Vocal music

“Music was my refuge, I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” This quote by Maya Angelou describes how music has affected my life and what it has meant to me. Music is the one thing that has stuck with me through the good times and the bad and for that, I am ever so grateful. Music is more than just a string of instruments and vocals; it is a feeling, and this feeling is different for everyone. For some it is therapy, for some it is an energy source,…

theories and ideas about language, music, drama and poetry. To begin the discussion of Wagner’s ideas, one has to have an understanding of the history prior to Wagner’s operatic reform. Opera has its origins in the Baroque period and underwent various developments by…

SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, 2015—The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer keeps its oldest and best-loved tradition with 12 performances of A Chanticleer Christmas in the Bay Area between December 10th and 23rd. A Chanticleer Christmas offers profound, peaceful and joyous music in beautifully decorated missions, churches and cathedrals around the Bay Area. Chanticleer’s Christmas season begins on November 28th in Fairfax, VA, with concerts in Manassas, VA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY,…

unaware of. All of Dunstable’s pieces could have been lost had there not been such a high esteem held towards that centuries English music (Britannica). I theorize that, based on the information I have read, the music we know as Dunstable’s could also be copies of his works, due to many of his works being lost in the destructions of war and many aspiring to carry on his music from…

Unlike the Language we learn in school, music is a special type of language that can be use as a type of communication tool. Jazz is origin from African American and its main characteristics are swing and syncopation, improvisation, distinctive voices bent notes and modes. I’ve watched an amazing concert for the Jazz term paper. The title of the Live Jazz Concert is “Brian Culbertson feat Michael Lington” As the Piano and the Trombone player, Brian Culbertson is one of the main performer that…

happy times. Again, during this movement it had me wanting more. Movement 3 Adagio molto e cantabile Adagio – The music is to be played with slow movement. To be with ease. The tempo is noticeably slower than the first two movements. Molto meaning much, a cantabile style or an easy flow to the tone. Not a forced tone or forced feeling to the music. As indicated by the title, the music flows smoothly through the strings, woodwinds and horns. I didn’t care too much for this movement. I just…

this semester. The performance was entitled “New World Discoveries” and it contained three main selections. First, they played the Overture to The School for Scandals. Then, they played a collection of works called Five Mystical Songs that included a vocal soloist. They concluded the evening with Symphony No. 9 in E minor from The New World. My favorite piece of the night was by far Symphony No. 9 in E minor, but the concert as a whole was very enjoyable. The concert was held at a very large…

When the phonograph first became popular in America, people were finally able to have music at home and other places without it having to be performed live. With "records", people were also able to listen to different types of music. Before the phonograph, people only heard music that was popular or played in their own areas. The spectrum of influence that musicians had became significantly larger once their music could be produced and sent to different areas. Because of the rate technology…

experience conducting in provincial theaters. He married the actress Minna Planer when he was twenty-three and produced his rst operas at this time. He wrote the librettos himself, as he did for all his later works. In this way, he was able to unify music and drama more than anyone had before. Wagner’s early opera, Rienzi, won a huge success in Dresden. With his next three works, The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, and Lohengrin, Wagner took an important step by shifting his focus from the drama…

Music plays an important role in people’s daily life. Previous studies suggest that music positively affects people’s cognitive performance especially working memory. Many college students read, do homework or prepare for exams while listening to music. Background music is an important environmental factor in our learning context that may have impact on our attention span and later recall of information. However, whether background music serves as a distractor or enhancer on memory remain an…