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1. He was inspired by German philosopher Nietzsche and Kerl Stauffer-Bern. He had originally named the Alpine Symphony the Tragedy of an artists after the guy committed suicide. His friend Gustav Mahler also passed which caused him to return to his music. The tittle of the work also moved to The Antichrist in reference to the book Nietzsche wrote.

2. He tells us to expect 22 parts that describe a variety of landscape features on the route to and from the summit. He used cowbells to suggest the sound of Bavarian mountain pastures. He also says that Strauss goes beyond Beethoven when it comes to representing nature in a sound and how the protagonist will experience it.

3. Pictures above (: 

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Nacht (Night): 0:00  Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise): 3:26  Der Anstieg (The Ascent): 4:50  Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Forest): 7:09 Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the Brook): 12:34 Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall): 13:22 Erscheinung (Apparition): 13:35 Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows): 14:25 Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture): 15:20 Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (Through Thickets and Undergrowth on the Wrong Path): 17:34 Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier): 19:02  Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments): 20:04 Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit): 21:27 Vision (Vision): 26:07 Nebel steigen auf (Mists Rise): 29:41 Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun Gradually Becomes Obscured): 29:58  Elegie (Elegy): 30:48 Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm Before the Storm): 32:34 Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Tempest, Descent): 35:24 Sonnenuntergang (Sunset): 39:13 Ausklang (Quiet Settles): 47:29

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Proposal for Presentation

1. Kayla Lewis, Brooke Einsweiler, and Alivia Timmerman

2. Oktoberfest Music

3. https://www.backyardoktoberfest.com/music, https://www.vistawide.com/german/oktoberfest/oktoberfest.htm, https://www.oktoberfest-songs.com,

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5QNZtQXX4 popular song in the beer tents, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF_h7EpXnxg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBSe-XrTmI,

5. Are we allowed to give a brief history of the event?

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Act II.

First half of Act II: 

Since Ortrud and Telramund are banished, they conspire together, and she reveals she is a witch. She tries to convince Telramund that she could help him. Then they do a weird kiss and decide to get revenge. Now Elsa and Ortrud are singing together about how Elsa feels bad for the witch and is trying to sympathize with her. They are talking about how Elsa is going to marry the knight who saved her (Lohengrin) but Ortrud advises against it.

Second half of Act II:

There a bunch of commoners and I am a little confused on why they look so modern. It seems that everyone’s costumes throughout the beginning of this were set in the time period, but the commoners look like they should be walking in New York. They are getting married!!!!!!! Elsa was so petrified in the chair and now she is glowing as she walks down the aisle. Telramund jumped out but it wasn’t from a bush and I am a little sad… Telramund and Lohengrin argue with each other about how their fight was invalid because no name was given and that he must reveal his true name.

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Blog Post 15

1.    So what do you think? Should we be performing Wagner’s works? Can we separate the art from the artist? Quote the articles above, but feel free to give your opinions.

I think we should be performing Wagner’s works only if there are then talks and discussions about his anti-sematic views. Just like the article says, “When it is performed in public it always needs to be embedded in a framework that critically discusses the worldview of its composer”. I agree with this because Wagner created extraordinary music and changed the way Operas are performed and how entertainment theaters. For his work to go unrecognized would not be fair but to allow people to discuss and understand his world views could potentially help them see more of just his music instead of his views.

1.    How does Stephen Fry deal with the question from above?

People only look at Wagner through a Hitler lenses instead of looking at what he did and what he contributed to the arts.

2.    I have no way to know if you watched this whole thing or not. Tell me five things you learned from it and convince me you watched it!

He had an intense infatuated relationship with Matilda, and it is said that his music was inspired by her and her poetry.

He died from a heart attack

Didn’t have any interest in music until he became a teenager

He used a lot of leitmotifs which became the foundation of many classical films

He owned a dog named Robber

And read the Chapter on Lohengrin in the book for class on Muesday. We will start the opera on Wednesday. pg. 105-126

A knight (Lohengrin) comes in and saves the day as long as he does not have to give his name or origin. Germany was being Christianized but Ortrud did not agree since she is pagan. Her husband accuses Elsa of murdering her brother and harboring a secret lover. Henry the Fowler was king during this time. It’s a lowkey game of thrones lol

Yes cause Lohengrin was sent to save that lady and Wagner was sent to save Operas

Overtures rely on melodies from the opera itself while the prelude aims to set a tone of reverence and holiness.

