by Belinder | Mar 25, 2023 | music
This question of tempo, and musical interpretation generally, forces an interesting question: Who should choose the tempo: the creator (composer) or the interpreter (conductor)? This point was at issue in a heated exchange...
by Belinder | Mar 25, 2023 | music
As music began to become popular both in the church and in the courts, it changed from simpler tunes and chants to harmonies and polyphonies. What led to this change? Who was responsible for bringing it about? How did instrumentation play a...
by Dan | Feb 13, 2023 | music
Watch the two videos below and follow along with the listening guides for these pieces in you text. After listening and reviewing the listening guide as you study the pieces write a 200 word essay defining (in your own words) Program Music AND what these...
by Dan | Feb 6, 2023 | music
Describe and compare the O viridissima virga (“O Greenest Branch”) by Hildegard of Bingen and the First Response from Viderunt Omnes (“All the Ends of the Earth”) by Léonin.
by Dan | Jan 14, 2023 | music
Wynton Marsalis – Full Concert – 08/13/05 – Newport Jazz Festival Watch online Jazz concerts, and write a separate concert review paper for each concert. The first goal of the paper is to prove that you watched an entire performance, and paid...
by Dan | Jan 14, 2023 | music
Herbie Hancock – Live in Concert 2006 Watch online Jazz concerts, and write a separate concert review paper for each concert. The first goal of the paper is to prove that you watched an entire performance, and paid attention to details the entire time. The...
