Essays about Music Page 29

Spring Snowfall is one of the top ten ancient songs in China, one of the top ten famous songs of Guqin. It revealed that how Chinese people feel after the snowing winter, the spring comes, people are very happy to see that kind of scene. The whole song sounds fresh and smooth, the rhythm is…

Theatre is an art and under that belt you have plays, opera and musicals. An opera Is like a musical but there isn’t an end to the singing, every line is sung. This nickname come about because Broadway was one of the first streets in the united states To be lit with electronic lights. The…

Throughout life various things influence our everyday decisions. What we wear, what we say, who we talk, and where we live. Among these things that influence us is the music, movies and media. Though each of these influence us they accomplish this in different ways. Everyone listens to different kinds of music but do you…

Picture the mosh pit at a Germs concert. The area is complete chaos. People push and shove against each other, and it feels like a riot is about to break out any second. One punch is thrown and the crowd bursts into complete violence. The intense music has drawn out an atmosphere of anger and…

I went to a concert in Aaron Copland School of Music. It was an experience of a lifetime. I listened to a genre of music I never had listened to. At the concert three people performed. A vocalist named Dawn Zahralban (soprano), a pianist Anderson Brenner and a flutist Chrissy Fong. Although Chrissy only played…

“Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1983) is most easily identified by its bellicose drumbeat, sharp guitar, and melodic harmonies, which is why it is no surprise it’s the debut song on U2’s album War. The song is a response to the Troubles, which was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. The lyrics…

French Horn Assignment 4 http://www. soundjunction. org/thefrenchhornabriefhistory. aspa http://www. blackdiamondbrass. com/hrnhist/hornhist. htm History of French Horns In Europe, horns gained popularity in the trendy sport of hunting. As this aristocratic sport spread, horn-makers experimented with different shapes and sizes to increase the range of notes possible. In 1636, French musical scholar Marin Mersenne wrote of…

Henry Ainsworth- ‘Old Hundred’ (1562/1612) This song has a strophic form and is considered a Psalm tune. Psalmodies were scriptures from the book of Psalms that were turned into metrical Psalms. The song was first published in Geneva and it led to Henry Ainsworth creating his own version of Psalm 100. This piece was straightforward,…

I went to see University Jazz Combos at the University of Louisville on February 17, 2014 at 7:00 P.M in Byrd Recital Hall. The groups were the Bobby Watson Combo, the Gary Bartz Combo, and the Muguel Zenon Combo. The Bobby Watson Combo consisted of, John Walker, Isadora Pina, Sam Loomis, Matt Devore, Ben Boelscher,…

Whitney Houston is considered to be one of the greatest singers of our generation. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a big family with an amazing, musical pedigree her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful…