INTERACTIVE MOTION is composed for Brass Quintet and Tape in one movement. The composition is approximately fourteen minutes in duration. A primary feature of this piece is the live interaction between the acoustic brass instruments and the electronically generated accompaniment. Some of the electronic sounds were created using a program written in the Csound computer language; sampled sounds and the Kurzweil K2000 synthesizer were processed with GRM Tools using Pro Tools software. The samples of the inside strings of a piano, bells, and muted brass instruments were either recorded with a...

In Christianity, Christians believe that music is a gift conferred from God to man. They play and sing the music for the purpose of giving praise the glory to God. This thesis focuses on rearrangement of hymns in PJ State Chinese Methodist Church. This church was established in February, 1982 and had a history of around thirty years. The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare original hymns and arranged hymns in the Church. Specifically, the analysis of the study includes harmony, rhythm, structure, texture and instrumentation. Furthermore, the methodology that was used in this...

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on 16th December, 1770 and he died in Vienna, Austria on 26th March 1827. He was a great composer, as well a distinguished pianist who composed 32 piano sonatas. One of the piano sonatas is this research topic. This research paper is written and designed for Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathetique" on today's Grand Piano. The objectives of this research paper are to examine the performance practice of Beethoven's early sonata on today's grand piano, to analyze the movements, to analyze the recording of pianists who played his piano sonata...

This musical analysis is mainly to explore the musical form of the piece, Piano Sonata in Bb major, K. 333, first movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The purpose of this analysis is to reveal the design and harmonic organization of this piece. Besides that, the techniques that contribute to the continuous unbroken flow of musical ideas in the piece are examined. Finally, the interplay between tension and relaxation happened in the piece is discussed too. Score analysis and observation technique are applied in this study. The phrase structural organization is fundamental in this analysis....

Research paper from the year 2005 in the subject Musicology, The University of Malaya (Music Department), course: Scholarly Research Paper, language: English, abstract: In the early days of the pop industry, roles were more clearly defined. Songs were composed by songwriters, vocal and orchestral performances were extracted by producers, and the results recorded and mastered by audio engineers. The arranger's task was to translate the chords and melodies into an orchestral score, which could then be performed in one take by a team of musicians. Today, of course, the modern palette of sounds...