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Beethoven draws the listener in by providing multiple repetitions of the short fast-slow-fast waves. As I listened, I took notes about things I felt while hearing this. I felt like each time the symphony almost mellowed out with the violins, the listener was relaxed, but then the “fast” part came which included more instruments, and I felt awakened. When all the instruments came to a perfect harmony, it was soothing and satisfying to hear. I could also instantly see the emotions painted on conductor Claudio Abbado’s face as the wave increased in volume before mellowing out

My experience as a music major in SUNY Potsdam attributed toward my various reactions throughout this piece. Additionally, my fellow musicians at the Crane School of Music impacted the way I view this type of music. While I already came into college with an appreciation for classical music, my peers provided me with new ways to view this type of music, and I learned much by observing them play. Beforehand, I could not put into words the emotions and experiences I felt while listening to classical music. Interacting with and learning from my peers provided me a mean to do so.

Rhythm in pop songs in often emphasized through repeating the same melody or riff over and over again. A lot of pop songs are usually written about love or about dancing. It is criticized a lot for being too simple or for being overly repetitive. It is also thought to be more of a simple genre to learn and perform. Generally, in this genre of music the singers don’t perform in concerts as much as other genres of music. They don’t perform as much because of all the auto tune that is usually put into the singers’ voices so when they actually sing live they don’t sound like what is actually on the album. Pop music performers are more focused on their image rather than their actual music which is most likely why they do not play their own instruments or write their own

The song that I chose to analyze is Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 5th symphony in C minor. The fifth symphony has been called “fate knocking at his door” in which his song symbolizes his fate in impending deafness, as stated by BBC. The song is broken down into four movements in which the rhythm, melody, harmony, and form fluctuate heavily. Lockwood states Beethoven’s fifth symphony is known through its “grandeur and for such forceful moments” and the “famous four-note opening”. However I will only be focusing on the first movement due to length of the song in which it is up to 33 minutes long. The song starts off with its exposition in which the style is short-short-short long. This style is repeated throughout the song as the themes change.

Music has been the backbone of our society since the dawn of human intelligence. It has always been with us from celebrating a merry occasion to commemorating a sad event, and from venting off a day’s stress to healing emotional wounds. Victor Hugo, the famous author of the book Les Misérables, says that “music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”. I feel that this quote perfectly describes the feeling that I had when I was little. Of course, I was only seven at the time so I could not express such thought as poetically like Mr. Hugo did right here, but I felt inexplicably drawn to the abstractly emotional aspect of music. I was sensitive to the subtle modulations of a music changing from major

Brahms’s “3rd movement of symphony no. 3” was the composition that I selected from this week’s listening list? During the Romantic period (1820-1900) specific styles were important during that time, including mood, rhythm, dynamics, tone color, melody and harmony, texture, and form. The tempo of this composition seemed to change very frequently throughout the piece, at different points in the compositions there were times when the tempo was fast, and there was times when it was slow. The variety, and diversity of rhythm was very apparent to me along with the dynamics of this composition. The dynamics were a huge component of this piece and was easily noticed just because there were many times during the composition where it would fluctuate

I choose “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Ode to Joy” composed Beethoven. I have no specific reason why I picked this song, besides the fact that I admired Beethoven when I was young. When I listened to the piece the first time I was surprised by its dynamics. In my head I have this preconceived idea that classical music was soft. I did a little research on the classical era and discovered; that music was an important part of society at the time and Beethoven was one of the top composers at the time. I was also informed that the all classical music was dynamic, the song could be quiet one minute then loud the next. In the beginning of “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Ode to Joy” it seemed to drag, and then

Musical conventions are the most important aspect of how composers can emotionally influence the audience. Though the average person believes that music alters emotions based on whether it is major or minor, that is not necessarily

