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1. When I listened to both “A Boy and a Girl” and “Sleep” I tended to reminisce about my ex-girlfriend. We liked to hang out on the grass and watch the clouds/stars, whichever it was at the time. Those were some great times when all your worries would melt away. Regarding “Sleep,” I reflected on my dreams since it’s in my sleep I dream about things I wish would happen, but I know never will.
ReplyDelete2. By lengthening the music by drawing out specific notes, it helped me to focus on the words more and understand each and every message rather than just simply reading it.
3. The climax is there to help illustrate the most important part of the music, or what the director/writer figures us the message of what they’re translating into music or writing.
4. Both were interesting pieces, but strange to me in terms of tones and note choice. If I had been the composer, I would have worked to make both pieces sound less solemn and more positive (but I’m not the composer, what do I know?) However, the songs were still great to listen to and it works to resemble a different side of life.
5. It means that we should focus on “painting” our lyrics for our audiences and that’s it’s our job to portray it the way we want to portray it.
1. When I listened to "Sleep" and "A Boy and A Girl", i felt like i was laying down in bed with no troubles in the world.
ReplyDelete2. The composer paints the picture by stressing cerain parts of the music which makes you really think about what the singers are saying and talking about.
3. The climax was the most powerful part because it was the loudest, clearest, and most pure part in the section. It also signifies the end which adds importance.
4. When I saw the asignment, I read the lyrics and imagined what the tone would be like so when I listened to them, at first I could not understand what they were singing and where they were and i was reading along with them. As the song progressed, I realized that it was a much more beautiful sound then the way I had imagined it.
5. To me, this means that what you are telling us as our director,is true. We just really need to listen to what you say, do it, and we could really be and exceptional chorus.
1.The image I see when I listen to these songs is that of flying above the clouds. Being on a plane gives me a care free feeling. There is no stress or pressure when you are in the air.
ReplyDelete2. The composer uses many tansitions to show different emotions that the reader or listener should feel or experience.
3. The surrender is meant to be the most powerful part of both pieces. The climax is put at this portion of the poem to serve as an announcement of the surrender.
4. I enjoyed both pieces. They were both full in sound and went with the poetry well. they climax was a grand and really beautiful sound.
5. Our job as a choir is to make a connection between the people listening to us and the music we sing. The audience should take away a message from what we sing.
1.)The images that come to mind for me is an image of a skyline of a desert night and the wind blowing dust through the air and a calming feeling sooths me.
ReplyDelete2.)The composer uses the music to paint a picture by using common everyday things like sleep and linking it in the music.
3.)The climax is there because the music was building up the the explosion of sound, and because after every stanza there would be a pause and I think that the composer wanted to throw in somthing new.
4.)My impressions of the music in terms of being a singer is awesome and it motivates me to try and hit the high tenor notes that are in the two songs.
5.)Our jobs with the blongs is to help expand our minds and wrap them around the basic forms of choral music and also help us grow as musicians.
1)The images that i conjured up when listening and reading the poetry, was peaceful like. I made me feel like I was laying in bed with all the lights off and I was about to fall asleep.
ReplyDelete2) The composer takes each line a puts a powerful sound of music into each line so that the reader or listener can understand the power behind each line.
3) The climax is there, because it is the end of the piece. The composer is trying to let the reader and the listener know that the ending is coming up. Then when people hear the end of the piece they know that because it was powerful and extraodrinarily beautiful that that was the end of the piece.
4) I liked both pieces. I liked how they were both full of sound and were very good with pronouncing their vowels. I thought that they kept a very powerful sound throughout the piece all the way to the end.
5)Our job is to sing powerful, but at the same time with beauty through the whole song, so that our listener can understand what it is we are singing.
1.) As i read and listen to the poems imagages that i conjure up are that of a young boy and girl who are good friends and think they love each other. In the other poem it makes me think about lying in bed waiting to go to sleep and fall into deep sleep in which i dream.
ReplyDelete2.)They way the composer paints a picture is by putting certain emphasis or certain lyrics of the poem which make you think about what the compser is thinking as well as how you relate to the poem.
3.)The climax is used because that is the most important part of the peice for the composer. Its used for as i surrender into sleep becuase the peice is all about sleep and getting there.
