The Court Of The Crimson King

Pink Floyd is one of the most known Psychedelic Rock bands to ever exist. They were a game changer within the music business and appeared countless times on British’s top 100 list. Most of their music including the album “The Dark Side of the Moon” had important political subject to talk about. They were apart of the British Invasion (although the band itself originated from Cambridge & London, England).

This can be seen in the first stanza as the mood is peaceful and the tone is relaxing.as it says the words such as ‘the steady drip of rain’ and ‘silently the drops flow down the glassy plane’. The tone and mood then change again in the early part of the second stanza to restless and fast paced as some of the lines are ‘whip-flashes of lightning crack threw the sky and rumbling thunder tears through the clouds. The tone stays like this for the rest of this stanza before becoming happy and exiting in the third stanza. This is because in the third stanza it says shrieks and splashes follow cheerful yellow

For my book review I read the book, A Noble Treason written by Richard Hanser. The Noble Treason is about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Revolt against Adolf Hitler. Taking place in 1942, Sophie Scholl and her older brother Hans were bright, young university students in Munich University in Germany. They had once been passionate supporters of the German renewal promised by National Socialism, as members of the Hitler Youth. But as their comprehension of Nazi barbarism grew, so did their moral outrage towards Adolf Hitler. In result, Sophie and Hans Scholl formed a small group of like-minded friends, which originally included a student of philosophy, two medical students, and a fifty-year-old professor. They were all identified as Christians from

While in the head, the winds played a harmonization of one theme, the rest of the band just accompanied behind them, creating a rather homophonic texture. The form of the piece seemed rather simple, AAI, with larger structure of: intro-head-solos-head-tag. At the beginning of the piece, the drumset player was given room to improvise an intro, and it was nice to hear what he did especially after not having played many solos in the previous tunes. Right after the drumset player’s intro, the group jumped right into the head. This specific arrangement seemed to have written out snippets of Coltrane’s solo, because right after both iterations of the head, instead of jumping into the solo section there was a densely-harmonized saxophone soli that sounded like quotations. It was after this showcase and a few more embellishments from the rest of the group that the actual solos began. Most of the soloing was grounded on staying right on top of the changes and echoing the angular phrases in the head, not venturing out too far with the rhythms. I think the soloists did a good job of that, but could have taken more risks with playing around with the rhythms. However, being in the hot seat is already stressful enough on this piece that playing it safe is not a bad thing, it’s just about surviving at that

The song incorporates a slow-mid tempo, complex harmonies, appropriate use of legato and staccato, slightly swinging rhythm, warm and thin timbre, minimal vibrato, smooth melody, and a calm dynamic performance. The instrumentation of this song is composed of mainly R&B instruments such as: electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, organ, electric pad, keyboard, strings, and a drum set with auxiliary percussion. The song is comprised of mostly minor notes and high pitches, making the vocals vary in range. The use of these musical elements makes the song delightful to listen.

When listening to “The Santé Fe Jazz Combo,” you get a mellow feeling that courses through your body. Their opener “Recorda-Me,” which was my favorite piece, featured solos from Dr. Hamilton on Piano, Spencer Hoefert on Guitar, Ben Salhanick on Bass, Doc B on Alto Sax, Wyatt Thomas on Trombone, and Noah Woolard on Drum Set. The song had a moderate swing tempo that kept your feet tapping up until the solo. First, the brass rang through their part, then the electric instruments. Next came the bass; he was strumming so fast but he was barely audible. The pianist busting through with a tricky piano rift and the drummer finished it off with an intense solo. Every rim-shot sent a jolt into the air like lightning and the buzz rolls sounded like thunder. Noah’s part reminded me why I love playing the drums.

The song starts off from 0:00 to 0:12 with a melody begun by the saxophones, and there are riffs apparent played by the brass section behind this melody, followed by a repeating of this section until 0:22 when the brass section of instruments climbs up the scale to a higher key. This section, from 0:22 to 0:29,

     The second-to-last track is appropriately titled “The End”. It is not very well known, but it is an amazing example of rock ‘n roll. Without a doubt, the best part of the song is Ringo’s amazing drum solo. George follows the drum solo with a solo of his own. “And in the end,

The title of the fourth song was called, “Let’s get away from it all”. In their fourth song again, saxophone was played a huge role. From the beginning of the song piano kept playing same melody line repeated and saxophone was moving wide range of notes and pitch. The rhythm and the tempo of drum changed as saxophone changed rhythm and the tempo. The bass guitar helped drum to follow saxophone’s rhythm and tempo. The saxophone style was kind of similar with the how Louis Armstrong was playing a solo. There were two guitars, but saxophone dominated other instruments and it was difficult to hear other instruments.

