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Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 3, No.6.: Musical Analysis;Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op.3, No. 6.: A Musical AnalysisAntonio Vivaldi, who composed the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op.3, No.6. (1726) was born in Venice, although he had spent a great…

Rhythm can be construed as a graceful movement that enables a music to flow. It is a series of beats and pulses that gives timing to every note. It defines the expression, meaning and character of a particular type of music. Rhythm breathes life. Aside from harmony and melody, this is one of the most…

For me, math is like breathing. When I look at math, the numbers arrange themselves in my head to make sense of the problem at hand sometimes I need to do a little more thinking, but often the numbers just come together after I work with them a little. I have always loved math, and…

The vast majority of music classes in the Western world include studying “typical” instruments — the violin, piano, flute, and other standard instruments. Unfortunately, this usually comes at the cost of neglecting the study of lesser-known or lesser-played instruments, like bells, Thus, Kieffer’s and Starmer’s articles spark an apt discussion regarding the history and portrayal…

Music has been an essential part of Indian life since Vedic times, according to Dale Hoiberg and Indu Ramchandani. Even today, Vedic hymns are chanted at religious functions (p. 29). Hoiberg and Ramchandani observed that Indian music encompasses a wide range of instrumental and vocal traditions, including classical, religious, popular, theatrical, and modern (p. 29)….

The Cure formed during the Punk era of the 1970’s and they released “The Lovecats” in November of 1982. The song overall has a happy feel, which is supported by the use of an E major key. The song starts off with a snare drum beat which continues throughout the song giving it the same…

Contrasting motives and different lines are the main themes in the second movement of Stravinsky´s “Three pieces for String quartet”. The movement divides into 5 different sections that all have different materials and tempos. The first section (bars 1-14) begins with repeated descending movements in all voices. The movement goes down a semitone in I…

Richard Wagner is considered as the greatest German composer of opera. He wrote both the scenario and the libretto of his operas; and more than that he is also a conductor, theatre director and essayist. He is known for his works like Die Feen (The Fairies), Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), and Der Ring…

Author: Giovanna de Faria Peru State College Soul’s Historical Context – Civil Rights Movement Because the history of Soul Music is paralleled to that of the African American Civil Rights Movement, it’s important to bring up a little bit of this very interesting socio-cultural-political movement that was the beginning of a permanent change in American…

As I continue to pursue towards my undergraduate degree in music education, I stumbled across Professor Kunkel and his Guitar class for music education majors. The material for the class includes an acoustic guitar and two method books for guitar. The first book given to us was Mel Bay’s Guitar Class Method Volume 1. The…