Vibrato

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…

alto register from range of her songs. Her alto register is rich and has a roughness to it that gives tiredness in the sound. Gillian's vocal style has a sombre quality as she portrays emotion through not only song lyrics by the use of dynamics (not vibrato)…

When one examines the field of fine arts, he is unlikely to find a category as mysterious, captivating, and expressive as music. Given the greatly varied psychological and physiological effects music has on individuals, it is apparent that composers must utilize a variety of complex techniques to stimulate our myriad of senses. Most simply, perhaps, is the usage of musical patterns that match the lyrics of a piece. For an early example, in Weelkes’ madrigal As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill…

On December 11th, a Sunday night, I went to Les Joulins Jazz Bistro to listen to Bill “Doc” Webster and his band Jazz Nostalgia. Me and my friend were seated at a table for two, fairly close to the stage. The stage was not elevated and the musicians stood close to the tables and interacted with the audience in between songs. It made the overall feeling of the concert very laid back and non formal. The restaurant was not very crowded, but of the people that were there there was a wide mix of…

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…

Blues music, as a byproduct of traditional African music and rhythm, breaks the European mold of regularity in pitch, time, timbre, and vibrato, and it is heavily influenced by African-American work songs, field hollers, and ‘shouts.’ Blues music literally looks to the past to reconnect and reinforce the connections between members of the African diaspora. It forges a connection between African…

piece syncopation is put in use as there is a variety of unexpected rhythms which sometimes make the piece seem off key, an example of this is given at time length 3 Min 14 sec (refer to appendix Seven). There is a sense of rhythmically irregular Vibrato where musicians are playing different notes from their instruments creating Varies different sounds of pitch (refer to appendix seven – time 5 min 57 sec). Penderecki is able to fit Thernody for the Victims of Hiroshima into the 20th century…

It was one week before auditions. Seven days, one-hundred and sixty-eight hours, and what felt like millions of seconds between me and an audition room that would decide my fate. Since the beginning of freshman year, girls would dream about the day they would have the opportunity to sing as a member of the most elite choir at Wayzata High School: Concert Choir. From ten minute Mozart masses to twelve part harmonies, there was not a single student who didn't salivate over the perfect chords and…

Since the beginning of the 12th century, the guitar has been noted as one of the most popular Western musical, string instrument; it is used in a wide variety of musical genres worldwide. However, on the other hand, most people cannot easily recognize the Western guitar’s Eastern counterpart – the Gu Zheng. Originally found during the Warring States Period in Ancient China (475 to 221 BC), the Gu Zheng gradually became a prominent musical instrument within Asian culture. However, though…

“I HATE it!” I shouted as I slammed the door violently. Baton raised. Freedom gone. The stick of ebony wood has more control than I do. I hated it. “Fast, forceful, driving, that’s how I want it. Now, let’s go. One, two, three, four!” the conductor instructed. I pressed my wiry fingers deep and hard against the ivory keys, feeling every hammer fiercely thumping against all three strings of every note; feeling my rage perfectly reflected on the hammers vigorously and promptly attacking the…