4.)The impressions of both peices is that they are very discriptive and a way to describe onewelf i the music. i think that one must understand the lyrics to put the right emotions in the song so it will have the same affect. i think the peice is sung beautifully.
5.)This means that we must put the emotions into the song in which it was written. we can not just sing the song but also feel it and relate to it.Our job is to express oursleves in this blog and in the music we sing.
1) Both of the pieces are very peaceful and relaxing. My favorite was Sleep because like everyone is saying it makes you want to lay down and go to sleep. I also like how there is poetry to it as well.
ReplyDelete2) By the relaxing tones and peaceful sounds really helps "paint the picture". This choir is very good.
3) Every song is like a movie basically, they all have a climax. The climax in this piece is probably indicating the time when the person falls into a deep sleep.
4) I loved both of the pieces. Hopefully we get good enough to sing ones like that.
5) We need to start working extra hard and not joke around as much if we wanna sound that good.
!) As I listen to the music, fleeting images of color ebb and flow into a cloudy form. The form that appears brings a warm yet spacious feeling in my mind. Uncertainty builds with every quiet moment in the music.
ReplyDelete2) The composer uses the music to paint an image with the tone of each voice. Each voice is like the hair at the end of a paint brush which gracefully bends and lifts off the canvas.
3) The climax is placed where it is because sleep was the conflict in the poem. Surrendering to sleep releases all the grip of reality that a person has, and submerges the person into an unlimited pool of creativity. This point of the poem is appropriate as the climax for reasons previously stated.
4) Amazed. That is my first impressions of both the songs. But, after hearing the first song I felt that the second song was very similar; therefore, I thought it was less original. Back to the complements, the control of each voice moving separately from others around it was very impressive. My favorite part of each piece was when the voices layered upon each other and crescendo-ed creating a near heavenly sound.
5) In terms of every piece we sing, this means we need to sing with a taller, more on pitch sound. It also means we need to keep on stressing the vowels and cutting them off with distinct consonants. Our job is to take what we have listened here today and learn and be inspired by the choral precision of these singers.
1) The first song I see a boy and a girl sitting at each location as the music plays, kissing their limes and oranges and then I get the image of the ocean waves splashing, the clouds merging together and a deep darkness of cold and nothing.
ReplyDelete2) The composer paints the picture by using the voices high pitch and slightly faster words to emphasize the parts of the song that were changing really fast and used slow, low voices on things like single words and parts of the song that would take some time to draw into the mind like finally falling asleep. It doesn’t happen in an instant, it happens for awhile until finally the eyes close and the person is unconscious of the world.
3) Because it expresses the story coming to an end. The person is finally surrendering to sleep.
4) They are really deep with great word diction. It’s so incredible how the picture really comes to mind when they sing it like that.
5) We sing to paint a picture for the audience, we never just sing. We always must sing with the intention of painting a clear picture to our audience. When we sing the national anthem, we should be painting a picture of Americans of all types facing the flag of our nation with their hands on their chest with them smiling because they are proud to be a citizen of this nation.
1. With both songs but mainly " A Boy and a Girl" i have the feeling of being in a vast meadow with just grass with a breeze. It is very calming.
ReplyDelete2. The composer paints a "picture" by using the voices of the choir. With different tones and pitches it sets the mood of the song and gives you the "picture" of what the song reflects.
3. The climax was placed there because, like in books, the climax is the turning point of the story. In the songs case the turning point is the person finally surrenders to sleep.
4. Both of the pieces are great and extremely well written and sung. I was amazed at how clearly and quickly a song can "paint a picture" in my mind.
5. What we need to take away from this is that we can paint a picture for our audience. The clarity of the picture will be determined though by how much effort we put into every piece we sing. With enough effort we can paint a clear picture for our audience.
1. In the two songs and poems the images that come to mind are oceans breaking on the sand and roll back into the water the water is a deep blue. the tempo reminds me of an ocean.
ReplyDelete2. the composer is able to paint a picture with the sounds of the choir by increasing and decreasing the volume of the singers. the smoothness of the voices paint a serene picture in the listeners mind
3. The climax is in the song because there is always a point when your about to be asleep. When nothing else is the world matters. The climax in the song is the point when your body is just about to be taken over by sleep
4. I was impressed by the performances of the singers in the two musical pieces. they sounded pure and professional.
5. For us this means we should be clear and pure with the lyrics we sing in every piece we learn. Our job is to paint a picture for our listeners just as the performers in these two pieces were able to do.
