Nocturne

the usage of the term nocturne was only defined from 1830 onwards, around the same time genres in music started losing relevance in historical context due to the individualization of the artist. Musical terminology in the early nineteenth-century was evolving and composers were exploring on different forms and styles. Thus, innovation and expansion of variety in works under the same title were growing trends in the nineteenth century. The shaky start of defining the nocturne genre is seen in Jousse’s

The Quest of the Nocturne By: Andy Huang, Shaurya Bedi, Collin Togher Deep in the forest of South America, the tribe of the Nocturne monkeys was in tatters. A great plague of King’s Cold swept across the land, paralyzing and slowing killing the Nocturne monkeys. Monkeys died every day. It was only a matter of time before the tribe was wiped out. The desperate Nocturne tribe needed a hero. They needed a savior. A spark was found, and hope was recovered. They had found a hero, in the form of Lothar

With Hiroshige’s Twilight Moon at Ryogoku Bridge and Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold there are many formal elements. For instance, the lines in both works tell us a lot. The lines the boats are on give a sense of motion and direction, while the vertical lines for the bridges show stability. The vibrant colors of Hiroshige’s work give a good indication of what the bridge would look like at twilight. On the other hand, Whistler’s use of dull colors gives the work a dark and foggy setting.

factory red is documented. Centrally, a narrative criticism on modern society - the genre of this narrative is contemporary fiction, and its’ audience, young adult to adult. Inspired by Orwell's’ ‘1984’, ‘Rear Window’, ‘The Road’, and Chopin's’ ‘Nocturne’ this narrative aims to bring to light the degeneration of morality, and the displacement and severing of whatever influence “God” holds above

McMullen 11/14/2017 The Return of Nocturne Music has always had a time and place throughout history. Performances, concerts, and parties are all match with music that is meant to be played in that setting. For example, music that’s played at a church in the morning is very different than the music played in the evening. Professional performances are meant to be played in a style that makes it easiest for the audience to be engulfed by the music. Night music or Nocturne refers to music that is usually

In Nocturne in D flat Major, Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) creates a complex work that consists of complicated harmonies and rhythmic motives. These two components are interwoven to build elaborate themes which lead to a melodic design that Chopin is known for. The piece has multiple key elements that combine to form this expressive work for piano, such as thematic growth. Various themes are introduced in the work and as Chopin develops them, they are barely recognizable. Other important elements in

“Chopin and the Character Piece: Nocturnes, Preludes, and Ballades.” The transition into the Romantic era of music saw the development of many new characteristics. For the most part, the music evolved from established forms, genres, and musical ideas, but there was more emphasis on expression. Harmonic language established by Mozart and Haydn was coloured with dissonances, and bolder chord changes. Emphasis shifted from the ideals of Mozart’s consonance and order, to the expression and increased

“Nocturne” by Joan Miro, is an Abstract style painting using oil base for its colors. This piece of art was created in 1940’s. The counterculture movement in Paris heavily influenced Joan Miro and his artwork “Nocturne”. This artwork comes after WWI during the roaring 20’s the world had just gotten over a world war and the public needed lighter images and not realistic ones that reminded them of the war. Joan Miro had first started out doing realism styles of art work but when he moved to Paris

Similarity in theme and color first drew me to select Elisabeth Condon’s Nocturne (Bob Rauschenberg Gallery) and Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (Frank 348) for this research paper. Initially I wanted to pick two pieces that were different enough in order to form a decent comparison and yet alike enough to connect them in some way. In the art gallery, Nocturne gave me a feeling similar to the one I experienced when I first saw The Starry Night; there was something otherworldly and mystical

MUS 121 256W Instructor: Y. Kim, P. Roubal Paper 2: Instrumental Music Yiziying Chen Appreciation of “Nocturne for piano No.2 in E flat major, Op.9/2, CT. 109” In the stream of classical music history, many well-known composers used their intelligence to arrange the notes, put melodies together, link up chords with chords subtly, leaving the audiences aural feasts. Talking about classical music composers, no one should ever forget one legendary person and his name is Frédéric Chopin. Chopin left