On Sunday, November 8, 2015, a gospel singing group called “Blessed Assurance Singers” came to my church, Liberty Baptist, in Kingston, Tennessee. The Blessed Assurance Singers has five members, and each one is a missionary. Two of the singers, Grace and Caroline Tom, are sisters who are missionaries from Papa New Guinea. Another singer, Roxanne Espinosa, along with guitarist and singer Kevin Santos and pianist Jejirah Ocampo (also called JJ), are from the Philippines. They have all been in the United States for the past few years and met in Ohio. Their motto is “different countries, same God.” It was fascinating to learn about their backgrounds and seeing and hearing them perform in my church was an incredible experience. I expected to enjoy …show more content…
It was called “I Have a Father Who Can”. Only three of the singers performed this song, and it was acapella. It began with Caroline Tom singing the first verse as a solo while Grace Tom and Kevin Santos sand “ah” in the background. At the end of the verse, the two used repetition by repeating Caroline. The chorus was sung by all three and it was fast. The change between slow and fast was a great effect. The second verse and chorus were sung the same way as the first. The chorus was repeated a third time, this time in a higher key. This song was my favorite because all these different effects made it very beautiful. The next song, “I Met the Master”, had similar effects. The pianist and guitarist joined once again. The second verse contained a solo with the remaining three singing “ooh” in the background, and there was also a key change in the last chorus of this song, much like the previous …show more content…
Every song had a major tonality, with occasional minor notes. The texture was monophonic for the most part, with the exception of the short increments of polyphony in the “I Call Him Lord” piece. One thing that stood out to me was the use of harmony. There was a four-part harmony consisting of a tenor lead, alto harmony, soprano lead, and soprano harmony. I especially loved hearing the alto harmony, since that is what I sing myself. The ones in the group from Papa New Guinea and the ones from the Philippines had different accents than each other, but when they all sang together, it blended perfectly. That is definitely not something I hear every day, and it was quite
"Sing Sing Sing," was originally written for a small orchestra and included vocals, this original arrangement is featured on a number of earlier Louis Prima recordings. However, once Louis rewor...
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All music created has some kind of story behind it. It could be a bad story, good story, or even a complicated story. Every artist tells a story in their music that can relate to anyones life. Big Sean’s story on this album, Dark Sky Paradise talks about the bad and the good of paradise. The album has a lot of features from well known artist such as, Drake, Lil Wayne, Jhene Aiko and most importantly Kanye West because he started Sean’s career.
The novel 1984, written by George Orwell in 1949, details the life of a one Winston Smith and his constant, life long battle to defeat Big Brother. This dystopian vision of the future serves as a reminder to the reader that anything can happen, but it is up to humanity to shape what kind of future is wanted in the end. Although Orwell’s novel is rather convincing to the people of this time, it serves only as a warning to one of many outcomes that the world could face. This book was Orwell’s idea of how life could have ended up; had people not realized that there is always a way to change what we do not like in life. Through the author’s many literary techniques, he was able to weave in meaning and importance to simple everyday objects
The next element I discovered was the pitch of the music. Relatively speaking, I would estimate that the majority of the pieces were on the high side of the pitch, and therefore frequency, scale. The range of pitches was moderate, but as stated previously, mostly higher notes were used.
This world is a big place. It is very diverse, in culture, beliefs, traditions, and even music. Music is an important part of this world; not just pop music and what many first world countries are used to, but music of the world as well, such as melodies in Cuba or Africa. These two countries share many characteristics in their music, despite being two very different places. From the melody, to the rhythm, and even the instruments and cultural practices, the countries of Cuba and Africa have both very similar traits in their music.
This piece was definitely tonal. The listener has a sense of direction throughout the whole piece. The harmony was consonant because the chords were stable and there was very little tension. The mood throughout the piece was calm and loving. It had a bit of a slow tempo which is why the mood felt like it was calm and loving. The dynamics were from low to high. The pitch changes quickly in some parts while in others it stays around the same. Since the dynamics were tonal, there was no parts in it that will catch the listener completely off guard.