1)The "A Boy and A Girl" piece made me think of myself with a girl walking down the beach about sunset and the weather being nice and breezy just talking about anything that comes to mind. The "Sleep" piece made me think of that feeling that I have when I have no worries or have settled whatever was troubling me and I step outside for a moment before I go to bed.
ReplyDelete2)The composer paints the picture by lengthening sounds in some parts of the music. Blending the sound at its high and low points.
3)"As I surrender unto sleep" was used by showing the end of the poem where one goes from all the thoughts and feelings before finally falling asleep
4)I thought both pieces were creative in telling a story and making the reader/listener kind of fade into his or her own perception of what the story is saying.
5)What we can take from this is trying harder and showing more emotion so that we can have our audiences remember a past experience or paint a picture.
1) For A Boy and a Girl, it draws out of me the great lonliness of life, and how human beings, throughout their lives, are really searching for someone they can live with and die with in a mutual way. For Sleep, I had the image of the reasons I go to sleep most of the time, to get away from the day, to escape to a place where I don't care.
ReplyDelete2) The rhythmn of the music always mirrors the text of the poetry, giving the sound the ability to create the mental image the poetry is describing
3) The climax was used at "surrender unto sleep" because it wanted to emphasize that single line, which is the crux of the poem. It says that we give up ourselves to sleep, we let go and no longer try to control our time we have, allowing us to be care-free, and to rest.
4) My biggest impression is of the control the music exerts on its listener, capturing not only their attention, but also their mind, feelings, and soul.
5) Our most important job as singers of music is to realize the connection between the music and the lyrics, and to try to convey that message in the most beautiful way possible to our audience.
A BOY AND A GIRL
ReplyDelete1) In "Boy and Girl" the over all color of the music seems to be a bright, happy tone. For me the song depicted 3 stages in life. well 2 stages in life and one after life. The first seems to deal with young sweet love. The second seems to deal with a refined passion between the boy and girl. The last is all about death, there is not much going between the two; sans earthworms.
2) The creator of this music uses orange and lime green in the music to set an over all tone of each stage.
3) The climax is in the second stanza. I think it is there because this represents the supposedly most wonderful time in a life. It represents the means of life, the meaning of life, and the meat of life in a given lifetime.
4) I have heard what we as a group are capable of doing. Our potential sounds like pieces of thsie songs. Our potential as a corous is unbelievably phenomenal.
5) Every word that comes from out mouths must be attached to an emotion. Not if, but when we all realize how far we can go, we will be well on out way to being a great men's singing group.
SLEEP
1) As I listened tp Sleep I dreamed of an endless dune with a small river what reflected the white golden light of the moon. As I walked the banks of this river I heard voices from old people. They talked about life, life in general. They talked about their life experiences, lessons they learned from time to time. They talked about death being the final rest for the body. After I listened to them all, or most of them, the moon faded and I was still.
1)as i read and listen to the music i began to get really tired. i also had thoughts like the ones i do right before igo to sleep. i got very relaxed and calm almost as if i was alseep. its like that escape from the real world you get when your alseep.
ReplyDelete2)it is painted pretty simply. he paints the picture by using soft and relaxing music with words about sleep
3)the climax is like the point when you finally fall asleep. it is like the highlight of the piece, something you can relate to in a certain way
4)i thought the pronounciation, notes hit, and the power with elegance at the same time were all great parts of the pieces.
5) it means we need to stive to be more like the elite groups and give everything we have to make our choir better. listening to how it should be done is good way to recognize what we need to do better
1. "Boy and Girl" makes me think of a medieval romance, with the high castle towers and lyres and knights on horses. "Sleep" doesn't make me think of sleep. I think of a shell shocked soldier in an artillery barrage, with his ears ringing and seeing the ground around him explode in slow motion he realizes that he has 'surrendered' to his surroundings and accepts that what happens; happens.
ReplyDelete2. Both songs have this sort of epic tonality to them that gives the piece enough depth to allow your mind to go anywhere. they are truly open to interpretation.
