After a brief intermission, the orchestra played Planet of the Apes. This started off with an immediate ominous timbre set by the double bass playing an ostinato consisting of eighth notes with quarter note rests. The timpani then played a rhythm consisting of quarter notes and eighth notes. A few bars later, the horns play a melodic line consisting of whole notes in small intervals. This idea is built upon for some time until the rhythm of the underlying ostinato is changed to consist of notes with a much faster duration, and other brass instruments join in to play a separate melody overtop. Upper woodwinds add ornamentation with trills in a descending scale pattern while the brass play an augmented version of the previous melody. This idea continues to develop until a change in the …show more content…
This started with a theremin playing notes of a long duration and large intervals. Underneath this, double bass and cello played crescendoing eighth note-sixteenth note ostinatos that pushed the phrase forward. As more instruments joined in, the dynamic gradually increased, and tension was being created. Later, the theremin melody made an entry once more. The choir then started singing “ahs” overtop starting with short duration notes that served as accents, then shifting to a more connected melody, then shifting once more to shorter duration notes with major seventh intervals. The intensity of the piece builds up later through the addition of more instruments. Each instrument plays a counter melody which fits well with other sections. The strict rhythm in each melody allows it to also sound like a machine, similar to what was happening in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The instrumentation for this piece was also perfect, as the theremin has a very unique sound that fits with the science fiction genre, and therefor the movie. Despite the length of the piece being short compared to the rest of the program, it was still very
The movie that I choose to watch is “The Rise of the Planet of the Apes”. In class we learned that primates have different categories. The categories include; movement, reproduction, intelligence and behavior patterns. In the movie, the main ape, Caesar, as well as the other primates in the movie shows examples of these categories. Although, like most modern day movies, some behaviors and characteristics are not true and do not relate to the material that we studied in class.
The book I chose was “Planets Without Apes” by Craig B. Stanford. The book was published by The Belknap Press (Harvard) by Harvard University Press, in 2013. I think that the book was a good factual read and that there was a lot of good information but with that said, I think it was a bit jumbled with too much information. I say this because there are many, many different large ideas. It is like a tree with the trunk being the idea of a planet without apes and off the trunk are the branches which symbolize the smaller information about what would happen without apes then off of the branches are the leaves which are small little bits of information that all resemble the idea of what would happen with a planet without apes. The way that Stanford portrays his information is great but eventually can be hard to follow.
The harp plays ascending scales whilst the oboe plays a minor legato melody. The bass strings play pizzicato then the rest of the string section play tremolando and Crescendo. The brass repeats the melody, accompanied by the orchestra and a string tremolando inverted pedal. A string melody follows, accompanied by pizzicato strings and brass. There is a series of suspensions in the brass with perfect cadences, then an anticlimax with descending strings and brass. The main melody is repeated again, syncopated, in augmentation then there is a diminuendo as melody strings then French horn play melody.
Planet of the Apes takes the world as we know it and turns it upside down and in so doing questions almost every belief and value system of mankind. Written and produced at a time when America and much of the world was in the midst of a cultural change and people were questioning and protesting everything the screenwriters take make this film a satirical and thought provoking commentary on the big questions of the era. The Vietnam War, the struggle for equal treatment of African Americans and a general mindset of questioning religion and traditional values were the things that made up the American culture of the nineteen sixties. The film grapples with and makes ant attempt to address most of the issues of the period in which it was written. Three thousand years into the future man has devolved into a non-speaking primitive being while apes have evolved into intellectual beings capable of rational thought and speech. Taylor, the captain of the spaceship and tragic hero, speaks his last words before hibernating his way into the distant future, he states that he is leaving the twentieth century and asks a question, “Tell me, though, does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother ... keep his neighbor's children starving?” Taylor, a cynic and skeptic, sees man as violent and destructive. When he arrives in the future to a world where apes are supreme the antagonist of the film, Dr.
Then, it comes out of nowhere. The biggest climax, suddenly brought on like a wave crashing against a cliff’s edge. The oboe melody recurs again, this time less sorrowful than inviting. Come back, it sings. And the flute comes skipping over the sound, the sun rising from behind black clouds. But the melody it plays sounds out of place, lower than and not as bright as what it could be. My fingers twitch, following the flute countermelody as if I were up there playing with them—as I should be.
During a later part of Scene Two when the cast is dancing the movements match the music, they appeared to be doing the Waltz, so the music had abrupt changes. In Scene Three: Cadiz, the orchestra plays some sad and somber music at the beginning. As the scene progresses the music goes from dark and dismal to happy and cheerful. During one of the songs of Scene Four: Paris the Old Lady, Cunegonde and Candide were discussing a flight and the music being played by the orchestra matched the lyrics bringing the idea of a flight to life. The Old Lady has a mezzo soprano voice she executes all of her notes well in the song. At the end of scene three Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady leave to go to a new place and in the song they sing there are rounds, which were well executed. It helped change the mood again which brightened up the audience.
