Incidental music

It’s the instrument of angels”, she responded, sparking a lifelong passion to learn how to make such beautiful music myself. The harp is considered the rarest of instruments, and this fact piqued my interest most of all. Although pianos and guitars are elegant instruments, unlike harps, they are very commonly played. Because of its rarity, I had difficulty finding a teacher. Local music schools did not offer lessons, and actual teachers were far

The introduction of Donald J. Funes' book Musical Involvement addresses the topic of music as an aesthetic experience. The preface to the introduction is the realization that truly listening to music requires an active response, and this type of listening is not innate. All throughout the day we are bombarded with music and every day sounds, most of which remain in our periphery. It can be difficult to focus on a single event such as a concert, lecture or any other situation that requires a quite

Throughout the years, hundreds of studies have been conducted regarding the correlation of art, creativity and one’s ability to learn. Although there is no direct scientific explanation for the results of these studies, their numerous and repetitive findings give them credibility. Reading through studies conducted by the Dana Foundation as well as the Arts Education Partnership one can find correlations between an arts education and improved learning as well as attention. In terms of engagement,

The President’s Own United States Marine Band is a professional wind ensemble that is apart of the United States Marine Corps. It is our nation’s oldest professional music ensemble. The mission of the ensemble is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandment of the Marine Corps. The Marine Band has a long, rich history, with many premier musicians who have had their careers begin, grow, and flourish in this ensemble. As this ensemble serves as an outlet for many of our

was based on Shakespeare. In the beginning years of his career, he was influenced by Antonin Dvorak, who was Suk’s professor at a music academy called Prague Conservatory. In 1898, Josef Suk ended up marrying Otilie Dvorak, who was the daughter of Antonin Dvorak. Within the happy life they lived together, Otilie was impressed with her father’s and husband’s works of music and she loved to play the piano, but sadly died at a young age. After the death of Otilie, Suk went back to revise A Winter’s Tale

in the film industry the research and application of new sound equipment began to grow rapidly. First moving to even louder speakers for the audience to enjoy the music even more. Then moving to stereo speakers having different sounds coming from different speakers. Then moving to surround sound where the audience is engulfed in music and sound effects from all around them. Finally to our current technology of IMAX sound adding even more speakers and pushing sound to the point of shaking the seats

Program Music Manifestations. The great age of program was at the time of the nineteenth century. Program music is the type of music that aims to evoke an image, or convey an impression of events. Program music is usually connected with stories, poems, ideas, or scenes. Program music has four types of manifestations: program symphony, tone/symphonic poem, concert overtures, incidental music. Program music, in general, has been around, in many forms, for centuries, but it became highly prominent in

The Music That Transformed a Hidden Classic into Modern Culture Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, a fictional novel published in 1911, by Gaston Leroux, puts the reader right in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House in the late 1800s (Cox: Oxford Reference). An adventure, involving tragic love and gothic elements, surrounds a detective’s search to reveal the mystery of the “Phantom of the Opera”. The detective acts as the narrator who reflects on his investigations of the Paris Opera House through allusions

II. L’Arlesienne Background of L’Arlesienne L’Arlesienne is the incidental music written for Daudet’s play ‘L’Arlesienne’. L'Arlesienne is the story of the young peasant, Frederi falls in love to the girl from Arles. Frederi tries to marry with the girl from Arles, that he couldn't stop thinking about her after he met her. When Frederi and Vivette, the girl he is marring by giving up the girl from Arles was walking, they saw girl from Alres walking together with the other man. Because of this incident

has been used to help convey a story. As early as the 1900’s, without today’s technology, movies would often be accompanied by a soundtrack played on a piano or record players. In 1927 The Jazz singer was released, a warner bros movie that featured music and dialog on the actual filmstrip. This film is