Essays on Chord

[Your College & University Name] [Date Here] Introduction: The roof of Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, in Connecticut, USA, collapsed in the early morning of January 18, 1978, during a freezing rain storm after a period of snow. Any loss of life or injury was averted, as the building was empty at that time. However, six hours earlier, on the evening of 17th January, the coliseum was filled with around 5000 basketball fans. Thus, a major disaster was averted (Gammell,B., n.d.). Though the snowstorm was strong, heavy snowstorm occurs in Hartford, Connecticut. The failure of the roof after only 3 ...

Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film and one of Walt Disney' s original classics. It is based on the play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. One of Walt Disney’s greatest financial successes, the film has often been criticized due to its unfavorable depiction of Native Americans. The film and the play upon which it is based, reflect American Societal norms at the time. The film has a lot to say about the psychology of the American male and female gender roles during the first half of the ...

Executive summary

In the construction of industrial establishments, the use of truss frames is a common practice. A factor that informs the use of steel elements in these structures is the fact that they allow for construction to be conducted swiftly while offering the required stiffness. This report indicates how new steel frames can be developed, informed by the realization that the previously used timber truss have deteriorated in quality. The predictions that old structures cannot withstand increasing wind loads also inform the new designs. In this report, the loads on the frames have been established to shed light on the ...

What is the paper about?

The paper is an experiment that is designed to find out where exactly does the brain process the elements of music—specifically how it ‘expects’ a certain tone after hearing a previous harmony. It is assumed that music follows a certain syntax like language, where its ‘rightness’ is dictated by a certain set of rules. In order to do this, they used magnetoencephalography in mapping the part of the brain the is most active in hearing music. In the experiment, it was found out that the Broca’s area in the brain is not only responsible for determining the ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Music refers to an art and cultural event whose medium is silence and sound. It is performed by a wide range of instruments, and several vocal techniques ranging from singing to clapping. Music is composed and performed for various purposes ranging from religious or ceremonial purposes to aesthetic pleasure as well as an entertainment product for the individuals. It expresses emotions and ideas through the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm and dynamics (Potter, 2012). Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich changed the way we hear our world. It is a great piece for finding different nuances and hearing ...

Franz Schubert wrote over 600 songs until his death in 1828 and possibly his greatest muse was the celebrated German poet and dramatist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Although the two artists never shared a collaboration or even met they are linked forever by the masterworks that Schubert created which are still in overwhelming demand in performance around the world. Although the later song cycles, Die schöne Müllerin and Die Winterreise, are some of his best known works that show the composer at his peak creativity, I have chosen to analyze one of his earliest songs using a ...

Social Justice issues:

The Verdict captures the growth of Frank Galvin, a character who goes from being a keen law graduate to a chronic alcoholic after being framed by his firm’s senior partner for jury trampling, when Frank tried to expose the corrupt practices his firm employed. Post this incident, Frank loses interest in his career. He defines a person who has given up on his life. The defining moment in Frank’s life occurs when he takes up a case of medical negligence in which, a woman developed complications during child-birth and was rendered permanently vegetative due to lack of ...

Introduction

FENDI is an Italian Luxury brand offering fashion accessories for men and women. FENDI’s official website http://www.fendi.com is an example of sheer luxury emanating all over the web site. The complete black background that presents the animated FENDI logo in gold colour itself is a complete mention of luxury. The site automatically navigates to the English site, background of which is the 2014-15 backstage video with the title “Pure! Brutal! Global!” and it is almost unreal in terms of the luxury it emanates. No wonder FENDI showcases its backstage very often to tell us, the ordinary mortals, that it ...

How they Have Changed Music Production

Abstract The music industry has made many changes over the years. From old style music played on phonographs, to music made purely on a computer, the past century has brought forth incredible technology. Arguably, the biggest change in music production has come in the form of digital audio workstations (DAWs). DAW’s have changed the music industry from being dependent on large music production studios, to being able to happen in anyone’s living room. The purpose of this paper is to explain the many ways in which DAW’s have impacted the music production industry. In order ...

