RCC Comparison Between Vivaldis Winter and Alessia Caras Scars to Your Beautiful Questions – Description
Prompt
CHOOSE TWO PIECES OF MUSIC:
1. Modern-day piece/song (can be of any genre, including film music, popular music, etc.)
2. A piece from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Twentieth Century Era (up to 1945, not including early Jazz/Film/Popular music, stick to only the classical music developments discussed in the Kamien e-book Part 7 if you choose this era)
Your paper aims to compare and contrast your two chosen pieces based on the following research and analysis:
1. Music elements including instrumentation, pitch, timbre, rhythm, notation, melody, harmony
2. Composer/artist backgrounds
3. Social, political, cultural influences
4. Audiences and impressions
NOTES:
Vivaldi’s “Winter”:
Italian
Violin Virtuoso
3 separate movements, about 11 minutes long total
Primary focus is solo violinist, no vocals
In 4/4
Recurring melody
Changing mood,
“fast/slow/fast” movement style
Message is meant to be a musical representation of winter’s harshness, but also its comforts.
Cara’s “Scars to your beautiful” :
Canadian
Good Singer
About 4 minutes long
Primary focus is vocals and lyrics
In 4/4
Electronically produced
Recurring chorus
Same general inspirational mood throughout, verses cut out certain layers of sound, isolate vocals and percussion
No tempo change
Message is meant to inspire/support people dealing with self-esteem issues
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