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Due to the fact that Baroque keyboards generally lack the ability to make crescendos and diminuendos, music played on these instruments sound very boring and straight forward unless elements are added to the performance. For organ and harpsichord, the player cannot change dynamics once the registration is chosen. A decent performance of Baroque music, no matter on a Baroque or a modern day keyboard, relies very much on the variety of touch to sound interesting. I would therefore like to discuss some

In the mid 70s, Reich had steadly expanded his knowledge of different musical systems, studying the form of Balinese Gamelan with I Nyoman Sumandi, who is a Balinese musician in residence at the American Society for Eastern Arts Summer Program at the University of Washington, in Seattle between 1973 and 1974, and learning the technique of traditional Hebrew chanting between 1976 and 1977. Based on these diverse non-western studying, after all, the Reich's ensemble performed and recorded ‘Drumming’

Hello there everybody. I have recently started to play an instrument, based on my very energetic personality, what instrument do you think I play? Drums, that is correct. I will be doing my speech on drums, popular choices, why I got into drums, some of my favorite drummers, and songs that my favorite drummers drum in. Popular types of drums. One of the most used types of drums is the Snare Drum. If you've ever heard a Marching Band and you have heard drums that sound similar to this (play

Determining musical genres is one of the most highly debated topics in the music world. To some, there are strict walls that separate classical from baroque music and jazz from the blues, but to others, the many overlapping qualities between opera and operettas make the line between their labels very thin and blurry. The music community may struggle with this conversation for many years to come and it is possible that distinct guidelines used to determine a composition’s musical genre will never

Looking at both instruments side by side, there are minute differences in their construction. However, the cornet did not start out looking like a shorter trumpet. In fact, in the 1800’s, the cornet looked something like a curly “q” made out of miscellaneous metal. Noted for its warmer, softer, and rounder sound, the cornet has evolved since the early 19th century. Evolution of the Cornet The late 18th century involved a lot of modifications to earlier models of horns. Beginning with the

Not all popular music is one particular style or have the same rhythm. Just as much as their mood varies, their various lyrical content compliments the instrumental background creating different ambience for each song. For instance, one of the Fleet Foxes’ hit songs White Winter Hymnal uniquely combine the reminiscence sound of ’70s folk rock and non-traditional hymnal lyrics creating a mystical, soothing excitement. Unexpected forms of literature can be incorporated into popular music to enhance

On November 28, I went to the ASU Harp Studio Recital, students of Julie Smith Harp recital. The venue had a massive organ in the back, behind the performers. There were 5 harps onstage. Each performer, one by one, would go onstage, give an introduction, play a piece, then leave. After all the performers played a piece solo, they all went onstage and played as an ensemble. The first solo piece is called La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin by Claude Debussy, arr. Salzedo. It started out very slow and there

My first Jazz concert was a faculty Recital by the members of CCNY. The band that was playing was called the Pittson Family Band. Suzanne Pittson was using her voice, Evan Pittson was on the electric viola, Jeff Pittson was on the piano, Giacomo Tagliavia was on the bass and finally Anthony Pinciotti on the drums. There was a total of six songs and in this essay I plan to discuss what I heard during the concert. The first song was called “At the Fair” by Luciana Souza. The song started off with a

drinks and snacks. I find the concert when it plays the intro very nostalgic as if I was able to afford the seat in the 1800s. The musical instruments in the concert, of course, were more realistic than the speakers because I can hear the true work. If I can, I should go to the concert like this more often and maybe the ones where I can feel “classy”. Part 2: Musical Selection #1 6. Title and Composer of piece: The Slavic Women's Farewell, VasilijAgapkin

There’s been a lot of improvements in the band as a whole in the past semester. I remember first seeing and playing the Christmas music. Obviously, as the first time playing it, it didn’t sound so clean. That first time compared to how we did at the concert has been highly improved. In the beginning of the semester there were so many accidentals I probably screwed up, and there were probably times I didn’t notice the time signature change so I miscounted measures of rests. By the time of the concert