An Analysis of the final half of "Star Trek: Nemesis" written by John Logan and directed by Stuart Baird
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Title - New Life?My dance is based on a newborn bird. It 'hatches' and is happy to be alive. I have used extended and open moves to show the happiness.
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Analyse and discuss the structure of one ballet created for Diaghilev Ballet Russe.
Analyse and discuss the structure of one ballet created for Diaghilev Ballet Russe Through the work of "Pulcinella" Diaghilev Ballet Russe entered a new period in the history of ballet, the 'modernist' approach was unlike anything that had gone before, and the company became an innovation to test out new and experimental ideas. Diaghilev helped to rejuvenate ballet. From the outset, the legendary company enraptured the scandalised dance world with new ballets in every aspect -modern choreography, music, design and the structure of the ballet, helped to alter the course of dance history, making the Ballet Russe the vanguard of distinctive twentieth century art. Ballet in the last quarter of the ninetieth century across Western Europe, the forum of Romantic ballet had reached an all time low point. The great choreographers of the romantic era were dead, and no other choreographers had risen to take their place. Ballet seemed to have lost all of its creative momentum and the public had seized to regard it as a serious art form. It was no longer considered to be the mainstream art form that it had been in the 1830's and 1840's; it appeared to have lost touch with the modern times. . Indeed, Ballet appeared to be an art form about to die of exhaustion. However, in the early twentieth century, Diaghilev rejuvenated the world of ballet, not only in his ideas, his modernistic
can music contribute to anything of worth?
Can music contribute anything of worth? Music is an indispensable part of life as its contributions have been numerous. Music has affected every part of human life and without music life would be flavorless. Many people only have been able to see music as a way of past time and have overlooked its other benefits. Music has contributed much to the field of medicine helping people to relax and control their stress and depression. Economically as well we all know how big the music industry has gotten and how much it has contributed to the society. Besides these, it has also been able to affect people psychologically, and give an identification of a person, a group, a culture as well as the whole country. It has given a true meaning to freedom of speech. Music is something by which people can relax and calm themselves of the fast paced life of today. There are various artists who create such music which help to calm the sense and help to relax people. Ragas and mantras, to which if we listen, help to relax the chakras in the body and help to keep the mind refresh and active. A slower tempo beat promotes a calm and meditative state in the body. Music changes the brainwave activity levels and enables the brain to shift speeds on its own as needed, even after the person stopped listening to it. Research has also shown that music with strong beat can stimulate brainwaves to vibrate
My Sisters Wedding
My Sisters Wedding In Mid September 1998 a telephone call to my mum and dad was change my family's life for the next year and a half. My sister announced that she was getting married. I was nine at the time of the announcement and I found this also exciting because I would be getting a plane to go to England and it would be like a holiday as well. The biggest part of this wedding was the location because my sister lived in the south of England with her boyfriend. The organisation of the wedding was to be bigger than we all thought. Firstly my parents had to organise the flights for my family who were going to the wedding, secondly we all had contribute to the making of the bridesmaids' dresses. Thirdly my mum and my sister had to communicate with each other to see if everything was going well. A lot of time and hard work later, two months before the wedding my mum had nearly all the clothing for the wedding made and all we had to do was wait until a month before the wedding, at which time we would fly away to England. Finally the day had arrived; we were going to England; we had everything packed and ready to go and were on our way to the airport. I couldn't wait! I just couldn't stop thinking of the wedding and, of course, seeing my sister and future brother in law who I hadn't seen for almost two years. As soon as we arrived at the airport, we checked our
The Power of Music and Its Affects On People.
The Power of Music and Its Affects On People Hearing is a psychological process involving the ears, brain, body, and nervous system. Music, like all sound energy, can drive changes in the human mind and body as one listens to it. Music can be defined as the organization of sound. Music often implies sounds with distinct pitches that are arranged into melodies and organized into patterns of rhythm and meter. Few people realize that besides being pleasing to the senses, music can also affect one's physical, mental, and emotional state of being. On the physical, sound has the ability to rearrange molecular structure. Emotionally and mentally, music is very effective. In particular, music affects the limbic system, the aspect of the brain which governs emotional response. Researchers have uncovered an astonishing number of benefits derived from listening to music. Evidently, music has the power to energize, soothe, change emotional outlook, boost immunity, reduce pain, speed recovery, lower blood pressure, improve focus and IQ, as well as aid weight loss. What are the affects of music and what does it do to/for humans? How do the things that go into one's ears affect his mind? Scientists have suggested that listening to classical music helps to "organize" the firing patterns of neurons in the cerebral cortex, especially strengthening creative right-brain
Give a brief account of the First Movement, the Introduzione, paying particular attention to the structure and melodic invention.
