Category: Music

Where is the jazz?

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Part 1, 5 points (1-page minimum to 3 pages maximum double spaced)
Where is the jazz?
What is jazz dance?
Describe how dancers should engage with the principles of Africanist aesthetic.
Part 2, 5 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
Imagine that you are taking a walk and are having a conversation with one other person or that you are having a meal with a group of people. Someone asks
you about this class. Knowing that you have a short window to convey your thoughts, relay the history of jazz dance.
Part 3, 5 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
Based on videos “PillowTalk: History of Jazz Dance” and/or “Uprooted-The Journey of Jazz Dance” who should be centered in jazz dance, why, and how?
Part 4, Extra Credit, 3 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
How is the jazz continuum reflected in LaTasha Barnes dance works and in Sterling Stuckey’s writings on shout dance?

 

 

The general understanding of “country music.”

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Write a brief, original, research paper that includes a modest proportion of critical analysis; no paper will receive an “A” without originality and critical analysis.
In MUSIC 117 we examine a variety of styles that are identified under the general understanding of “country music.” In your final written assignment you are to examine one song that fits your own criteria of “country music” and provide the following:
1. A brief background of the song and its artist, e.g. date of release, album, artist’s bio (very brief)
2. An in-depth analysis of the song’s musical features (melody, harmony, rhythm, form, texture, instrumentation, dynamics)
3. What features make this song distinctively “country” and, most importantly, why?
. If you want to quote the words or use ideas from someone else, you MUST cite your reference and credit the originator of the ideas.

 

 

Tomás Luis de Victoria and his Requiem mass “Missa Pro Defunctis” for 6 voices

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Research paper on Tomás Luis de Victoria and his Requiem mass “Missa Pro Defunctis” written in 1603 for 6 voices (not 4), which is a part of “Officium defunctorum” (Office of the Dead).
Start with a biography of composer, his importance and role in music and church. His most notable works and motets that were set to masses by him and other composers. Then transition to requiem mass and its history: King Philip II named Victoria the personal chaplain to his sister, the Empress Maria of Austria. After the death of Philip II, Victoria still followed the Empress for 17 years. When she died in 1603 Victoria wrote his Requiem Mass for the royal funeral. Victoria published his last work, the “Officium defunctorum” in 1605, where this mass was a part of with addition of ceremony music before and after.
Then, analyze mass by movements (Introit, Kyrie, Gradual, Offertory, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and Communion). Talk about the length of note values, length of movements, texture, polyphony, homorhythm, and cadences, with particular examples from the score
https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/f9/IMSLP411307-PMLP43342-1605_2-8_OD_Missa_pro_defunctis.pdf (or any other). Please include
footnotes or measure bars from sources.

Music or dance movements

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Choose one of the music or dance movements that you read about this week and at least one work from that movement. Then, address the following:

Examine the movement and specific work in relation to historical and political influences of the movement.
Identify characteristics of the movement and how the work reflects these characteristics.
Include a statement from the artist and one from a critic.
Include a link to the lyrics and/or video depending on your choice.

Havana Club Rumba Sessions

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Part I:
Episode 1: La Clave / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ysX2Jbebg&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
1- What is Matanzas historically known for/ centre of?
2- When was Rumba born? And what has it largely been associated with? (think of social class etc.)
3- Name one Conga player who introduced rumba rhythm to US jazz ensembles.
Episode 2—The Drum / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV9EnLiNg5U&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
4- How does Adonis Panter Calderon approach the drum?
5- When drums were banned during the colonial era, what did enslaved people use to drum?
Episode 3—The Sacred & The Profane / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHBqLeWOSts&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
6- How does Sacred drum maker Juan Benkomo approach the Ifa drum? And what are some of the elements that make up its life?
7- How does the sacred drum relate / speak to the Divine during a Santeria ritual? (think about pitches, sounds etc.)
Episode 4 —The Voice / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcu4Ov_zhRM&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
8- What does Rumbero Amada Dedeu’s interesting theory about the fare reaching influence of rumba consist of?
9- What are some of the themes that Rumberos and Rumberas sing about?
Episode 5—The Dance / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB3qc_U9FHk&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
10- What are two cultural and social elements/issues that Rumba Yambu and Columbia dancers relate to / express?
Episode 6 —The Future / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ8fpil9DAE&ab_channel=HavanaClub-Cultura
11- What is the ideal context where one could witness / find the ‘spirit of Rumba’ according to singer – Rumbera, Dayme Arocena?
Part II:
12- What are two changes / developments that Rumba has undertaken and that were discussed in the documentary? Name two. (think of style, structure, context, meaning, etc.)
13- How do Cubans articulate the connections between Rumba to Cuban-ness and Cuban nationalism? Respond with reference to the documentary.
14- Share two of your favourite quote from the documentary series.

