Timbre

common, there are a few who have succeeded in making it their own. One such group is Nightwish. Nightwish takes this song, which was originally a rock song and turns it into a rock’n’roll song. The song shifts from an ethereal timbre to a dramatic, desperate struggling timbre. The main cause of this shift is the instrumental accompaniment taking a larger role in Nightwish’s cover. In the original version the song nicely balanced both the lyrics and the accompaniment, but Nightwish changes…

when the lyrics begin. The timbre also changes when the vocals start-off. Prior to Johnson singing, the drums and the guitar are in harmony, however, when the vocals begin the drum and the guitar fade into the background which creates the texture change. The vocals are sung in a low tone forcing the background instruments to fade into an almost unnoticeably harmony. The dynamics during the chorus are different compared to the rest of the song. During the chorus, the timbre of the guitar and the…

Anna-Maria Nowak Critical Listening Essay For centuries music has played a dynamic part in influencing people around the world from various places and backgrounds; music has and will continue to be at the core of human life. The King’s College Choir directed by Maestro Stephen Cleobury used musical elements to create an intriguing performance. The choir’s performance of Messiah written by G.F. Handel featured soloist Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton and Matthew Rose. The combination of…

harshly unrelated to each other. The genre of the overall piece, Rodeo, is a ballet, and it is choreographed with five movements. “Hoedown” begins with a recurring theme of the entire ballet, but then introduces a square-dance theme in the tonic. The timbres of the orchestral instruments are mostly cheerful and clear, but the percussion instruments seem to have more musical dominance, probing into the listener.…

Lawrence String quartet performance, I have a deeper appreciation for live performances more than recorded performances. The live concert performance empowered me to pinpoint such musical elements as: dynamics, timbre, rhythm, and texture. Just as Bonds states in Chapter 1 “Music exerts a powerful pull on the human spirit,” I felt this “pull” throughout the entire performance. I enjoyed the live performance of the pieces because the performer’s emotions allowed…

register, she is a Mezzo Soprano with a twangy, husky vocal timbre. This compliments both the dark lyrics she is singing about and also the rest of the musical arrangement. Once the vocals are established for a short period of time, the rest of the arrangement joins the melody, drums first. The electric guitar, in particular is a dominantly heard instrumental force. The register of this combined melody is lower in pitch and moodily dark in timbre but not entirely bleak in sound. In texture, the…

interest with timbre is evident throughout the entire piece of the threnody to the victims of Hiroshima, as Timbre is used to be one of the main forces Penderecki used to convey the dramatic tension behind the song. In this Threnody piece, a clear use of sounds become evident from the strings. The first display of numerus timbre effects is at the beginning of the composition where the instruments can be heard using the percussive soundboard effect. When looking at the score, Most of the Timbre…

Lasting from 1750-1825, the classical period is known as the Age of Enlightenment. This is a cultural characteristic of this era because society thought differently of themselves. They considered themselves to be free from the limitations of the Middle Ages. In addition, some people began to believe God was more of a controller over nature, than mankind. The art form of rococo was rising. Artists were finding interest in capturing the Greek and Roman themes in their works. As for a society…

Last Night of the Proms in 2001 in memory of the victims of 9/11 (2). In each of these well-known events and movies, this piece of music was able to provoke a very strong and emotional response to those who listened. The combination of tempo, meter, timbre, form, and many other musical aspects to the piece contribute to this strong and seemingly similar melancholy response shared by all who hear it. These musical concepts and their effect are analyzed during its appearance in Oliver Stone’s…

Both Janissary music and the Rondo Alla Turca is fast, has a bright timbre and is meant to be loud. Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca has a very full texture, just like the Turkish Janissary bands. Most Turkish band music were also in Rondo form with various repeated sections, which Mozart also imitated, by repeating Section A and…