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Ancient music had very distinct styles, musical instruments and elements were easily distinguishable as the songs progressed. The following is an analysis of five songs in terms of the style, tempo, musical elements and form.

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (Recorded August 10 1920) (cfa.arizona.edu)

Several musical instruments as were use in the song. The sound of a trombone comes first then that of a clarinet and violin follow in unison. The sounds produced by these instruments produce a very distinct tune. When the Mamie Smith sings, several elements of music can be noted these are timbre, harmony, pitch and rhythm.

The song is in classical jazz style and I could tell ...

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” (Recorded August 10 1920) by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (arizona.edu)
- What musical elements were executed by the musicians?
In the song “crazy blues” the musicians executed several musical elements such as rhythm, timbre, tempo, pitch and harmony. In the song, the trombone plays first, followed by the clarinet and the violin. The instruments are all in tune and the pitch of the musician combines well with the instruments.
- What style did they play in?
The music style is jazz. This is evidenced by the ...

1 - Steve Eckels
This music makes me feel relaxed and calm, as the melody is the embodiment of patience. It is very monotonous and tranquil, but there is not a feeling of being bored while listening to the music. The man uses rapid musical transitions changing the tempo, which makes the music colorful and bright.
2 - New Big Sky Singers
It is so dynamic that I cannot sit in one place. The rhythm is mixed, so the sounding is very unusual. The music makes me feel so vital, as if I am full of unquenchable energy.
3 ...

For the analysis, I have chosen song by Metallica “Blackened”. The song lasts for 8:02.

Instrumental element

In the song, the band used percussion and string instruments. In the very beginning, the first part of the intro (0:00 – 0:36) a growing sound of guitar is clearly heard. In the next second, 0:37, a listener hears drums. Since that time, the second part of the intro.
The vocalist begins to sing since 1:22. We see that instrumental intro is rather long. The vocal element contrasts on the background of instruments. In the song, we hear soft guitar sounds, loud drum beats and sharp ...

Research Findings

Music exists everywhere in our life; though its influence is not always obvious people should not underestimate the significance of its role. It has the influence on all people in different ways, the fact is that music does affect all people. It is used in various ways to improve our lives and express something that cannot be represented in words. There is an opinion that music is much more influential for emotions and feelings than the language in a psychological context. Moreover, people can become acquainted with music and exposed to its influence even before they are born: it ...

Introduction

The Pre-lude and Fugue in C major, BWV is a composition written by J.S Bach. It appears in the book “The Well-Tempered Clavier” as the first prelude and fugue. This book comprises of a set of 48 preludes and fugues that were authored by J.S Bach. The prelude part of this keyboard piece consists of 35 bars and is also characterized by broken chords. It ends with a single C major chord. However, some artists over time have added extra bars inside the piece in order to add a personal touch to the piece or to alter its progression. The fugue, on the ...

In this essay, I will compare and critique three different renditions of the same piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C major from the Well- Tempered Clavier BWV 864. For making the interpretation, I have pick three different pianists; Glenn Gould is the first one, Samuel Feinberg is the second one and Daniel Ben Pienaar is the third and also the last one. After I will listen to all three interpretations, I will discuss the different performing style of this three pianist approaching music components such as dynamics, tempo, colour and articulation. Furthermore, I will comment ...

Compare and contrast the first movements of Beethoven’s 1st, 3rd, and 5th Symphonies

This essay will compare and contrast the first movements of Beethoven’s 1st, 3rd, and 5th Symphonies. Furthermore for a better understanding of the pieces, the research will focus on the musical path of the composer and on the way of how personal circumstances influenced his musical way of composing. For good comparisons and contrasts, I will approach in my analysis of the pieces instrumentation, harmonic development, length, and complexity of the structure.
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of Germany and a predominant figure for the transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He wrote a lot of music ...

“The Four Seasons” by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi is one the most remarkable masterpieces of the world music history. It is available for listening on almost every musical website, for ex. you can find it at http://magnatune.com/all/abaroque-seasons_128.mp3 A unique representative of Italian art, Vivaldi composed them in 1723.

