Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Khanh Le
ReplyDelete1/ The speed and the volume changes greatly. I like the part from measure 56 to the end. I feel that that part is the most raising point of the song.
2/ From the beginning to bar 27 is the part that I hear the music mirroring the text most clearly. The choir did a great job with the dynamics, speed controlling, clear sounds and the words are linked together, gives the song its flowing feeling. The parts also harmonized very nicely.
Khanh Le
ReplyDelete1/ The speed and the volume of the song changes greatly. I really like the part from measure 56 to the end. The sounds was clear, fast and contains many changes in pitches, dynamics and speed. It's is the big ending of the song
2/ I hear the music mirroring the text the most from the beginning of the song to bar 23. The parts was harmonized very nicely. The choir did a great job in bring out the changes in dynamics and speed, the sound of the words was clear and also is well linked together to give the song its flow.
1. what stands out to me is measure 28 when the sopranos come in mf.
ReplyDelete2.on measure 28 is also where i hear the music mirroring the text, when they sing "some to the lute" i can almost hear the lute being plucked in an up beat meladie.
- Delaney Corcoran
This group really listened to the dynamics on the page and it made for a interesting peice. Page 6 (some to the lute) stood out to me as well as top of 9, because they had voume changes. At the top of nine the relate to the word (victorius sounds) by making victorius harmonious sounds. The made it a different by getting loud very quick.
ReplyDelete-Sophie Nelson
1. The choir is really good with dynamics within the song because they are able to make the transitions between piano and forte very elegant and swift.
ReplyDelete2. On page six the choir uses dynamics and energy to describe the words they are singing.
-Fiona Dattan
1. in this recording, the part that stands out is how became soft and then loud in just one phrase.
ReplyDelete2. the part that had the best music mirroring was when the sapranos start to sing "some to the lute" and the direction of the piece kind of has a turn on it. They become very loud to make me listen to them.
1. What stands out to you in this particular recording?
ReplyDeleteIn this recording, what sticks out the most to me is their growth. The way the men start out helps create an illusion that the song will be just like the beginning. "The some to the viol went" catches the audience by surprise.
2. Where in the piece do you hear the music mirroring the text most clearly (word painting)? What does the choir do to make that clear to you as a listener?
Going back to the sudden burst of sound at the "Some to the viol went" part helps me imagine how surprising music can be sometimes. This song really helps capture the diversity of music in its entirety and the choir helps to convey this message exceptionally well. They do this once again by being unison in their dynamics.
-Joseph Delos Reyes
They very strictly follow the dynamic markings to separate the different "sections" of the piece. During the light parts the the piece, the dynamic is light at the beginning and the end, and more emphasized at the middle. Think that the part in which the music most mirrors the text would be the beginning because it feels like solemn chanting and that is what it is talking about. To make that clear to the listeners the starts a phrase soft, than builds power in the middle of the phrase, and than it builds intensity and gets softer again at the completion of the phrase. -Brandon Root Troubadours.
ReplyDeleteThe dynamics stood out to me.
ReplyDeleteI though in the middle the music mirred the text most.
It sounds like it is supposed to be all together.
Kathleen Davis
3rd Period
1.)What stood out to me was how they all blended together very well to almost sound like an instrument was being played. They have great volume in the guys section but are not to over powering.
ReplyDelete2.)The part i hear the music mirroring the words are "some to the lute, some to the viol went...etc" Becuase they get very loud, with lots of energy and it is like they are telling a story with lots of emphasis. They let us know this by getting alot louder then before and grabbing your attention.
-Danielle abounader.
It sounded like the women were much more over powering even though it seemed like there was more men....you can hear how the men echo con------secrate in between the womens lines! During the archs they bumped up the volume and then brought it back down
ReplyDelete-Tanner Beard
1. What stands out the most is the building of volume when they start singing "these practicing the wind..." until it gets loud, then very soft at the connecting phrases.
ReplyDelete2. I hear the music mirroring the text towards the end at the alleluia part. The choir makes this clear because they clearly pronounce every alleluia and they are loud at this part, when they were soft before.
What stands out to me most about this song is that everyone is so together and the sound is so full and seems to fill up the whole space.
ReplyDeleteWhen the choir sings the "some to the lute, some to the vile went" part, they sing in fast and excited, this makes me think of instruments playing like the text is describing
- Eleana Stevens
Sara Chase
ReplyDeleteI think that how well they combined together like at the beginning when the men start to sing.
I think that most the music was mirrored really well but bar 60 to the end had to be the best. Pronunciation and the amount of push or like force they have with there volume.
1. In the recording what stood out to me as i was following along with my music on page 6. when bar 31 came and they were all together they could have been super loud but they controlled their sound. They got faster right away than softer when it came to bar 37.
ReplyDelete2.I heard word painting on bar 60. Even though its the same word "Hallelujah" being sung their individual parts didn't get lost.
-Diana Noinala
1.I think what stands out is all the male voices because they have an important part and they are mostly singing during the whole recording.
ReplyDelete2.I hear the mirroring the most clear at the "Some to the Lute, some to the Viol went" part.
3.I can hear the choir getting louder as they are singing the mirroring part and the louder it is the more clear.
Kathleen Vivolo
Kassi Myers
ReplyDelete1) what stands out to me was that the parts all echoed and built off eachother and in the begining it sounded like they were bouncing back and forth.
2) in parts 3:17- 4:00 it was most clear to me the text of the music.
Kari Myers,
ReplyDelete1. That the choir has the ability to geat louder as well as harmonize very well.
2.In measure 46-53,
The choir pronounces the words very clearly and aslo get graduelly louder.
1. In this particular recording I like the chanting.It sounds very connected and flowy, actually not only with the chanting but the whole thing. It sounds almost mystical and then it explodes with sound and then goes back to soft chanting tones.
ReplyDelete2. When they refer to music as the mosaic of the air I can picture music floating through the air and creating a mosaic. The choir says it softly and makes you want to listen more intently to what they are saying.
-Taylor Freyberg
1.The some to the lut part really stands out and scared me! It was so loud!
ReplyDelete2. The loud part was really clear. I think they opened their mouthes and pronounced professional to make the works clearly.
By Maria Li
In this recording, the control of their voices really stands out to me. I can hear it change from an intense whisper to fortissimo. Also their pronunciation was really good.
ReplyDeletesome "word paintings" I heard were...
1. "lovely place" was sung very delicately
2. "some to the lute" was very loud and joyful, like a lute.
3. "to sing mens triumphs" was very triumphant!
-Aleah Ruth Troubadours
1. What stands out to me in this particular recording is the choirs ability to blend well together and how well their dynamics are, especially in 3:18-3:30 None of the parts were overpowering, and they well good at harmonizing.
ReplyDelete2. I hear the music mirroring the text most clearly in 3:42-4:00. The part where they sing "alleluia", and also when they sing "some to the lute". The choir made this clear to me because they had good pronunciation and good dynamics at the same time.
1) Dynamics and volume. I can hear the differences clearly. Some parts were like "attacking" the audience, almost intimidating.
ReplyDelete2) I think in the beginning of the piece, because the choir flows smoother than towards the end when the rhythm became faster and dynamics more distinct.
Dena S.