as the night was beginning. The performers were all dressed in black shirts and pants and were very relaxed despite having a performance. The performers were on stage practicing before the performance began and when they were finished they came down to see everyone in the crowd mostly parents and relatives. The concert hadn’t even began yet but you could tell it was going to be a fun night overall for everyone in attendance. The music I enjoyed the most was a piece by Antonin Dvorak called Largo
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granted the musicians rating when he joined the Navy, his remarkable talent made it possible for him to serve as a musician. Despite of his talent, Coltrane still suffered discrimination from being a black man, due to the fact that Melody Masters was an all-white band and they had to avoid having a black man on the band, which is the reason why
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York City, but the man in which this city encapsulates, John Shaft (Richard Roundtree).The non-diegetic soundtrack plays in the background as we are introduced to Shaft. This use of underscoring conveys a deeper understanding of shaft through the music that continues to play. The up-tempo, rhythmic, funky theme conveys to that despite what the camera displays in the opening sequence, Shaft (Parks, 1971) utilizes non-diegetic underscoring to establish the dominance of John Shaft to the city, but more
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Bebop was only around for a short period of time but, had a significant influence on all jazz music to come after it. Bebop is different than big band as far as size. Bebop was usually made up of bands that consisted of a string bass, drums, a piano and maybe a guitar. There was usually a soloist as well. When bebop came around in the 1940’s, it was during the time of “Swing” and big band jazz. Swing was for dancing and required big bands. Because of the fact that there was a lot of racism during
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Ayumi Higa Language of Music/MU 122 004 Professor Charsky September 20, 2014 Concert Report Paper The Faculty Favorites Concert celebrating Caldwell University’s seventy-five year anniversary took place on September 20, 2014 at 6 o’clock p.m. in the Alumni Theatre. The Alumni Theatre is relatively a small hall with a theatre-like environment. The seats are set up in a way where they curved around the stage and the ceiling is very high. The stage was already set up with the drum set
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17 October 2012 Music Report “Rhapsody in blue” On September 29, 2012, the symphony Orchestra at Moorpark College had their first concert of the fall semester with special guest the horn player, Jennifer Bliman and Esther Keel on Piano. The Symphony Orchestra collectively performed three pieces during the concert. The hall was much more crowded than I expected. At the beginning of the concert, the orchestra was seated on the stage; the men wore tuxedos, and the women wore black dresses or pants
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The Inspiration of Music in a Young Man’s Life…. As a child with a childhood deprived by poverty, Ja’Vonni became very fond of music to escape his saddening reality. This attraction to music started extremely early for the young Ja’Vonni, it was said to have started before birth. He would always tell stories about how his mother told him that while pregnant with him she would play music for him and about how he responded to the music that she played for him. His mother said that if he liked
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performer, and music producer, Jean Michel Jarre. The concert was an event offered to the public, open to all without restrictions, and free in this natural arena which was the massive Port Hercules located in North Monaco. The audience was standing on the docks in front of a 650 foot long stage, which included 6 huge rectangular shaped projectors held next to each other. A high-tech visual extravaganza above the 650 foot-long stage was synchronized to Jean Michel Jarre's music and includes state-of-the-art
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000 Hz, the speakers make rich, clear sounds for your listening pleasure. A single knob conveniently acts as the on/off switch to adjust the audio. The versatile speakers are compatible with desktop computers and handheld portable devices. A glossy black finish adds to its aesthetic appeal. Place this stylish Logitech S-120 dual speaker system anywhere in your home or office. The 2.6 W RMS power speakers have a lightweight design. At only 7”H x 2.5”W, the system is small enough to fit on a desk or
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songs total and a story telling along with music. I really impressed by two songs sang by chorus which were “Have Yourself a Marry Little Christmas” and “Duerme Negrito”. “Have Yourself a Marry Little Christmas” written by Ralph Blane (lyricist) and Hugh Martin (composer). This song became famous in the 1940s, when it was sung by Judy Garland in the movie “Meet Me in St. Louis”. This song has a time signature of 4/4. The most memorable element of music for this song is lyrics. The alternation of
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