High noon

Edward Hopper is one of America’s finest artists that ever lived. His work has always been dominated with lonely people either looking outside the window or seated at the café table or just standing at the door staring anxiously outside. Usually, there is no presence of any activity within the pictures. The “high noon” is one of these paintings depicting a woman standing at the door staring outside, lit by direct sunlight and surrounded by an enormous house. The skies behind the house are large and very blank. This unusual composition, displaying a house cropped off at one of its ...

The first movements of piano concertos by J.C. Bach and W.A. Mozart Mozart’s piano concertos are said to among his best compositions. The Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 is testament to this. This graceful composition has three movements and uses small orchestra comprised of instruments from all four classes. The instruments are two flutes, two bassoons, two clarinets and two horns as well the instruments from the string section like the violin. One significant difference of Mozart’s concertos was refusing the harpsichord and clavichord. He started to compose sonata concertos only for piano ...

Introduction:

Airfoil design and selection is an important deciding factor in aircraft performance. Airfoil is a term used to describe the cross section of the aircraft wings. By observing birds in flight, man has understood that flat plates, resembling bird’s wings can produce the necessary lift to set the aircraft flying. However the actual importance of airfoil in designing the wings of the aircraft was recognized only in 1800. Since then many engineers have designed, tested and patented a number of variations in airfoil pattern. Over the years, there has been a remarkable advancement in technology of airfoil construction and also in ...

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 ...

Jazz is just one of the genres of music and just like other genres; it has its own set of subgenres too. One of the most popular and romanticized subgenres of jazz is hard bop. Some of the most popular hard bop artists include but may not be limited to Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Health, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, and the hard bop artist who will be the focus of this paper, Charles Mingus Jr. One of the most popular works of Charles Mingus Jr. was the Fables of Faubus. Having heard to the song numerous times, ...

This essay will explore the compositional method and the harmonic innovations that Stravinsky used in his ballet “The Rite of Spring.” In order to capture all the ideas the essay will have three parts; the first part will be linked to the observation for the piece as a whole, the second part will be an analysis of the strategically features with examples from the score and the third part will be a cogent summary of the analysis that will imply the interpretation of the piece. “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky was premiered in 29 May 1913 at the ...

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 ...

Introduction

In the paper below, the similarities and the cultural link between the traditional flamenco music and the Egyptian/ Arabic music has been discussed. Flamenco music is a category of Spanish music and dance, connected with the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It was first mentioned in the literature in 1774. Afterwards, the genre grew out of the Romain and Andalusian music and dance flairs. The flamenco music is most profoundly related to the gitanos i.e. Romani people – Spain. Moreover, the music was first recorded officially in the late eighteenth century, however, it underwent a historic development in late nineteenth century. On ...

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 musical education of today is the foundation for a lifetime of passion, inspiration and sensitivity to all forms of music. This course put these qualities into practice and provided me with the musical knowledge and inspiration to appreciate music. The study of the Renaissance Period, the Baroque Period and Classical Concertos and Sonata were of the most interest and value for me. The Renaissance Period included better usage of notation and composition. It also included new musical genres and the development of old and new musical instruments from the medieval period. For me the most the most important ...

Introduction

In his Streichquartett, Beethoven takes motivic material generated in Theme Groups 1 and 2 of the sonata exposition, and expounds upon them in the different transitional sections of the piece. By utilizing these distinct motives in different textural and harmonic contexts, Beethoven creates a strong sense of unity within the piece as a whole, while also designing a unique identity for each section. The plan of this paper is first to identify the different areas where Beethoven borrows the motivic material and thus make explanations of the differences in existence as follows: Structural, harmonic and textural. The paper takes a vital interest on ...

Facilitator:

Harlem Renaissance is one of the most prominent artistic trends of 20th century American history that affected music, art and literature to an extent of changing the American cultural setting. This period describes a revolution in 1920s in which African American musicians, artists, writers and philosophers attempted to promote the black culture and heritage within the American community. A trend that inclined towards a more political aggressiveness and self-confident perspective of identity and racial delight prompted the establishment of the idea of the ‘new negro’, essentially popularized by Alain Locke. The 1920s witnessed a progressive migration of the African Americans from the ...

This is gentle and eccentric piece taking in account the use of a deliberate, dissonance against the existing harmony but at the same time trying to be mild. It produces a piquant and more of a melancholy effect which go in hand with a peacefully, gravely and sadly instruction in the performance. This paper aims to take an in-depth look at the musical piece. The main details under consideration are its characteristics, structure and other major and minute musical details. With this understanding, one can be able to familiarize with the key elements expressed. The performance normally starts with an alternation ...