“The Four Seasons” are considered to be one of the best artworks in Baroque music epoch which lasted from 1600 to 1750. First published in Amsterdam in 1725, they were a part of Opus 8, entitled “The Contest between Harmony and Invention”.

Today we can hear many different versions with solo instruments, but ...

Johannes Brahms is one of the most outstanding composers in history. His legacy has been analyzed by his supporters up to present day. His First Symphony started with C minor and ends with C major, helping the audience to experience a wide range of bright emotions throughout the symphony. First Symphony by Brahms consists of four movements, and the last one was called A Hungarian Dance for its joyful rhythm.
First movement, or Varied Sonata, of the First Symphony starts with adagio and piu andante tempos. Sonata develops from adagio at the beginning to allegro in the end. Popular ...

The musical element of this selection is monophonic. She sings in a cappella scales in Thai vernacular, with light crescendos and decrescendos for added emphasis. The artist sings in strophic repetition. Thai culture is traditional and based on simplicity. This comes out while listening to the song. If this song were categorized today it would be considered folk music because folk music is considered to be a part of the culture that it derives from.
I am from Thailand, and the rich culture there is maintained through classic music accompanied by dance in beautiful costumes. It is used for story-telling. ...

Introduction

In 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a widely acclaimed cantata for Christmas day celebrations. It contained a narrative of words that praised Jesus Christ, and was supported by instrumentals and vocal codes. The cantata is a follow up on the famous hymn by Martin Luther, ‘Praise is to you, Jesus Christ ‘, and that was composed in 1524. The composition was inspired from readings that are located in the bible such as the Gospel of Luke, the book of Isaiah and Titus, which contained readings about the birth and salvation of Jesus Christ.

The composition

The narration uses aspects of repetition in its structure. The ...

“City of God”

Introduction
The scene under consideration refers to the opening sequence of the Film titled “City of God “produced by the internationally acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles located at 0.07 seconds in the time frame of the film and ends in approximately to 3minutes 21 seconds into the film. Right from the very initial sequence of the film, the director demonstrates an uncanny ability to highlight the concept on which the film is based, - ruthlessness, dirt and death. The amalgamation of jerking camera actions with fragments of the sequence as separate images eventually collage into an understanding of the ...

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

INTRODUCTION

Piano is one of the most beautiful musical instruments we have to spill symphony in the air. There have been myriads of great pianists in history whose musical compositions bear testimony to the fact that piano can be used to create perfect melody for any mood, any emotion. This essay aims at elucidating three Piano works by three different composers from different countries of the world. The compositions namely The Devil’s Staircase, Cheap Imitation and Uninterrupted Rest by Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu respectively have been chosen here for ...

In the mid-1910s, World War I was beginning, the 20th century was becoming industrialized, and a whole new world was upon us. As these changes altered the world, so did they change the nature of art. Both art and music responded to these unique developments in interesting ways. Some, like Gustav Holst, the composer of The Planets, looked outward to the stars, while others, like Edward Munch in his painting The Scream, looked inward at the existential horrors of what lay ahead. Both of these works are created in distinct ways, using similar artistic language to convey wildly different ideas. ...

When the Bolshevik lead by Vladimir Lenin took control of the Soviet Union after the Soviet Revolution overthrew the Romanovs. Lenin had felt that the capitalism of the Soviet Union was what enabled the people to have a successful Socialist revolt against the government. The Bolsheviks worked to organize the farmers and those who worked in factories against the government. This was because they felt that threatening the production of the country would work for the Romanovs to meet their demands. One such demand was that they wanted the Soviet Union to end their war with Austria and Germany. ...

The piece of music we were supposed to listen to is “Youth without youth” by a Great Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov written for a beautiful and insightful movie with the same name (Dhaine and Soriano 109-121).
As far as the style of the music is concerned, I may suppose that this one resembles classical symphonic music with some inclusions of Latin American instrumentals. The music itself is the sheer expression of romantic. However, it is not about that frivolous and easy-going love. It implies tough and troubled matter of romantic relationships between a man and a woman. That is ...

I attended the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival concert on September 16th, 2015 at Garden City. The concert consisted of over 500 string players who were grouped into four main orchestras and was conducted by Cody Toll. The concert was completely sold out, and I was quite lucky to get a seat in the middle of the hall where I could see the whole stage and performances.
The concert consisted of great pieces and it opened with the festival overture by the Middle School String Orchestra A dubbed “Concert of Strings”. This particular piece began softly as the string instruments ...

