Composing to Visual Arts by

Composing to Visual Arts by https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh en-us 2020-01-13 18:17:14 UTC 2025-06-26 19:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Post#1 Pictures at an exhibition review jerell_parris https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/445739374 -What movement did you choose?catacombae

-What is the theme/mood of the movement? (Dark, Ominous, Playful, Energetic, etc) energetic, playful

-How does Mussorgsky represent the visual artwork shown through his music? he represents the artwork by making playful but kinda mystery like.

SHMRG Questions
SOUND
-What dynamic(s) do you hear? (piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, forte) forte
-Do the dynamics change over time? yes How? piano to forte
Harmony

-Is the piece in MAJOR or Minor? minor
-Does that change throughout the piece? no

Melody
-Does the melody have a wide or narrow range? the melody has a wide range

-Is it mostly Conjunct (stepwise) or Disjunct (jumps around)?

Rhythm
-What is the meter (time signature) of the piece?

-Does that change or stay the same?

Growth
-How could you describe the piece from start to finish (ABA, Verse/Chorus, etc)?

-Are any sections repeated/sound like things you heard earlier?
yes

]]> 2020-02-14 18:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/445739374 Post#2 Choosing your visual art jerell_parris https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/449596953 -The title of the piece and artist.
Micky mouse as New York graffiti artist
-What is being expressed in the artwork?
how cool Mickey Mouse is
-What is the mood of the piece?
hoodlum
What informs your interpretation?
hoodlum
-What might the artwork sound like musically? (Ex-Dark timbres, fast tempo, lots of dynamic changes).
rap]]> 2020-02-24 17:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/449596953 Post#3 compisition day 1 jerell_parris https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/453845968 -What is the instrumentation you chose to use?Electic drums
-What musical element did you focus on (Harmony, Melody, Rhythm)?Rythum
-What is the tonality of the piece (Major or Minor)?major
-How does your composition represent the visual artwork?my composition represents my piece because I added a beat that sounds like a cop yelling at Mickey Mouse
-What is the next step in your compositional process?Adding more beats to it to make my composition more hoodlike]]> 2020-03-03 18:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/453845968 Post#4 Composition day 2 jerell_parris https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/454664295 -What did you add to your piece? I added an extra beat to my piece
-How does that further aid in representing your visual art? It aids in representing my piece because in the beat there is a guy saying hey and mickey mouse is vandalizing a wall so a guy is saying hey to mickey mouse to see what he is doing to the wall
-What do you want to add next to your piece? I want to add me playing piano to my next piece
-What other musical elements does your piece need in order to be shared? me playing piano in the backround and a hard base sound]]> 2020-03-04 20:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/454664295 Post#5 Composition day 3 jerell_parris https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/458591681 -What is the instrumentation you chose to use?Chinese pipe, Electronic drums
-What musical element did you focus on (Harmony, Melody, Rhythm)?Rythum
-What is the tonality of the piece (Major or Minor)?Major
-How does your composition represent the visual artwork?I added a Chinese pipe to my beat which makes it more playful like how Mickey Mouse would be but still with the rap vibe
-What is the next step in your compositional process? I would try to make my composition longer like a beat should be its a rapper was going to rap to it and I would do that by adding more addlibs ]]> 2020-03-11 17:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jerell_parris/npe0t2yyo1xh/wish/458591681