{"id":13005,"date":"2023-04-09T17:21:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/you-have-been-given-a-piece-of-orchestral-music-and-you-come-up-with-a-narrative-scene-that-accurately-embodies-the-music-it-can-be-a-full-story-or-it-can-be-a-simple-scenic-view-with-little-things\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T17:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T17:21:23","slug":"you-have-been-given-a-piece-of-orchestral-music-and-you-come-up-with-a-narrative-scene-that-accurately-embodies-the-music-it-can-be-a-full-story-or-it-can-be-a-simple-scenic-view-with-little-things","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/you-have-been-given-a-piece-of-orchestral-music-and-you-come-up-with-a-narrative-scene-that-accurately-embodies-the-music-it-can-be-a-full-story-or-it-can-be-a-simple-scenic-view-with-little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"You have been given a piece of orchestral music, and you come up with a narrative scene that accurately embodies the music. It can be a full story, or it can be a simple scenic view with little things happening here and there, reflected in the music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You will listen to a piece of music (7.5 miunutes) through the YouTube link which I attached below and write essay by following the instruction below:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Try to notice when specific instruments enter and leave. Take notice when the music shifts from one mood to another, and identify what is causing that effect: a tempo change? A change of timbres, instruments, or pitch ranges? A move from dissonance\/tension to consonance\/release? A lyrical passage giving way to a rhythmic passage with no real melody? Use all of your critical listening skills to take note of specific details.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You must find at least one instrument that has more than one prominent passage in the piece (e.g., it has a solo, or it carries the main melody, or it plays a strong countermelody against the rest of the group). You must tie this instrument to a key part of your program (a character, object, event, emotion, anything really) and demonstrate how the instrument\u2019s presence in the music mirrors what happens in your scene. For example, a piece might frequently feature a low bassoon solo, and you could tie this to a frumpy old farmer, describing how he always shows up to argue whenever it plays. In the case of Vivaldi&#8217;s violin concerto Spring, the solo violin often plays short little passages meant to represent birds coming out to sing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Whenever you talk about a passage in the music, you must identify it by giving a timestamp (e.g., \u201cat 3\u201942\u201d \u201d). You must give details about the music: if you mention a melody or a timbre, include which instrument(s) are playing the melody or creating that timbre; if you mention a tempo or mood change, say what it changes from and what it changes to; and so on. When in doubt, mention which instruments are playing and one other bit of information (e.g., \u201cflutes playing a slow, airy melody,\u201d \u201cthe clarinet plays an agitated solo high up in its range,\u201d \u201cthe brass section overpowers with relentless dissonant chords\u201d).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These need to be strong, prominent moments in the music, and your program always needs to be relevant (e.g., if the music turns lighthearted, do not describe a scene where the hero suddenly dies and everyone weeps).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Note<\/u><\/b>: I will attach the detailed instruction on Word Docs below and a YouTube link of music.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>This is a YouTube link of music which you have to listen before starting the essay:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w87xn_yWXTw<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will listen to a piece of music (7.5 miunutes) through the YouTube link which I attached below and write essay by following the instruction below: Try to notice when specific instruments enter and leave. 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