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Mozart's Piano Sonata, K 545 opening. The right hand plays the melody, which is in the top stave. The left hand plays the accompaniment part, which is in the lower stave. In the first bar of the accompaniment part, the pianist plays a C Major chord in the left hand; this chord is arpeggiated (i.e., a chord in which the notes are played one after the other, rather than simultaneousl
This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre: Traditional singer-songwriters; Others who both write songs and sing
Bar five of Schubert's art song entitled Nacht und Träume. The vocal part, including the melody notes and the text, is in the top stave. The two staves below are the piano part. An art song is a Western vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition.
If the lead singer is a singer-songwriter, she or he may write some or all of the lyrics or create entire songs (including chords and melodies). Examples of a lead vocalist in rock music are Freddie Mercury from Queen and Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones. Similarly in soul music, Smokey Robinson was the lead singer of The Miracles.
Moore was born and raised amidst New York City's avant-garde art scene of the 1970s. She spent many years performing in experimental works by artists such as MacArthur Award recipient John Jesurun, (including his plays Deep Sleep and Shatterhand Massacre, in the U.S. and Europe), MacArthur Award recipient Richard Foreman (in his play, I've Got the Shakes, [4] Ridge Theater (including the Obie ...
These terms, although not fully describing a singing voice, associate the singer's voice with the roles most suitable to the singer's vocal characteristics. Yet another sub-classification can be made according to acting skills or requirements, for example the basso buffo who often must be a specialist in patter as well as a comic actor.
For example, a C major chord is made up of the notes C, E, and G. If the notes are held out the entire duration of a measure, the composer or orchestrator will have to decide what instrument(s) play this chord and in what register. Some instruments, including woodwinds and brass are monophonic and can only play one note of the chord at a time.
The phrase was originally coined by musicologist Charles Seeger, father of the folk singer Pete Seeger, [2] but the underlying concept goes back to 1907, when Cecil Sharp [3] observed that the transmission of folk songs and the forms they took when they were collected and attested was the result of three factors: continuity, variation, and selection. [4]