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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

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    will explain the architecture of a Digital Audio Workstation, music sequencing and available sound sources and the fundamental processes and components of studio recording. By creating a backing track, I will evaluate, experiment and create Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sequences with the use of hardware and software. The Architecture of a DAW DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation and is a system which has been designed to record, edit and mix music. There are two types of DAWs

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    the instruments that the Romans played, the uses of music in their society and the impact that music in Rome has had on the music of today.   The Romans were not the most innovative of ancient cultures when it came to music, as it wasn’t held to the same importance in Rome as it was in other cultures. Regardless, the Romans did very much enjoy music and admire its use in other cultures. And so, instead of creating a Roman version of music, they borrowed the musical instruments and musical theory

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    I was pleasantly surprised by this orchestral performance. The music was performed by an instrumental-only orchestra. The orchestra was made up of string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments. There were no vocal parts. I am afraid that if there were any vocal parts, they may have taken away from the musical aesthetic. The music had a gentle flow and remained low for the majority of the performance. Sometimes the music would build and gradually get faster then fall back down from loud to low

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    The Symphony divides into three separate parts, in which the movements complement each other's characteristics. The symphony orchestra features a myriad of orchestral instruments featuring the Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and Percussion families. Furthermore, the various movements throughout the performance utilize various musical concepts that bring the music to life. Albeit, the complexity of Mahler’s symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performed superbly throughout the performance.

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    main instruments involved in the dragon dance are cymbals, gongs and drums. Since it was a dance that needed great teamwork and coordination, the instruments used reverberates and energizes the dancers and spectators. Each particular instrument mentioned above makes loud noises and strong rhythm necessary for the dance. Like how conductors wave their batons when conducting a band, dragon dance’s conductor control of the flow are the results of the precise sound and rhythm of the instruments. The

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    Penguin Ballet Analysis

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    the use of lyrics. Although positioned within the film to provide contrasting messages, both these songs use similar musical elements to support the piece, and its position with the film. The discussion of this essay is that there are similarities between the musical elements that support the lyrics in a song and the action in a documentary. Through this, we will discuss the musical element’s of pitch, and timbre and texture. Through the use of pitch, each piece was able to develop motifs to represent

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    Band Class

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    Since the beginning of time there has been some type of musical tools. However they did not have tubas nor flutes they had beats. Many schools today have some sort of a music program, but sadly it’s fading away. Band class or orchestra should be required in elementary and middle schools because they improve memory, become more social and helps in other subjects around school. So many good things have come out of having music class, so why not have them for kids to take. In addition, music is an

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    Jimmie Johnson Perter Runge FYS 141 December 7, 2016 Surfing through Musical History Music is a beautiful thing. Music has a way of expressing emotions that cannot be described by words themselves. It has a way of influencing people and a society as a whole. Without music the world would be silent. The surfing world is no exception. The society of surfing has been affected by music over centuries. Music plays a major influential part in the history of surfing. The history of music in surfing actually

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    group is a musical orchestra that uses different materials for their instruments, such as vegetables, old office materials, fruit or things they can find in nature. Each group will have to decide on its name, style of music, instruments and activities. What kind of songs they have and some history that they can imagine. After this they will have about 5-6 minutes to prepare and then they will have to introduce themselves to the rest of the class. Afterwards the class will vote which musical band might

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