Last month, there were group of foreigners who suddenly performed a street concert that promotes the awareness of other cultures towards Asian music. The musicians were Asians and played traditional Asian music. A huge crowd gathered in front of the street to watch them as they perform the exotic music from Asia. For instance, one of the music played by the band was the theme of Dae Jang Geum titled Onara. It was a Korean drama based on a real historical figure of Jang Geum, Korea’s first female doctor. I recognized the music earlier and the instruments because ...

Do gym users prefer to listen to music with headphones or not while exercising on the ergometer, during different periods of the day?

Introduction

Music and motivation playlists have become important tools in modern day sports training, especially when it comes to rowing. During training sessions and performance tests involving the ergometer, specific music played at a high tempo has been shown to help athletes work through the psychological aspect of this exercise. In this observation study, I will explore the use of music and motivation playlist amongst average gym users, specifically those training on the ergometer machines. Karageorghis, C. ...

Music is an art widely appreciated for its effect on the human psyche. Researchers are increasingly drawn to study the effect of music in the day-to-day lives of people with a bias toward quantifying its scope of impact and understand it as they do science. Personality theorists, cognitive psychologists and applied psychologists alike are interested in how a musical distraction has varying effects on the cognitive task performance per individual. Uhrbrock (1961) noted that amongst other observations, the quality of work can be adversely affected by the use of music in the work situation and Instrumental, rather than vocal, music is ...

Physical aspects that affected my experience of the concert

The concert was held in the TTU auditorium, which a nice place for performances. its size contained the sounds and the music echoed faintly from the wall. The audience comprised of respectful people to musoc who held their peace for the entirety of the performance. The silence was instrumental in ensuring a wholesome experience of the percussion of sounds played by the ensemble.

Musical observations

The music played during the concert was classical. The Threepenny opera classics were performed in a way that everyone got something in concert. The classical music enthusiasts were rewarded with these timeless tunes while the popular culture enthusiast experienced a ...

The swing era was marked by the introduction of jazz to the world. This genre of music started for the Southern states of the US. New Orleans in Louisiana is particularly considered to be the home of jazz music. During the swing era, this genre of music started to be acknowledged not only throughout the country but throughout the world. It was so influential that even some composers of classical music started borrowing some components from it.
In the 1940’, there emerged a new sub-genre of jazz music that was referred to as Bebop. Jazz had been increasing developing ...

In this essay, I will talk about my perspective on the relationship between human and nature in the Symphony No. 6 by Beethoven. In order to support my arguments properly, I will start by listening to the Six Symphony in the interpretation of London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Furthermore, I will divide the work in separate parts, in the same way in which the composer had created it and I will approach each movement separately, by connecting music and the main themes with the relationship between nature and human, by searching elements that are correlated or ...

Redaction criticism is the theory held by many scholars that those that translated the early biblical writings altered them so that the bible could appear to be more legitimate. The criticisms reduce the quality of the bible writings by casting doubt on the inspiration value of some of its messages rendering the bible as untrustworthy as a historical document. The basis of redaction is that the second writer who is copying the work reduces, omits and alters the original work. Such is the case of Smooth Criminal by American rock band Alien Ant Farm. The original song was by Michael ...

I recently attended an MDC Faculty Recital conducted by Dr. Virginia Carruvias featuring music by Claude Bolling. My enjoyment and appreciation of his music will be the subject of analysis and appreciation throughout this paper. I also wish to comment on the feelings I experienced while listening to the music and what my general understanding of the technical aspects were during the evening. This analysis varies with the different movements of the music for each suite. During the evening, three movements of the suite for flute and piano (Irlandaise, Sentimentale, Baroque & Blue) and 3 movements of the suite for ...

Introduction

Take modern forms of communication, social media, twitter precisely, choreograph a few communicative moves, add captivating video, and you have a breathtaking dance performance, as a result. During this spring semester of 2014, I happened to attend a dance performance that warranted the description of outstanding. Directed and choreographed by David Roussève, "Stardust" is a trendsetter in the world of dance. Performed in the amazing auditorium at the University of Maryland, the movements, and the accentuations of video and lighting effect were breathtakingly presented, making the 85 minutes the dance lasted worth the sacrifice.

