Category: Music

Identify the “mood” of the song. What kind of “Impression” does it give you?Explain whether “Clair de Lune” is Apollonian or Dionysian, and provide evidence supporting your argument.

Music

Carefully listen to the piano piece “Clair de Lune” and critically examine its components, style, context, and influence. Listen for and try identifying at least TWO basic elements of music described in the required Module 6 textbook pages. You may also wish to refer back to the Module 6 Online Exploration resources as well as the required pages in your textbook for Module 6.

Read the essay “Musical Impressionism: The Early History of the Term” by Ronald L. Byrnside from The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 66, No. 4 (October, 1980), pp. 522-537, published by Oxford University Press here in Module 6.

Now that you’ve carefully examined and researched the work of music, write and submit the finished essay using at least three fully developed paragraphs and at least 500 words, in which you:

Describe Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” analytically. In doing this, identify at least TWO basic elements of music described in the Module 6 required textbook pages “The Basic Elements of Music.”

Identify the “mood” of the song. What kind of “Impression” does it give you?

Explain whether “Clair de Lune” is Apollonian or Dionysian, and provide evidence supporting your argument.

Knowing that “Clair de Lune” belongs to a musical school known as Impressionism (based on your research) describe the similarities and differences between Impressionism as an artistic movement (as we learned about in Module 5) and as a movement in music. Use evidence from “Clair de Lune” and your exploration of Impressionism to support your arguments.

Conclude by commenting on whether or not you believe that Music and Visual Art should share an artistic classification such as “Impressionism.” In other words, does referring to “Clair de Lune” (the song) AND Claude Monet’s “Impression Sunrise” (the painting) both as “Impressionism” make sense? Or is this just an example of Academicians in Humanities making an unnecessary connection?

Do you believe he or she is biased? Does he or she use logical evidence? Is her claim clear and understandable?”

Women in music

prompt:

Analyze the article based on how relevant the article is, how current the evidence is, how credible the author is, how the author addresses the audience – this step should include your own input into what the author is saying: Do you believe he or she is biased? Does he or she use logical evidence? Is her claim clear and understandable?”

 What job opportunities were possible for composers in the Classic Era?According to Swafford, what does the Enlightenment have anything to do with Classic Era music?

Music in the Classic Era Questions

According to Swafford, what does the Enlightenment have anything to do with Classic Era music?

What were the important genres of the Classic Era?

What job opportunities were possible for composers in the Classic Era?

 How the canon and “musical museum” have affected the music produced after Beethoven and the ways in which later female composers (Amy Beach and Clara Schumann) contend with its existence.

The Musical Canon and Museum

Discuss (3-4 pages):

The emergence of the musical canon, focusing on the music and reception of Ludwig van Beethoven.

How the canon and “musical museum” have affected the music produced after Beethoven and the ways in which later female composers (Amy Beach and Clara Schumann) contend with its existence.

Music Sources:
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 (1822-1824)
2. Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony (1894)
Movement 2, alla siciliana
3. Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17

What instruments are used; what kind of voice is used (soprano, alto, tenor or bass etc.)Is the singer harmonizing with another singer or instrument?Is the music complex or simple? (polyphonic, homophonic, monophonic)

The title of your paper must include both songs’ title, artist/s and year/s recorded. You MUST use the posted recordings.

The Sentiment of the song: Address the sentiment of both songs, e.g. do they convey love? If love what category? Wistfulness? Jealously? Young love? New Love? Unrequited love?

Richness of the sonority (total quality of the musical sound) are simple or complex harmonies used? Any unusual instrumentation or unusual chord progressions used.

Is the singer harmonizing with another singer or instrument?

What instruments are used; what kind of voice is used (soprano, alto, tenor or bass etc.)

Is the music complex or simple? (polyphonic, homophonic, monophonic)

What type of structure does Medisys have? Using what you now know about strategy and structure, explain why you think that the product launch at Medisys has been so problematic.

PAPER

What type of structure does Medisys have? Using what you now know about strategy and structure, explain why you think that the product launch at Medisys has been so problematic. (Note: make sure to do the reading on organizational structure!) (1 page)