 

 

 

Similarities and differences between music in the Classical era

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Choose an excerpt from two concerts, one of a pop or rock concert of your choice and one of a performance of music from the Classical Era (1750-1800 AD) chosen from the list below. Watch approximately 10 minutes of each concert.

After viewing the concert excerpts, construct a paper comparing the two concerts. The paper should include the following:

1: An introduction providing an overview of the main points of the paper. The introduction should mention both concerts.

2: Describe the music performed at each concert. Be sure to discuss specific musical attributes of the concerts, such as melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm and form.

3: Explain why you did or did not enjoy the concerts.

4: Evaluate similarities and differences between music in the Classical era and rock/pop music. This section should reflect knowledge and understanding of the information presented about Classical music in the course reading. Be sure to address specific attributes of your chosen Classical composition.

5: Discuss the types of people who attended concerts in the Classical era and those who attend rock or pop concerts today, and why people attended concerts in the Classical era versus today. (Be certain to use specific information from scholarly sources to support your points about the types of people who attended concerts during the Classical era.)

6: Analyze how new technologies, such as digital media and the internet, change the ways music is experienced.

7: A conclusion wrapping up the main points of the presentation. The conclusion should mention both concerts.

8: A reference page citing the sources used in the paper. The reference page should reference both concerts and the sources used in the paper. Please note that any source listed in the reference section needs to be cited in at least one of the previous paragraphs in the paper. Here is an excellent resource for formatting references and citations in the body of the text.

Classical Concert List
“Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Violin Concerto No. in D major,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Symphony No. 25 in G minor” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major,” Franz Josef Haydn
“Symphony No. 104 in D major,” Franz Josef Haydn
“Night Music of the Streets of Madrid,” Luigi Boccherini
“Piano Sonata, Op. 40, No. 2 in B minor,” Muzio Clementi
“Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major,” Ludwig van Beethoven
“Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major,” Ludwig van Beethoven

This assignment should reflect knowledge and understanding of the course materials. Points should be supported by specific information from scholarly sources, such as the course reading, and musical terms should be used to express ideas, such as melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm and form.

Artist Profile Outline Due

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Pretend you’re the professor, and you need to prepare an outline for a lecture you’re giving on a particular musical group or artist. Choose one artist or group from the 1990’s and write a MLA-style outline describing that artist/group’s most important accomplishments, contributions to popular music, and the salient musical characteristics of their music. The artist you choose can be anyone that was popular in the 1990’s from Nirvana to Dr. Dre to Mariah Carey to Alanis Morrisette to Lauryn Hill, just to name a few. You might want to choose an artist that you’ve always wanted to know more about, or maybe your favorite artist came to prominence in the 1990’s and this is your chance to write a short biography of that artist. You must choose a different artist or group than what you wrote about in your research paper, and it must be an artist who came to prominence in the 1990s.
The artist profile outline MUST contain the following information:
Pertinent biographical and background information on the artist/group
The artist/group’s musical influences
The artist/group’s musical evolution
The artist/group’s career milestones
The artist/group’s most significant contribution to popular music
Musical characteristics that make the artist unique
Youtube video link to a significant song by the artist/group
When researching the assignment, you may want to start with the textbook, and then supplement with reliable information from the Internet. The assignment should be 1-2 pages in length.

The age of revolution

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Do a film based on the age of revolution not a concert I never attended.
Attend/experience an event that is relevant to the Age of Revolution. This may be a music concert, art exhibit, lecture, viewing a film, or something else (at the approval of the instructor).
Write 1-2 pages typed on how it connects to the Age of Revolution and the things we have studied in class. Be sure to use several specific examples and concepts