Synthesizer Essays

COMPANY PROFILE Motorola Inc. was founded on 25th September, 1928 in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. It was an American multinational, founded by Galvin brothers, Paul and Joseph. It was initially named Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011. The company's first products were battery-eliminators, devices that enabled battery-powered

Another electronic instrument that was invented before 1940 was the Novachord. It was known to be the first commercially manufactured synthesizer, created by the Hammond Organ Company and designed by John M. Hanert, C. N. Williams, and Laurens Hammond. It was invented in 1938, and the first time it was showcased was at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It was a polyphonic instrument meaning that it was able to play multiple notes simultaneously and included a total of 72 notes. The instrument was

The Last Dream of the Beast is a extremely unique piece. The piece included a solo soprano singer, a solo cellist, a synthesizer. There were no non-musical elements featured in this piece. There is a story behind the piece involving a beast and a blind woman. I did not care for this piece. The combination of the vocals with the instrumental accompaniment did not provide me the experience I was envision. This piece left me very uneasy and I had great difficulty listening to the piece in one sitting

See Vang Modern World 4-21-2017 Chapter 37 How did electronic sounding change and effect music overtime? Technology was responsible for new types of sound. A man name John Cage and other avant-garde composers had created this electronic music during the late 1950’s. How exactly did they change instrumental music into electronic music? Well they took a tape recorder and manipulated sound. Different types of sounds like thunder, ticking clocks, bird calls, and etc. They called it “Musique concrete”

Burwell took piano lessons as a child and electric guitar as a teenager. He studied agriculture at Harvard. Burwell played the accordian and synthesizer with new age artist Gabrielle Roth. His main instrument is the piano. And he uses the sounds of synthesizer (Fact for our song) In the movie “Twilight” Edward always hums “Bella’s Lullaby” and sometimes when the song is actually playing. Carter Burwell had trouble composing the “Twilight” series because it was so dramatic. Burwell actually composed

background "pad" of electric pianos and wah-pedaled guitars. Other backing keyboard instruments include the piano, organ, string synth, and electroacoustic keyboards such as the Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, and Hohner Clavinet. Synthesizers are also fairly common in disco, especially in the late

elements of soul, funk, and pop music. His music was characterized by its catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and positive messages, and he became known for hits such as "Superstition," "Sir Duke," and "I Wish." Wonder's music was notable for its use of synthesizers and other electronic instruments, which he used to create a unique and innovative sound. He was also known for his experimentation

My Favorite Piece of Music from Module 5 Written by: Aryn Malone My favorite piece of music by far was "Fanfare for the Common Man" performed by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. The band ELP consists of Keith Emerson who plays polyphonic synthesizer, Greg Lake who plays the 8 string Alembic bass, and Carl Palmer who plays the drums.The newer version of "Fanfare for the Common Man" was released in 1977. I chose the version performed by ELP (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer), because their version was more

song gave funky vibe and I would dance to this song all day. The song starts with some scary sounds like thunder, walking and a creepy door noise. My favorite was hearing the coyote howling. I believe song have a guitar, drum, saxophone and the synthesizer. At 0:40 was my favorite moments in this song. I don’t know how they made that sounds, but I love that sounds. This song is golden.

sense. He was one of the first musicians invited by the Radio Corporation of American (RCA) to be a composer-consultant for a newly developed synthesizer known as the Mark II. He used this synthesizer to determine the rate of change of timbre, sound, and intensity. He creat-ed pieces such as, Composition for Synthesizer (1961) and Ensembles for Synthesizer (1964). These works helped him obtain a Pulitzer Prize in 1982. When he received this award, he was still working at Princeton University, and

The first sounds heard in the song are that of instruments: guitar and drums. After the guitar and drums there is a synthesizer of a heart machine flat-lining in the background. This section also includes some sound effects that really give the music character. When the line “she’s a flatliner” is sung, it sounds as though they recorded it in a hospital room with a heart

According to the US National Library of Medicine, a Genetic Predisposition is an increased likelihood of developing a particular disease based on a person's genetic makeup. A genetic predisposition results from specific genetic variations that are often inherited from a parent. A genetic disposition in my family would be Alzheimer’s, then eventually Dementia. Whichever gene that is in charge of memory functions is altered in my genes which means I might pass it on the next generation. Part B: The

Haiti is the pearl of the Caribbean. Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola, next to the Dominican Republic. African slaves were taking to Haiti by the French, since the French could not communicate with the slaves in their native language, the French masters forced the slaves to learn how speak French. After a war, where the African slaves revolted. The French lost and left Haiti and the slaves still spoke French. The African slaves in Haiti today are known has Haitians.

professional environment, or even get a job in the workforce. Modern assistive technology can help further a blind adults career, and aid them in a professional job. New assistive technology for blind adults, can include: screen-readers, voice synthesizer, braille printers and many different text-to-speech programs. Assistive technology can make the workforce more accessible for blind adults. There are many different kinds of new assistive technology for working, disabled people, but there are

Jeezy’s role in popularizing trap music Trap music is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in the South and is characterized by its use of 808 drum machines, synthesizers, and heavy bass. Trap music often deals with themes such as drug dealing, crime, violence, money, and survival. Jeezy was one of the pioneers of trap music and influenced many other producers and rappers. Jeezy’s debut album Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was one of the first albums to showcase the trap sound and style, which

I think that it fits this genre because there is a lot of electronic music in the song, You could hear the keyboard in the song and the vocals sounded weird. When listening to the song, you could also hear a synthesizer and the background vocals. This song is very funky, with the synthesizer and keyboard, yet it is also very soulful

Funk is an important music genre that began in the 1960s as an African-American music style where musicians created a new rhythmic form of music through a mixture of soul songs, jazz music and R&B. Funk minimizes melody and harmony and creates strong rhythmic patterns of electric bass, along with the drums and also a vocal style drawn from soul music. Funk songs are usually formed on a prolonged vamp on a particular chord, which effectively distinguishes them from soul music and R&B songs as these

in which music is produced has also changed. Introductions to the electric guitar in the nineteen fifties and sixties created a whole new exploration of music influencing popular genres such as rock music. In the nineteen seventies and eighties synthesizers and sequencers revolutionized music of the time. These tools allowed artist to create and produce artificial and synthetic noises and music. This influenced a variety of musical fields like pop music and eventually led to the modern popular music

In the pieces that made up Joe's Garage, Zappa used a wide variety of instruments. He used a synthesizer, drums, electric instruments (guitar/piano), and potentially more instruments. It is difficult to identify all the instruments because a synclaire could be producing sounds that may sound similar to instruments. There are highly offensive lyrics and interesting (not pretty) singing. When I first started listening to the pieces from Joe's Garage, I was having great difficulty getting over the

Dogs in Space is an Australian movie shot in 1987, and is focused on a group of outcasts in their early 20’s. They all share the same house, and have vastly different personalities. The main character is Sam, who is the singer of the punk band Dogs in Space, and is also in a relationship with one of the other main characters, Anna. Anna and Sam do not have too much in common at first. Anna has a job, is usually well dressed, and originally steered clear of drugs. Sam, on the other hand, is always