Bring Em All In

The title of the first song is “Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9” , preformed by the Youtube Symphony Orchestra and written by Hector Berlioz. It is a classical piece composed by Michael Tilson Thomas. The tempo for this song was all over the place. It starts off as a crescendo, then towards the end of the crescendo it becomes a mezzo-forte allegro. Suddenly it drops down to a pianissimo largo. It goes on like that for a few more steady beats then turns into a piano. As more instruments join in, it becomes a mezzo-piano adagio. When the chorus comes on it turns into an allegro. Throughout most of it, it is legato. There were many times in the beginning and end that it was an accelerando, but through most of the middle it is a ritardando. I could not tell what the meter was for this song because it seemed like it was all over the place. For rhythm, I noticed that there were a few parts that were repeated, but there was not any syncopation. The melody was predominantly conjunct and it seemed to be very tuneful. The harmony became a little dissonant in the beginning, but during most of it, it was consonant. The texture was homophonic because there were many instruments playing for most of it. The only time it was monophonic was at the start when there was a solo. The concert section that was an allegro, put me in thrilled mood. The decrescendo largo part was so moving that it made me want to cry. Overall, I liked it, it was very consonant, which made it pleasing to listen to. It was very good because the temp was vivace for a good amount of the song. This music made me picture a relationship between a man and a woman. Throughout parts they fight and during other parts they don’t, but no matter what they do, they are very passionate throughout it all.

The music throughout the performance is by The Rolling Stones. The first song, “Little Red Rooster” is very laid back and lazy sounding. It has a slow but consistent tempo throughout the song. The second song, “Lady Jane” has a very slow tempo. This is possibly because it contains lots partner work. The third song, “Not Fade Away” is significantly faster than the previous songs. There is also lots of clapping in time with the music which gives it a kind of celebratory feel. The fourth song, “As Tears Go By” once again has a slow tempo. It has a very relaxed feel at the same time as being sad. This assists in developing the choreographers’ intent because in this section the female dancer is being rejected. The fifth song, “Paint it Black” is where the first costume change takes

In the performance “Sinnerman” the costumes were just the guys shirtless with black dancer pants which are comfortable for them to move around in, and for footwear it wasn’t really clear if the dancers were wearing black socks or black shoes. In “Singing In The Rain” Gene was wearing a gray trench coat and matching slacks with dark brown dress shoes but he actually tap danced in them. The vibe in both videos were completely different in the first one it was more serious and religious opposed to the second video where it was more cheerful. The environment was also different as well, Alvin’s performance was done on stage and Kelly’s performance was done on a sidewalk. There are some comparisons though in these two videos the use of stage space were both negative because there was so much space around the dancers, the first performance there were no use of props and no sets and in “Singing In The Rain” he only had an umbrella. The stage space was negative around both performances because there was so much space around the dancers. The lighting played a big role in “Sinnerman” because it started off with a black backdrop which made it ominous with a blue pool/spotlight with someone laying in the middle but the person then disappeared as the first dancer came on stage, the camera pans out to show that the backdrop color changed to a mixture of pink and purple representing a late sunset and the whole stage lit up in blue representing water. This backdrop and the whole stage remained the same throughout the

In the third section Ms. Donna Wood looks like an African goddess and her body has an unexpected gracefulness. Even stage color was bright reddish, warm atmosphere around the dancer, like a sunrise in the morning. Stage would fill with colors. Music and performer are singing together. A sound of music tempo gets faster. She has the happiest face ever, no pain and no slavery. She jumps, she swings her leg and arms, and even she pulls her dress up and shows her leg an entire dance. Sound and lightening create the environment and good mood. She uses high level of dance than in previous two sections. She moves in between melody. I liked how she uses

During a later part of Scene Two when the cast is dancing the movements match the music, they appeared to be doing the Waltz, so the music had abrupt changes. In Scene Three: Cadiz, the orchestra plays some sad and somber music at the beginning. As the scene progresses the music goes from dark and dismal to happy and cheerful. During one of the songs of Scene Four: Paris the Old Lady, Cunegonde and Candide were discussing a flight and the music being played by the orchestra matched the lyrics bringing the idea of a flight to life. The Old Lady has a mezzo soprano voice she executes all of her notes well in the song. At the end of scene three Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady leave to go to a new place and in the song they sing there are rounds, which were well executed. It helped change the mood again which brightened up the audience.