Synthesis and analysis

The dance crew consisted of 10 dancers that made ...

- Which system popular during the classical Era of music provided financial stability for musicians and composers?
Patronage system was popular during the classical Era of music and provided large financial stability for musicians as well as composers. This is where by the musicians and composers would work under powerful noblemen writing and performing pieces for their patron. However, the musicians lived in isolation and restricted creativity. The musicians and composers were fully committed to composing whatever their boss wanted. This left the musicians and composers with little expose to the musical influences outsides the walls of the ...

PERFORMANCE NOTES FOR MY PIANO RECITAL

Composition 1:

Nocturne Op.9 No.1

This is a romantic Nocturne composed by Chopin Frederic, He was born in 1810 and he concentrated more on composing piano Nocturnes. He was born in the year 1810 in Poland, he made his first composition at the age of 17. He however left for Paris at the age of 20 never to return. He is considered the greatest polish composer, he died in 1849 at the age of 39 years. The following is a discussion of the main techniques used in this composition.

Rubato:

This composition is unique in that Chopin Frederic used tempo Rubato, this is evident where ...

Music as a cultural and social genre may be used to communicate various aspects of people’s cultural and even political systems. Several Jamaican music songs convey different messages that depict the political and cultural aspects of the Jamaican people and the values in the society. The use of characters in these genres is also significant in conveying a variety of messages to the intended audience. Using the literary style of repetition, some of these songs we listen to tend to emphasize their message to the public by always mentioning the keywords and messages of the artists. In this ...

The song 7 years by Lukas Graham is focused on emotional extremes with the composer focusing on a real life story to represent what he passed through to the world. Lucas Graham made the song to ensure that he would believe it and make the world understand his story which many other people pass through. The beats and instrumental has worked at ensuring that the theme of extreme emotions is focused upon.

Charles Ives plays Charles Ives

In this musical piece, Charles Ives mainly focused on theme of emotional extremes with the composer making the instrumental with utmost silence to bring in the emotional ...

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Neiman Marcus is a high-end clothing store that offers clothing, shoes, jewelry and other accessories to customers with a discerning eye for fashion. When entering the three-story Neiman Marcus store located at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California, the store was designed in particular manner that revealed highlighted the store’s emphasis on understated luxury.
Firstly, I noted that the store had floors made of cream, white, and grey colored tiles. Nevertheless, I recognized that there were some sections of the store that were carpeted. There were plush chairs and circular seating located at in ...

“Hotline Bling,” a song co-written and performed by Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, known simply as Drake, rose to popularity in late 2015. While it was well known for its corresponding music video, it has also been critically praised for its emotional depth. Essentially, “Hotline Bling” is an emotional appeal from the narrator, Drake, to a former lover, who remains unnamed in the song. Throughout several stanzas that center around the phrase “ever since I left the city,” Drake uses the rhetorical devices of pathos and ethos in an attempt to compare and contrast his past and current relationship ...

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Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Introduction

A brief glimpse into Berlin, Germany, and film and documentary production in the 1920s will provide historical context to better understand and appreciate the quality and value of this innovative documentary. Cultural life blossomed after the 15 million deaths and destruction of World War I. In the 1920s, the German film industry, despite uncertainties and financial difficulties, became firmly established and very productive (Goesch 61, 72). The emphasis on Expressionism became reality, objectivity and good times in the late 1920s. The art ...

The Musical Arts Concert Series, “Fantastic Beasts,” was very good. I enjoyed it a lot and I could tell others in the audience also thought it was good. Some of the performances I have been to have too many pieces, or the pieces are not placed in an order that is pleasing to the audience. This was not the case with, “Fantastic Beasts.” Though there were a few pieces that I did not like, the concert overall was enjoyable.
It began with, “The Lamb.” I thought the text translations were nice; when the choir sang parts that were in ...

