Requiem

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from a feeling or a memory. Going to the concert I was listening with great concentration, trying to hear every aspect of the piece. I through the concert tried to find meaning and purpose in the music. The concert that I had attended was “Messa Da Requiem (1873)” composed by Giuseppe Verdi.” The individual pieces in this composition were “introit and Kyrie” “Dies irae” “Offertory” “Sanctus” “Angus Dei” “Lux aeterna” and “Libera me.” This concert was…

Vocal music in the Baroque era Introduction to the baroque era Taken from the Portuguese word “barroco (oddly shaped pearl)”, the term “Baroque” is associated with Western art music between the periods of 1600 to 1750 (Nicholas Kraemer accessed: 1 September 2016). In congruence to the word it derived from, Baroque music focussed on musical ornamentation, technique and contrast. Additionally, the concept of “melody” and “harmony” began to be articulated and implemented, in contrast to the…

With her best friend Ann Stoker she would also hang around the Fleet at Portsmouth and Southsea. (A photograph of the two, both inexplicably in boiler suits, shows a hefty young Monica not displayed to best advantage next to the more petite Ann.) They had to avoid her brother Bunny if he was in port and likewise her Uncle Gerald, brother of Henry, who was captain of the battleship Repulse. With another friend she used to drive up to Oxford and Cambridge, a wind-up gramophone in the back of her…

preparing for a death Catholic ask to pay and speak upon God. At the time of death Catholics ask a priest, friends and family to pray with them. Coming the time of the funeral there is a praying service held before the funeral. The day of the funeral Requiem Mass is held to celebrate the life of loved ones. At the burial the grave site is blessed. After the loved one is remembered and celebrated by all that loved…

Introduction Classical music was the foundation of all the songs we listen to today. These pieces from hundreds of years ago contained strategies and patterns we use today in our music, such as introducing the chorus: a repeated melody in a song that is easy to remember. The Classic period of music also contained many of the most recognized composers, such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756, and died on December…