Trombone

Romanticism was a period that started in the early 19th century, primarily in England and Germany. At first Romanticism influenced the literature world, but by 1820s musicians started to adopt the style in their music as well. Hector Berlioz was a French composer during the Early Romantics period in the 1830s. He is most famously known for his piece “Symphony Fantastique” 5th Movement composed in 1830, where he tells about his own personal love for an Irish Actress, Harriet Smithson. Hector…

on notes accords. The Melodic Section and a Rhythm Section.  Rhythm and swing All features jazz group, regardless of size, a "melodic section" and a "rhythm section". The first is composed of melodic instruments like the saxophone, trumpet or trombone, while the second is composed instruments such as drums, guitar, bass and piano, provided they do not come to the fore running, for example, one. Overall, the rhythm section is responsible for providing the harmonic and rhythmic mattress on…

In the novel money has a big effect on the characters. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is all about wealth, and how money changes the characters, leading them to make bad choices. In the novel, wealth changes people by leading them to make bad decisions as shown by Daisy, Tom and Gatsby. In the novel wealth is a big theme, everything that happens is a result of money. These bad choices are made throughout the novel bringing them to a big conflict between the characters, leading to the…

Intro: « The intent of your music, or knowing what you want to say, is crucial. » (Davis, p. 133). Through music, a multitude of feelings and emotions can be expressed. Because of that, you have to know what do you want to say, which emotion do you want to convey as « starting without knowing what you want is like trying to swim without knowing the strokes. ». All three scenes in this portfolio has been watched muted first to see what the image wanted to say and what feelings would describes…

Fusion rock is a term frequently used in music to classify songs containing characteristics of the rock genre with another style of music, for example African or jazz music. Sister Rose, performed by renowned band Sky, and Smooth performed by the popular band Santana are both strong examples of fusion rock. While Sky successfully manages to fuse two very opposite styles of music, rock and classical, Santana unites rock and Latin music together bringing a spicy, hot dance number. Both pieces…

My essay today will focus on the history of Igor Stravinsky with my main concept and interest being on his early work “The Rite of Spring”. “The Rite of Spring” was a piece which caused Igor Stravinsky to go down in history as someone who challenged the norms of music and who changed music traditions forever. As you will see further on in my essay Stravinsky's innovative ideas were not initially loved and respected but instead frowned upon and hated. I can personally relate to some concepts…

The Beatles bade their affiliated careers goodbye with the releasing of the album and single “Let It Be” in 1970, shortly following the announcement of the dissolution of the group. For many, the song, “Let It Be”, not only represents keeping hope through difficult times but additionally symbolizes the four members moving on from the group. The mixture of the instrumental and vocal makeup of “Let It Be” formulates to constitute a gospel ambience. With context in mind, the meaning of the song has…

composition “click”. From the start, the listener is called to action with shrill trills and glissandos in the high strings and woodwinds, creating a sense of heightening anxiety. Conversely, when the main motive sounds, Wagner utilizes French horns, trombones, and trumpets to convey the entrance of the heroes. In doing this, Wagner shows the sweeping effects orchestration can have: “…instruments [can] create a mood and sway the emotions.” (Wright 106). Even though there is a battle of…

wind ensembles. The history of the modern wind band all really originated with Beethoven (1770-1827), Berlioz (1802-1869), and Wagner (1813-1883). Beethoven’s band only had a few important instruments, the bassoon, the oboe, and the piccolo. The trombone later joined with a variety of bells, and tones. The bands now had 4 different parts of brass. A very important influence in the late 1800’s were the saxophones. They came in different ways, mostly soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone sax. The…

While producers of operas often cast extraordinary singers and performers, it is quite difficult to find the appropriate actress to portray Carmen and Don Jose. Unexpectedly, Jennifer Johnson Cano appeared to be a good fit for the role, both in beauty and voice, though not ethnicity. Her gift in performance was clear in her commanding presence upon the stage and she was quite appropriate for the role of the femme fatale. Aided by theatrical elements and her role, it was clear the audience could…