1 in C Minor, Op. 68 was the second and also the last piece for the concert. Johannes Brahms took about 21 years to compose this symphony. Brahms was known as one of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century. The symphony has four movements. The first movement began with a slow introduction, supporting by the full orchestra; the drum was the loudest one. The middle part of this movement’s sound was like the sound of an action movie with people holding guns. The musicians slowly ended the first movement and started the second one. Solo violins and horns played together nicely; I felt the peace in it. The picture that I had in mind at that moment was someone walking in the forest and waiting for his or her lover. The ending sounded like he or she met the lover, and it was a happy ending. The third movement was played fast but beautifully. Finally, the last movement was played from slow to fast and loud. The drum then started to join the orchestra, and there was a horn solo part. The movement ended really fast and loud like someone trying to run to the final point. The first and last movements are not as tension as in the second and third ones. This symphony was kind of sad to me. After reading the program note, I learned that the piece’s sounds involve in a dialogue with history of Vienna of the

Music is an aspect of our day-to-day lives. We listen to it either on the radio while getting ready for work, through the iPod while working out, at the restaurant or at a weekend party. It has the power to evoke different emotions, whether sad or happy, depending on the type that we listen to.

The Beatles have long since ‘retired’ from the music industry; nevertheless, their fame still thrives today. For the devoted music lover all aspects of the music have been explored. Whereas for most, there is just a strong love and appreciation for the music itself. However, the technique that goes on behind the scenes when making the music can sometimes get overlooked by some. Without the engineers and producers some of the greatest hits would likely never have come to surface and reached the ears of so many. During the viewing of Tom Dowd and the Language of Music, it was apparent that without the assistance of Tom Dowd and the use of certain technological equipment, the construction of the music as a whole may not have

The people playing the piece of music instrumentally use: five violins, one piano, a cello ,and one bass. The music is clearly played which allowed me to hear the sounds of the music clearly. The violins, cello ,and bass all have a loud tone and you can hear them very clearly; however, although you can hear the piano throughout the duration of the music it is overpowered by the sound of the violins. In this piece of music all the instruments play an equal role in the melody. The entire set of instruments play a vital role in the melody and are all played throughout whole piece. The melody in this piece of music seems packed full of emotion, is very catchy ,and is something that can get stuck in your head

Brian Eno said that the recording studio “takes music out of time dimension and puts it in the space dimension”. Eno describes that the recording studio has opened a new world of music- a world in which the listener can listen to a performance over and over again. Prior to the use of the studio, listeners could only listen to a performance once when it is performed live, so this opens new doors for listeners. Listeners now have the ability with studio recordings to “listen again and again to a performance, to become familiar with details you most certainly had missed the first time though, and to become very fond of details that weren’t intended by the composer or the musicians” (Eno, p. 127). Therefore, this creates a new relationship between

From a young age, I’ve had a great interest in all sorts of music. I appreciate and enjoy listening to classical, opera, rap, hip-hop, country, contemporary and Mexican music. When I signed up for Music Appreciation, I was excited to learn more about the history of music and the instruments used. I wanted to learn what to listen for and how to understand the different types of music. There are many styles of music from different eras. After taking notes on a variety of listening exercises from different eras, I understand what composers were trying to accomplish with their music. I will discuss an influential composer and his musical time period, along with events that helped shape his career. I will also cover a musical period that I believe to be most important to music history. I would also like to discuss how this course has influenced the way I listen and hear music. Lastly, I will analyze the aesthetic qualities of a musical selection from Space Odyssey: 2001.

Genius is a music website for contributing meaningful and insightful knowledge on the explanation of various texts (eg. music, literature, news, etc). You share your thoughts on texts by highlighting the text and writing inferences and observations you perceived while reading the text. Others can gain insight on the meaning of different texts. For example, if I search the song, “Primadonna” on Genius, I have the option of selecting one of the texts on the list of songs that it provides in the search results. I select the song, and I can look at other’s annotations to gain knowledge on what is occurring or the deeper meaning of the text. Additionally, you can also add song, artist or album facts. This