Goyescas: Tableaux Opera Written By Enrique Granados

It is very accessible to listeners because it tells a story, at the beginning it shows sadness but throughout the movement it turns the sadness into happiness and joy. Track 2- Jazz Billie Holiday- Summertime Billie Holiday’s summertime was recorded in 1936 in New York. Consisting of vocals, trumpet, clarinet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. The song was composed by George Gershwin and DuBose heyward, Holidays version of summertime was considered to be shock, raw and dirty (Jazz.com). She sings the song to fit her style in her voice and her artistic side.

In “I’ll Open the Window,” Swir explains that positive and beneficial feelings come from an end of a long, tiresome relationship. Meanwhile, in “Flirtation,” Rita Dove explains that the beginning of a relationship feels like a pleasure to go through.

I think this was a great choice for the opening piece because it captured the listener’s attention. “La Mer” is a classical French piece of music that was written by Debussy in the twentieth century. The song begins with a disjunct sound caused by the different melodies and harmonies being played by different sections of the orchestra. Slowly out of the chaos brings a light, airy feeling that was accomplished by the help of a flute and violin solo. The excitement again grows causing a repetitive feel, but this time it is cultivated by the brass and the percussion sections that cause a tremendous increase in the volume of the piece.

One of my favorite lyrics of the song was. “The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams. Some enchanted evening When you find your true love, When you feel her call you Across a crowded room, Then fly to her side, And make her your own For all through your life you May dream all alone.” The song in general is a beautiful song that talks about love. 2. Rodgers

Concert season is expressive, beautiful, and elegant. There are different stories being told in each song. The first part of a piece is the exposition. We introduce the catchy tune known as the melody. The melody is the theme of the song.

Calm movements compared to fast movements are more likely to put someone into meditation especially with a photograph that can easily be imagined in real life. Next time when a tapestry is displayed somewhere, relate to what may be going on and take in all the vibes from the cloth tapestry. Multiple designs in tapestries mean different things. The designs are used for multiple reasons some include relaxation, happiness, reflection of life, and some are used to help with stress along with depression. When looking at a beach and sunset usually people feel happy and relaxed and can imagine being on a beach which

“Because of the focus on reason over superstition, the Enlightenment cultivated the arts.” (Beard, 58). The importance on learning more about music and art became a priority, particularly for people that belonged to the middle class. Areas of study such as fine arts, philosophy, literature, and science also became more widespread. Ordinary people as well as previously more segregated professionals somehow felt a connection to this change and could relate themselves. Now that the public was more involved, public concerts became incredibly popular.

Her eyes in heaven/ Would through the airy region stream so bright/ That birds would sing and think it were not night./ See how she lays her cheek upon her hand./ O that I were a glove upon that hand,/That I might touch that cheek!”( 2.2.19-23). Romeo says this as a way to shows how much he loves Juliet’s beauty,

Adjectives describing beautiful settings, such as the “open glade” and “summer isle”, add to the bright, cheerful mood. The rhythm of the poem is almost in a song form- every other line is short, and when read aloud this changes the pitch of your voice and further contributes to the message of hope that the poem shares. There is one break in the poem, separating it into two stanzas- this break is peaceful, almost like a sigh in the middle, which further implies the message of hope, bliss, and

Romeo & Juliet: Honors Prompt In love there are two sides: light and dark. One side is beautiful and bright; the other one is dangerous. In Romeo & Juliet their love is shown often through darkness. Love and hate are very important in the story because of the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. In Romeo & Juliet, author William Shakespeare shows the idea that there is a dark side to love; this becomes clear to readers when it is used within the families and the star-crossed lovers affection.