Music

Quarantined Baltimore Symphony Orchestra : how have you adapted your life, improved your habits, and set yourself as a positive force for the people around you?

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Listen to these 2 videos. Here’s one performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen . This is the complete last movement of the symphony, shot in a more conventional symphony performance production. Now, listen to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s virtual performance of the 6th movement. After listening, answer the question below. How is … Read more

Watch and listen to Joker (2019),then discuss how the music enhances the drama.

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Watch and listen to Joker (2019),then discuss how the music enhances the drama. Choose from two to four specific scenes (which could include the beginning or ending of the film). Discuss specifically the MUSIC over the action. Description of the scene is perfectly fine, but try to keep that to its essentials, and realize that … Read more

Music 5: why do you think this symphony, arguably the most famous in musical history, has such a profound effect on so many people?

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Music 5 Listen to all of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. •In your journal, describe the effect each movement of this symphony has on you that is, your emotional as well as intellectual reaction. •Why do you think this symphony, arguably the most famous in musical history, has such a profound effect on … Read more

Discuss how vocal production and its three stages of vocal arrangement, recording, and mixing techniques can affect a record?

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Discuss how vocal production and its three stages of vocal arrangement, recording, and mixing techniques can affect a record? Research and outline the methods behind producing a vocal from the vocal arrangement, vocal recording, and vocal mixing (7000 words)

How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s?

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How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s? How was the music industry tied to this medium, and what were the musical results of such a relationship? Do you think TV had a negative impact on radio and the record industry? Include a brief … Read more

Janis Joplin History of Rock: compose a response papers  of how you, the author, felt about the subject matter on Janis Joplin History of Rock.

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Janis Joplin History of Rock After reading three source documents posted, write a response paper conveying your thoughts and feelings. The readings include (1) an interview with Joplin, (2) an article excerpt on her time with Big Brother and the Holding Company (Big Brother, for short) and the album Cheap Thrills*, and (3) an essay … Read more

Carnival of the Animals: pick three movements that are the most effective in portraying the animals?why?discuss the various elements of the music that make it effective using concepts like tempo, instrumentation, rhythm, texture, color, register, pitch and dissonance.

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 “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saens. First, read the description of the piece in the information below the video. There are 14 movements in this work. Listen to the entire work. Pick three movements that are the most effective in portraying the animals? Why? Discuss the various elements of the music that make it … Read more

Flight of the bumblebee: what does Rimsky-Korsakov do to portray his version of the bumblebee?what’s the story?what’s the atmosphere?

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Flight of the bumblebee Remember the early assignment on transcriptions? Here’s the “Flight of the bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Guitar duet: Piano transcription: Orchestral version: What does Rimsky-Korsakov do to portray his version of the bumblebee? What’s the story? What’s the atmosphere?