B-E-A-uuutiful! so far this has been my favorite song. Praise God hahah this makes we want to just start shouting haha :]
Timbre: Joyful, super triumphant!
Melody: it sounds like a round in some sections, their is a building and breaking down of notes
Harmony: the instruments and vocals support each other very well.
Dynamics: LOUD!!!
Texture: Polyphonic
Tempo: this piece has a steady beat throughout.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18, Movement IV: Rondo- Ludwig van Beethoven (Classical Era)
I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS ONLY FOUR GUYS PLAYING! It sounds so complex and full.
Timbre: exhausting
Melody: up beat, movement changes- mediocre then fast/ def not singable/ complex.
Harmony: Minor; exposes the instrument very well viola & cello. A very rich piece.
Dynamic: Gradual loud to soft changes
Texture: Rondo form
Tempo: Fast Fast Fast!!!
Timbre: exhausting
Melody: up beat, movement changes- mediocre then fast/ def not singable/ complex.
Harmony: Minor; exposes the instrument very well viola & cello. A very rich piece.
Dynamic: Gradual loud to soft changes
Texture: Rondo form
Tempo: Fast Fast Fast!!!
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise", Movement II: Theme and Variations- Joseph Haydn (Classical era)
Now this is what im talking about!! The Classical era has got to be my favorite era so far.
Timbre: Playful, excited
Melody: movement changes/ short and light. The pitch changes several times throughout the piece.
Harmony: Major- Happy sounding, easily stuck in my head. a simple piece.
Dynamics: I like the soft LOUD soft.
Texture: homophonic; focuses on the one melody.
Tempo: changes depending on instrument. brass, woodwind.
Timbre: Playful, excited
Melody: movement changes/ short and light. The pitch changes several times throughout the piece.
Harmony: Major- Happy sounding, easily stuck in my head. a simple piece.
Dynamics: I like the soft LOUD soft.
Texture: homophonic; focuses on the one melody.
Tempo: changes depending on instrument. brass, woodwind.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Flow My Tears - John Dowland (1600's)
Lyrics i can actually understand!!! woohooo.
Timbre: this is so sad. this must be a heartbreak song
Melody: starts and ends slowly and casual, but somewhere in the middle he speeds it up. it kinda sounds uplifting for a second.
Harmony: no other voices to harmonize too. the lute is attempting to i guess.
Dynamics: F, P, F
Texture: Monophonic, lute sounds very unimportant yet its supporting the voice which is loud and proud compared to the lute.
Tempo: A,B,A steady beat which helps the lute player im sure.
Timbre: this is so sad. this must be a heartbreak song
Melody: starts and ends slowly and casual, but somewhere in the middle he speeds it up. it kinda sounds uplifting for a second.
Harmony: no other voices to harmonize too. the lute is attempting to i guess.
Dynamics: F, P, F
Texture: Monophonic, lute sounds very unimportant yet its supporting the voice which is loud and proud compared to the lute.
Tempo: A,B,A steady beat which helps the lute player im sure.
Agnus Dei from the Notre Dame Mass- Guillaume de Machaut (Middle Ages)
Much better than Gregorian Chants but still not quit there yet. I enjoy the fact that harmony has stepped in (THANK YOU Leonin).
Timbre: it sounds like they are enjoying themselves while they are singing. joyful.
Melody:
Harmony: it sounds like 3 or more tones blending together. they are making beautiful chords.
Dynamics: Im sure if i was listening to this in a church service this would be more powerful and moving. through my laptop though this piece sounds soft and peaceful.
Texture: Polyphonic, listen to all these important tones blending together.
Tempo: i can sorta get a beat but nothing is 100% yet. I wonder if i put a metronome to this music, would it all stay in tempo??
1. still no use of instruments
2. harmonizing helps move the congregation. more power to the church ha
Timbre: it sounds like they are enjoying themselves while they are singing. joyful.
Melody:
Harmony: it sounds like 3 or more tones blending together. they are making beautiful chords.
Dynamics: Im sure if i was listening to this in a church service this would be more powerful and moving. through my laptop though this piece sounds soft and peaceful.
Texture: Polyphonic, listen to all these important tones blending together.
Tempo: i can sorta get a beat but nothing is 100% yet. I wonder if i put a metronome to this music, would it all stay in tempo??
1. still no use of instruments
2. harmonizing helps move the congregation. more power to the church ha
Alleluia...vidimus stellam- Anonymous (Gregorian Chant from the Middle Ages)
Gregorian Chant puts me to sleep. its so peaceful and calm i just want to lay my head down and nap. haha
Timbre: i imagine a stream flowing softly down a creek. soft waves slipping past the rocks along the creek.
Melody: very simple, the notes are flowing together so well.
Harmony: no harmony
Dynamics: mediocre loudness
Texture: monophonic, its a chant.
Tempo: no defined beat or rhythm
1. I cant believe this is where music came from. it all sounds so simple and none entertaining.
2. I am so thankful that sacred/ religious music is nothing like this. haha
Timbre: i imagine a stream flowing softly down a creek. soft waves slipping past the rocks along the creek.
Melody: very simple, the notes are flowing together so well.
Harmony: no harmony
Dynamics: mediocre loudness
Texture: monophonic, its a chant.
Tempo: no defined beat or rhythm
1. I cant believe this is where music came from. it all sounds so simple and none entertaining.
2. I am so thankful that sacred/ religious music is nothing like this. haha
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra By: Benjamin Britten, 20th Century
This piece has been extremely helpful. Especially because the orchestra band is a completely new world to me.
Timbre: every family of instruments defiantly has its own tone color. the brass section was my favorite because of how profound and strong the tones were.
Melody: the theme was slower, does repeat but it had several variations to the main theme.
Harmony: as a whole band the orchestra is beautiful. its amazing how harmony can be made between completely different instruments. in this piece the woodwinds have a much softer role compared to the brass and still yet the corresponding notes played by one another just work so well.
Dynamics: this is what made me enjoy the brass section above the other sections. the brass played at a much higher level.
Texture: I guess as a whole band they played with a polyphonic texture because of the different variations of the melody.
Tempo: various beats throughout this piece. slow then it builds up then slow all over again.
1. In the 20th century the knowledge was already there, now it just needs to be taught.
2. The simpleness of this piece makes for an easy start for new musicians.
Timbre: every family of instruments defiantly has its own tone color. the brass section was my favorite because of how profound and strong the tones were.
Melody: the theme was slower, does repeat but it had several variations to the main theme.
Harmony: as a whole band the orchestra is beautiful. its amazing how harmony can be made between completely different instruments. in this piece the woodwinds have a much softer role compared to the brass and still yet the corresponding notes played by one another just work so well.
Dynamics: this is what made me enjoy the brass section above the other sections. the brass played at a much higher level.
Texture: I guess as a whole band they played with a polyphonic texture because of the different variations of the melody.
Tempo: various beats throughout this piece. slow then it builds up then slow all over again.
1. In the 20th century the knowledge was already there, now it just needs to be taught.
2. The simpleness of this piece makes for an easy start for new musicians.
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