Music Assignment #3
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#1 Discuss the music elements for the main theme from the film score for Star Wars by John Williams. 20pts
Discuss Melody, rhythm/Tempo, Dynamics, Timbres, and the Form. Do your analysis using letters in the following format
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Intro: Brass Fanfare
A: features brass melody disjunct big skips rhythm complex tempo orchestra features brass dynamics forte/loud
A: Repeats B: More conjunct legato timbres feature string and dynamics and mezzo forte
A: Returns conducting bold triumphant note that contrasts between A&B Form-Intro A, A, B, A
#2 Write a paragraph discussing one of the following, describe the music and give your opinion as to why you think it is so popular in our culture. Harry's Wondrous World, Hedwig's Theme, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Rey's Theme or Jaws. 10pts
I picked Jurassic Park because the song is an upbeat adventure theme that something interesting is going to happen and this is a popular piece of music because it was something different than from other movies that most people liked when the movie released like how famous movie has the specific song for that intro or scene in the movie
#3 From the listening and lectures on Beethoven answer the following questions.
Each question should be several sentences in length.
1. Discuss three interesting facts about Beethoven's life that you learned. 6 pts
1.Beethoven had secondary education where he practiced many hours if made mistakes his father would cuff his ears and people think that contributed to his hearing loss 2.Beethoven’s ode to joy symphony had 200 versions of it in his notebook 3.when he was in his 40s, he was complete deaf most of his but every cure or treatment didn’t help cure his deafness but that didn’t stop Beethoven from accomplishing anything he wrote many famous musical pieces
2. Discuss several
of Beethoven’s contributions to music and why he was such an important composer not just to music but to the world. Include his innovations in music composition. 9 pts
Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas and 9 symphony the most famous are the 5
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and 9
th He created a larger symphony orchestra dynamic change and his own individual approach to composition approach by breaking the rules and emotional and dramatic style of music 3. Discuss the use of motif in Symphony #5, movement #1. 5pts
Beethoven’s symphony #5 was written between 1804 and 1808 in Vienna the four notes opening note movement #1 is one of the most
extensively used in popular culture and refer to as fate knocking on the door 4. Do a music timeline analysis for Fur Elise,
using the Lisitza performance provided. Use the full Fur Elise, not the shortened version. Discuss the use of the half step. Use the following format. 10 pts
A: It starts a lot of applause and is repeated the melody it uses is a half-step
B: This has a lot of fast notes and has dynamic and forte changes and a complex rhythm A: The A section comes back with piano and half steps C:
The next section contrasts with low rhythmic repeated notes and dynamic changes between the piano and forte
A: Return of the first section and ends very softly piano
A ending
5. Discuss the melody known as Ode to Joy, from the 9
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This is one of the most popular pieces in the world. What has it come to symbolize during our time? 10pts
This is one of the most popular pieces in the world it was Beethoven greatest musical piece, and he created this piece while he was deaf and there are 200 versions of the ode to joy melody in Beethoven notebook it was inspired by Friedrich Schiller this expressed the ideas of freedom and equality of humanity this poem symbolizes peace and freedom between all people.
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