The main purpose of the current assignment is to analyze one of the performances related to classical music and classical arrangements of modern compositions. In particular, the following paragraphs will discuss and analyze the performance by El Capitan High School Symphonic Band, “Pre-Festival Concert”. It is worth stating that overall performance has been conducted on a considerably high level from the technical point of view despite minor technical peculiarities, which could have been improved and eliminated.
The concert included four compositions – First Suite in E Flat by Gustav Holst, Armenian Dances, Part 1 composed by Alfred Reed, O Magnum ...

The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the life of Nick and Jay Gatsby in their pursuit to live life in the fast lane. Gatsby had eyes on Nick’s cousin, Daisy since the teenage years but lacked ways in which he would approach her. However, their future together does not come true because Daisy finds love in another man and marries him. Their marriage is on a rocky climb, and she rekindles her affair with Gatsby behind her husband’s back. All goes well till the husband knows of the secret affair and aims to end it ...

Growling Old Men

Growling Old Men is a bluegrass and folk trio from Montana. The trio has a contemporary bluegrass sound that is comprised of guitar, upright bass, and mandolin. Montana is rich in bluegrass artists. The lead vocalist does not have the traditional twangy sound often heard in the South. Instrumentally this band rocked. One of the great tenets of bluegrass music is its ability to showcase the talents of the performers. Picking and grinning is an art form and takes real skill and talent to pull off. This is primarily because bluegrass music is not comprised of lots of special effects added ...

The main foal of the current project is to give a brief analysis of two compositions of John Cage, one of the most influential musicians and composers of 20th century. His compositions have made him a pioneer of electroacoustic music. In addition, he was one of the pioneers of non-standard use of musical instruments. Both these statements will be proved with further analysis of his compositions given below.
For example, his famous “Music of Changes” is a bright sample of his technique of nested proportions, as they tend to remain the same through the course of the entire composition. The proportion ...

Acoustic guitar and drums are heard during the intro. The overall texture of the song is thin because it is the acoustic song. Drums are keeping the tempo during the song. I would say that the tempo of the song is slow. The mood of the song is sad. One of the features that show that is the acoustic instruments. I do like the mood of the song. It is slow and resembles meditative music. The dynamics of the song does not change. It is rather difficult to change the dynamics of the song, because it is acoustic. The ...

Successful of a presentation is determined not only by its contents, but the way it is delivered, merely effective body language, facial expression and eye contact, as well as vocal strategies. The Victory Speech by Barack Obama that he made after winning elections in 2008 represents a fusion of all elements, crucial for the delivery of a quality speech. While giving the speech, Barack Obama maintains a balanced position. Sometimes allowing himself leaning forward while speaking, he avoids leaning on one foot that may be perceived as the lack of confidence or doubts. From the tempo of speaking and dynamics of pauses, it ...

Between 1945 and 1985, the musical genre of rock and roll underwent many changes, and evolved quickly, from a stylistic perspective. It is significant to understand the genre, as it has reflected social changes, and has also influenced social changes. During these four decades, America -- the genre's forefront -- also transformed enormously, and the cultural revolution catalyzed by rock and roll led most of the way.
In the 1940s, rock and roll was just beginning to blossom. A mixture of rhythm and blues, country, and big band jazz, rock and roll was mostly typified by an early prototype ...

The music concert was held in 101 queen street north Kitchener at the center at around 7:00 pm Saturday, November 27th, 2014. Different music instruments were played accompanied by various types of music. The hall provided an excellent atmosphere, very soothing and magical. Many symphony concerts have been known to be conducted in this chamber and honestly speaking it gave the concert an amazing vibe. The hall was not that big, but it accommodated at least 100 member audiences plus the performers. Before the show kicked off, it was evident enough that it was going to be extraordinary with ...

Both bebop and cool jazz emerged in the middle of 20th century; bebop was formed as a reaction to the mass development of trendy jazz dance orchestras in the early 1940s and cool jazz, in its turn, originated from the bebop in the late 1940s. Although both of these jazz styles arose in the same period and cool jazz as such is considered to be a modification of bebop, there are several fundamental differences between them. These differences lie in the mood of the music, expressivity of sound, causes of styles emergence and purposes of each style.
Developed in the ...

