen, 1975). Written by the band’s lead vocalist, Freddy Mercury, the song was recorded in 4 different studios between August and September of 1975. These were: - Rockfield Studio 1 - Roundhouse - SARM (East) - Scorpio Sound Bohemian Rhapsody was produced…

to write an opera in German. 10. What does Mozart do during his meeting with Emperor Joseph to make Salieri resent him? Salieri starts to resent Mozart, when Mozart plays Salieri’s song by memory after only hearing it once, and then changes the arrangement of the song while playing it to his own likings. 11. What is the name of the girl Mozart marries? Mozart marries Constanze in the movie…

A majority of people seem to agree the Wagner was an anti-Semite. Among those people, a debate has emerged as to the place of Wagner’s music in our current society. Over the course of this essay I attempt to make sense of this debate and try come to a conclusion about what place Wagner’s music should have in the 21st Century. At the same time, I am to provide context by noting his impact on music and looking toward Israel where the topic of Wagner’s music seems to be most controversial. Despite…

the use of appealing to emotional and representational figures during the war era. Furthermore, because of updated instrumentation and quality use of recording, the art of interpretation in this era has played significant roles within orchestras, operas, and symphonies. With developments of percussion instruments, stringed instruments, and several horns, the new age development of performing traditional music is now being produced through means of electronics. Because of the sudden differences,…

I am a singer, composer, songwriter, and recording artist. I trained as a classical singer in San Francisco after earning my undergraduate degree and performed for two years with the Marin Opera Company. Since that time, my work has expanded. My performances and writing encompass classical art song, opera, rock, pop, oldies, jazz, and cabaret and original material in venues as divergent as CBGB to Lincoln Center. My studio work is vast, including recording and producing my own material (two…

Unit four of the textbook is about music in the nineteenth century, and the first part of this section starts by dedicating a whole chapter to Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was a true genius, his music is still widely popular until today. His style of music was mostly Classical, he was a student of Haydn. One of Beethoven 's first work that really showed his his individuality as an artist was his symphony called Bonaparte. This symphony was written in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte, but later on,…

However, Beethoven’s pursuit of receiving Mozart’s instruction did not stop there. Since Mozart died before he could teach Beethoven, Beethoven returned to Vienna once again to seek a new teacher, Joseph Haydn, who was another brilliant Classical composer. Beethoven hoped he could “receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands”, but sadly, Haydn wasn’t such a great teacher. According to Beachy, a previous composition major at West Virginia University who studied Beethoven’s influences from a…

• Sing a greeting song. This is epic! You can enter the room and sing a song to wake the person up! Whether you hit the tone or not, the important thing is your thought of having a nice wake up surprise and good morning greeting for the person. You can even make your own song and play with the lyrics by using the words that are really inside your heart. • Joint exercise. If you are one of those health buff persons, the best way to say good morning to a certain person is probably to have an…

Movie Evaluative Essay Copying Beethoven is a movie, which takes place in 1824. It is a romantic period drama. Beethoven is a legendary musician, and he is stone deaf. In last days of his life, he gets busy in preparing for his latest symphony. Beethoven is desperate to publish his “Ninth Symphony”. Beethoven’s publisher is Schlemmer, who is dying of cancer. Beethoven is in need to complete his symphony. So, Schlemmer sends the student Anna Holtz as copyist to complete Beethoven’s score. Anna…

Dziga Vertov’s conception of montage is defined by a borrowed reference to music called the theory of intervals. In music, an interval is the difference between two notes and can be wide or short. More than a mere parallel montage, Vertov’s montage using intervals consists in extending a filmic movement by using another shot placed in the same filmic continuity, even if this second shot has been recorded elsewhere or in another time. Like in symphonic music, with recurrent themes and patterns…