Monday, May 6, 2013

Rigoletto La Donna e mobile- Verdi, Romantic Era

How could anyone not absolutely love this!!! hahaha

Timbre: Powerful , joyful

Melody: Repeats, very easy to hum along with.

Harmony: vocal and instruments stay in the same note range

Dynamics:a few quite moments but mostly loud and proud

texture: as the singer gets louder the instruments follow right along.

Nocturne in E flat major- Chopin, Romantic Era

Timbre: very elegant. atonement, delicate

Melody: so beautiful, i dont think you could perfect this anymore. He makes that piano sing!

Harmony: how do you train your hands to play two completely different things this well!!!

Dynamics: tons of emotion, he jumps all over the place.

Texture: monophonic

Rhythm: a very cool rubato in the tempo.

Erlkonig (The Erlking) - Franz Schubert, Romantic Era

Timbre: Dark colors, almost sinister in a way.

Melody: Fast rising notes, BUM, BUM. keeps repeating

Harmony: changes between who is singing at the moment. (Father, Son, Erlking)

Dynamics: normal until the son is taken by the Erlking.

Texture: solo voice that portrays a story. homophonic

Rhythm: a singling driving rhythm. (horse galloping)