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Opera emerged from Count Bardi's intellectual circle in Florence, known as the "Camerata Fiorentina." This group pioneered the concept of accompanied monody, which became the foundation of the opera genre.
Opera is a vocal art form that combines music, drama, and stage performance. It typically involves an orchestra, choirs, and soloists, and is structured in three main parts:
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a. A 'masterpiece' is painted by a master who is capable of materializing his own vision as well as expanding the vision of those viewers
b. The artist through his piece can transform a personal experience into a universal one.
c. Stays with you for the rest of your life. Impactful.
d. Feelings should be evoked.
e. Style, Technique, Balance and harmony. Motive.
f. Window to the past.
g. Examples
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Fans of Peking Opera are familiar with its cultural connotations. Theatre-goers know the unique language in the colors, patterns, and historical background of facial makeup. The ethics and wisdom of the characters are reflected in the makeup, as is the philosophy of traditional Chinese culture. The makeup indicates which character/role the actor is portraying. Good vs. evil, or loyal vs. wicked, as well as the personality, age, and temperament are revealed in the colors and patterns. Colors represent the following:
Patterns are based on folklore and literature. In “Pilgrimage to... Continue reading "The Cultural Connotations of Peking Opera: Makeup, Music, and Martial Arts" »
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Blues is more vocal and jazz is more instrumental. That's the principal difference. An inside joke in the jazz & blues circles goes, "A blues guitarist plays 3 chords in front of thousands of people, and a jazz guitarist plays thousands of chords in front of 3 people." The main focus of jazz music is the dynamics and improvisations of an ensemble, while blues music is usually centered on a single guitar player/vocalist, and the personal lyrical content of the song. Most jazz tunes are purely instrumental, while a blues song always contains lyrics. Blues music was around before jazz and can be considered an element of jazz music. However, jazz would not be considered a part of blues music per se.
Country music is... Continue reading "A Guide to Popular Music Genres: From Blues to Rap" »
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Every musical instrument has its own timbre. It is very important for a composer to know about the timbres and expressive qualities of them.
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Born on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven's early life was marked by rigorous musical training under his demanding father. Driven by the ambition to mold him into "the new Mozart," Beethoven's father's methods, coupled with his struggles with alcoholism, impacted the young Beethoven's personal and academic life. Despite facing challenges, Beethoven's exceptional talent was evident from a young age. By the age of seven, he was already captivating audiences with his piano recitals, earning the admiration of renowned musicians like Christian Gottlob Neefe, who became his mentor.
At the age of 16, Beethoven embarked on a journey to Vienna, the music capital of the... Continue reading "Ludwig van Beethoven: A Musical Prodigy's Journey" »
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Revenge tragedy is a genre of English theatre written from the mid-1580s to the early 1640s. The main themes of these plays are ghosts, incest, rape, torture, perversion, murder, betrayal, madness, strong passions, bloody violence, etc. Some of the most influential writers of this time were John Ford, Thomas Middleton, Thomas Kyd, John Marston, John Webster, George Chapman and Cyril Tourneur. We can distinguish some plays such as Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy, which initiated the dramatic archetype, inventing the basic formula.
Another crowd-pleasers tragedy was Thomas Middleton’s ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ (1606). We can distinguish Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ even if others claim that it is not a true Revenge Tragedy.... Continue reading "Influence and Themes of English Revenge Tragedy" »
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Units: Shakespearean sonnets have three rhyming quatrains followed by one rhyming couplet.
Rhyme Scheme: Is how the verse can be determined by their rhyme. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
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SOUND
- The sound is produced by the vibration (movement) of a body - That vibration creates sound waves that travel in the air until they reach our ears. - The sound waves get to our eardrum (tímpano) that sends electric signals to our brain (cerebro) and we can hear the sound
The different ways of joining the sound qualities creates different kinds of music. The four qualities (pitch, duration, intensity and timbre) produce the main music elements (melody, rhythm, dynamic an timbric)
The four sound qualities: 1. PITCH, is the sound quality that distinguishes high sounds (sonidos
agudos) from the low sounds (sonidos graves).
The pitch of sounds depends on the wave frequency: the vibration speed. It is measured in units called Hertzes