Posted: June 8th, 2015

Music Reflections

Reflection of Music
for example
Composer and name of work:
Richard Wagner, Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III

Musical Elements: Use of dynamics from fortissimo to piano and back was very effective along with the instruments used with the varying dynamics. The brass instruments are used to express power, triumph, heroics and climax; the oboe and flute are calming. The use of cymbals, strings, brasses are demonstrated in dynamics of ppp, to f to fff. It is an example of the ternary form; statement, contrast, return (ABA).

Style: Romantic Opera Prelude

Comments: The full orchestra and the brass melody, the pulsating strings, all fortissimo, produced a sense of excitement, anticipation, exultation and joy. The piano oboe melody, repeated by the flutes made me think of the bride and her attendants quietly getting ready, nervous, but happy. Then the full orchestra repeats the main melody, the brass again, pulsating strings, fortissimo, moves the piece forcefully to the softening decrescendo to the powerful climax. I enjoyed it.

(list of music)

Middle Ages CD 1 of the 6 CD set

PLAINCHANT: Plainchant antiphon, “In paradisum”

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: Plainchant sequence, “Columba aspexit”

BERNART de VENTADORN: Troubadour song, “La dousa votz”

PÉROTIN: Organum, “Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia”

ANONYMOUS: Round, “Sumer Is Icumen In”

GUILLAUME de MACHAUT: Chanson, “Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient” (excerpt)”

Global Perspectives 1 Qur’anic recitation, “Ya Sin”

Global Perspectives 1 Hawi’ian chant, mele pule

Global Perspectives 1 Navajo song, “K’adnikini’ya’”

Renaissance

GUILLAUME DUFAY: Harmonized hymn, “Ave maris stella”

JOSQUIN DESPREZ: Pange lingua Mass, Kyrie

JOSQUIN DESPREZ: Pange lingua Mass, from the Gloria

JOSQUIN DESPREZ: Chanson, “Mille regrets”

GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA: Pope Marcellus Mass, from the Gloria

THOMAS WEELKES: Madrigal, “As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending”

ANONYMOUS: Galliard, “Daphne”

ANONYMOUS: “Kemp’s Jig”

Global Perspectives 2 Inca processional music, “Hanaq pachap kusikuynin”