Listening Log 1 – Hurrian Hymn No.6 (Michael Levy) The history of Hurrian Hymns can be dated back to around 1400 BC, when the ancient Hurrians, who were the heir of the Sumerians, excavated them on clay tablets as the oldest surviving substantially completed work of notated music in the world. For solo lyre, which is the only instrument used in this specific piece, was a very popular and frequently used instrument at that time. The performer of this piece added a lot of elaborations and
Guillaume de Machaut was born in 1300 in France and passed on April 13, 1377 in Rheims,France. He was mainly known to be in the 14th century which is the middle ages. “Generally acclaimed the greatest composer of the fourteenth century.” His work is very famous as well as he is. One of his most famous works would be the “Messe de Notre Dame.” His life has been very enlightening and so many historic events that he has been through which shaped his life and his music made him even better. He was also
This is directly contradicted to polyphony, in which each voice may move individually. Homophony is not to be confused with monophony, in which all the voices and accompanying instruments are performing exactly the same notes, in homophony there is a distinct melody with accompanying harmony, but all move in the same rhythmic pattern. In historical context, homophony appeared as
Amanda Hua Dr. Todd Mueller MUSC 1100 30 April 2017 Take Five Analysis In this paper, Take Five will be analyzed using four of the five elements of music, as well as other related facts. There are five elements of music that were taught in class; the four that will be used in this paper are rhythm, melody, harmony, and texture. Rhythm is the element of music that deals with the arrangement of sounds and silences. Melody is a collection of pitches that are played in succession. Harmony is a collection
As children, we are exposed to many new and intriguing elements. One of those new items of exploration is the element of music. When children are brought home from the hospital and are crying without end, mothers and fathers sing to them in order to calm them down. Before putting them down to sleep, a lullaby is a common practice of parents. Songs are also very evident in children’s television shows, movies, and even books that have buttons that make music while reading the book. At a young age music
The simple techniques used in Gregorian Chant make me realize that music does not have to be over-embellished to be fascinating. The almost spooky monophonic style of music redefines what we perceive to be a unique sound. This music is characterized by a group of usually male voices all singing the same melody at the same time and is also known as the most important development in music during the medieval times. This type of music was presumed to be first written in approximately 500 A.D. While
In 1995 “Hurt” was released by Nine Inch Nails on the album “The Downward Spiral”. The song was written by Trent Reznor and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1996. In 2002 Johnny Cash recorded a cover of that same song which quickly became an ode to his life and death. The two versions of the song, much like the artists who provide the versions, are completely different yet, still the same. The song takes on new meaning when performed by Johnny Cash, however, it still retains
The isorhythmic motet is a compositional style that emerged from the movement Ars Nova in the fourteenth century. It is defined based on the use of a talea, a repeated rhythmic pattern, to the main melody of a motet that is the color or the melodic pattern. Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume Machaut are the two most representative composers of this music style. Both composers wrote sacred and secular music in a variety of styles. For the purpose of analysis, the pieces Cum statua/Hugo, Hugo/Magister
The History of Music The text of The Erlking (1815), by Schubert, is a Germanic legend and is about the king of the elves. He is an evil and magical figure, who with his touch (whether you touch him or he touches you) can kill. In the text a father and his son are riding home at night and the son keeps screaming that he sees the Erlking and he was going to hurt him. The father doesn't know what to do b/c he's not sure if the son is really seeing the Erlking or if he is hallucinating from
of five movements, each illustrates changes and different events happening on the young musician that developed the story. The first movement is called Reveries-Passions. In this movement, Berlioz first shows the musician’s lack of passion with a monophony played by many low pitched instruments, mainly violin, to display the vanity and nothingness hiding inside the musician’s spirit. Although the texture of sounds thick, it makes the
Both Herbert Read and William Morris are considered defenders of their time, both having a huge influence on the art world through their writings. Both Morris and Read considered themselves anarchists, and also, strangely enough, both wrote their own utopian novels. Morris believed that art was in the detail of everyday life, including household good and the planning of towns. Morris was influenced by John Ruskin, the critic from the famous Ruskin versus Whistler trial, and similar to Whistler rejected
one of them being the Son Cubano, a type of music that originated in Cuba, and is heavily influenced by African music. Son music has very few characteristics that fully developed by itself; the music has strong hints of Spanish guitar, melody, monophony and lyrical translation with African percussion and rhythms, all merged together to show that the music had developed traits that it had borrowed from other cultures, mainly Africa. This clearly demonstrates the distinct similarities between these
of the previous renaissance music that was focused towards the north (One example is France and the Netherlands also come into play). New ideas, like interaction between the assorted instruments in an orchestra, became current, in contrast to the monophony of previous years. While new instruments were being assimilated into orchestras and compositions became more and more instrumental, interaction had an increasing new role within the new baroque music. Monteverdi, one of the famous composers, was
Kind of Blue the analysis By Maddison H-E The album ‘Kind of Blue’ by Miles Davis was released on the 17th of August 1959. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. The style of the genre is called modal jazz a part of the cool jazz genre. I will be discussing the Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Form and Structure and texture of the
length of time it was created (Lang 2012). Similarly, to write a piece of music that is sung for over many centuries and can still move people every time it is performed is truly not of man. The music elements that are used in this performance like monophony, and polyphony effects the emotional experience of a listener- sometimes so strong that it brings the Kings and Queens to their feet. Likewise, the crescendo of vocals joined by brass instruments creates some sort of anticipation. The Hallelujah
music was established over the years is an important base in understanding culture from around the world. The first period that music can physically date back to is in Europe from 450-1450 AD, known as the Medieval Era when gregorian chant and monophony thrived. After the Roman Empire has collapsed, Western Europe went into a frenzy and fell into "The Dark Ages” what is also commonly called the Medieval Era. During this time the church was able to keep masses continuously practicing faith by involving
Louis Armstrong’s rendition of “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue” altered various components of the original tune as he incorporated several jazz techniques typical of the 1920’s and pulled the piece out of its original context of Broadway. Doing so greatly changed the piece as a whole and its meaning, to call attention to the necessity of civil rights for the black population. Armstrong’s life was not purely devoted to music. As a civil rights advocate for the black population in the U.S
William Faulkner presents various voices of the Old South in his Yoknapatawpha novel, Light in August. This novel not only displays the literary dialogues of different characters, but it also underlies a multiplicity of voices: each in confrontation with another. This confrontation gives the reader an insight into the different opinions of characters; thus, we also hear the voice of the reader who gives his own opinion. This novel is also in dialogue with other texts. These voices are interwoven
"America" is a song from the musical West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story is based on Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, but is set in New York in the 1950s with themes of racial gang warfare. The musical was groundbreaking because of its sophisticated musical style and pioneering dance sequences. The music has elements of opera, musical, jazz and Latin-American dance influences. "America" is one of the most well-known songs from the show, and is
Throughout history, music has evolved and branched off into many different categories, each of which have distinct styles and orchestrations; there is classical music that is centuries old and today there is modern contemporary music that is often synthesized or played with electronic instruments. There are also many ways that the two styles can cross over each other; this is seen in popular music and a lot of video game music. Though many people cannot see any similarities between modern and classical