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American experimental filmmaker who uses sound design and hypnotic images to explore themes of surrealism, dreams, and hypnotic states. The theme of water and its hypnotic rhythm are present in many of his shorts and feature films. Outside film, Pierce experiments a great deal with sound and installation. His artistic style is similar to impressionism, an art style represented by fluid motion and obvious brushstrokes. Music is a large influence in his work, along with other art forms such as…

in West Side Story. The piece consists of 118 bars and 6 verses. From bar 37 we see a change beating to a strict 4/4 and a change of key to A major, whereby the listener should pick up strong hints of bitonality as the bass is A-F-A-F. The music which accompanies the singers extenuates the expectation and emotions felt. Tonight uses a conventional operatic technique whereby the multiple characters on stage are saying the same or different lines at the same time but relating it to…

childhood memories attending guitar concerts with his father, who was an amateur guitar player. Nobre varies the main theme, indicating the improvisation of the melody, presenting complex rhythmic passages before ending the piece with a lot of energy.” Similar to Ponteio in Nobre’s Toccatina, Ponteio e Final Op. 12, Ponteado can be also described as a genre of improvised guitar music that originated in Northeast…

intensity of brass and percussion instruments, and the stable rhythm of low and high pitches. The opening of the song presents a sense of urgency as a stack of three high pitches of a string instrument. A brass instrument sets the prideful tone of the music as it follows the stack of string instruments in a low pitch. Furthermore, a brass instrument that is like a horn is played over the low brass instrument to express the bold nature of a military. As the opening closes, the string and low…

How many people would rather go to a high school football game than the school musical? Most likely, a ton. Football games have food, themes, and the student section. Students that actively participate in performing arts programs excel more in all aspects of life. Research shows that arts education improves scholarly success. Many students use the arts as a free way to express themselves who struggle with different types of anxiety or insecurities. Cutting performing arts education will not only…

New York City on September 30, 1935, and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. After suffering from an initially unpopular public reception due in part to its racially charged theme, the Houston Grand Opera production of the opera in 1976 gained it new popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed operas. While Porgy and Bess has become a cultural artifact, one of the controversies over…

cheery musicals that allow viewers to be happy in hard or happy times. For example, Operettas did not hinder during the depression (Musicals). Operettas emphasize the forms of comedy such as satire, comedy of character, and parody. Operettas have light music and are shorter versions of operas. These musicals are often for people who do not have enough time to spend to see a full opera, so they are able to enjoy a shorter version and relieve stress. Musicals gain some of its roots from the French…

Vision and Sound: Polyphony in Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Vaikom Muhammed Basheer’s Walls The term polyphony, meaning multiple voices, has its origin in Western music. Mikhail Bakhtin, the Russian thinker has adopted the term polyphony to explain the nature of Dostoevsky’s novels. In his Problems of Dostoevsky’s Poetics Bakhtin says that Dostoevsky makes his characters free from his control and allows them to have their own voices. In the same work, Bakhtin later says that…

degree in English Literature, and also earned his master's degree in English from Columbia University. Ebb began his career writing for nightclub acts and revues. His first stage production, 1962's Morning Sun, closed after just eight performances. Music publisher Tommy Valando introduced Ebb to Kander in 1962 with whom he soon collaborated on the songs "My Coloring Book" and "I Don't Care Much". Although their first stage musical, Golden Gate was never produced, it did convince producer Harold…

title sequence was not a result of the designer’s interpretation of the film’s narrative, I still feel that it deserves a brief mention. The music sets a lively pace to the animation and by its similarities the jazzy score from The Pink Panther; it helps to set the mood for the main film. CMIYC’s producer, Walter Parkes, recalled that, When we got that music, we were starting to animate in earnest, and we were able to heighten the sense of story and drama. ( … ) In conclusion, I think…