Jazz Listening
Feed the fire “Feed the fire” by Geri Allen has amazing piano playing. Also a slow drum playing in the background while the piano was playing. The music seem like a piano competition with another group of jazz players in a club. There’s only drums and piano playing in the song. I do think I heard any string instrument at all. The piano playing seem really happy than sadness since the jazz players makes a smooth transition of the music.
TUTU
Miles Davis song “Tutu” starts out with a trumpet playing. Then a upbeat tempo with some snare drums playing. It also sound like a saxophone playing in the background. The tune seems to be suspenseful. Also the music seems to be in unison. I find the tune quite relaxing and smoothing like in a way I feel like sleeping. This is somewhat a good thing. The tune follows the same notes and makes the music stronger and more agreeable.
How High The Moon Ella Fitzgerald sings really well with the song. The tune seems to be upbeat. Also seem to be retro type of music. The song seem to represent the NASA exploration on the moon. There is some scat singing in the song. Also the rhythm is in unison and the instrument follows along with her voice. Although, her look is not that beautiful she is really unique
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In the beginning it start with piano playing and then some string instrument. The string instrument is like a cello or a bass from a guitar. The music is really relaxing with the tune being the same in unison. The music seem to be in a movie that most old folks enjoyed. The piano playing is really good and it feels less exhausting with things around me. The bass follows the same beat to make the solid music playing. The quartet seem to include a ukulele in a Hawaiian way of listening. This tune reminds me a quiet place to rest and feel quite less stressful from the whole long day of school and work. The song ended with a piano finish and slow bass playing in the very
“At Last” starts off with a strong harmony of a combination of strings including violins, violas, and cellos. As vocal comes in, the sound strings back off and drum kit kicks in with a classic three- fourths meter.The strings give people a
As an aside, I think the party music opened with the same piece played at the bar in the Battle of Algiers bombing scene. Battle of Algiers was made years later so it probably was a coincidental connection, both just played a popular dance song, but the sound of the music accompanied by a visual of young French people dancing in a colonial setting made me think immediatly that the party was going to end up no where good.
Bill Gates, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, states, “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” Instead of only looking at the advancements that his business, Microsoft, has made, Gates evaluates and learns from the mistakes or failures he’s also made, and finds ways to prevent them from happening again. Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” is about all the people or events that made a large impact on the world from 1950 to 1989 and how the United States was not the main cause of all the problems going on. A majority, if not all of the topics of this song are things that had negative impacts on the world. Mary Cornish’s poem “Numbers” is about the use and power of numbers. The main idea of the poem is how even though something may be subtracted from one thing, whatever is subtracted is usually added to another thing. The lyrics of the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel incorporates
In the case, “Facing a Fire” prepared by Ann Buchholtz, there are several problems and issues to identify in determining if Herman Singer should rebuild the factory due to a fire or retire on his insurance proceeds. I believe that this case is about social reform and self-interest. I think that Singer needs to ask himself, what is in the firm’s best economic interests. There are several things to question within this case, what should Herman Singer do and why, should he rebuild the factory or begin retirement, if he rebuilds, should he relocate the firm to an area where wages are lower and what provisions, if any, should Singer make for his employees as well as for the community?
Jazz is referred as “America’s classical music,” and is one of North America’s and most celebrated genres. The history of Jazz can be traced back to the early era of the 20th century of the U.S. “A History of Jazz” presents From Ragtime and Blues to Big Band and Bebop, jazz has been a part of a proud African American tradition for over 100 years. A strong rhythmic under-structure, blue notes, solos, “call-and response” patterns, and
William Faulkner’s ‘Barn Burning’, is the tale a young man, by the name of Colonel “Sarty” Sartoris Snopes and his father, Abner “Ab” Snopes, and the difference between right and wrong. The story commences in a courtroom, where Ab is on trial for burning a barn. Young Sarty is called to the stand to testify as to what took place, until the plaintiff told the judge he didn’t want him to question the young child. However, Sarty was unsure of the decision he would make if he was questioned. Sarty was unsure if he would choose his loyalty to his father, or if he would do the noble thing and tell the truth. Sarty and Ab’s relationship was strained with abuse, anxiety and fear, Sarty’s devotion to Ab never reciprocated, until Sarty makes the most
One of Ellington orchestra’s signature tunes is "Take the ‘A’ Train" (1941). This piece was not written by Ellington but by American composer Billy Strayhorn, who became Ellington’s musical collaborator. This piece is very jumpy and light, making you feel like tapping your feet and following the beat. In the background is a piano in stride style that accompanies the brass instruments.
