https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u unit 4: exploring music composition en-us 2017-11-13 11:08:34 UTC 2017-11-20 15:37:23 UTC hello@padlet.com williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206169568 the use of the elements of music, with particular emphasis on structure.

the context of the piece, is it a character theme, is it for a particular scene, which, star wars film it is from.

what the composer is intended to communicate to the audience.

]]> 2017-11-13 11:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206169568 williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206171652 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdlc_Fok4dM]]> 2017-11-13 11:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206171652 williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206172100 the star wars is a tribute to the dead Carrie Fisher, so this is a sad, remembrance but celebration of Carrie Fisher's achivements at the beginning, they start of with a smooth structure of the french horn line up playing with a calm sound with one person to start of.

the french horn only had a soloist that started of first in the first line and then shortly after the flute began to play. in a slow tempo.

more flutes began to play and the violins joined all together to form a fast pace melody that is high pitch of thriller and mystery. at this moment, the composer was waving his hands around trying to construct the musicians to play the tunes to a certain extent.

the violins made the other instruments play faster as if something intense was happening. the audience was struck in their pulses when the melody happened because it caused a hype reaction of jumping up with blood pumped with full adrenaline like a thriller in star wars when princess Leia was being chased by the bad guys. 
then at the ends, they slow down with using the faint piano and violins. and everyone claps with a high spirit.]]> 2017-11-13 11:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206172100 williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206242535 harp
french horn
oboe
violin
cello
double bases
piano
cymballs

]]> 2017-11-13 14:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206242535 williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206243627 slow tempo
rapid fast tempo]]> 2017-11-13 14:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206243627 williamskuda https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206249301 long story short, descending melody played by the flute and then the oboe repeats it. french horn plays underneath. piano starts quietly and gardually gets louder. 

At the start, the French horn is playing the melody which is in a low pitch and played notes longer than the other instruments. just right after the french horn play, there is a crescendo with strings and this changes to a smooth diminuendo to the end of the play. at the middle of the theme song, violins, violas, cellos, double bass and harp starts to play all together.

glockenspiel, piccolo joins in later
adagio, slow and steady

half way, it turns into a major key song with a thrilling and exciting atomosphere. this makes the brass instrument join in with a significant loud sound to create hype tension. then soon after the violin joins by itself playing the melody. then there comes a timpani drum roll after a big crescendo.

there is a homophonic texture and structure throughout the star wars theme song. when the drum roll ends, the flute plays the melody and the harp plays broken chords. the pianissimo dynamics are mainly quiet. this song suggested that the princess was a strong, wise, kind medative, active, adventious and positive character. this was actually a tribute because she died in real life.]]> 2017-11-13 14:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/williamskuda/fsn50wwyqs7u/wish/206249301