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...e it incorporated the use of rattles and percussion at much faster pace. There was a solo singer, and he did repeat a lot of the phrases, but it was one- hundred percent redundant. Song number twenty-four brought the listener into the more contemporary trends of Native American music. The song was a capella, and in a more strophic form than other pieces. It was similar to many songs on the radio, just without accompaniment. The last three tracks contained a bigger variety of musical instruments, from flutes to guitars and strings, to percussion. The last song was really neat because it sounded like a country western tune, yet it was done in Spainish. I don't agree with Nettl in his opinion that a lot of the music sounds the same because every song I listened to on the track was completely different from the other whether by instrumentation or vocal aspects.
Responses to Amazing Grace Amazing Grace is a legendary song” published in 1779”(www.princeton.edu/-achaney/tmve/wiki100/docs/Amazing-Grace.html) that is also a poem where there are verses in this poem that suggest that the composer John Newton (1725-1807) was going through a pivotal point in his life and he felt that by writing these harmonic verses in rhythmic metaphors could captivate and inspire not only those that read “Amazing Grace” but especially everyone that listened to its meaning. Conviction can come at a time when it seems you are most likely going to die from an act of God, and all the wrong that someone has done becomes a consciously enormous burden when they start to consider what the after life may have as punishment or reward. There are many different responses to this poem. Most of the responses are positive, but when you look at the author John Newton’s life you will start begin to understand the gist of what he is saying and the meaning behind them.
The texture is polyphonic. It has a slow tempo and there is no presence of accelerando or ritardando. Harmony is a consonant of the word. Melody is conjunct and peaceful. Has a lot of repetition.
“Reuben, Reuben” was a much happier song and the first of the songs performed in English; however, my favorite pieces were “Water Come-A-Me Eye” and “Great Day!” I especially enjoyed “Water Come-A-Me Eye” because of the percussion instruments that some of the choir members played. Jasmina Begovic kept a steady beat on the maracas and provided a pleasant accompaniment to the melodies of the choir. The other percussion instruments were equally enjoyable and added an element to the song that other songs did not have. “Great Day!” was particularly enjoyable because of the fast-paced rhythm and the energy of the performers. This song had a faster tempo than the other songs and was a great way to conclude the concert. Though it seemed as if the entire concert had picked up speed when the choir sang “Reuben, Reuben,” “Guantanamera,” and “Water Come-A-Me Eye” consecutively, the rhythm eventually slowed down when they performed “Fare You Well,” a traditional American folksong with a rather melancholy sound to it.
“Stablemates” was a jazz standard written by Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist. The piece begins with a drum solo filled with fast rolls and heavily accented beats before rest of the band joins in, which becomes a head duet between vibes and guitar. Montgomery then starts his solo with sixteenth-notes and gracefully plays through the chord progression. His motifs are more noticeable in this piece, using specific intervals that match the circle of fifths, along with playing a series of notes in a descending scale based on the current chord. Montgomery also freely uses more repeated phrases to enhance his solo and create a memorable feel to the fast-paced song. The breaks between his phrases are also a lot shorter, giving little time for breath
They performed five of my favorite songs. On their setlist were “Little Things” by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan and “Change My Mind” composed by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Anthony Falk. On their encore list were “You & I” by Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott, and John Ryan, “Story of My Life” by Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, and the One Direction members, and “Best Song Ever” by Wayne Hector, John Ryan, Ed Drewett, Julian Bunetta. First song I would like to cri...
The first song the piano trio performed was the Haydn C Major Trio. This piece is from the Classical period of music. The Baroque period is known for many of the smaller setting pieces that were written in that time period, so piano trios were quite popular at this time. The piece consisted of three movements in fast, slow, fast order. The piano and violin were featured in this movement and you could tell that their parts were pretty difficult. The first part of this piece was in sonata form, the second was in ABA ternary form, and the third was another part in sonata form. The piece changed tempo throughout it which really felt like it kept people involved. You could also hear the repeat of the intro and certain themes throughout the piece. This piece was very enjoyable. It was probably my favorite piece played in this concert. The changing if tempos really made you pay more attention and it wasn't slow or boring. The sonata forms allowed the musicians to perform more difficult parts from the pieces and it was very entertaining to observe. This piece also ...