“The Sensual Nature of Sound” is a documentary about the four amazing women composers; Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk and Pauline Oliveros whom each were very different composers and brought out their own unique and distinct personalities into their works. The documentary started by introducing Meredith Monk talking a little bit about her background and from whom or where she drew her inspiration from.She applied her childhood experiences of Dalcroze eurhythmics ( use of combination of physical movements and music) and combined it with singing. Her experimentations with new ideas and approach to music theater lead her to form a genre of opera and “Atlas.” It was really interesting to see how she took at least 6 months for the audition for “Atlas” and she herself was also participating and teaching everybody their parts of the opera. I have learned from Monk to never take an advantage of any instrument especially the voice. Her deep thoughts of and how she uses the voice as the source that can uncover feelings that doesn’t necessarily needs to have words. …show more content…
She is proud of who she is and would weave elements of her culture, knowledge of composition techniques, and aural experiences in her music. She would focus highly on the degree of syncopations and incorporate Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz elements in her Western music format compositions such as concertos, chamber works,etc. I have learned from Leon the importance of being myself and presenting it out to the world. Whether it is my culture, knowledge, personal or family experiences, etc. Don’t shy away, be bold and express
In conclusion, she enriched the Cuban music industry with her records. Throughout many years, she earned an abundance of Grammys and awards. Not only did she earn awards, but she also earned titles for different types of music and dance. Celia’s family supported her dreams while also encouraging her to become
The movie The Graduate was a pioneer for the film industry in regards to its use of popular music as non-diegetic sound throughout the film. The Simon and Garfunkel sound track fit in very nicely to set the tone of the film and give the audience clues as to what the characters were feeling. Aside from the non-diegetic sound the diegetic sound was also used very effectively to express character emotions, in particular Ben’s emotions. Ben’s disconnect from society as a whole could have been discovered in the scene in which his father is having him present his birthday present; the use of sound was so strong it would not be difficult to completely understand the scene even without the visuals.
Born in 1899 to a modest, but comfortable household in Mexico City, Carlos Chávez was exposed to music through the primary instruction of his older brother Manuel, who gave him piano lessons. From a very young age, Carlos taught himself and analyzed works of great composers in order to get a grasp on composition. He started out composing for piano in a traditional romantic style. The compositions from before 1921, mostly for piano, are essentially Romantic, with Schumann as a detectable influence. These juvenilia also include piano arrangements of Mexican songs, and so prefigure two main musical interests of Chávez’s maturity: traditional genres (sonata, quartet, symphony,
Sounder is an older story set in the 19th century South. The mood is depressing, stressful, and worrisome. The story is told with a serious, dismal, and grave tone such as on page 11 it says “‘Cabins on posts would just float like boats, porch and all,” he assured himself in a whisper” This can express the worrisome mood and the serious tone. Another example is on page 30 the narrator’s grave toned words illustrates a depressing mood. Lastly, on page 26 a stressful mood is displayed with a dismal tone as the father is taken away and sounder is shot. The author’s purpose of the story was to entertain because it gave a lesson in a more delighted style than a lecture, and wasn’t trying to persuade or inform the reader. In Sounder the point of
She was born in Zacatecas, Salazar. Her mother’s was from Culiacan, Jalisco but born in Tlaltenango in March, 21 of 1921 and her father was born in the same place but May 8. 1923. My abuelita told me that they meet in a chucomeca which is like a ranch in Zacatecas. She had 5 siblings which were 3 brothers named Manuel, Patricio, Filiberto and 2 sisters named Victoria and Hermelina. Her childhood was doing domestic labors and chores around the house, she did attend school but only went for 4 to 5 years then dropped out. While she was in school the clothes she had to use was uniforms which as a girl she had to wear a dress. She told me that in her education that they learned how to respect their elders, family members and themselves. Her family also thought her to take advantage of what they had since she came from a poor family and background.