Elsa and her brother Gottfried went for a walk in the woods and Elsa came back alone. She had asked Telramund where he was and he grew suspicious of her because she was trembling. He says that she is delusional and that she is hiding a secret lover.

He hides in a bush.

She is pagan.

After the wedding, she confesses that she doesn’t feel equal to him because she is not worthy enough to know who he is

Telaramund is stabbed by Lohengrin when he busts open their door after the wedding. The swan turn into Gottfried and Ortud dropped dead.

Yes lol

I hope to see Lohengrin come in on a boat. Or it will be interesting to see how they portray him coming in.

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Blog Post #14

Wagner describes the jews as being people who do not express themselves in their art and do not take things to another level. They stay closed off in their work and when people look at it, they do not think of heroes or love. He also says that they speak as if they are aliens. Even though they know the European languages, they do not speak it like everyone else. When other people hear them talk, all they hear is a squeaking, buzzing sniffle. Through this they are incapable. 

If I was Jewish musician during this time I would feel as if I was not good enough for the art of music. These people like Wagner who are respected and seen as one the greats thinks that I am incapable of performing because my words sound like squeaking would make me feel scared to perform. Working with him, I would be scared to question his works or make critiques because as he says, we do not know how to speak the European language correctly. Now if I had to perform his music and he was watching, I would tremble and most likely mess something up and be embarrassed. For me, it would be too intimidating and if I were to make mistakes, I fear it would damage the Jewish reputation even more. 

One thing Wagner did to improve Opera’s and eventually shaping theatre, he was able to understand the space relationship. He created an axis theatre in hopes that people would be able to see everything at all times. He wanted to create a flat axis where people would be able to see it from all views, whether it be from the side or in the back. He also wanted to improve the technology of the theatre so that it would not take 15 minutes to change sets and people would scramble to get a quick drink refill or a cigarette. He also started changing things about the frame of the theatre. The stage was to become a mirror reflection of the auditorium and that the sectors would become actors. They would believe that they were part of the action as well. 

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Blog Post #13

How old was Wagner when Beethoven died? How did Wagner learn from Beethoven? What did he think of him and his music?

He was 14 years old. He learned about how there were long-sustained pure fifths and he was intrigued by that. He thought that this was the secrets of all secrets when it came to creating scores. He thought he was genius and that all of his music left a lasting impression on him.

At the end Wagner muses on the idea that Beethoven’s symphonies had reached the height of that compositional medium and his calling was what?

The non plus ultra. He wanted to make the characteristic nature of these elements clear to the score reader the moment they looked at it by a striking display of colour.

The Strange Life and Career of Richard Wagner (pgs. 15-48)

What problems did Wagner face in becoming a successful composer/musical director?

He faced the problems of people wanting to stay with the old and not move into any new styles of music. To get started, he was forced to write pieces for people that he did not enjoy (the pieces)

What is a Leitmotif? How does the author use the term to describe people? Give an example.

It is a theme that keeps recurring throughout a piece which is connected to a certain person.

Who was Wagner’s second wife and how did that happen?

Wagner was originally married to Minna who left him for another man. Eventually, He was engaged (not marital) with Minna’s sister who eventually brought Wagner and Minna back together. Minna’s sister and Wagner were both engaged in the theater because she was a singer.

What did Ludwig do about the Ring that angered Wagner? Who do you think was more justified?

Wagner was composing Ring to be a multiple piece composition, but Ludwig got antsy and decided he wanted the piece to be produced and performed anyways. I think Ludwig was more justified because he owned the rights to that piece which means he is allowed to do whatever he wanted with it.

Why did Wagner insist on Bayreuth being the host of his festival? In the end, who footed the bill?

He remembered that he saw the pretty town and that they had a baroque styled opera house. While it was unfitted for what he wanted, the town still impressed him. Ludwig ended up giving the money to Wagner because the project was not being funded well enough/fast enough.

Richard Wagner Superstar (pgs. 49-57)

What does Wagnerian style mean? What style did composers turn to after his death?

His music introduced new ideas in harmony, melodic process, and operatic structure.

Read the sentences at the top of page 52. Which are you? How do you know?

I would say I am a normal person because his music and a lot of other pieces by other composers are complex and hard to understand in a way. It is harder to pick up on tonality and texture in their pieces.

How did Hitler become involved in the Wagner legacy and the Bayreuth festival? The story of how Wagner became associated with fascism is fascinating. Why did Hitler chose him? Further, why didn’t he care that Wagner had contradicted himself many times?