After the second chorus, the bridge come is, followed by a variation of the chorus to end the song. The rhythm of this song is a combination of long and short notes, along with a medium temp which slows down for dramatic effect at the end of the song. The pitch of this tune is a mixture of low and high notes, which move in both conjunct and disjunct motion. The beginning of the chorus is played in conjunct (step) motion, while the end is by leap (disjunct motion). The timbre of this music piece is piano and vocals, which can be heard throughout the entire song. The dynamics is a combination of mezzo piano and mezzo forte for the duration of the song. It stays at a constant medium level. The texture of this piece is Homophonic as it contains both harmony (chords) and melody. His voice serves as the melody while the piano accompaniment played in the background is the harmony. All of Me by John legend is my favourite song for numerous reasons. The song itself is calm and sincere which makes me feel calm and at peace whenever it is on. You can’t help but love his melodious voice as it blends in perfectly with the music. The lyrics themselves are great and meaningful, but the combination with the right sound is what makes it even more enjoyable.

Just so you know before hand, the lyrics to the music came from the CD with trademark of Delta Music Inc. The movement opens agitatedly as the orchestra picks up fragments of one theme after another from the previous three movements, as if seeking a satisfactory vehicle for its expression; but each is discarded in turn. The first seven notes of the main theme to come are tentatively uttered, but it too is abandoned as the search continues. Once again the theme begins, this time in the woodwinds, but it soon breaks off. Finally, the theme emerges decisively in the basses for a subdued first statement. The second statement is calm, tranquil, confident, and the theme continues onward in the various voices of the orchestra, broad and flowing. The winds make a strong statement of the theme. The flow of the music abruptly halts--there are rapid shifts--great agitation, until the orchestra introduces the baritone singing the first three lines of the poem, rejecting the feverish discords of the previous passage, calling for a different music, whose nature is suggested by the strings beneath his voice:

Righteousness Comes With Cruelty The perception of justice and punishment in the middle ages may be one that seems skewed and twisted to many people in the current day world, but back then it was deemed necessary. Inferno part of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy, and the other text being one of the oldest surviving works of French literature, The Song of Roland, gives us an insight of what justice and punishment looked like in the era. Dante is very ambiguous in his writings and almost everything has a second meaning behind it.

The next song that sticks in my memory was “Betterman”, also from Vitology. The reason that this song sticks is that I really don’t like this song at all. The tempo and the words are just not to my liking. The song in general seems in general misplaced on this album. But, like any artist should do, I could tell right away that this was some how different. Why pay money to hear something that you have already paid for, and can hear any day. But anyway to get back to the point, this song sticks in my mind so well, because the tempo was given a swift kick. It was more upbeat, and Stone threw in an incredible five-minute guitar solo. I mean this solo, was just amazing. This was clearly an improvement on their studio recording- edition, and I would have to honestly have to say this was one of the best songs that I heard all night.

This song exhibits a bright, happy mood and utilizes all musicians on the album. It has a moderate tempo. Once again, this song does not have a strong, distinctive form. The introduction features the saxophone and trumpet with the bass and drums comping them. The head begins and repeats itself twice. The features soloists go in the order of trumpet (with piano comp), trumpet, piano, and then bass. All solos are accompanied by the drums keeping the tempo. After the solos, the head repeats once, there is a tag, and a sustained note. Just like the songs previously discussed, “Brown’s Town” has an instrument playing a melody being comped by the piano or bass, and the drums keep the swing beat grooving. Overall, I thought the solos were much more complex in this song. I also liked it because it was the first song that had a bass solo (out of the three being

The first Act of Supremacy was introduced by Henry VIII in 1534 during his rule of England. Later, when Elizabeth I came to the throne, the second Act of Supremacy was introduced to bring back the reforms that Mary had abolished. Both of these acts have many similarities but also some fundamental differences that helped indicate the type of ruler each monarch would be. Before discussing the differences it is important to first understand how the Act of Supremacy came about.