Wozzeck, a tragic story about a soldier who suffered from cruelties portrayed by society, has music that expresses many feeling and emotions. For example, at opening the music gives a sensation of fear, anger, and suspense portrayed by the captain. As it continues, when Marie is reading the Bible, the music turns softer, holistic, and become slower paced to give an impression of worries and desperation. At the same time, when Marie is alone with Wozzeck, the music changes to express tension and a visualization of what could happen to Marie. Towards the end, the orchestra’s performance by itself gives a feeling of climax. This piece would be hard to sing first because it is in a different language, the use of high pitch and switch to low are
In the book “A Long Way Gone” music plays a role as a healer and a saviour.
The theme of this story can be expressed as a story of suffering and racism. Though the theme may be thought of as just about a young boy who gets himself in trouble with drugs and tries to redeem himself by his passion of music; it
Both composers use various language techniques and descriptions to highlight the impact of war on individuals and generations. The novel and song primarily show the reader a principled notion of the impact of young lives in warfare and the brutality
Israel Kamakawiwo’s “Over the Rainbow” and Michael Giacchino’s “Bundle of Joy” are substantive examples of how musical elements can create a peaceful emotional tone. “Over the Rainbow” and “Bundle of Joy” provide pleasing melodies and low dynamics that slow down the body’s autonomic nervous system, aiding in the creation of a calming atmosphere. Both pieces have mellow tempos; however, the tempo in “Over the Rainbow” is more moderately paced and consistent whereas “Bundle of Joy” has more rhythmic variation and applies the use of tempo rubato. Furthermore, each piece’s respective timbre stimulates specific positive emotions. “Over the Rainbow” combines the cheerful tune of the ukulele with a more sorrowful tone of Kamakawiwo'ole's vocal performance,
Music is known to leave its mark on people helping them to overcome challenges in their lives or to give them courage to defy the odds. In one’s daily life, music is normally taken for granted or is seen as nothing special. As ordinary as it may seem, music can convey emotion in times when the body is numb or all hope is lost. Similarly, in The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway, the cello’s music gave people hope and determination to live their lives in spite of the rampant siege around them. Therefore, music very much impacts the lives of the principal characters Dragan, Kenan, and Arrow.
The novel is able to share how music is of great importance and is able to affect people’s moods and thoughts.
The conveyance of distinctive visuals within texts draw profound significance to the various aspects of life poised within their stories. Performed with the aim of elevating the audience’s understanding, this can suggestively nurture the common response amongst them of the significant aspects of life, thus, referencing a deep awareness of the composer’s concerns. This is clearly evident within John Misto’s play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ in accompaniment to the listening stimulus of John Misto’s Interview and Peter Skrzynecki’s poem ‘Crossing The Red Sea’ through the exploration of delicate notions such as the journey through times of hardship and suffering as well as the hope of survival and sacrifices.
As the movie’s plot draws to a close, perhaps the most emotional scene in the movie takes place, as Schindler breaks down crying, heartbroken at the notion that perhaps he could have saved at least one more person from the slaughter of the Nazis. This scene is accompanied by the movie’s trademark violin solo, along with other strings and a lone harp. The emotional tone set by this piece is nearly beyond description, as the sorrow and heartache of all those killed in the atrocities of the Holocaust, and those left to survive them, is felt through this lone piece. However, in listening to the music, there is a feel of underlying hope, buried beneath the ruins of the present, that perhaps points to a brighter future
John Williams practically scored a great deal for his 5th well-deserved Oscar Award. The heartbreaking theme of the song was arranged very well and in such a way that it tickles the emotion of the listeners. The authenticity of Williams work astounded lots of artists with the way he evoked the traditional Jewish music of Europe. The grace executed by violin solos are exquisitely rich and evocative providing a firm grounding that counterbalances the composer’s preference for sentimentality and
Before hearing this lecture, I had no concept of the types of music in concentration camps, much less a sense of the music within World War II. The lecture taught me how music and the arts are something that can’t ever be stopped. Even though it’s not mandatory for human life or a lucrative career it has permanently etched a place inside of culture and the continuation of history.
In summary, these works help illustrate the multidimensional nature of music in the context of the Holocaust, and the complexities that surround it. When considered together, these works assist each other in creating a more dynamic, complex picture of music in the Holocaust. While there are plenty of differences between the works, the disagreements only make the relationship between the works stronger. The differences allow for a chance to provide a new perspective that can only help in furthering the understanding of the topic in question. Clarke’s
The music choice throughout the movie gives a certain feeling to each individual scene and can change the emotion almost instantly for the audience. After doing a little bit of searching I found that the composer for most of the music was Ruth Barrett, who was known as a spiritual director. This has importance because she is well educated in how to bring specific emotions to people, which can be experienced in her music. You can't get this same feeling by simply just reading the book, where often the only emotions are what you would commonly receive with a similar situation as to what you were reading. This limits the emotions down to much less than when compared to the amount in the movie, and there's always a chance that you're interpreting
Music is a very powerful tool. It has the power to bring happiness or sorrow. It can stir up old memories that someone has forgotten. In Berlioz’s case he uses one of his most famous pieces, Symphonie Fantastique to tell a story. Berlioz combines the use of instrumentation, rhythm and dynamics in a stunningly effective way that conveys to the listener a tragic tale of an artist, whose true love didn’t reciprocate his feelings leading him down a path of self destruction.
Music was another element that wasn't used very often in this play. However, it was mainly by John and Simon. There were many times in this play when John and Simon used their hands and feet to make sound effects. For example, as John was describing the sound of the whip to Caleb. John stomped his feet and clapped his hand, which is not a sound I would think of as a whip. John also stomped his feet making various sound effects when he was upset. When John was drunk he made musical sound effects by clapping his hands and stomping his feet. Simon also used his hands and feets as sound effects as he sung the song during the dinner. Similar to John, Simon stomped his feet and clapped his hands throughout the play as he “disciplined” Caleb. Music
Music is a form of art and cultural activity whose medium is sound and must be organized in time. In many cultures, music is part of the people's way of life and is used in religious rituals, rites of passage, social and cultural activities. Most people make music as their hobby or work as a professional singers. The music industry include, people who create songs, individuals who perform music, those who record it, individuals who organize concerts and those who sell the recordings to customers. On the other hand, business administration is a discipline which is set to provide an individual or a group of people with knowledge in core business areas of finance and management. As a result music therefore as a means of livelihood for a number of people who take it up a professional career, like any venture that creates income, the management of the music industry therefore, will require business administration skills to ensure the industry’s stability and productivity.