Winifred met Adolf Hitler when they were younger and ver since then he became a family friend. Hitler saw Wagner’s operas an embodiment of his own vision of the German Nation. Hitler would travel to Bayreuth and attended multiple productions of Wagner’s.

What did the festival do to the productions of the operas after the war?

After the war, people were still hesitant on the Wagners because of their relationship with Hitler and how the party enjoyed their music. Bayreuth became a hot topic of debate on if the festival should still be happening there.

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Blog Post #12

1. I think he was a homosexual because of his relationships with men. When he called off his engagement, I think it caused some red flags to rise because his relationships after that were all men. (friendships). He was never satisfied with women but never had any problems being friends with men.

2. He wanted to befriend him because Ludwig promised that he would help pay off his debts that he owed to creditors.

3. Ludwig had invited Wagner to his castle and told him that he was pay for his debts, granted him a yearly income and provided him a room in which the composer could work and live undisturbed. He enjoyed Wagner and wanted to make sure he was debt free.

4. Lohengrin when he was 15

5. Wagner had fallen for a lady and they got married but she left him for another man. He then moved to Riga where he became a director of the local opera. Eventually they had to leave Riga because they were poor and in debt.

6. Wagner gave the King the rights to The Ring of the Nibelungen and other compositions he had made. This means that even though Wagner did not want it to be premiered even though he wanted to perform the Ring in its entirety. These works got performed without his consent.

7. I think so because they were such great friends. At the same time, I think Wagner knew how much the king loved him which resulted in him maybe taking advantage of him and his money. He was not good with his money, but he knew the king would help him.

8. His letters were filled with literacy quotes and statements that made it hard to understand. I don’t think so because while he may have had feelings for Wagner, he had a wife and as king he owed her respect.

9. Neo means new or revived. Linderhof because it was the only one that Ludwig lived to see the finish product of. The interior also had a late, French baroque style to it. It also had a giant royal bedchamber which was designed in the spirit of Versailles.

10.He rushed into a lake to commit suicide by drowning and Dr. Gudden tried to stop him. They are not entirely sure if it is murder or if it is was suicide.

Part 1

1. Operas are a form of music that is dramatized where the words are sung rather than spoken. It is like a play but instead of the actors saying the words, they are sung. There are still costumes and props on the stage.

2. I think the best solution is to ignore the words entirely and just trust the music and the stage action to convey the meaning because through nonverbal communication, someone watching could understand what was happening with their movements. While it would be nice to enjoy the words, nonverbal communication is huge, especially during operas, and one could tell what they were trying to convey.

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Blog Post 11

1. He was born August 25, 1845 and Otto was born April 27, 1848. After his father’s death, he was 18 when he took the throne, turning 19 later that year.

2. AT first he was not very involved as a ruler and became extremely introverted. The people were a little weary of this and I think part of it was taking the throne at a young age and not being mature enough for it. He soon became pro-war. 

3. A few months after Ludwig was appointed to the throne, one of the first things he did was invite Wagner to his court. This ended up laying out the foundation of a new Court Theatre.

3. They were great friends who would write letters to each other. They both loved Wagner and theater and since Kainz was a great singer, he would sing frequently for the King. I think his family was suspicious of their friendship and once he announced his engagement everyone was relieved.

5. At first he supported Austria but once they lost he basically became Prussia’s guard dog. 

6. With the Austro-Prussian war, Ludwig supported Austria but both were deated and forced into a mutual defense treaty with Prussia. Then during the Franco-Prussia war, Bavaria was required to fight with Prussia.

7. When it came to the arts, Ludwig loved them and would frequently have art performers come to the castle and perform for him. He was friends with multiple people who were into the arts like Kainz and Wagner. Ludwig was more introverted than I think people of Bavaria would have liked and I think this has a lot to do with his love for music. I think he isolated himself into the arts.

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Blog Post #10

1. Brass Family instruments.

2. conical bore

3.long horns were made of wood, the natural shape of a tapering tree giving a conical bore

4. The music looks old and there isn’t much to go off of except that they are on different lines.

5. herdsmen in the mountains playing music on alphorns to their cows.

6. There are 3 movements. Harmonic no. 7 is unpleasantly flat and is usually avoided when playing on trumpets and horns. To classically-attuned ears, the unusual notes in alphorn music creates a haunting, other-worldy effect.

7. It died off because two thirds of Switzerland adopted Calvinism and they thought music was related to the devil so it died off.

8. They started a festival in hopes to revamp the countries dancing, singing and alphorn playing. However, only two people joined the competition. Then the Governor of Bern found an alphorn teacher and decided he wanted him to teach students how to play so he made 6 more alphorns.