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Battle Analysis of the Battle of Little Bighorn
Introduction:
Battle of Little Bighorn was a battle between the combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and the Arapaho tribes, against 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, which took place on June 25-26, 1876 at the River Little Bighorn, Montana. Seventh Cavalry Army was based on 647 troopers, including, 31 officers, 566 personnels, and 35 Indian scouts. Number of soldiers killed in this Battled are counted as 268, including 16 officers and 242 troopers. Approximately 100, Indians were killed in the War, this number is conflicting in historical ...

The first movements of piano concertos by J.C. Bach and W.A. Mozart
Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have both influenced the development of classical music. Both of them formed the musical style of sonata – most of the 20th and 21th century composers still hold on to the same structure.
J.C. Bach was a son of J.S. Bach. Father influenced him a lot – he taught him the art of music since early childhood, but since he died when Johann Christian was only fifteenyears old, he started to compose is his own way.Style of music he wrote was different ...

Music is an individual process of describing a composer or musician`s feelings and thoughts, that`s why every music masterpiece is so much different from another one. Let us take two great jazzmen, Earl Hines and John Coltrane, who worked in different times, depicting different life of people. They lived and worked in time, when everything was full of jazz as the contrary to classical music, jazz was considered immoral and inappropriate way to play and compose. Everything has changed in time and jazz has become one of the most popular genres of music of the time. Let us ...

The Kirtan Concert by David Newman on Tuesday, October 1st 2013 at Atma Bodha Studio was one that will be remembered. The Yoga Studio was quite packed as is the norm for most of Newman’s Kirtan performances. Kirtan is a form of call and response series of chants performed in the Hindu language. Kirtans make effective use of orality in a manner that expresses a deep sense of romanticism and elaborate articulation. This happens while a melody is played using instruments chosen by the Kirtankar. Undoubtedly, David Newman is a prodigy of healing through Kirtan with worldwide acclaim. He employs devotional music full ...

Ludwig Van Beethoven commonly known as Beethoven was a tone poet who created poems with musical sounds rather than words. Growing up as a kid was quite challenging for him; his father was an alcoholic who forced him to become the family’s breadwinner. Beethoven faced the greatest challenge in his life in his late twenties when he began to go deaf. This caused him great psychological pain and he even stopped performing in public. He He began planning for it in 1824 precisely after a decade hiatus Beethoven’s 9th symphony was by and large a curtain opener for oratorios and operas. ...

The event started with a Pasodoble named Amparito Roca. Though the performance was good, it was slow and failed to impress me. But it wasn’t long before my disappointment evaporated and it was the second performance of the event that sparked the show. The performance in true sense set the tone for the rest of the show. The song named ‘Autumn Solliloquy’ by James Barnes wasn’t familiar to me. But I felt an instant and intense connection to the starting music of the song. The talent that James Barnes was blessed as a composer and lyricist was well on ...

One of the greatest events I remember this semester is the live concert I attended at the J.K Theatre. On that night, I knew I would be entertained like no any other day before. The band which was performing is called Symphonic Band. In deed, this is one of the greatest bands in this city. When I reached the hall, I was so happy with everything I saw. The band members which consisted of soloist, vocalists and the instrumentalists were organized in a very admirable manner. I was particularly delighted by their unique uniform which produced attractive colors from the ...

WAHID concert review

Wahid is a duo made up of Chris Wabich on frame drums and Dimitris Mahlis on oud. This innovative Middle Eastern/North African music reminds me of duelling guitars where one musician plays a few notes on his oud and the other answers back on his frame drums. The music is very relaxing and takes you to another dimension creating a sense of timeless ness and floating in mid air.
The piece entitled Inside Silence in particular is extremely enticing as it takes you away on a journey of discovery and dreams. The mixture of the Middle East and North Africa is entwined ...

The Purcell theme is clearly shown in the orchestra at the outset and there is also a great set of interesting variations which have been stated section by section. At the end, there is fugue which is an overlaying of the initial Purcell theme just before the last coda. There is terrific fugue and fantastic variations. Benjamin Britten has used theme and variations while Bach has used fugue. Theme and variations simply indicate after the theme, the composer utilizes the different elements of music in various ways for each variation . For example, the composer can vary the meter, tonal centers, ...