On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, there was a combo jazz ensemble that performed at the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall. The jazz ensemble consisted of Josh Holland on trumpet, Andrew Venet on bass, J. Paul Whitehead on piano, and Ryan McDaniel on drums. The songs that they performed that night were; “Blue Bossa” by Joe Henderson, “My Funky Valentine” by Joshua Holland, “My One and Only Love” by Gut Wood, and “Jig-a-Jug” by Joshua Redman. Throughout the night, they played a combination of combo jazz and bossa nova.
Originating from the streets of Harlem comes a song that, initially, did not gain much fan fair, but went viral on the internet after comedian, Filthy Frank, made a ridiculous dance video of it (Knopper, 2013). Thousands of copycats created different version in unexpected environments such as skydiving or underwater(Allencastre, 2013). The song is called Harlem Shake by DJ producer, Bauuer. These videos popularized a underground, electronic, dance music (EDM) genre known as “trap”. A genre that attempts to bridge popular EDM synths with southern hip hop influences. Baauer evolves this genres by bringing a much more electric element to the sound so hip hop may not be a genre that comes to mind when listening to the track. This short essay will attempt to analyze this piece of music from an instrumental point of view by naming the different instruments used, discussing pitch. The paper will also discuss duration, tempo, timbre, dynamics, texture and silences at different parts of the song. Through its structure and mood, I will attempt to create a story and give meaning to this music. Indeed, overall, this music is a story that represents the prolonging, desensitized, gang warfare that infested the Harlem district of New York during the 1920s.
The first aspect of the music I recognized was the volume, or the dynamics. It ranged from forte during the climactic moments to mezzo piano during the calmer parts, but mostly remained in this range throughout the concert. There were also several instances of crescendo and decrescendo, which served to build up tension or slow the piece down, respectively.
I read the book Braving the Fire. It takes place in the year 1863. The book is about a 15 year old boy from Maryland named Jem Bridwell. He lives on a farm with his father, grandfather, and their slaves. Because Maryland was a “border state” during the civil war, it was not considered part of the Confederacy, although most of the people living in Maryland at the time were for the Confederates. Jem’s father, Tom Bridwell, on the other hand had joined the Union Army because he believed in freeing the slaves and keeping the Union. James Bridwell, Jem’s grandfather, was completely against Tom’s being in the Union Army and the Union itself.
This piano piece is from the romantic era, demonstrating breathtakingly lyrical and expressive melody, chromatic harmony, and use of dissonance to convey emotion (Wright 232-233). The dark beauty, haunting quality, melodic structure, and lyrical nature reminded me of Frederic Chopin, the master of the nocturne (Wright 232, 270). After comparing it to several pieces by the composer, I determined that it was Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (Op 27 No 1)1.
The jazz band I observed played a series of six different songs. Although all the songs were categorized as jazz, each song had its own special style and sound to it. The band consisted of three different players. Paul Meyers, the guitarist and composer, Andy Eulau, the bassist, and Dave Rataczak, on drums. The songs performed were entitled “Love for Sale” by Cole Porter, “Once I Loved” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Stars” by Paul Meyers, “Blues for Mel” also by Paul Meyers, “Last Night When We Were Young” by Harold Arlen, and “Samba Novo” by Luis Eca.
There are tremendous changes in human history from preliterate society to today. Through the civilization, the form of community was also changed from tribal society to the nation. As changing of the notion of community, the sense of economy for the member in the society has been changed. The advent of the capitalist society which aims at making profits influences the changing of view of family and community. Arlie Russell Hochschild, the author of “From the Frying Pan into the Fire”, explains that capitalism and its market influence on ideas for ‘family’ and ‘community’. Hochschild claims that spending time with family was a priority in the past, but it is not a priority anymore in capitalist society. Efficiency takes a priority in capitalism
... been brought out in this song by using many different aspects of music closely related to Africa including the African drumming and Zulu chanting. The song did well to connect the different parts of the animal society and I also feel that the choice of the Zulu language was a good one. This language has great rhythm when sung which creates a great mood of positive thoughts and hope.