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Blog Post #9

1. Some Jewish musicians were forced to hide their instruments that were not confiscated from the Nazis. For Alice’s husband, he was stolen from his family. Alice and her son were later taken to a concentration camp. They were allowed to compose and perform concerts in the camp. The Germans knew they would be sentenced to death, so they let them sing, perform, and dance before they do. They were “saved” because they wanted music and not everyone could play so those who could were not sent to death. 

2. Some parallels that I noticed throughout these stories is that all of the artist supported German culture in arts. They did not think it was right to have music only for certain people or that only certain people could create and perform music. I would say the most innocent is Paul Hindemith because his music was free of Nazi influence. He continued to collaborate with leftist and Jewish composer despite Hitler’s disagreement. He wrote a mixture of children songs, chamber music, and experimental theater music but despite his talents, the Nazi press said they were “empty games with tones, an artistic acrobatic artistic-ness”. The most guilty of collusion would be Herbert von Karajan because even though he had no direct ties to the Nazi party, he profited off of the re-organization of the musical world under Hitler. He also exploited his Jewish wife to the Nazi party in order for the party to see him as still wanting to participate in denazification. 

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Blog Post #8

1.    Even though Beethoven was completely deaf, he was a gifted composer and his associates could not categorize him with other composers because he was a man of his own.

2.    He was 35 when he wrote both of them. He was born in 1770 and composed them between 1805-1808.

3.    Beethoven admired Napoleon because he was a man like Beethoven but was changing the world. He was one of the most prominent men in Europe at the time and he admired to him. However, before Beethoven gave Napoleon the composition, he discovered that Napoleon had taken the title Emperor. This outraged Beethoven because he was just an ordinary guy. During the enlightenment era, the ideas of government were being questioned and they were moving away from emperors. The idea of going back to that must have made him mad.

4.    Beethoven was a man who lost his sight and I think that made him bitter. He was a musical artist and he lost the one thing to make sure his music sounded good. I think because of this, Beethoven got the best of himself and thought highly of himself because his works were good. He was angry with the world and that reflected onto others around him. I feel bad for the guy.

5.     I still feel bad for Beethoven because his doctors had given him hope that things would get better and they only got worse. They could not figure out what was wrong with him and I think he grew frustrated because of that. His father told him and made him believe that he was perfect and a child prodigy. However, once he began to lose his hearing, this idea of him being perfect was no longer true and coming to terms with that is hard. He would look like a disappointment or a failure and he did not want to admit that which is probably why he isolated himself. I think people really misjudged him and assumed that he was a bitter man but never took the time to realize why. I think he was ashamed of himself because he didn’t think he was living up to his father’s expectations of being perfect.

6.     His doctors thought the hearing problems he started to face were related to his intestinal problems. He had long standing digestive problems and since they did not relate his hearing loss to music, they just assumed it was because of his other problems. He was treated with almond oil on his ears and with baths in the Dunabe.

7.     Today, doctors would say that he has sensorineural hearing loss which comes from a malfunction in the inner ear where the sense of hearing is centered and in the nerves that transmit its signals to the brain. They are not entirely sure what happened because his temporal bones and his inner ear bones were removed during his autopsy and never recovered.

8.    Beethoven’s relationship with his father was complicated. He was an alcoholic and as soon he figured out that his son was talented, he wanted nothing but to exploit his talents. He grew up to believe that he was a child prodigy of his father and that he needed to serve his father’s emotional needs. Because of all of this and needing the publics approval, this caused him to potentially feel that his life has no meaning. This feeling will come as soon as he is no longer seen as a star in his father’s eyes or the audience’s eyes. With his nephew Karl, he tried adopting him because Beethoven’s brother passed away in 1815. His mother was still alive, but Beethoven was persistent on adopting him and this caused him to slack in his music. The feelings of thinking life is worthless probably came to him during this time. With the fighting between Karl’s mother and Beethoven continued, this caused severe stress on the child and he tried to commit suicide in 1826. However, he did get custody of him in the end.

9.     Some believe that Beethoven was not completely deaf but had limited hearing. However, since there is little to no evidence of him not being deaf, they believe he was able to see the music. His eyes would follow the bows which allowed him to see if there was a disruption or a problem with the tempo or rhythm. I believe that Beethoven was deaf, but his level of deafness is hard to tell. We talked about in class how there are vibrations that music gives off and that lady who performs without any shoes on can feel them. I think that is what Beethoven did while also watching the bows move. As great as a composer he was, it would be understandable that he could tell if the tempo or rhythm was off by looking at the bows.

