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Explain how Elfman uses timbre and harmony to create a dark atmosphere in his piece ‘Batman Returns: Birth of a penguin’ part I & II’

Elfman is a composer renowned for creating a dark, magical atmosphere in his music, and his work for ‘Batman Returns’ in 1994 is no exception.Typically, Elfman uses harmony unpredictably. Instead of the typi...
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How would I recognise a Baroque piece of Music?

Baroque music is broadly defined by complex texture, functional harmony, and use of ornamentation. The texture of a Baroque piece of music will likely be made up of interweaving melodic lines , sometimes mak...
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Compare Rossini's “Kyrie” from Petite Messe Solennelle with Gershwin's An American In Paris”(b. 1-209) in terms of use of dynamics

Being the two pieces from very different contexts in terms of genre, orchestration, historical period and geographical location, I expect them to have some noticeable divergences that will find justification...
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Describe in detail three key features of the Classical Period (1750-1830)

Periodic phrasing - the organising of musical ideas into shorter, balanced phrase lengths of typically 2 to 4 measures. The phrases consist of two parts, an antecedent and consequent. The antecedent acts as ...
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3x+3=19-5x

3x+3=19-5x(+5x) 8x+3=19 (+5x)(-3) 8x=16 (-3)(/8) x=2 (/8) Algebra is all about balance, so anything you do to one side of the equation, you have to do to the other side as well. So first thing to do it get a...
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