At the beginning of the piece, the trumpets had a established a good melody and were clearly louder than the rest of the band. At measure 9, the band did a good job of getting quiet and the trombones were able to carry the melody through measure 17. At measure 17, the trumpets regained control of the melody and there was a good balance between the trumpets and the winds. At measures 25 through 43, it was a little difficult to tell who had the melody as many instruments were playing at a mezzo forte dynamic marking. At measure 46, we had a nice chord that was led by the Euphoniums and trombones. At measure 47, the clarinets did a good job of regaining the melody. The band started to cover the melody at measures 55 through 63 as more and more instruments were being added. At measure 71, the band found the melody in the trumpets and the winds and sustained it until measure 103. At measure 103, we went right back into the flute melody which was played until measure 120. At measure 120, we had a good transition and then the trumpets gained the melody and played it well above the band. The trombones also did a good job of filling in with a melody of their own at measures 120 through 135. At measures 135 through 143, the trombone melody was completely lost and the backgrounds were way too loud. At measure 143, the trumpets regained the melody and played well over the band and the trombones also played their counter
Scene 3: As the crew approaches the island natives, the music crescendos and the drums are very prominent. They speed up as the crew gets closer and closer signifying the anticipation of meeting the natives. The strings, percussion, and brass instruments can easily be heard throughout the scene. These
The concert I attended was called the Faculty and Student Recital, which took place in the Cisco Auditorium on April 11, 2017. The music that was on the program was mostly what is called “classical” music, as well as a Chinese Folk Song, an electronic composition, and variations on an Indian Tala. In the classical pieces, the instruments that were used were the violin, the piano, the cello, and the oboe. In the electronic composition, the computer was used to make music. In the Chinese Folk Song, the piccolo was used to imitate the unique timbre of a Chinese flute. In the Indian tala, drums from Ghana were used to imitate the rhythm and sound of Indian drums. The piano, the violin, the cello, and the piccolo all originate
The first movement is “Mars, the Bringer of War.” It begins moderately quiet with mainly percussion and strings attacking the ostinato in a march like 5/4 meter. Brass begins to crescendo its way in before the terraced dynamics of the upper woodwinds begin. It is a moderately fast piece. The main goal of the piece is to create a war-like sound. The beginning creates a sound that feels like troops are gathering and it continues until both sides attack, recuperate, and attack again with full force (during the coda). The tenor tuba carries the melody while the march-like rhythm keeps reappearing. As the piece
MUS 110CL Concert Critique Guidelines and Rubric After either attending a live concert or watching a full length concert online, write a critique of the performance following the format below. Here are a few examples of full length concerts you can find online (by conducting a web search using the criteria below) that could be used for this assignment: Coldplay Live In Boston 2012 (Full Concert DVD) Sting: If on a winters night-Live from Durham Cathedral 2009 (watch all 14 songs on concert) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Jan Hammer, Charlie Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert Richard Galliano/Winton Marsalis - Billie Holiday meets Edith PIAF Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center
And artificial sky." At 56 seconds, the group is replaced with the initial four piano notes, reinforcing the initial and continued feeling of sadness. This time, however, the piano notes are joined by what sounds like a xylophone at the fourth note of each sequence. At one minute and ten seconds into the piece, the female voice and the other instruments replace the piano and xylophone, with the voice singing "Horses in the air... Feet in the ground... Never seen this picture before... Never seen this picture before. And he sees artificial moonlight... And artificial sky." This instance, however, the french horn plays an improvisation over the entire piece, altering the tune only
The first half of the concert was only instrumental. There were two violins, two violas, and two cellos. They sat on stage with the violins one my right, then the violas in the middle, and the cellos on the end. The violins played a few songs solo. The second half of the concert was only the choir and a piano. Their performance started with the song Daybreak. The song Daybreak also had a few girls playing percussion, one of them had a tambourine. Using SHMRG, the Harmony of most of the choirs songs were very homophonic. The Melody of most of the songs were mainly slow, though a couple songs were very fast, and upbeat.
When Planet of the Apes opened in theaters, few people knew what to expect. To most, the idea of a movie with the premise of a planet full of intelligent apes went against everything they had been taught. The initial attraction was the superb cast, spearheaded by Charlton Heston who portrays Taylor, an astronaut who crashes onto the planet. Heston was joined by many popular actors and actress such as, Roddy McDowell as Cornelius, Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius and Kim Hunter as Zira. Though the cast may have been the initial draw, the content is what has made the movie Planet of the Apes a classic that will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.
The oboe then plays main melody. There is a rallentando and diminuendo with a flute melody and pizzicato strings.