10.   I would say the texture is polyphonic because there seems to be one leading piece with another one melody in the background. It seems like her right hand is the leading piece with the left hand being the melody.

11.   After listening to the first movement, the second one is a lot more upbeat and gives me a lighter mood. This one I feel like I am going through a good part of my life and this would be the music in the background. It seems like a complete 180 from the first movement.

12.  This movement immediately made me feel more anxious. I feel like it is almost a mixture of both the first and second movements. This one makes me feel a little sad but then the fast beat of it makes me almost feel joyful in a way. In the ending, there are multiple crescendos and decrescendos. The tempo would be fast, slow down, and then pick immediately up again.

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Blog Post #7

1. We expect to hear the bells from the glockenspiel across from the Residenz which goes off at seven, eleven, and six. It is a melody that sounds wonderful. 

2. He wanted to hire and promote Italian musicians at that the expense of the local talent. He wanted to modernize Salzburg, to overhaul the education system, to rescue a financially failing court, and to promote the sciences and the arts. He wanted freedom of the press. 

3. Court music proper which performed in the cathedral at the Benedict university and the church. Choir boys who also performed at the cathedral and were also instructed by the court musicians. 

4. It offered various opportunities for performance, it maintained close ties with nearby cities and religious institutions, and music was circulated freely. His compositions were more Italian and he was probably the least productive. Michael Haydn, however, was more active and produced 11 masses, 15 litanies and Vespors, and over 90 other pieces. 

5. Biographical accounts of Mozart published prior to the late 1820s make virtually no mention of his mistreatment in Salzburg. He created this amazing music, yet he was miserable and forced into music. He doesn’t think that makes sense and all of the facts came straight from his mouth and there is not actual evidence. Why does Mozart have to be living lavish to create good music?

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Blog Post #6

From a young age, Mozart was in his own world and spent a lot of time alone. His father, a composer, came to realize the musical talents he had and started to get him into the music show business. He started performing in front of crowds at the age of 8 and received zero criticism. As he got older, his musical talents began to grow and he became more and more experienced. Unfortunately, his mother passed away causing his music to sound more minor. Eventually he met a woman named Constanze but his family forbade it causing a stress in his relationship with his father. Mozart composed a new piano, forte piano, which everyone loved. Even though his father ruined his relationship with his son, they eventually started talking again after 2 years. 

All of the people they showed in this documentary looked as if they were living lavish and music was a major part of their lives. A problem with this time in Europe was that mobile cars were not available so to perform a concert, they would have to carry their instruments with them wherever they went. Mozart was a child prodigy and became a famous music composer because of the way he visualized music. He was able to hear more than the notes but see them. By starting at a young age, Mozart was able to continue his skills and became a better musician over time. 

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Blog Post #5

1. Bachs personality was very persistent. He wanted perfection and he wanted others around him to be perfect as well. He was also kind of a trickster and had jokes sometimes.

2. It occurred when the courts felt the throb and enthusiasm that came with art in Italy. They wanted to also pursue the arts and there was a competition of sorts to see who cultivated the arts of peace as well as war.

3. He had two wives and ten children

4. Two children became leaders in music while another two had some substantial music talent.

5. Out of my four siblings not a single one of us is musically talented (that we know of). Neither of my four parents played any instruments either. In the 4thgrade we had to learn how to play the piano but that was the last time I played an instrument.

6. The tonality is minor.

7. In the first part of the piece, they are singing about the arrest of Jesus and how he announced his death. In the second part, it opens with an orchestra before they start singing about how Jesus is on his way to be crucified. St. Matthews describes the earthquake that took place.

8. Oratorios are written musical pieces composed of an orchestra and voices. They follow a religious theme and take on a narrative of events that occurred. There are no costumes, scenery, or action. It is all performed by singers and an orchestra.

9. I think this dramatic rendition really captivates the audience. If I was watching this piece I would be so captivated and on the edge of my seat. Dramatic pieces really keep the audience wanting more and this piece does exactly that.

10. Tonality: Major Texture: Polyphony Tempo: Fast pace

11. Tonality: Major Texture: Polyphony Tempo: Slow at first but then it switches between medium and slow

12. Tonality: Major Texture: Polyphony Tempo: Fast pace. From the beginning the beat was moving quickly.

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Post #4

1. The German musician’s life during the Renaissance consisted of being a part of pfeifer ensembles. They consisted of two to three people and their salaries ranged. They would perform for important civic ceremonies, receptions, processions, dances, banquets, and weddings. Eventually, they started to perform at all religious events. However, there was a temporary stop to paying musicians and they disappeared. This was because of the financial status of the cities after the war. After the cities were able to get back on their feet they were able to get paid again and musicians returned.