3. Right before I fall asleep I think about everything that is on my mind all in a short amount of time. My mind races through what is going on in my world and then just as quickly as it begins, it is over, and I wake up to my alarm going off.
4. Both pieces are very well done, I must reiterate the depth of the songs. They really capture all of the minds attention at once and bring a certain peacefulness to the senses.
5. We need to be able to captivate our audiences. They should be able to close their eyes and just drift away into the music. Once you allow music to really infiltrate your thought process is when it is the most beautiful. That is why I love music so much. It relaxes me to no end when it runs through every nook and cranny of my thought process.
1. From A Boy and Girl I see meadows with clouds over head slowly moving by with some of the blue sky poking through. Sleep relaxed me as if I was about to fall asleep.
ReplyDelete2. The music builds in certain areas and falls away in others it makes your mind slowly think of somethings in tune with the music and what you have experienced.
3. The climax is there to look for an end every piece has to end and building up to the climax is a way to entrap the listener till the end.
4. In both pieces they have the blending and control of their voices down to a T and know their parts like they do to remember to breathe.
5. In terms of every piece we sing we need to be fuller and more out front with it along with working harder to hit every note. We could learn from this that we can sound like this through practice and be able to lure an audience in with out voices
1. I get an intense feeling of passion when I listen to the work of “A Boy and a Girl.” I see a peaceful open field scene, with the sun shinning and flowers on the ground. At the same time I get a scene of sorrow. I see a rainy day of a person looking out the window. For the work of sleep, I get a sense of peace. I get a vision of a hardworking man lying in his death bed after a hard life. This work is also full of passion and grace. I enjoy this peace more than the other.
ReplyDelete2. The composer uses different tempos and volumes to “paint” the picture in my mind. I’ve noticed the louder and faster pieces of music seem to give off a more frightful vibe, than the slow and soft pieces. I think the harmonizing voices help a great deal in creating images in the listeners head. Harmonizing can go both ways; either they can sound sorrowful or cheerful.
3. I think the climax for “sleep” is death. There is no other suitable definition for sleep when it comes to the climactic ending of this amazing piece.
4. I think both of the pieces were great, but I didn’t like “A Boy and a Girl” as much as “Sleep.” I don’t think I could emotionally connected with “A Boy and a Girl” as much as I could “Sleep.” I get a sense that we all could all relate to “Sleep” because we all are going to die one day. As for “A Boy and a Girl,” it sounds more of a love story, and some people choose not to experience that in their lives.
5. I think this means we should try to relate the audience with our singing. If we can reach out to the audience and touch something that they can relate on, we did our job in men’s chorus. I also think that this is the meaning of the blog; trying to form some kid of unison with the audience and the singers through music.
1. when i listen to the music i think of some romantic movie where both the people are super in love and always with each other but its with a boy and a girl. and i think the grass is like at reccess or something. the one about sleep really makes me want to sleep and it reminds me of always falling asleep on my parents laps as a kid.
ReplyDelete2. the composer uses the music to paint the picture by the way the chorus sings each part. like in the sleep one they sing very lightly and angelic. the one about the young kids seems to take the love that they have for each other and put it into the energy of the song.
3. i think the climax is there because its almost like the point of sleep where you are in the deepest sleep and you are fully engaged in sleeping.
4. i thought they were very impressive. i could really tell how they annunciated and didnt just say the words normally. its something to look forward to.
5. this means that everythinhg that we sing carries a message and connects with people. we have to convay the message properly and at our best. our job is to be that link and make people appreciate the music and have it connect with them
1)Listening to this music makes me think of a romantic getaway in Europe-like in Italy. I imagine a couple just married on their honeymoon walking amongst the streets of Venice, laughing and giggling... It is a beautiful peice. "Sleep" makes me think of taking a nap out in the sunlight, watching clouds, then just gradually dosing off in the comfort of the grassy Earth.
ReplyDelete2)the composer "pains" pictures by using each wave of tones like brushstrokes in the listener's imagination. The romantic piece is has this beautiful, synesthetic kind of energy, a kind of feeling you get whenever you hear those words of love and passion. The sleep piece is dreamy and evoking, it feels like the music is just gradually drifting into sleep. It is wonderful.