In this essay, I will argue that geography, including relative location, topography and climate, do indeed affect music, but that this influence has not been as strong in recent history as major advancements have been made in sound technology, most notably the invention of the radio, personal music players, and later the Internet, to lead to the globalization of music. Furthermore, the education and training required to become a classical musician or composer demands that the musician practice indoors, away from the elements and unwanted distractions. Not only has the evolution of classical music been determined by the elements, but ...

Fill in the following boxes by identifying and describing the location of the 6 neurotransmitters outlined in the textbook. Describe the effect and function of the neurotransmitter and then discuss possible mental health or behavioral or physical issues that can be associated with too much or too little of the neurotransmitter. Save this document and type directly onto the document. The boxes will expand to accommodate what you write. Submit as an attachment to the appropriate drop box.

Identify the Neurotransmitter

Location of Neurotransmitter Effect of Neurotransmitter Function of Neurotransmitter Possible mental health, emotional, behavioral, or physical issues resulting ...

The musical drama Tristan und Isolde is Richard Wagner’s testament to his power to impart musical dominance. Regarded as one of the best musical dramas in history, Tristan und Isolde has imparted deep influence and inspiration due to its eclectic amalgamation of ideas circling on the realm of metaphysics. Musical aestheticism is the overriding force in the entire drama, the illustration of its overall poeticism being highly reliant on the way its musical scores are composed. The drama imparts its messages through Wagner’s emphasis on the drama’s entire musical agglomeration. Music strongly portrays various character emotions ...

Fluid mechanics is one of the major disciplines of physics applied in the design of airplane wings. Out of the many things considered is the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, and lift. The angle of attack is measured in degrees between the chord and the direction of flight. Lift is an artificial force generated by the wings and can be manipulated by a pilot. Lift has varying characteristics during different times of the flight for instance during a level cruise it equals weight, its greater than weight during a climb and during descent its less than weight.

The parameters under consideration ...

Richard Wagner’s adoption of Schopenhauerian philosophy was in evidence in his work before he ever conceived of the Tristan und Isolde legend as opera. Many of the central figures in Wagner’s earlier works are actors in a dark universe, where heroism and a striving for happiness run up against the inevitable misery and hopelessness that Schopenhauer ascribed to the temporal world. Wagner came to realize that Schopenhauer’s concept of renunciation actually formed “a long-standing, if unconscious, Wagnerian conviction” (Vandenabeele, 349). As such, “the main characters of those operas he wrote before coming under the spell of Schopenhauer – The Flying ...

Jimi Hendrix’s cover of the Bob Dylan folk song, “All Along the Watchtower,” adapts the song from Dylan’s mellow and malicious folk song to an exuberant, angry rock anthem for young people in the late 1960s. Under Jimi’s alterations, the instrumentation turns ominous and aggressive, his exuberant vocals sounding almost pleading. The song contains a limited chord structure and longer-than-usual musical sections, as well as unsettling improvisation and call-and-response from the vocals and guitar (Zak, 2005). The combination of all these musical elements make the listener, especially one who was young in 1968 (when the song was ...

One of the true American music art form is Jazz which has been the foundation of many music genres in the modern music era. There are several forms of jazz that has evolved through time. The oldest and known to be the origin of jazz is Ragtime, this is the music born from rhythms of African music and heritage. This is also incorporated to different styles such as coon songs, cakewalk and music from jig bands which afterwards turned into Ragtime back in 1895. The main characteristic and notable precursor of the early form Ragtime music was based from ...

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 ...

Every commercial aircraft is fundamentally designed for safety, passenger acceptance, fuel efficiency and airport compatibility among other important features. Numerous challenges face all current passenger aircrafts, for instance the conventional wing consists of a number of moving parts which increase the weight of the plane and are difficult to adjust and maintain. The current control surfaces also increase turbulence and drag since the smooth flow of air is disrupted, and the aircraft cannot adapt to different flight stages and conditions. Design architectures such as the vertical and horizontal stabilizer surfaces increase the overall drag of the plane, for example, the ...