Music : Music Elements Were Analyzed And Understood

We can usually listen to the music in various scenes in life. But we don't often just concentrated on listening. The same was the case with me before. Especially, I was ignorant in classical music. But now I like listening to orchestra concert from the front row seats. It is a quite wonderful experience. Since my children start learning how to play the violin, I came to listen to classical music. After I could a little understand artistic features of classical music, I listened to it with rapt attention. I especially came to like Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. I was listening it through only my computer, but on the whole I was satisfied.

I identify myself as a part of the music program; I have a background with music; I have an interest in what music is and I have a talent in music. I need to add in any application that I have been a part of the music program since the start of my music career. Music has played a part in who I am.

The third piece is Musica Celestis, composed by Aaron Jay Kernis in 1990. Its orchestration includes strings only. Its duration was 13 minutes. It is filled with warm harmonies. The beginning is very soft and deep (piano). As it goes along, the pitch and the dynamics become deeper, louder and more passionate. Scales keep ascending quickly, as if it is reaching a climax, until a full sudden stop is reached. After that, the music returns slowly and becomes deeper towards the end. This was my favorite piece in this whole performance. The listener can plunge into deep affectionate feelings. It was easy to imagine a scenario or a story by listening to its soft well-connected harmonies.

The second piece was for string quartet. There were many string tremolos and natural/artificial harmonics.

This concert consisted of four pieces, all played by two musicians: one on piano and the other on viola. Four pieces were included in this concert. They varied significantly in terms of their historical era, their style, their composition, and the overall feel. The first piece was by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was Beethoven's 7 Variations on 'Bei M채nnern, welche Liebe f체hlen', which is "For Men Who Feel Love" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute." The second piece was a Sonata in G-minor Op.19, which was written originally for cello and piano. It was by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). It was arranged and the cello part changed to fit the viola by Jeffrey Showell. The third piece was Sonata No.2 in D-Major by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). It was originally written for viola da gamaba. E. Nauman edited this piece for the concert. Finally, we heard what was originally written for an orchestra: Concerto for viola and piano by William Walton (1902-1983). Although the same two instruments played four different pieces, they each sounded completely unique.

On April thirteenth two thousand seventeen, I attend the Moores School Ballet Orchestra, directed by Franz Anton Krager at the University of Houston. In this paper I would be discussing the music fundamentals of each song selection of the event. It was comprised of Peter Ilych Tchalkovsky Allegro Brillante Piano Concerto No.3, Op.75; Johann Strauss II Graduation Ball and Benjamin Britten Brigade Matinees Musicales Op.24 and Soirees Musicales Op.9.

In the article “ Under the influence of music” by Tara parker pope published in the New York Time on February 8,2008 explains about how  popular songs can dominate an individual life by using abusive substances such as alcohol and drug. In one of the paragraph, the studies show that “ one in three popular song” listen by kids or young adult refer to substance related to abusive songs. In addition, the behaviors of an adolescent's can affect by what he listen from their childhood to their lifetime. Also, the Archives of pediatrics and adolescents states that  Media can influence a young life by using images of smoking and alcohol which can turn as bad habit and destruit someone life. Through the

Although the concert started a little late, the first piece was Mozart’s Concerto No. 3, which he composed when he was 19. The instruments played in this piece were 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, and strings. The violin soloist was Karen Gomyo. There were 3 movements to this piece, and as I learned in class, this was definitely a classical concerto.

The first piece was titled Allegro Appassionato, op 43 written by Camille Saint-Saens. The piece started was started by the piano playing the melody. Then the clarinet accompanied the piano creating a homophonic texture. The timbre of the clarinet was very distinct over the piano. They continued playing then briefly there was a pause adding to the rhythm of the piece. Then the clarinet started to play solo creating a monophonic texture. The piano started to play again taking over the melody, with the clarinet accompanying. During this there was a distinct repetition of notes playing over and over by the clarinet. The texture created was homophonic as the piano and clarinet played in harmony. Then the texture switched to monophonic as the piano and clarinet went back and forth playing the melody solo. The piece ended with the piano and clarinet playing the same note, with the pianist letting the note fade out.

This paper is meant to cover is meant to cover the Sociology of Music. Ever since the 5th grade, music has been one of the channels I've used to express myself and relate myself to. I regularly listen to music in most all occasions such as: in the car, walking to class, in the shower, in the morning, and most of my leisure. Personally, I don’t have a kind of genre that I prefer and I listen to most genres from Country to Jazz and Underground Rap. I'm always open to listen to other peoples music to help create a wider variety in the music I listen to. Taking into consideration of the impact that music holds in my life, I feel propelled to start a sociological study on people's interest in music from a sociological aspect.

It’s very hard to tell what really pushed me to music. Because my surrounding was absolutely unmusical there was nobody in the family who played even an instrument or was really interested in classical music.

A rondo features a principal musical theme or idea, which would alternate throughout the work with contrasting ideas usually called episodes. Episodes can also be labeled digressions or couplets. A rondo is normally fast and effervescent, often marked allegro. The number of themes can fluctuate from piece to piece, and the reiterated musical theme can be either embellished or shortened in order to provide variety. This rondo follows those characteristics, as well as being representative of Mozart’s style.This shorter work does not have the trademark depth of Mozart’s other works for violin and orchestra, however it is both charming and amply

The Sound of Music is a musical that tells the story of a family living in Austria during the years leading up to World War II. The movie begins with Maria, a failed nun, becoming a governess to a family consisting of seven children and their widowed father. As the film develops, Maria falls in love with the kids and their father, Captain Georg von Trapp. The Captain is a decorated, retired officer of Austria’s imperial navy who strongly opposes the Nazis. Maria and the Captain eventually get married and their family forms a singing group called the von Trapp family singers. Later in the film, after the Anschluss occurs, Georg is told that he must accept a commission in the German navy, causing him and Maria to flee to Switzerland with their children.

There were two students with violas and two students with cellos. They began with “My Lady Hundson’s Puffe” by John Dowland. At the beginning of this song from the Renaissance Era, they plucked the strings of their instruments. One of the cellists left and began to play the harpsicord. I could not tell when this work ended and when the next work, “John Come Kisse Me Now” by William Byrd began. I felt awkward because neither I nor the audience gave applause. This work was also from the Renaissance Era. The harpsichord solo was very unpleasant to listen to. Their final performance was, “Two masquing dances” which featured “The Goates Masque” and “The Witches’ Second Dance”. The works were composer was anonymous. Even though, these two works were from the Renaissance Era, they had more melody and somewhat of a sonata form. This was my least favorite section of the concert.

Music is an art, an expression, an industry, and most importantly a business. Davis Szatmary, author of “Rockin’ in Time,” states, “[r]ock-and-roll has always been a business” (2014, p. xvi). Music connects to my business major through its relations of marketing, management, and supply chain, or distribution. Without these key components bands, labels, and technology may have never grown to the heights its reached today.