Tonality

Imants tillers did his painting Monaro when he moved to cooma from Sydney in the Monaro district in 1996. The painting is an extension of the ‘diaspora’ series which began in 1992, which refers to movement or moving of people from a similar background culture common reason being war or colonisation of a society. After moving from a city to a peaceful town he began to think the significance of landscape layered images and texts. He was fascinated by the dry, treeless slopes of Monaro. And…

The characteristics of paintings by important Renaissance artists Michelangelo - Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes. His works are characterized as monumental, muscular figures with reclining, twisted poses in his sculptures and painting compositions based on diagonal lines and curves . Michelangelo did not believe that beauty was guaranteed through the…

the most prominent and beautiful compositions in the music history. Names of the famous composers of this era, such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi are well-known even to those, who have no interest or familiarity in music. Modes, tonalities, melodies, the presence of rhythm, dynamics, texture, style of performance, and intended audience, all these criteria make the Baroque music distinct from the music of its preceding periods. The music of the Middle Ages revolved around the…

‘We wear the mask’ is a well-written poem about the blacks beliefs and attitudes during the Jim Crow Laws and the Harlem Renaissance. Through cleverly written lines with majestic tonality and word choice to create emotion, great stylistic choices and the socio-cultural contexts the poem conveys the intended message of highlighting the suffering that the black culture. Through these simple things, the poem engages their reader which conveys theirs and the societies values, attitudes and…

Both Arcangelo and Johann Sebastian Bach were both major baroque composers. Arcangelo Corelli, an Italian composer, and celebrated violinist, was born in Fusignano, Italy on February 17, 1653. He was the fifth child of prosperous landowners, Arcangelo Correli and Santa Raffini. His father died before he was born. There is not much information about his early life, however, his instrumental works established the chamber music style and form of the late baroque era. “At the age of 13, Arcangelo…

the electric guitar had a solo which had a riff at a medium tempo; the solo seemed to have only been a written solo, since the musician appeared to be reading it from the music sheet. After the guitarist solo, there was a horn solo which involved tonality of high pitch notes. The whole band then played a consonant harmony that had the same syncopation as the introduction. Then the vocalist sang, while the guy in the keyboards played a chord. Finally the vocalist finished singing and switched to…

baroque forms. Also, neoclassical music consisted mostly of diatonic tones, avoided melodramatic instruments such as the violin, and was largely unprogrammatic. However, neoclassical music was not a return to the classical; some aspects were new: tonality was exchanged for pandiatonicism, where modes were freely interchanged. Also, melody lines were no longer expected to be singable in instrumental works, as this could lead to overexpression. Stravinsky was personally drawn to neoclassicism…

Power Of Emotive Speaking Let there be no doubt that emotive speaking is powerful – it comes from the heart and is directed at the hearts of listeners through both tonality and the use of feeling words. We examine a few examples, some taken from moments in history. • Girl who Silenced the UN for 6 minutes - Timeless Speech. This video clip is about a 15 year old girl, Severn Suzuki of the Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), addressing the UN on the organization’s concern about the…

History of Western Music Final Essay The History of Western Music, the idea of western music’s history in its entirety is an immensely broad subject that has captured the attention of many. Music has changed a lot in the past couple millennia and I will argue that that often the changes that occur, are a response to previous ideas and musical norms. Also, taking note that the changes come with the culture at the time and the culture from the previous time. So let us briskly walk from the…

Beautiful melody, unusually chords and a great sense of rhythmic patterns are only a few characteristics that describe Thelonious Monk’s music. Monk was one the few American jazz composers that gave a spiritual feeling in his music. During his lifetime he played melodies and used chord progressions that no one has ever played before. He epitomizes what a jazz musician is supposed to be, whether if it’s through his compositions, his piano playing or someone else playing his music, you know right…