Category: Music

Phil Spector

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Phil Spector was an important producer who created an original sound and recording style. Your task is to first, list and describe some of the techniques that Spector developed, and how they affected the sound of his recordings. Then, from the list below choose two songs produced by Phil Spector, and describe how they reflect his stylistic traits.

The Crystals, “Then He Kissed Me”
The Righteous Brothers, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'”
The Ronettes, “Baby I Love You”
Ike & Tina Turner, “River Deep – Mountain

 

The move from the single-melody chant to multiple melodies

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Explain the move from the single-melody chant to multiple melodies sung or played at the same time (polyphony). Describe the stages of this development. Do you think that some radical monk started this movement? Explain why you think this move to polyphony was such a giant step in music history. Your opinion is valuable. Paraphrase the process and refer to the listening examples to help make your points.

 

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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Below is a link to the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg. The music is composed by John Williams. Listen carefully to the music and sound effects and how they are coordinated with the image track.

What is the purpose of the music? What does it accomplish? How does it make you feel? How does it do this?

Voice over IP Telephony

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• Explain video and audio compression and their significance to overall multimedia performance.
• Differentiate standard video streaming techniques and their application to a business’ teleconferencing ability.
• Analyze a comprehensive internet telephony solution.
• Describe methods to transmit multimedia data including compression techniques and streaming protocols.
• Analyze LAN multimedia protocols and examine their significance in business environments.

 

 

 

Pop-culture hero, superhero or villain

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Choose one pop-culture hero, superhero or villain, and identify one ethical issue this figure typically has to tackle.
Then explain how your pop figure might solve the same ethical issue from at least 6 different ethical theories we have covered thus far. Make sure your ethical issue or problem is complicated enough for you to apply each ethical theory and to allow enough detailed analysis of the issue.
Be sure to draw upon six of the nine theories we have covered thus far:

Relativism
Virtue Ethics
Utilitarianism (Consequentialism, Teleology)
Kantian Ethics (Deontology)
Feminist Ethics
Care Ethics
Egoism
Nihilism
Postmodernism
Imagine and include what might be the actions, thoughts, or words the superhero could perform or utter from each particular ethical stance. Include quotes from the hero/heroine and an explanation of how this relates to the corresponding theory.
What might be the consequences or aftermath of acting from each particular stance for your chosen pop figure?

 

 

Musical style in Europe

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1. Is language a reliable demarcation of musical style in Europe? Why, or why not? Also, how are music and musical instruments used to express national identity? (Give some specific examples.)

2. There has been some controversy about Michael Flatley’s highly-produced and commercially-oriented shows such as “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance.” What effects, positive or negative, do you believe these shows have had on people’s impressions of Celtic music and culture?
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