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Compare, for example, Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks to Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned. The gestures of Cimabue’s figures are varied and angled to make a pleasing formal arrangement leading viewers to Madonna and the child, but the painting is not naturalistic. There is hint of perspective in the work, but it does not make it realistic. Leonardo’s Madonna, sits in a real-looking landscape, and appears to have a natural looking posture, even whilst mid gesture. The painting has a single light source

flute and drums. The Umuofia's principle in blending the instruments implies their dynamic culture specifically, the community ceremonies on battles and warriors represented through drums where everyone comes together to watch the biggest fight of the year. The music of the community illustrates Okonkwo's defeat of Amalinze the Cat, a great wrestler who was unbeaten for seven years. Their unity showcase through the harmonic instruments highlights that , “The drums beat and the flutes sang and the

Gender and Music Preference There are so many different forms and genres of music that people admire. Even older genres that have seemed to die out still have fans such as disco or polka. Many researchers discuss why people favor the music that they do. This has been a popular topic in music research considering how important music has become in everyday life. Music is played in the car, on the internet, on cellphones, and even behind commercials on television. It is hard to imagine a world without

existence” and clearly does not fit in as the strings seemingly float through the piece unaware, much like the druids would. The horn continues to play the motive intermittently as other instruments chime in, which Ives says are other human beings searching for what he calls the “Invisible Answer”. These other instruments become much louder as the search for this answer continues along with the motive which increases in

the students portrayed and maintain to the audience was breathtaking and made me honored to be their peers. Considering that the concert consisted of more classical music the stage and the musicians was divided depending on instruments. Although it was not singing each, instrument held its own dynamic but still maintained a perfect polyphonic feel as the song progressed. After each song, the Director effortless began to explain the songs and continue a personable connection with the audience. While

Music 407 Chapter 1: What is world music? A Point of Departure: Five Propositions for Exploring World Music 1. The basic property of all music is SOUND * Tone – the duration (length), frequency (pitch), amplitude (loudness), timbre (quality of sound). * All sounds have the potential to be tones 2. The sounds (and silences) that comprise a musical work organized in some way * Music is a form of organized sound * Listening: CD 1:1 (Beethoven’s Symphony #9) & CD 1:2 (Japanese

From Greece’s Aesop Fables to China’s Monkey King, animals have played an important and influential role in stories and folktales in various parts of the world. Yet having animals in these stories also comes with the difficulty in representing and presenting these creatures to various audiences. One important animal in performative literature is the lion from Yvain, or The Knight with the Lion. The unique combination of human-like gestures and beastly actions in the lion presents interesting issues

The Rise of a Native American Balladry First, it will be necessary to review some important points. In the early days (1600-1770s), importation/adaptation was the dominant process. British songs and ballads were adapted to the frontier experience, Victorian morality and Puritan ethics. Songs which contained subject matter which was completely irrelevant to the frontier or unacceptable to moral and ethical standards were

program. The moment I was shown the instruments and allowed to take one home has changed me over the years. I along with the other students, my peers and friends, experienced the trouble of learning a brand new thing, an instrument. I was given the task of just playing one note and holding it for a certain duration. For the next few days the tasks assigned to me increased in difficulty, as well as how I should structure my schedule around practicing my instrument and school work. Then, from fifth to

October 13, I attended a concert by the UT Jazz orchestra at the Bates Recital Hall. This performance consisted of seven pieces and all were stylistically different, which allowed the audience to enjoy the various sounds of jazz music. Among the instrument groups, there are saxophones, trumpets, trombones, piano and drums. Professor Jeff Hellmer served as director andJohn Mills appeared as guest conductor. The whole concert made a lasting impression on me. The concert opened with the “Carmelo’s