Staccato Essays

Last Christmas, I had the opportunity to experience the fireworks show in Disney World. The theme park’s magic and wonder fascinated me and thus compelled me to choose Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall as my building of study. Both its exterior and interior uphold a quote mentioned in Professor Speck’s lecture by Abbot Suger, “Man reaches contemplation of divine through the senses.” In other words, an individual is able to understand a deeper meaning through use of the five senses. Therefore, every

the woodwind family, which represents the Bird. Then came the duck played by the oboe, which featured a melody in Legato and a tempo in moderato. As the duck and bird argue the overall tempo becomes Allegro and the melody features a short period of staccato, until the cat is

sound instead of staccato as indicated. In spite of fast notes the rhythms in measure 26, the soli at 54, and measures 114-116, were correct and beautifully played. No one played in the rests and everyone came in on time.

for example, Country with Blues. He was viewed as outstanding amongst other guitar soloists additionally individuals everywhere throughout the nation would come to watch him perform in front of an audience. His piano system was a type of Staccato style. Staccato style is the point at which a bit of music is played as short, disengaged notes. Elvis has a place in the Humanities dialog since he was one of the principle reasons Rock 'n' Roll turned out to be so mainstream and many worshiped him particularly

As a slave, Frederick Douglass faced many challenges. Throughout his autobiography, however, he tends to understate his struggles, and use a more factual tone. Even so, there are a few instances where he clearly displays passion and emotion. The contrast in his use of language reflects the contrast in his state of mind through either a lack of emotion or a great deal of passion, the combination of which shows his internal conflicts. In the first three paragraphs, Douglass’ writes about some of the

There is a staccato chromatic descent repeated in the chords and then the strings leading to violins in piano with rapid ascent and crescendo. Cellos and basses are also in piano descending with long low tones introduced (Kamien, 2014: 297). A death bell of sonorous

The historical development of the symphony orchestra through the three era’s baroque, classical and romantic are clearly noticeable. The musical elements such as, expressive devices, dynamics and timbre/ role of the instruments is evident through the three pieces, Water Music by George Fredrick Handel composed in the baroque period, Symphony No.4 in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed in the classical period and lastly Vltava (The Moldau) by Bedřich Smetana composed in the romantic. Dynamics

the exception to the final measure of the Marche, the A section of the trio is the first moment in this work where the solo trumpet is asked to play fortissimo. The trio presents the solo trumpet with energetic fragmented phrases with the use of staccato articulation. Example 6.6 Françaix’s Le Gay Paris, Mvt. III, mm. 70-77 This moment creates an animated texture that displays the overall climax of this work. At the beginning of B section of the trio, Françaix returns to the piano dynamic while

The Binary Opposition between Men and Women Men and woman have always been looked at differently. There are many differences between the two genders, and some might even argue that men and women are opposite of each other and not just different from one another. The song "I 'm an Ordinary Man" composed by Frederic Loewe focuses on the binary opposition between men and women, which is seen through metaphors, hyperboles, and the music. The use of metaphors in the song emphasizes how a man is more civilized

Argumentative Research Paper: Cat’s Cradle I. Introduction a. TAG: The novel Cat’s Cradle was written by Kurt Vonnegut b. Context: It is an imaginative fantasy, in which the exact date and time are not clearly established, as is common with science fiction. The novel 's plot reflects the cold war atmosphere of the early 1960s. Vonnegut uses irony, satire, and mockery throughout the course of the novel to prove his points and to capture the audience’s attention. c. Introduction of Focus: The main

A review of a recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 The recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op.33 No.2 that I have decided to review for you today is performed by the ‘Ariel Quartet’. This performance has a strong sense of togetherness and the performers give a sense of enjoyment through the performance. From research I have learned a lot about the background of this piece and about Haydn himself. Joseph Haydn wrote music for

connect the reader to the difficulty of this child’s life. Not only does his use of imagery connect the reader with his feelings, but his use of metaphor creates a childlike comparison to his problems. Shame follows an informal way of speech, the staccato rhythm used throughout gives the same feeling as how a child’s mind works. Gregory’s use of this very jumpy, childlike thinking builds the story and the development of his character, of his life, without a drawn-out

This concert was very intriguing to me because I have never gone to a solo guitar concert before. Before attending, I perceived that this concert would be tedious and soporific, as I believed it would only consist of slow and unenthusiastic tunes that I do not like. After attending, however, I realized how wrong I was. The first song sounded like a typical Romantic era piece; it had a mellow timbre and was quite soothing to hear. When the soloist stated that this song is played at weddings occasionally

In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao , Junot Díaz uses Beli’s near death experience to highlight how love and violence work together to keep the plot moving. After Beli becomes undeniably in love with the Gangster she sees a life with him and plans on being with him for years. She becomes pregnant and the Gangster’s wife finds out and sends two men to kill her and the baby. As Beli is being beaten to death the narrator says, “ Between punches she brought up her knees to comfort her stomach

obfuscated once again, the slow tempo being the only noticeable connection between the theme and the variation. The character of this variation is quite tranquil and reflective as the tempo itself implies (Adagio), but the demisemiquavers and the staccatos in scalic passages definitely bring in a certain kind of agitation which is amplified by the sudden dynamic changes (f-p). The descending scale at the end of bar 3 had been used previously in Variation II. Bars 5 and 6 contain an octave leap in the

In When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer, Walt Whitman employs diction, syntax, and pace in order to communicate and develop the main idea of the poem: that any technical understanding or observation of nature, or the Universe, is inferior to one of impassioned experience. Although short, the poem has changes and movement that can be traced throughout. Largely a discussion on the sublime, the poem is immersive and engaging, as well as clear in its message. Most notable is the pedantic image of the

In what has since been tagged as the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre,” four killers from Al “Scarface” Capone gang, disguised as police officers, entered the building from where his rival gangster Bugs Moran ruled Chicago’s North Side. Seven of Bugs capos were lined up against a wall and gunned down. Bugs was fortunate enough not to be around. Moran and Capone were at each other’s throats to lord it over Windy City’s criminal kingdom, as a result of which both criminal enterprises suffered many depredations

the two performances that will be closely examined in this review. To begin with, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, Pathétique Sonata was amazingly performed by Cynthia Jiang on the piano night. The melody of the piece started with three ascending staccato notes followed by a legato tune with many trills. The overall melody was tranquil

Composed in 1796 and published the next year by Artaria in Vienna, the Sonata N.4 in E-flat major opus 7, dedicated to the "Comtesse Babette de Keglevics", was named "Grande Sonate" by Beethoven himself. This is a clue, together with its single opus number and its being published alone, on how high it was esteemed by the composer. It is the second longest Sonata, after the Hammerklavier Opus 106, and lasts for more than half an hour. With this sonata, the entire piano style of Beethoven enters

In Nicholas Carr’s article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, he claims that the Internet is affecting the way humans process information. Carr expresses that the Internet is significantly decreasing our ability to concentrate and process thoughts for an extensive period of time. He believes this is because of our large dependence on the Internet. Carr is able to connect with this idea as he feels that, like other Internet users, his cognitive behavior has changed. He determined that his way of processing