3)The climax is there, because just before you go to sleep you reach a climax, and that climax sends your mind on a journey through a deep slumber. The extraordinarily beautiful climax of this piece is a splendid transition into the deep sleep of the mind during rest.\
4)Both pieces were moving, emotional, and thought provoking. As a singer, the pieces accompmlished everything that we are trying to do in Men's chorus.
5)This means that as a group we need to collectively concentrate on not just notes and annunciation and mouth opening, but we also need to feel the music that we are seeing; for, by fueling our voices with emotion, we also ignite in our listeners those same feelings.
1) Listening to the poem sung by the chorus and reading it are completely diferent for me. It sounds like a somewhat morbid song and it make me think of death, not sad death but happy death. You know at the end of Book of Eli when Denzel dies, thats what its like. However, the poem is a happy one of love.
ReplyDelete2) The composer paints the picture by using very deep and ominous tones. They are happy and seem to have relief in every line.
3) the climax is used to symbolize sleep, the beginning of your reprieve. It is a moment of pure joy for the sleeper.
4) My inpression of the pieces is jealousy I really wish we could be that good. Maybe we will be soon. I admire the people who made this music greatly.
5) This means that our songs should evoke a deep meaning. Without a deep meaning, it is not even art. We are making vocal art and we need to make it good.
1)As I listened to "sleep" I got this image in my head of a person asleep in a bed. The moonlight casts a silvery sheen on everything in the room. The person is slowly breathin as he or she dreams about anything that is on their mind. At one point the person shifts slightly to become more comfortable. Everything is quiet and soft.
ReplyDeleteAs I listened to "a boy and a girl", I imagined a boy and a girl walking together discussing miscellaneous things like goals, dreams, how their day was. Each one attentively listening to what the other says. There is a deep connection between this couple. They care about each other so much that it kind of hits you by surprise. For some strange reason, I see them wearing white because their love for each other is so pure.
2)The composer paints the picture by writing the music in such a way that the music gives a visual description to what is going on.
3) I think that the climax is there because it resolves the excitement of flying around in the dream soaring above the clouds. You are at one point inside the mind of the person. Then it zooms out to show that while all of this fun is going on, the person is lying still.
4) MY impression of the music is that the composer put a lot of effort and planning when he wrote the music. He used every ounce of inspiration and pour all of his emotions into the piece to make it perfect
The images that go through my mind when I'm listening to these songs would be me coming home not thinking about any school work or what I have to get down. I just think about me just falling deep into my bed and just sleeping for 10-12 hours which I could never possibly do, but I Image that feels amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe music depicts what is going to happen next and like what William Bowling said its like if the composer is telling a story throughout the entire piece. I paint a picture of the little girl in the picture above the song struggling to fall asleep and throughout the story she just transcend into a beautiful deep peaceful sleep.
The climax shows the character or the listener in the song going into a peaceful sleep it is there to show the deprived sleeper getting sleep that is well deserved.
My impression of the pieces would be that the composer took a lit of time to create both peices. Because there in a genre of there own basically because I have next heard of anything like it before until now and I just though they were just cool just for being different all around and having a unique sound and at the same time creating a story that transcends from tiredness into sleep.
ReplyDeleteThis means for us as a first generation mens chorus at cbhs that we have to show our uniqueness and stand out differently from other chorus groups here in memphis and at the same time be strong and come together as a strong unit.
1. As I listen to "A Boy and a Girl," it makes me think of my girlfriend and the times we spend together. The most memorable moments on last year were spent with her. The image I get from "Sleep" makes me think of the time when I was a little kid and I lied in bed trying to fall asleep but couldn't because of a scaring shadow or a light was on outside my room.
ReplyDelete2. In both of these pieces the composer draws out the length of each note to make the meaning of the note go along with the lyrics in a way as if they were being told as stories.
3. The climax is there to bring the song or story that is being told to a peaceful ending. In every piece of art, whether it is a movie, song, or poem, they all have a climax. Something that is the build up of all the previous energy that is being put into that piece of art.