2. We know what we know by discovering Italian archival documents which led to the impression that Germans were frequently involved in Italian instrumental practices. We recognized that the contribution to Renaissance music came from our knowledge of the music activity that was channeled from Italy to the North West. Not only this but some of the evidence came from iconography which is consisted of conventional images or symbols associated with a subject. They use these to understand the instruments back then because most of them have not survived.

3. After the Holy Roman Empire gave tax privileges, the favorable city of Nurnberg, which was trading with Northern Italy became very wealthy. Once they decided to invest their money into new profits, they invested it into metals and the mining industry. Majority of the mines were not in Germany and with their large profits, they decided to invest in the mines and soon became the leaders of the industry. Eventually, the artists of Nurnberg started making art of the metals which led to the making of sundials. The materials needed to create these can be used out of metal and brass. There is a whole category of musical instruments that are brass and the discovery of being able to take the brass and bend it into a new structure was huge.

4. Reformers like Zwingli and Calvin said that music had no meaning and because of that should not be used in any setting or if it was, small groups. Luther and others in his close circle however, started to create Chorale melodies. Due to this song, the original monophonic repertoire was added into polyphonic structures. Music was starting to bring together church and classrooms. They started chanting with the hymns spread throughout the choir’s books. After this, music started to get printed helping the distribution of music. Many German songs were published as well as foreign pieces, religious, dances, and instrumental music.

5. The texture if polyphony

The tonality is Minor

The piece is about Christ the Lord being born. The angels are sending the message to the shepherds about the great news.

This piece is a motet because there are two different styles of music being sung in this piece. The girls singing reminds me of the angels sending the messages and the men sound like the shepherds responding or spreading the news.

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Post #3

1. There are definitely similar gender inequalities in todays society. For instance,  today women are only paid 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. In Chapter 7 from Blink the author mentioned how Conant was not being paid fairly but after taking it to court, she won. Even if the problem today was brought to a court, women would still get paid less than men because of their fear of feminism. The movement came barreling out the last few years and men were so afraid they created a menist (my laptop doesn't recognize this as a weird and I laughed) movement to intimidate women. One glance at a women will create a judgement whether it be the clothes she is wearing, the hairstyle, her weight, etc., and that causes them to either not a get a job or lose a job. Women with curvier bodies get shamed for wearing tight clothes to their work because they are “flaunting” their assets. If they were to wear something like that to an interview or an audition without a screen, they would immediately be judged and every decision based on their work ethic from that instant. 

2. My favorite fact about her is that she wrote medical and botany books.

3. I would say the texture is polyphony. While listening to this piece I was waiting for a another voice to come in to play but it was the background music that was being harmonized with her voice. 

4. It would be Minor because the music makes me feel sad. 

5. It came from the creation of life. She was a religious woman who went away to be a Nun so she sang about Adam.

6. This story is about the creation of mankind. She sings about the born flesh of Adam. While listening to this, I would not have made the connection because it sounded like a woman just singing in high keys over and over again. As being someone who is not a major music person, I would not have guessed that was what this was about. 

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Post #2

1. If the pulse is around 40, than it will have a slower beat per minute and if the pulse is around 208 than it will have a higher beat per minute.

2.  We measure a pitch frequency by overtones. Overtones are frequencies that are higher than the original note.  When a tuning fork is moved, a wavelength appears and depending on the wavelength length is what decides the frequency. If the wavelengths have a short distance between them, there is a high frequency. If the distance is larger then they will have a lower frequency.

3. A mouse would create a higher frequency because it has smaller vocal chords and are working faster to create a sound. Higher pitched sounds have higher frequencies. An elephant would create lower frequencies because the mass of their vocal chords is higher giving it more surface area. The muscles do not have to contract as fast. Lower pitched sounds have lower frequencies. Size does not indicate frequency because there are certain objects that can be fixed to create a certain frequency. Not all tall people have low pitched voices and not all small people have high pitched voices. It depends on genetics.

4. It is hard to say there is such thing as bad music because it all creates vibrations. Unless the vibrations were to be disrupted than maybe the music would be considered bad. If there was not a relationship between tones or frequencies and they were not working together than the music would be bad. Good music would have consistent and uninterrupted vibrations.

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