The Sopranos

Leipzig. He has little responsibility at Cöthen and Leipzing. Therefore, he composed 250 sacred cantatas. The most notable one is Cantata No.140. It has seven movements. The melody and text are based on chorale tune Wachet auf. The first movement has sopranos and tenors singing a polyphonic texture. The melody and lyrics use imitation and sequence of technology. The instruments are oboes, English horn, French horn, strings, and basso continuo. The fourth movement is sung by tenors in unison. The…

Ellens dritter Gesang is written in strophic form like many other religious songs, repeating the same melody for every verse. This places importance on the lyrics and forces the listener to focus on the text rather than the melody. The melody is nevertheless attractive and simple, thus is easy to sing in church or at a religious gathering. Just like in many religious pieces, the song implements plagal cadences to create a greater effect of holiness and righteousness (Audio reference 4). The song…

Many major television programs such as 30 Rock, The Office, and The Sopranos have all depicted lovers breaking their commitments and joking in other affairs either without or with getting caught. Hip-Hop Rap music today was also a catalyst for influencing my opinion on relationship infidelity. Many songs feature lyrics about…

sang the melody even though it was rarely her part; I don’t blame her for it though, if I had her kind’ve star quality I probably wouldn’t bother harmonizing either. I was a Soprano I and I really loved making screeching sounds in pretty much every song,…

Contralto Wurm (Walter’s steward) Bass Miller (A retired veteran) Baritone Luisa (His daughter) Soprano Laura (a peasant girl)…

“The work I have been writing all my life is about the struggle that is born of the crisis of our century, a crisis of faith.” Throughout his life and his compositions, Leonard Bernstein explored his observation of a lack of faith within humanity in the 20th century and ways it could be renewed. He explored and expressed this interest throughout many works beginning with his Symphony No. 1: Jeremiah. In the book of Lamentations, Jeremiah the prophet mourns the fall of Jerusalem by Babylon.…

public’s first reaction when I say I’m from New Jersey is usually judgmental. They automatically view me as one of the stereotypical characters they’ve seen on such television shows as The Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Sopranos. All these shows…

Whether your trip to the woods in Ridley High School was to visit your grandmother, sell your cow, or break a spell, no doubt you enjoyed the stay. Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim, follows the story of a number of well-known fairy tales - Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood, along with the addition of two original characters, the Baker and his Wife. The first act retells the original stories, with some slight changes, as all of them are intertwined in…

On Sunday, May 21st, American soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom has stepped on the bandstand of Cornelia Street Café accompanied by a taut rhythm section consisting of longtime cohorts Mark Helias on double bass and Bobby Previte on drums and percussion. The show served to promote her latest album, Early Americans (Outline, 2016), a solid body of work inspired by the work of the British poet Emily Dickinson. The opening track of the album, “Song Patrol”, was also the opener of the performance…

Disney was Their Open Door Flashback to the ninety’s, when Brittney Spears and Christina Aguilera Starred on The Mickey Mouse Club on Disney channel. For both stars, this was one of their first jobs, opening many doors for the girls. Since Disney, both women have become American Pop Icons. Even though, both stars started from the same place, they both evolved at different times, and took different chances in their musical career. Brittney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb,…