4. The impression that I got from the first piece is that it makes me think of all the time someone would spend with the person they love throughout their lives. The impression I get from the second piece is one that is meant to make someone recall trying to go to sleep but not being able to, but the trick is to submit into the sleep and finally go to rest. Both pieces have amazing tone and are on the correct pitch throughout the piece. It is encouraging that with practice and dedication pieces like this can be performed by us.
5. For every piece that we perform we must visualize how the composer wants us to see the piece and put ourselves in that state of mind to let us open up and give our full effort into the piece. Our job is to try and sync all the music with the lyrics to create and story.
1.The image I see when I listen to these songs is that of flying above the clouds. Being on a plane gives me a care free feeling. There is no stress or pressure when you are in the air.
ReplyDelete2. The composer uses many tansitions to show different emotions that the reader or listener should feel or experience.
3. The surrender is meant to be the most powerful part of both pieces. The climax is put at this portion of the poem to serve as an announcement of the surrender.
4. I enjoyed both pieces. They were both full in sound and went with the poetry well. they climax was a grand and really beautiful sound.
5. Our job as a choir is to make a connection between the people listening to us and the music we sing. The audience should take away a message from what we sing.
1) It sounds like wind, and the ocean, with a light rain falling onto the waves with the sun shining. I see a forrest path which changes to a beach then an ocean setting.
ReplyDelete2) In sleep he keeps it real slow but then speeds up on the part about not being able to sleep and the minds a flight. He also put reaaly bright chords in where the poem says of flying wings and soaring leap.
3)Because right befor surrendering to sleep is the best part. That when he was most excited about his soon to come dreams.
4)There are many skilled singers in both pieces, and both pieces were pretty good. I dont think anyone could pick out the words though if the poem wasn't in front of them
5) To be the paint and brushes for the composer. Our voices are supposed to paint the picture the composer is trying to portray.
1) This is honestly some of the most beautiful music I have heard in a long while. It is incredible to me how composers can come up with this stuff. “A Boy and a Girl” (in both music and lyric) is profound; a tribute to love that lasts even after death. The images of the beach and the fields and the grave were all fresh in my mind---disturbingly so---as I listened to the chorus and their intoxicating voices. “Sleep” is extraordinarily glorious. It makes me want to soar off into the mysterious world of the subconscious; to truly experience sleep in all of its silent and peaceful grandeur. I felt like I was floating the entire time I listened.
ReplyDelete2) Each note is like the stroke of a paint brush; a medium used to guide the listener to another part of the canvas. The effect of the music on the listener is greatly enhanced if the lyrics are simultaneously read. Each word is lifted upon the notes, painstakingly so---in order for the maximum emotional effect to be administered upon the listener. And, when the climax approaches, the picture is complete, and the listener gets to view the masterpiece in its entirety for the first time.
3) The climax of “Sleep” is indescribably beautiful. I listened to it over and over and over again and it still had the same effect on me as the first time I heard it. It truly is baffling what the human voice is capable of. The composer rightfully waited to expose his true genius for this part of the poem. The music has fought sleep, and now it must succumb…but it doesn’t do so without a fight (one of the most badass sections of choral work I’ve ever heard).
4) My overall impressions of both pieces is that, well, that they are both tear-jerkingly gorgeous. I cannot begin to describe the emotions that they have both caused me to feel. I only wish to applaud Eric Whitacre for his genius, and I am sincerely envious of it.
5) Every piece we sing must be sung in a manner that will stir up emotions in the audience; we must sing so that we will convey a message to our listeners. We must let the audience leave with something in their hearts: a profound effect that was brought about by the music.
1)This music is really interesting. The message that comes from the music is of a love that is true. The boy and the girl love each other even after death. The places were described so well. It makes you feel like you can actually picture where the events would be taking place. The chorus was just amazing. They sang with such confidence and it really showed.
ReplyDelete2) The composer paints the picture by the different tones in the song. The highs and lows can be the different paints and the way the conductor puts it together is what the picture actually turns out to be. The song goes through the different stages and it is finally done with a beautiful performance.
3) The climax of the song is so powerful and it just shows you how good a singer can be. The power in the persons voice can really get you into what the words are saying. The clearness is very very impressive.
4) Both pieces are just beautiful. They both put goose bumps on me while i listened. When music is great you know it because it puts you in that type of mood and i am defiantly in that type of mood.
