-Eighth note: is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of whole note. ... The older acoustic guitar was very much a rhythm instrument in classic jazz because it played chords on each beat. -Half note: is a note played for half the duration of a whole note and twice the duration of a quarter note. ... -Quarter note: is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note. ... -Sixteenth note: is a note played for one sixteenth the duration of a whole note, hence the name. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of the most unique aspects of this song is that it does not follow the classic pattern of consisting primarily of verses and choruses, but rather five distinct parts, an intro, a ballad, an opera, a rock, and then ends with an outro. ... In the fifth measure a piano comes in and plays a few notes very softly under the vocals. ... On the last downbeat of the intro the bass guitar comes in with a whole note, and continues to play whole notes through the bridge. ... The first musical sound of the opera section is a light piano playing the same short accented note, which picks up the te...

• Word Count: 1342
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• Grade Level: High School

While with Miles he participated in such classic Davis sessions as Milestones and Kind Of Blue. ... His classic Giant Steps album contained the mighty tunes Giant Steps and Countdown. ... About Schoenberg's 12-note system, he said: Damn the rules. ... You play all 12 notes anyway. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

While with Miles he participated in such classic Davis sessions as Milestones and Kind Of Blue. ... His classic Giant Steps album contained the mighty tunes "Giant Steps" and "Countdown?. ... About Schoenberg's 12-note system, he said: "Damn the rules. ... You play all 12 notes anyway." ...

• Word Count: 1751
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Within the changing meter of rhythm, song notes of various pitches were intertwined. ... Classic and romantic relates to the two basic instincts of human nature The numerical size of orchestras in courts, churches, concert halls and theatres varied as much as their internal composition, and for any traveling musician orchestral resources were largely unpredictable. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I thought the manner in which the director chose to unfold the plot was classic. ... Even when the Emperor told him that there was too many notes in his opera, in Mozart's mind it was perfect. ...

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Work of Art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin wrote the essayThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction? in 1936. In his essay he discusses art mainly before the 20th century, and specifically, theaura? of that art. Aura, as Mr. Benjamin describes it, is simply uniq...

• Word Count: 1974
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School