Syncopation

On Sunday, March 1, the Lehman Chamber Players hosted a concert in the Recital Hall of the Music Building at Lehman College. There, they played a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in B-flat Major, K.454 for Violin and Piano (1784). Then two other compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven which include the Seven variations of a theme from Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute, and An die Ferne Geliebte (a cycle of six songs “To the Distant Beloved”) Op. 98 for Baritone and Piano (1816). Afterwards a…

“In imaginative philosophical terms, Improvisation might be metaphorically described as the act of stepping out of the fixed and fossilized world of the Past, standing for a moment on a tight-rope Wire representing the moment of the Present, while preparing to test the waters of the future with an exploratory toe.” (Harris) In other words, improvisation is as an action done within the moment. Improvising comprises of musicians composing music spontaneously, whether that be creating variations of…

. “I threw us into the flames, when it fell something died and I knew that that was the last time.” These lyrics show that even though she had the power in her hands at last, she still lost the battle, she threw herself into an emotional suicide which is exactly what death was trying to do to the young girl, make her commit suicide. HISTORYYYYYYY Schubert was very ill in 1823 (suspected tertiary syphilis) and his career down the drain, after failing miserably in his opera Fierabras and with…

french restaurant. Since the song is made in both french in english, but the performers decided to sing the original song. Throughout the piece it was soft and would often go to a moderate level before going back to a weak beat. Basically causing a syncopation within their piece. The texture of the piece was a polyphonic between the piano and drums. The melody of this song was bright and happy throughout the song and high temp at the same time. There we so many dynamics used within this song.…

It uses syncopation in the treble clef between bars 1 to 4 (highlighted in yellow). It changes dynamics frequently throughout the song to place more emphasis on a certain group of lyrics or a rhythmic idea (highlighted in pink). This happens just before they start…

Johnny Mercer's song "Tangerine" captures this romanticism, as it tells the story of a glamour girl from Argentina, "the beauty of her race," who turns out to be empty and shallow, and her dark eyed beauty merely due to artful makeup. So while people in the U.S. romanticized Latin Americans, they also, using varying levels of subtlety, disparaged the very cultures they looked to for inspiration in songs, films, dances, and other entertainments. The American public was not alone in looking to…

as Tracy cuts off her lines quickly for effect. The harmony was soft and slightly gloomy to add emphasis to the context. Overall the dynamics were moderately soft all through the song and the only real pattern in the sound was the constant syncopation through each line…

Over the course of time, music has become a wonderful piece of art that has evolved over the years. From the medieval period 500BC, through the Renaissance era (1400-1600) and even through the baroque (1600-1750) era to the classical period (1775-1825), music as influenced and inspired the lives of many. What makes classical music different than many of the other eras of music was its level of complexity. The complexity was far less intense compared to Baroque music. Many believe at that point…

The Middle Ages and The Renaissance periods have many similarities and many differences, but they also have similarities. Since The Renaissance period directly followed The Middle Ages, many characteristics carried over. The differences throughout The Renaissance Period did not happen immediately, the changes came with time. In this essay, I will be explaining the changes from The Middle Ages to the Renaissance, why these changes occurred, and similarities and differences between a piece from…

The performance I attended to fulfill the requirements for this paper was “Celebration at the Station,” an annual concert put on by the Kansas City Symphony honoring veterans and celebrating America. The concert was held outside Union Station, on the grounds of the National World War I Museum, in downtown Kansas City on May 24th, 2015 at 8pm. The concert was concluded by a magnificent fireworks display above the World War I Museum tower. Michael Stern is the conductor of the Kansas City Symphony…