Category: Art

Music Appreciation: Orchestra Suite No. 3 (Movement II: Gavotte) by Johann Sebastian Bach. This is the actual link to Orchestra Suite No. 3 below:

http://hub.rockyview.ab.ca/pluginfile.php/5638/mod_resource/content/0/Orch%20Suite%20No.3%20in%20D%20-%20Mvt%202%20Gavotte.m4a

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the overall dynamic level (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff) of the piece? Does it ever change? How?

2. When? You can mention a timestamp (minutes/seconds) if that helps you.

3. What Italian term would you use to describe the tempo of the piece? Hint – You can use a metronome if you are not sure.

4. Do you think the timbre of this piece is bright or dark? Why?

5. What instruments do you hear? You may need to look back at the list of instruments in the Baroque orchestra or do some research about the sounds of these instruments to help you listen for them.

6. Do you think the texture is monophonic, homophonic, or polyphonic? Explain why you chose your answer.

Please watch these videos of Mamady Keita’s performances and write a 1 page reaction paper.

Then provide a 2 page paper on the history of Tam Tam Mandingue Djembe Academy, the international school that he founded and about his personal life. More information can be found at www.ttmda.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZJ10OutAbc&ab_channel=MehmetKoksal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkvQoG3wDPQ#action=share&ab_channel=CristalRecords

Watch the attached video “Introduction to American Jazz , New Orleans and the Blues”

https://iad.cdn.nv.instructuremedia.com/originals/o-247qBuEk56hgU9ct5ni37WPynKRgcmhv/transcodings/t-28pi7kmTQ8H79xC3LVmzjEXZReCduedZ.mp4?&Expires=1600824748&Signature=X5pJEG6ncijPLN7oLSPrPwgCYuTj7Xi7x0nFXI8DF1hU1MalnFi5nR3evdol9peNm2K0niEecHCpmVDh9QLHk~iyoNrgCknbMtGxuVY4bKA~DDe3I-P-AXyMC9My8FyWUulpEKSqAszvlItASzFUt2mzl06cK~TTtoYTK7HYYjriqjKdAUAAjWaUJZxiRx182tA0xFkV2ZjwwtgZsQwnVuGLMFzSZaWHEmrC0u9KhycFp7I~VudPV~7XVWSXLpJfs1b2aaqbO6x2Ydr5uaIfibmzN5NfOOCaLQaHgUSLvURDrlfAER8U4t32hHFsJVb9o55MHxoHNjre2fqS1D190w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLP4NHW7VFATZNDQ

-Share your two main takeaways from the information presented in the video.  Elaborate on these takeaways to provide some insight for your choices and reflection from your life experience.  Conclude by creating a relevant question for other students to answer and discuss.

After posting your initial discussion, please follow-up by responding to another student by answering their posted question.

This discussion assignment will be graded as Complete/Incomplete

Completeness is determined by:

1. The initial posting must be no fewer than 150 words and no greater than 250 words.

2, Relevance:  Posting responds directly to the discussion question and includes pertinent, connected or applicable information.

3. Use of Examples:  Posting makes thoughtful reference to previous or current course material and/or relevant personal experiences.

4. Comprehension:  It is evident from the posting that the student understands the discussion question and the key ideas from the material.  In addition, the student employs higher order thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation) when responding to the discussion question.

5. Writing Quality:  Posting has a coherent structure and the flow of the writing is easily understood.  Posting is grammatically correct with no spelling errors.

6. Tone:  Posting has a positive, supportive and professional tone.

Assignment Due Dates:

Initial Discussion Post and Follow-up Response :  Due Monday, September 21st by midnight.

You will have to choose an object from a major museums collection. Due to COVID restrictions and general unease some people may have with going to a museum you may also use museum websites. The museum must include collections of ancient art (20,000 BC – 1,000 AD). The museums of preference are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Louvre in Paris or the British Museum in London but any collection is fine. You must choose one object from either the Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek or the Etruscan/Roman collections. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CHOOSE PIECES IN THE TEXTBOOK AND THE OBJECT CANNOT HAVE A LONG ENTRY ON THE MUSEUMS WEBSITE (long entry=no more than 250 words in the main description on the website). Paper will be 1500 words (1,500 words is approximately 5.5 pages using 12-point Arial font, double spaced) and will consist of a catalogue description of the object including information such as size and basic narrative description (approx.1-2 pages) and research on the object (approx. 3-4 pages). The final paper should include proper footnotes/endnotes and Works Cited/Bibliography page and you must include at least three outside sources. Also, you need to include a link to the website. You may not use websites as outside sources although you may use digital resources such as articles through databases such as JSTOR.

Paper should include the following:

1. “Basic information”:  Artist’s name (if known), title of work, date, medium, inventory number (copy down all this information from the museum label), and its location in the museum.

2. First, a full description of the scene (or statue) in your own words. Aim for clarity and precision, expressed in simple declarative sentences.

Two principles to bear in mind:  1) in general, the more detail in your description, the better;  2) a good description = a neutral, straightforward account of close visual observation, with  little or no subjective comments of personal opinion.  While each paper will differ slightly according to the nature of your own particular piece, your description should be organized along  these basic lines:

  An overall statement of the whole.  In a sentence or two, what is this thing, what does it represent?

Material and condition:  maximum dimensions of the piece;  the material it is made of;  its state of preservation.  List all marks of damage to the piece.  Any signs of modern restoration or repair?

Next, a detailed, comprehensive description of the work, part by part, in whatever order makes the most sense to you. (For example for a statue perhaps start from the head and work your way down to the feet, for a vase start from the rim and work your way down to the base etc. )

3. Then, a brief visual analysis of the work in question.  How would you characterize the artist’s technique and use of this particular medium?  What stylistic features in the history of Egyptian/Greek etc art are represented by this work?  What appears to have been the main aims or concerns of the artist?

