Tonality

Brahms was a traditionalist and an innovator as referred to by many, and even though he sought to stick to the conformities of his time, he made use of many techniques from past composers such as Beethoven, Bach and Liszt even though many romantic developments were taking place around him. His music therefore can be seen to contain elements of mostly classical and romantic characteristics. The contrast of classical versus romantic can be clearly seen in his symphonies where he compose them in an…

These colored light experiments assisted him on mastering a type of harmonic tonality with his paintings as well as a brush stroke that would be used in his later works. A brush stroke that had similar angularity and was consistent throughout the overall composition. An example of these colored light and brush stroke studies is…

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath relies heavily on shift in tone and topic to portray the ongoing descent into depression that is the basic story arch for the main character Esther Greenwood. Plath employs a large arsenal of techniques to convey the necessary shifts in the novel. One of the most obvious methods is a direct statement of shift by a character. The direct shift is combined with hints through typical behavior, such as crying. Plath also uses contrasting statements both through Esther…

Nothing is more iconic of the 1920s than jazz. Jazz made places such Harlem and New Orleans huge national hits. Included with jazz are huge individual names, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. Not only did it make them famous, it made places such as Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom. (Berg) The smooth music from New Orleans was a big part of why African American culture was “accepted and promoted in the American culture at large by the 1920’s.” (Berg 7). Jazz was one of, if…

As stated by Brenda, the movement of the horse along with simple stretching has been shown to decrease in abnormally heightened muscular tonality along with the promotion of relaxation while benefiting symmetry and evening out over active muscles (Benda, McGibbon, & Grant, 2003, p. 824) movements provided by the horse provide a loosening and relaxing effect on the body with these effects symmetry…

I was thoroughly impressed by the musicianship and creative liberties the cast took on the songs. The first solo, “Part of Your World,” was performed by Maddie Mazzella who played Ariel. The piece was a traditional broadway ballad with a major tonality. This meant the song was very uplifting and almost In the beginning, Maddie had a very reedy and nasal timbre because she focused her voice…

which financed two years of musical study in the Italian capital. After the turn of the century, Debussy established himself as the leading figure of French music. Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of nontraditional tonalities.” (2). “The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant.” (1).…

Edwin Gordon is one of the several influential educators in the music education field. Gordon is well known as a researcher, educator, and creator of the music learning theory. He has also made important contributions to the field of music education by creating music aptitude testing that can be used in the classroom for all ages. Gordon began is education career as a string bass performance major at Eastman School of Music where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After graduating…

Based on the readings, film excerpts and the class presentations over the last three weeks, outline what you think are the main similarities and differences between Welsh, Scottish and Breton music and music making. What effect do you think Irish music has had on each of the other musical cultures? Celtic music tends to be defined as encompassing the traditional music of Celtic countries, namely Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, as well as Galicia and other areas. Since each country has…

Purpose Statement The intended audience for this essay are who born in foreign soil and lean a second language, then who don’t speak a second language parents. This is an assignment for my online English composition course at Ivy Tech Community College, at Indianapolis, IN. I’m taking this class because this is required for Business Degree. The first draft writing assignment requires a minimum of 1000 words. The writing project topic that I have selected is about ‘the second language learner’…