Born in October 1925, she was a Cuban Salsa singer well known for her strong voice and rhythmic dancing. She was the most famous Latin America singer of the 20th century. In her music career, she was able to gain 20 gold albums before her death; she had the honor to receive The National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton. In her native country of Cuba, she was popularly known as the queen of Salsa. Most of her music career was spent in united states. She died of brain
Coming from a very talented family, Ana has been known through her music since the age of 5 with her father and brother being guitarist themselves. She later explained that her brother influenced her on playing the guitar. She was born in a small town in Croatia, November 8th 1980. She was so popular, at the age of the thirteen she became the youngest attendee of a very high-status musical institute. By her early twenties, Vidovic had already received numerous prizes. Her well-kept status resulted in Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore offering the opportunity to study in the U.S.A. I listened to the famous Asturias composed by Isaac Albeniz. The Spanish composer is known for his work on the piano. Isaac
Reveal Topic: According to Daniela Galvez of Latina, the late Selena Quintanilla, won ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards, twenty-two years after the sad tragedy. III. Credibility: In preparation of this speech, I read numerous articles on Selena Quintanilla, deliberated on the topics typed about, and like the rest of the Latin community I tried to understand her legacy. IV.
Beethoven said, “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. ”This has been an absolute truth in my life. Music has paved the way for me to traverse the obstacles in life; Broadway musicals especially. “West Side Story” soundtrack helped me through my first breakup, while “Bring it On”, encouraged me while training for a triathlon. My connection with music has been, but one would never expect to find an integral piece of themselves in a musical about a founding father.
Should I be selected for the Ellen P. Williams Professorship in Music, I would apply the funds towards the research, editing for performance and/or publication, and the public performance of unknown or unpublished works of diverse, traditionally underrepresented classical composers, with an emphasis on women and black composers. This research/performance
On Monday afternoon, January 23rd, I tuned into NPR and classical radio for the 3-4 pm hour of classical music. The radio host was Gigi Yellen who was very knowledgeable about the pieces she had in the playlist for that afternoon. In between pieces she would usually make a comment or two about some extra-musical fact regarding the piece or composer. It was very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed the hour of listening. There was not an expressed theme or organization to the playlist when I tuned in, so I had no preparation for the pieces that were to come. I actually enjoyed this position of surprise and anticipation because it left me with a completely open mind without
From a young age I craved the satisfaction of having some sort of representation. Do not get me wrong, there are plenty of amazing musicians but ever since I was given the chance to play the cello I always asked myself why there were rarely any Latina women in the classical world. I always wanted a role model, so why not become one? Becoming a role model for future generations of latina women in the vast world of classical music, can help bring enthusiasm about indulging themselves in the arts. I visualize myself as an educator encouraging the younger generations of latino children in music.
•The book analyzes the role of sound. Elements such as sound- bridges, voice-overs, and the use of sound when certain characters are introduced. The distinction of diegetic and non-diegetic sound is also presented. Jones also describes the impact that the lullaby has as the central musical motif. This source provides arguments on what certain elements of sound are supposed to do, generally. The characteristics and history of the Faun are also explained in the book. It discusses his upbringing through Greek and Roman mythology as well as the Faun’s connection with nature. Besides the Faun, the book examines the other monsters present in the film, such as the the three fairies, the Pale Man, and the toad. An argument is also made that Ofelia’s
Meredith Monk is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker and choreographer. Monk was born on November 20th, 1942 in New York, NY. She was exposed to music and dance at an early age simply because on both sides of her family there were musical people. Later, her mother enrolled her in Dalcroze Eurhythmics classes which are courses that taught movement through music. These courses heavily impacted Monk because since then she has always thought of those two concepts as one unified subject. She is identified as one of the most distinctive and influential artists. in addition, she was one of the first enterprises of extended vocal techniques (an advanced way of utilizing singing to create precise sounds that are unusual to singing domains). Likewise, Meredith also, was one of the first enterprises of Interdisciplinary performance, which are performances that are combined with at least one other regulation in a way that affects them respectively and forms a compound. Furthermore, Monk assembled her reputation by the stretching of her voice, enthusiasm, raps (speaking in a harsh sounding voice), and primitive wordless yowls. Her musical background and reputation gives her authority to speak on this because she is the one
In Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias”, he uses sound and sense devices to strengthen the overall imagery and to emphasize certain points in the poem. Key devices which the author utilizes, include rhyme, meter, alliteration and consonance.