First, both songs are similar in some ways. Both songs might be the the same because of notes or maybe they both use instruments at the same parts of the song. Both songs use the same guitar solo. Both songs, also, use background voices. They might not be in the same parts of the song,

The third song of the concert that I was interested in was called “Im Blue”. The general character of this song is mellow and has a New Orleans jazz melody to it. Rhythm in the song has a nice calming harmonious tone to it throughout. The timbre in this song is calming color to it making it a peaceful piece. The emotional content in this song come from the sax player when it’s his time to shine the whole band engages with everyone grooving out. The tempo of the song is very calming and brings you into a relaxing body feel. The emotional content also comes from the lyrics itself rather than from

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The interesting thing about this event was that all the songs were basically one giant sound. In the program, there were eight songs listed, but

The remaining songs in the concerts were original songs that the band wrote and songs that were coming out on their debut EP. The first original song played was the song “Same Old Thing”. This song had a polyphonic texture between the guitar and the piano and had a fast tempo. One of the motifs in this song was very catchy and was repeated a couple times. This song was short and had a steady rhythm. The dynamics of this song were good because the tones were not too soft or too loud. The melody had a bright and warm mood that matched the atmosphere of the club. All the instruments blended beautifully which resulted in a great harmony. I felt like the drumming on this song made the song complete.

The band consisted of the singer, pianist, drummer, and 3 bass/guitarists. The instruments were mainly all electronic. Unfortunately after their first song, they ran into some technical difficulties. It seemed as if the amplifier wasn’t connecting to all the instruments, because when they were getting that fixed, the piano player improved and sang a song to keep the crowd occupied. After the song, everything was fixed. The lead singer danced around the stage a lot and added to the rock ambiance of the show. They alternated between more of slow tempo rock songs to a more upbeat pace. One of the songs I felt as though the instruments overpowered the voice, but the majority of the songs didn't have this problem. The dynamic was more on the louder side considering it was a rock concert, but there was never a time when it was too loud or too soft. I thought they alternated between a wide range of dynamics as well. The three songs that stuck in my mind that they covered were Take Another Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin and Come Together by the Beatles. When the lead started singing Take Another Piece of My Heart, the crowd loved it and many were crowded the stage and dancing. In fact she had a similar voice to Janis Joplin. Her voice had a more rough tone to it that worked perfectly with the songs she was

The first song had a very Hispanic feel to the start with the guitar as it slowly starts around a minute or so the orchestra picks up. The second song starts off with the orchestra. They both have a similar feel to them in the way they sound. Yes, the first song had a different start but the start gets you intrigued. Once it picks up you can hear many similarities between. Both songs have a harmony and flow that is similar to one another.

Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today.

The first half of the concert was only instrumental. There were two violins, two violas, and two cellos. They sat on stage with the violins one my right, then the violas in the middle, and the cellos on the end. The violins played a few songs solo. The second half of the concert was only the choir and a piano. Their performance started with the song Daybreak. The song Daybreak also had a few girls playing percussion, one of them had a tambourine. Using SHMRG, the Harmony of most of the choirs songs were very homophonic. The Melody of most of the songs were mainly slow, though a couple songs were very fast, and upbeat.

On Thursday April 25, 2013 , I attended a jazz vocal concert at the Music Concert Hall. The first vocal ensemble opened up the performance with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies. It began with vocals and I noticed a light auxiliary percussion and drum rhythm. Also, the bass guitarist used walking bass and the piano and electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After the solo performances they fell back into the vocal sections and finished off the song as a complete band. The second performance had a piano opening which led to vocals joining in at the same time as the rhythm section. This performance