Elizabeth Morgan. Give a brief account of the First Movement, the Introduzione, paying particular attention to the structure and melodic invention. This movement is in Sonata form with an introduction. The movement opens with a theme in the cellos and double basses which is built on the interval of a perfect fourth and a major second. At bar 6 the violins begin a very chromatic wedge figure which is continued through the violin, violas and flutes, with the cellos and basses holding on their note as a pedal. The flute part in bar 11 continues the wedge figure, and the upper flute part highlights the perfect fourth. At bar 12 the perfect fourth and major second sequence from the beginning is repeated, but the idea grows. At bar 22, the theme is repeated again, this time with the violas joining the cellos and basses. The theme is in diminution and is lengthened yet again. Bar 30 sees the introduction of a new idea in the flutes. The second part of the introduction begins in bar 35. The cello and bass parts are based on the principle of the perfect fourth and major second. This theme is in diminution and is picked up by the violas two bars later. In bar 39 the trumpets take over the flute idea from bar 30 and develop it. This is a verbunkos Hungarian melody, a synthetic Hungarian style incorporating all Hungarian music. The introduction part three begins in bar 51,
Consider historically and critically a chosen genre of popular music - Rap music.
Consider historically and critically a chosen genre of popular music. Genre is a particular style that is recognizable by its particular subject or form. It is also a term which defines something that is produced according to a particular model. For example, when discussing media texts, it is apparent that some qualities of one may be associated with another. Within a media context, genre can generally be defined as being a "category or type".1 These categories are not necessarily fixed, and are subject to change. Shuker (1994) states that genres operate ...within a commercial system of record companies, contracts, marketing, publicity, management, support staff and so on; within this context bands tour and perform, make records, and create an image. 2 This description is coherent with notions of music genres, which continue to function as "marketing categories and reference points for the musician and the fan."3 The definition of genre that Shuker (1994) gives can be applied to the genre in question, which is that of Rap music. The genre of rap music operates within the given conventions, indicating at its position within a wider strategic area, namely that of popular culture. In considering the rap music genre in a historical and critical sense, it is important to separate the concepts of rap music and hip-hop. It can be noted that although hip-hop is the subculture for
Identify four aspects of John Williams' ET; 'Flying Theme' that makes the music immediately attractive and appealing. In each case discuss how the composer achieves this intention.
Identify four aspects of John Williams' ET; 'Flying Theme' that makes the music immediately attractive and appealing. In each case discuss how the composer achieves this intention. Four aspects of John Williams' ET that make the music immediately attractive and appealing are the uses of instrumentation, accents, pitch and rhythm. One of the aspects includes instrumentation. Williams uses instrumentation by using all the different instruments for different effects. In bar 47, the brass enters with heavy homophonic fanfare chords. This creates a bright and attractive effect, and stands out from the rest of the music. Williams also uses strings to play the main melodic line, this gives the music a more romantic fell and automatically makes the music more attractive. Many technical techniques are used within the strings in order to create a more appealing mood. For example pizzicato is used to create this effect, as is the use of pedal notes in bar 69 in the lower strings, this is also used to give a bass to the ending section. Flutes double the main tune in a lot of places; this gives the sense of the flying theme in which Williams is trying to create (bar 9). This also makes the tune stand out. This give attraction to the music as it gives the listener a clear melodic line to follow. Williams uses a full orchestra throughout this section in order to show to fullness and beauty
An account of the life and works of W.A. Mozart
Write an account of the life and works of W.A.Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Born 27 January 1756, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era; the prominence he gained through his more than 600 compositions has endured, and indeed grown over the many years since his death in December 1791. Within a vast array of works lie some of the most widely acknowledged symphonies, masses, operas, sonatas, string quartets and concertos of all time. Most of which are regarded as the very pinnacles of musical excellence. Indeed Mozart excelled in every form in which he composed and he is among the most enduringly popular of all classical composers. Joseph Haydn, a mentor, friend and admirer, wrote, 'posterity will not see such talent again in 100 years.' Even today, it is the belief of many that his musical genius remains unsurpassed and will never again be matched. Born in Salzburg into a prominently musical family, W.A. Mozart showed indications of remarkable abilities at a very young age; he began composing minuets at the age of five and symphonies at nine. At six years old, he embarked on a series of concert tours with his sister Anna Maria to Europe's courts and major cities; he played for Louis XV at Versailles and George III in London. Both children played the keyboard, but Wolfgang became a violin virtuoso as well. And so, the majority of his childhood and
