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Chorale and Shaker Dance is a lively composition based on two musical themes, an original melody (the "chorale") and the Shaker tune, "Simple Gifts".It begins with a woodwind chorale composed of piccolo, flute, oboe, E♭ clarinet, B♭ clarinet, E♭ alto clarinet, B♭ bass clarinet, bassoon, and alto saxophone with a canon theme exhibited several times between the saxophone and flute.
Berceuse – Composition resembling a lullaby, often calm and soothing. Burlesque – Composition intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works. Caprice – Lively piece, typically free in form and of a light, playful character. Carol – Festive folk song or popular hymn, often of religious nature.
Animated, lively antiphon A liturgical or other composition consisting of choral responses, sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of another composition; a repeated passage in a psalm or other liturgical piece, similar to a refrain. [2] antiphonal
The following is a list of jazz-influenced classical compositions.Classical music has often incorporated elements or material from popular music of the composer's time. Jazz has influenced classical music, particularly early and mid-20th-century composers, including Maurice Rav
A capriccio or caprice (sometimes plural: caprices, capri or, in Italian, capricci), is a piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.The typical capriccio is one that is fast, intense, and often virtuosic in nature.
Music critics generally praised the catchy and lively composition and lighthearted theme, but a few found the track underwhelming. "Paper Rings" charted in Australia, Canada, Scotland, Singapore, and the United States, and it received certifications in Australia and the United Kingdom.
American art song composition continues to be lively and strong in the early 21st century. Commissions from well-known singers have added a number of new works to the repertoire, and composers such as Tom Cipullo , Ricky Ian Gordon , Daron Hagen , Jake Heggie , Lori Laitman and John Musto are establishing themselves as the current generation of ...
The lively composition uses diagonal lines — arms, rigging, mast, pump handle, wind-blown flag — to draw the eye around the painting. [2]