For this discussion I choose a musician Louise Armstrong song from Pandora. When I type Louis Armstrong song, there were hundreds of his records. I choose a “Stardust” track from the album called “Don 't Get Around Much Anymore “. This song is composed by the popular song composer by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927. This song has many versions that recorded by other jazz great musician added to Armstrong. Armstrong recorded this song in 1931.just before an instrumental break, Armstrong use alternate take inserted to the lyrics “oh, memory”. This song involved a great role in culture and stories because this song used at a critical moment during “Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories” Stardust is best combination of melody, strong lyrics and perfect balance
Jared Hess uses elements of sound to support the film’s purpose. Hess uses the film techniques of music to categorize the characters and the atmosphere in the film. Throughout the film, the “music can suggest
Jimi Hendrix formerly stated, “Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” A generation which was earnestly devoted to peace, protest, and revolution, the counterculture amongst the 1960’s yearned for change. Rock and roll was far beyond just a genre of music; it influenced lifestyles, protests, and attitudes, thus, kindling an awakening in the youth of American culture. The distinction between parental and youth culture was a persistent root of concern, considering that teens throughout the world found a sense of belonging in this style of music. Differing racial and social groups brewed, worrying the older generations of social
Can any short story contain enough stylistic narrative to remain unique and memorable? A prominent example of a short story encompassing memorability and a deeper underlying story is evident in lyrics of multiple pieces of music. One of these pieces of short music is a popular piece of music written by the band Tally Hall. The song in question is dubbed “Hidden in the Sand”. Less than two minutes long, every word needed to be taken into account when constructing the lyrics. This is made obvious in the sense that the whole song is comprised of 6 sentences. Processes required to maintain a unique style, with the constraints a short song bear, requires the requires creative use of diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax. Through the use of stylistic elements such as imagery, syntax, and details, Joe Hawley reveals a narrative in a perspective that details a romantic betrayal, and how, later shown in the video of this song, this effects the narrator’s judgment of people.
The lyrics for both versions are almost identical except for a few extra non-word sounds at the end of some lines. This comes as a surprise as it was common for songs originally performed by black artists to be covered by white artists with altered lyrics in the 1950s. The song definitively does not sound the same as the instrumentation and vocal sounds are changed which does not come as a surprise. The order goes as follows: chorus, verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorus, instrumental section, chorus, verse 1, and
Song lyrics are equal in poetic value and have evolved with the use of poetic devices and storylines. Many may argue that poetry may offer more of an insight artistically, but songs can be equal, if not more artistic than some poetry. In comparison to one another, their writing styles are often very similar between the lyrics and words developed. The song Losin’ Control by Russ and the poem Trust Issues by Undefined are equal in artistic and poetic value because they both have profuse uses of similes, rhyme, and narrative.
Instruments are introduced at the beginning of new sections, such as the pre-chorus and chorus.
The song “Five Years” is a dramatic story told by Bowie. The song tells us about earth beginning to die, and in five years time, it will be gone. The song goes on to then tell us about all the things that happen in the world when the news is broken to them by the newsman on the tv. The stylistic choices used by speakers and songwriters help give the song/poem depth, purpose and add emotion. David Bowie uses stylistic choices in the song “Five Years” to add meaning to the song and add to the overall structure by telling a story of earth dying and reactions of people after hearing the tragic news. He uses mood, tone, imagery, and rhyme scheme to convey a story to entertain, create emotion, and evoke questions within the listener.
Growing up in the 20th and 21st century, there never was a shortage of music to listen to and never a shortage of people telling me what kind to like. From rap, to rock, to folk music, music is all around. One genre that stuck with me and easily became my favorite: Country Music. My love began in the summer of 2000, while my dad was playing his hank Williams Jr. CDs, I screamed “Dad! Dad! This song is really good!!!!! I like it a lot!” He replied “This is Hank Williams Jr. son.”, and my love only grew from there. I started to explore older country music and the history around it. I fell in love with two artist in particular. I saw the light and fell in love with Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash. These men are considered the fathers of contemporary country. The way their music is written is so masterful and creative, they launched a new wave of country music.
On December 7, the Monticello High School mixed and concert choirs presented a choral program called “An Olde Tyme Radio Choral Concert” in the high school auditorium. It was directed by Mr. Brett Kniess, and Janice Vetter was the pianist. The songs were chosen to put the audience in the holiday spirit, and in my opinion, it accomplished this goal.
And again at measure 72 with the decrescendo into measure 73. However the beginning of the song was loud with no attempt at dynamics. The style was joyous and happy like a celebration in measure 13 with the slurred notes of the saxophones or measure 41 with the staccato notes from the band. The tribute section of the song (measure 54) was played very nicely accenting the sad mood of the literature. The tempo got rough at measure 91 with the change as the drummers, the director, and the band were not entirely together for a few measures. The phrasing was impeccable at measure 31 because the saxophones did not take a breath between measure 32 and 33. The low brass also had incredible phrasing at measure 79 because not a single instrumentalist took a breath when changing notes in the
In her article,”Hearing the Lost Sounds of Antiquity”, journalist Adrienne LaFrance effectively uses all of the rhetorical elements in order to appeal to her audience in a specific way. LaFrance applies these elements to thoroughly explain the importance of a complicated discovery about recreating lost sounds.
This song songs and feels like almost like 2 different songs pieced together. There is an orchestra that breaks up a piece of the song. It was interesting to hear the orchestra playing and it made me wonder why they played the notes they did. After researching information on the song I found that it was Paul McCartney who instructed then to play in this manner, instruments from the lowest note to the highest. This is definitely attributed to the uniqueness of the song and overall I thought it was great.
Some have coined music as a universal language. Perhaps, the complexity of the notes, the consistency of the beat, the array of instruments, or the flow of lyricism offers this universal appeal. Nevertheless, the unique composition of each song enables it to sustain its own magnetic aura, much like the musical implication in Lewis Nordans Music of the Swamp. Though, many argue Nordans piece suggests merely a collection of short stories rather than a novel, Nordan uses his singsong methodology- a novel-in-stories- to incorporate an anthology of his transformative memory- an autobiography of the way it was.
The song has been redone by many other artist that have added their own perspective and stylistic characteristics. The George Benson rendition is the greatest having hit #7 on the billboard hot 100 and #2 on the Soul charts. The vocal range he uses in this song is extraordinary and because of the fact that it has a rolling bass line it makes it easy for one to scat and/or improvise. This allows one to explore their vocal range in the song in a both free yet controlled way.