4. Research. The purpose of this part is by means of comparison and/or research, to put the piece in its historical and archaeological context.

To shed further light on the meaning and significance of your piece, you are asked to look into various aspects of its origin, function and iconography.  This may include library/online research into the biography of the subject represented (if a portrait statue), elements of ancient Near Easter or Egyptian religion or funerary practice, or aspects of everyday life in Greece etc. Where appropriate, you also may want to study another work (Egyptian, Near Eastern, Bronze Age, Greek, Roman etc.) in the MMA Collections for purposes of comparison, as you research and analyze your first piece in greater detail (for example the treatment of Isis and Aphrodite, funerary gifts of Egypt and Greece etc.). Please note:  avoid using web-sites for your research. Papers that rely entirely on on-line sources for information will not be accepted.You should aim to have at least 3-4 sources for the research component.

Please listen to ”Hallelujah” chorus, from Hndel’s Messiah – Mormon Tabernacle Choir
copy and paste

Once you listen to it please discuss the following questions in an essay. PLEASE USE MUSICAL TERMS PROPERLY provided in Uploads and on this description.  (fundamentals, elements, harmony, Pitches, Themes ETC)

Does not have to be a long essay just detailed and terms used properly.

Listening assignment: This is one of the most famous works in Western music history.
Which music textures do you hear?
Which one is the predominant music texture in this work?
What other music elements that we have learned/are learning can you identify?
Themes?
Motives?
Cadences?
Consonance?
Dissonance? 
Any other observations?

Western music- is defined by music deriving from the western
hemisphere, to include the Americas, portions of Europe, Africa, and
the extreme eastern portion of Russia (Siberia). (Wikipedia.com)

The term world music,- refers to music that is markedly different in form,
function and practice than ones own music. Clearly this is a
subjective term, and should be understood as such. To many parts of
the world, the music of the United States may be viewed as world
music. Concerning western music, there exists three fundamental
genres of music: folk, popular, and concert (also referred to as
classical or art music by some)
.
Folk music -in this context, should not be confused with the more
popular folk music that thrived in the United States during the 1950s
and 1960s. To create a distinction between these two types of music,
we refer to the more popular folk music of the 50s and 60s as urban
folk music.
Folk music in this context then, as a fundamental genre of western
music, is music that derives from a specific geographic location; the
music of a specific group of people in a specific place in the world. It
is music that expresses the lives and times of these people, it
celebrates their joys and mourns their tragedies. In a way, it can be
viewed as a sort of journal for that group of people. Folk music is the
music of the common person, usually deriving from the lower socioeconomic
levels of a given society. Folk music is not the music of the
rich and powerful.
Folk music is simple and highly repetitive. It is created and not
composed, meaning it is not notated, written down music. It is taught
and passed on orally. It is created by amateurs for amateurs.
Excessively ornate or complex music is not a consideration in the
creation of this music. Many times this type of music may serve
utilitarian needs for the given group of people, such as work songs,
wedding songs or funeral laments.

Popular music-, as the name implies, is music that is created for the
purpose of being accepted and embraced by as many people as
possible. For this reason, popular music tends to focus on more
universal topics such as love, so that as many people as possible
may relate to such music. In this case, this creates a distinction
between folk and popular music. However, like folk music, popular
music tends to also be more simple and repetitive. Popular music can
be created or it can be composed. In popular music there exists a
wider array of talent, from extraordinarily gifted performers, singers,
or instrumentalists who possess a supreme command of their music
abilities, yet have never studied music formally, to those who are
equally gifted, yet have studied music formally, and can read and
notate music.
One aspect of popular music is what is known as the hook, meaning
that there exists one portion of the song that is attractive, catchy and
memorable, easy to remember, so that you are hooked after just
one hearing of the song. The primary function of popular music is to
entertain, but popular music is not limited to only that purpose. Many
pop artists, within the context of popular success, do create
compelling artistic music. And, many pop artists have chosen to
express social/political messages to draw attention to specific issues
in a given society.

Concert music-, commonly referred to as classical music, is
probably the most distinct genre of music. It is usually written by very
well-trained composers for very well-trained musicians. As a result,
concert music tends to be more complex in nature, and this is one
reason why concert music has never been as popular as the other
two genres. In order to enjoy concert music, one has to know and
understand the music better. There is a necessary investment on the
listeners part to focus and pay attention to the music in order to fully
appreciate and enjoy it. And, while every person likes to be popular
and successful, and whereas there are many classical composers,
performers and conductors who strive to be very popular, many times
composers and performers of concert music are not motivated by
popularity or financial gain, but rather by artistic, self expression, at
the expense of popularity.

Hybrid music- is music that may posses qualities of more than one
fundamental genre. Crossover music is music that may begin in one
genre, but over time may take on qualities and characteristics of
another genre. Please do not confuse this term with crossover hits
in the Billboard Top 100.
Finally, sacred/religious/spiritual music may be categorized in any
three of the aforementioned genres of western music. And, whereas
such music is most definitely a genre of western music, please note
that it is not a fundamental genre of music.

a cappella is a music that terms that refers to a vocal group singing
without the aid and accompaniment of music instruments. In earlier
times the terms meaning was, the church style or in the style of the
church, referring to unaccompanied vocal music. In the Medieval
period, the only music allowed in the Catholic church (the first
Christian church) was unaccompanied vocal music. Thus, when
people would hear such music being performed outside of the church
(not necessarily sacred music), they would declare, look! In the style
of the church!