The Song of Roland

these aspects as teachable moments in the rehearsal process. Cajun Folk Songs The two movement, six minute long piece of Cajun Folk Songs was written by Frank Ticheli in 1990. Ticheli, born in 1958, is a well-known, present day composer who has won many honors including the Charles Ives Scholarship. Currently, Ticheli is Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Cajun Folk Songs is broken up into two movements, one slow and one fast. The first…

The Knights Code of Chivalry was so entwined with medieval times that songs and poems were written about the code. Poems such as, “The Song of Roland” would document the code for passage to future generations. It would be difficult for any knight to never falter, and even Arthur did fail, but King Arthur would be an ideal example of the tenets of the code. Even…

prickly and out of tune nature of the Francis’s mind. In the same way that Francis’ mind is warped, throughout my piece the strings become more and more distorted. Additionally, I used a Fender Rhodes Piano, a Roland SP-404 sampler, and more an assortment of effects pedals. Throughout the song you’ll hear a reverberated beeping noise--it’s the first hear at 00:39. The sound is a heavily effected sample. It may be too heady, but this steady pulse is meant to represent the connection between…

During 300 CE to 1400 CE the time of the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages took place, and changed a little each step of the way. The Early Middle Ages was a time of European history that took place from the 5th century to the 10th century, and the Late Middle Ages took place from the 10th century to the mid 14th century. The Early and Late Middle Ages were very different but a little similar in the senses of art, architecture, religion, politics, education and literature. Art and…

A Comparison of Japanese and European Feudalism Feudalism is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture.” Feudalism dictated much of the Medieval era in Europe, but lasted much longer, and more successful, in Japan,…

“The Right Action is better than Knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.”(Snell) This quote was spoken by the Great Charles I or as otherwise known as Charlemagne. Charlemagne was born in 742. His Father was Pepin the Short and his mother was Bertrada (Facts). Little is known about Charlemagne's childhood; in 754, however, he participated in the anointment of Pepin as king by Pope Stephen II. He was educated at the palace school primarily by Fulrad, the abbot of…

automatically fell in love with the music genre and culture of Hip Hop. The song I am going to go in depth about and analyze is Afrika Bambaataa’s & the Soulsonic Force’s hit song "Planet Rock". The main reason why I chose this piece of music is because the impact it had in the Hip Hop community was like non other and because till this day it is one of the more popular songs people like to breakdance to. The structure of this song is complex yet at the same time very simple. The producers of…

Upon the middle ages (400 to 1400 A.C) lived the samurai, the loyal warriors of Japan, and the knights, the religious warriors of Europe. Though they may be on opposite sides of the world, they do not acknowledge each other’s existence, similarities were mere coincidences, and the two display little correlation among each other. The knights and samurai differentiated upon their training, had dissimilar loyalty policies and codes, and diverse perspectives of death. Although the samurai and…

and even avant-garde songs like Anthony Braxton. The challenge is to know where you can dive; For many, it will be unpredictable, because essential services continue mixing with nonessentials without offering advice on where to start. Spotify, here and there, outside of Apple Music. Her "related artists" to Billie Holiday (Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald) were more important than her competitor suggested. When I created a radio station around saxophonist Roland Kirk, the…

because they do not lose their appeal to viewers. Similarly, music of Pussycat Dolls, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, etc. experienced obsolete phases but listening to their songs again made me feel that their songs are part of “The Classics” because it still gets me up ‘til now. Pop songs today made me miss RnB and mellow songs, which are unparalleled to the music we have…