5) We have to sing with power. Come into everything with confidence that we know it. We also have to have the pronunciation down.
1) This music is so calming. I feel like an Eskimo in the desert where i am surrounded by two different worlds the hostile world but then the music takes me to a serene world of resting. A boy and a girl is pretty touching because of how it deals with eternal love for each other.
ReplyDelete2)The composer paints a picture by using the music to set a mood and he lets the listener paint the picture. The composer gives you the tools its up to the listener to give the answer.
3)The climax is to give ending and a sense of emotional peace the listener. As the song ends the listner can reflect on the journey and experience that they just felt.
4) I learned that we need to put more emotion in our music especially when it comes to the climax so our listners can verify the climax and not get to lost in the song but the story behind the music,.
5)WE need to to seperate our selves from the everyday singers and deliver the lyrics with emotion and the resilience of a dedicated choir group.
1) As I listened to these peices of music i couldnt help but think of nature and the world around us. I thought of the sky and then water while listening to this music.
ReplyDelete2) The composer uses music to paint the picture through the pitch of the notes and the tempo of the music. Sometimes he will speed up to show something happening and slow down to show something else.
3.The climax of this peice was incredibly beautiful. the clamix is there because it is showing he is jsut about to give into.
4)Both peices of music sound incredibly beautiful. It is hard to put words to the music, but you dont really need to because the song does it for you.
5) I think this means that we cant just sing the words. If we dont put some sort of emotion behind these songs then we are just saying words. We have to make the listeners feel something.
1 The music i think is a relaxing, and calm mix of music. it makes me think of something special
ReplyDelete2 i think that the composer uses a style when making the music that sets the tone
3 The climax of the song is the part that the final bang of the music which is usally the best.
4 If we put more emotion in our voices then we can do more amazing things which our voices
5 If we found a way to seperate ourselfes with others then we would be better.
1. A boy and a girl give me an image of two kids that have grown up together, feel in love, married, and died together. Very beautiful piece, especially the two lines “saying nothing, never kissing, giving silence for silence” that is my favorite part. I don’t have to say about Sleep because I honestly don’t like to sleep so I don’t think about it that way.
ReplyDelete2. I don’t think he could have painted the picture as well if the words were not there to complement it. The music would have giving me a totally different story if I heard it by itself.
3. “As I surrender unto the night” is a very powerful statement in and of itself, it is only natural that the climax of the music was there.
4. Other then the fact that it Choirs here are very good, I haven’t much to say, but I honestly wish they would have done it differently. I don’t like the way they did it.
5. In my opinion it just helps to emphasize that music is not always about what it SOUNDS like its about.
1)when i listened to the first one i thought of a couple who were living their lives happy and at the end were burried next to each other in a graveyard.the second one it reminds me of how i sometimes right before bed will think about my day and differant things in my life before my mind just kinda turns off and lets me sleep
ReplyDelete2)the music is very calming and i cant allways decide what they are saying but when i read alond and the music just relaxes me as im reading it i can picture this little movie playing in my head.
3)i thought it was very good climax and that the part was i surrender because leading up to it , it was all these things we do right before we sleep and we do them in an attemp i guess to resist sleep but we all end up surrendering to it eventully.
4)i really enjoyed them i enjoyed sleep more though.
5)we should use very good consinents so that others can understand us and we should be very depictive in our lyrics.
1. The images that come to mind for me was peaceful.Sleep makes me think of when I was a little boy and I use to get tucked in bed at night with my power rangers blanket. Everything was peaceful and calm. I think everyone loves those years.
ReplyDelete2.The composer uses many tansitions to show different emotions that the reader or listener should feel or experience.By lengthening the music by drawing out specific notes, it helped me to focus on the words more and understand each and every message rather than just simply reading it.
3.The climax was used at "surrender unto sleep" because it wanted to emphasize that single line, which is the crux of the poem. It says that we give up ourselves to sleep, we let go and no longer try to control our time we have, allowing us to be care-free, and to rest.
4.Both were interesting pieces, but strange to me in terms of tones and note choice. If I had been the composer, I would have worked to make both pieces sound less solemn and more positive (but I’m not the composer, what do I know?) However, the songs were still great to listen to and it works to resemble a different side of life.