Music

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Analysis Paper - Hindustani Performances (rags) Rag Malkauns This paper will compare two rags namely Rag Malkauns also known as Malkosh and Rag Bhairavi. Malkosh is a popular rag that was common in North Indian. The rag has five notes: Sa, Komal Ga, Ma, Komal Dha, and Komal Ni, and hence it is categorized as a pentatonic rag. Komal is a flat note, but when being presented, it does not come out as a strong quality. The fifth note is absent, but the fourth note is present, a characteristic that makes the mind to “invert” the note. As a result, the note causes Malkosh to sound the same as Dhani (Courtney 2). Musicians use caranam to give form...

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Unit 3: Law Enforcement Question 1 The modern law enforcement system in states like Texas reflects their heritage back from the early years of introducing law enforcement in America. Such states still strongly recommend the use of a watch system in their modern system. The system has been abandoned in some cities and town but is still used in such states. Question 2 The nature of the mission of the private security industry is not in support of the union movement since it contradicts its tradition (Gill, 28). The purpose of the private security company is to protect commercial assets and property whereas union requires it to provide security...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Contemporary Genres Project-Rap Music Rap or hip-hop music is a style of music which is characterized by a repetitive beat pattern with a counterpoint of fast and boastful rhyming words smoothly delivered by a vocalist. Rap is one of the contemporary music genres which is underscored by highly rhyming words amid a set of beats in the background. Rap music was developed in the US between 1970 and 1980 whereby it instantly became a popular musical genre. The music genre hit a crescendo in between 1983 and 1985 in the era of the likes of LL Cool J. This period was christened New School Hip Hop. Immediately, after this period until the late 1990s...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Five Main Voice Types The aim of this paper is to highlight the main voice types (Jackson 212) and feature a renowned artist and/or a performer for each of the categories provided. SOPRANO Constituting the highest vocal range amongst all other types, Soprano is a classical singing voice pertaining especially to female performers. This type of voice is generally divided into 5 subcategories namely, Dramatic, Coloratura, Lyric, Soubrette and Spinto Soprano. Performer. The example chosen is Renee Fleming. Born on 14th August 1959; Ms. Fleming is a renowned full lyric soprano with multiple performances ushered in Spinto Soprano and Coloratura...

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Jimi Hendrix “Fire” Live Stockholm Sweden 1969 Jimi Hendrix “Fire” Live Stockholm Sweden 1969 is among the praised music in the world. Listening to the music or watching the video one can see the passion in Jimi Hendrix not only for the music but also for the instruments. The melody gets stuck in the mind after watching the video several times since it is easy to recall. Also, after watching the video and hearing the melody, I could recognize the theme in the music. One can hear the snare of the drum throughout the music piece from one of the background performers. Similarly, I could also hear Jimi Hendrix slide his fingers on his...

Rhythm Student’s Name (Institution) Rhythm Rhythm refers to the specific placement of sound patterns in time. It is the most essential and fundamental element of music. This is because rhythm denotes how all the notes are placed in music. Regardless of the speed at which the music is played, the rhythm remains the same. Rhythm is also fundamental because the other elements such as tempo and harmony can change from time to time, unlike rhythm. It is correct to state that the other elements perform the task of enhancing a given composition. The other elements would not exist without rhythm as it acts as a guide for the other elements. Typically when creating music, one of the first steps is...