The Sound of Music

performer in the music used traditional instruments called the medieval fiddle. The medieval fiddle also called the vielle was the most popular instrument for both religious and secular songs in Western Europe in the 11th to 16th century. The texture of the music is monophonic. This is because there only one sound also called the melody but has no accompanying harmony. Also, the sound is played at a fixed interval of time. There is the use of the drone in the music. The drone in the music is…

Music is composed of many different elements that together give feeling to what we hear. These elements include rhythm, beat, accent, meter, syncopation, tempo, pitch, dynamics, tone color, overtone, scales, melody, harmony, texture, tonality, and mode. Just like with chemical elements, combining musical elements will create something new and exciting, and different combinations will give something distinct to the music. All sixteen elements mentioned are equally important and together…

function of Walter Murch’s sound design used in Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now (1979) will be described and analyzed through specific scenes throughout the entire film, which I consider important so to understand the narrative of this film. Sound Design elements will be covered such as: usage of sound, styles of sound, diegetic and non-diegetic sound, acousmatic sound and foley sound. INTRODUCTION Sound, is frequently made submissive to image in films. However, sound elements such…

is completely looking to revolutionize music as we know it by developing products like the iPad with its speaker system that delivers quality of sound, or the iPod where thousands of songs can be downloaded and transported easily, or the Mac Book that gives quality resolution as well as sound whether streaming music videos or on iTunes, or by Apple’s buy out of Beats By Dre, or their own custom Earpods Apple seem like it truly is seeking to revolutionize music or at least how is it listened to.…

The Opera of Existence In music, the pitches and the pauses in a composition contribute to the piece as much as, or even more than, the lyrics themselves. In non-lyrical music, each note must be deliberate, played in a certain way to achieve the desired effect. The crescendos cause feelings of power and anticipation, while decrescendos gather the attention of the audience. Each note adds to the tone of the piece, but silence similarly asserts itself in its demand to be felt. In Gymnopédie…

There are only three elements in this music: vocal, acoustic guitar, and the chorus. Because of there are only three elements, the stereo image builds on how wide and narrow the sound is instead of placing to the right or left location. However, I feel that the acoustic guitar is a little off to the left, and I hope that is not the problem of my hearing. The chorus is the widest sound that spread all over the left to right, and the distance of the sound is the farthest. On the other hand, the…

and so on. In this part, he emphasizes the relationship between keeping the ear open while being safe, that is, aware of the sounds around us while avoiding damaging sounds, such as uncomfortable music, even when other seems not affect by that. Switching from feeling the music to actively joining in it, the author focuses on the description of resonance, a mixture of sound in order.…

classical music was performed for entertainment purposes as a result of patron-controlled music. This restricted design soon dissipated with the introduction of Beethoven and his symphonies. As a result of his independent musical career, Beethoven was given the opportunity to explore unregulated music. Decades later in the late 19th century, this meaningful music would further popularize and form the musical canon, a collection of great musical compositions that have defined classical music.…

Alternative Music: “The Cure” For a Lost Soul? The alternative music of the 80’s has been a large part of my family’s culture and how I was raised. Whenever we were in the car, alternative music from my mother’s teenage years was played, bringing my family closer. It created an immense influence on the music I listen to today and is a part of my family’s culture. Considering how much influence it had on my family, I wondered what has influenced the music itself and the influence alternative…

His music was recognised widely because it brought out different types of emotion from people listening to his music. He is a big Influence on the music industry and is well known around the world today. Sound/Music is a very powerful media. Now a days films/movies, music videos, video games and so on consists of music or sound to convey emotions. To bring out a certain theme .Through sounds of instruments we can convey a feel/emotion. Make people…