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took many years for the idea to be developed into a musical. They had the idea of writing a deep meaning musical which would show people what real life was all about. The original idea was for a Jewish girl and a Catholic boy to fall in love. This theme however changed when the Puerto Ricans moved into New York and the story line was altered to focus rather on an American-Puerto Rican love story. The two pieces “Maria” and “Tonight” are both spectacular works from “West Side Story”. “Maria” was…

Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation. It began in 1517, and lasted until the Peace of Westphalia (1648) 5. Piazza A public square or marketplace, typically in an Italian town. 6. Baroque A term used to describe the style of architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.…

this time period. The show was written by Sir WS Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan in the year of 1879. The Pirates of Penzance was first produced in the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York City on December 31, 1879. The show portrays the theme of moral duty. This theme is portrayed to show the values that people in the society had at the time of the reign of Queen Victoria. Duty was something that was taken very serious in the show and had an impact for the ending of the opera. It was reproduced by…

Flamenco is a folk art and culture from Iberia, or present day Spain. A genre that has been the musical outlet for the poor and the troubled, Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individual’s most profound emotions and the flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be a technical art performed with enduring…

The music class called Art of Active Listening caught me by surprise. During the beginning weeks of the first semester, I was nervous about where this course will take me. I entered college with no background knowledge of music but was excited to take on a new challenge. This course never involved music notation or theory which was very beneficial for me. This course did provide skills and techniques that I can use throughout my everyday life. Some critical points we covered during the semester…

For people who want to revive their love memories, the play “They’re Playing Our Song,” may be a good choice. I went to the Dale F. Halton Theater on October 3rd, 8:00pm to watch this musical performance. This musical is with book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlish, and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. The original show was produced by Emanuel Azenberg, premiered at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 1978. In this musical, Andy Faulkenberry, Vivian Tond, Marvin King, Daniel…

Kha Tran Music Appreciation HUM 1113 First Concert Review Spring Choir Concert 2016 The Spring Choir Concert was take place in Bruce Owen Theater, Oklahoma City Community College on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Ronald Staton was a conductor and his partner Lisa Barsaleau, and accompanist. I heard about the concert a day before it was performed from my friend who takes the other music class. I was so exciting because this was the first concert I had attended. After finishing my classes, I…

I am going to compare and contrast Adele’s song “Set fire to the rain” and Schubert’s “Death and the maiden op. 7 no. 3” "Der Tod und das Mädchen", D. 531, written in 1817 (7 years before the String Quartet with the same theme in the second movement, no. 14, D810) It is true that both songs have very catchy tunes, and are easy to listen to, especially with the ascending notes, it is like a party for our ears, knowing where the melody is going strikes up a feeling of repetition and unity within…

For my concert critique, I went to Jason Terry’s Doctoral Piano Recital on Tuesday, December 1st at the School of Music in room 206. Because Terry was able to pick the pieces he played, he picked a range of different pieces to emphasize his wide range of talent. He included older and modern pieces including Bach, Godowsky, Balakirev, Zorn, and Liszt. The first piece he played was “Prelude & Fugue, BWV 872” composed by Bach. I was a little unsure about the nature and form of this piece because…

Music and talent: Michael Jackson was known as an American pop singer with many talents; in 1964, at the age of five, almost six he had the ability to sing just like his older brother, Jermaine. Joe Jackson did not realize Michael’s talent until Katherine found him singing in his bedroom dancing along to the radio. When Katherine told Joe about this he did not believe her. Once Michael sang in front of his father he was amazed. Later on before Michael’s 6th birthday, his father had formed the…