North Texas Wind Symphony (Concert Review) by Ivan Lopez https://padlet.com/ericlope7/cbv7269j716x Made with whimsy en-us 2017-10-02 04:34:12 UTC 2025-09-27 16:23:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Padlet #4 ericlope7 https://padlet.com/ericlope7/cbv7269j716x/wish/192849454 The University of North Texas Wind Symphony was my first ever orchestra experience. To be honest, I walked in with the most pessimistic attitude towards
anything. I was expecting the worse, so much that I had planned on attending for ten minutes and then leaving before I fell asleep. However, surprisingly, I was so wrong. I ended up having a great time and learning so much about artists such as Bach and Gustav Holst. Listening to songs such as “Bach’s Fugue a la Gigue” and “Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo” allowed me to listen to the influence that war and other global issues has on music. I honestly see myself attending future Orchestra concerts as they gave me a sense of relaxation and allowed me to picture a move in my head that changed along with the rhythm of the music. However, I will not lie and say that I enjoyed the entire concert. Prior to the concert, I was not aware of how long each performance would last. Thus, after listening to the first performance which was done in under five minutes, I expected each performance to be done within five minutes as well. Thus, when the second performance went over the twenty minute mark, I found myself asking myself numerous times “how much longer is it going to last.” Nonetheless, I enjoyed myself quite a bit and will for sure be attending another one in the future.
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]]> 2017-10-02 04:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ericlope7/cbv7269j716x/wish/192849454 Subtle Repetition (Padlet #5 ) ericlope7 https://padlet.com/ericlope7/cbv7269j716x/wish/195093195
The concept of repetition, as defined by Ratliff, is what we interpret to be monotone, but in reality, it is constantly changing. I agree with Ratliff’s claim because we become adjust to the idea that sounds are the same, and don’t take into consideration the “subtle differences.” The song “We R Who We R” by Kesha, exemplifies such musical concept as the song repeats similar, yet different, notes. Such subtle differences are noticeable through the bass and other background sounds incorporated throughout the song. Though they may seem to be the same, they are not as the pitch increases or decreases. As the pitch begins at a low tone, it slowly progresses to a higher volume creating while creating the illusion that the song is repeating the same exact sound. A song that is not included in Ratliff’s playlist that also proves Ratliff’s claim to be correct is “Bank Account” by young artist 21 Savage. In 21 Savage’s “Bank Account,” the background beat is “more periodic than continuous, with longer or perhaps irregular breaks between the actions” (Ratliff 177). Such repetition, as Ratliff claims, is good as it goes unnoticeable rather than being obvious.  


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Both of these images represent Ratliff's claim on repetition because what we would consider to be the same repeated beat, is actually constantly changing under different circumstances.



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