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During this period, music was given importance, based on the assumption that it could humanize, refine, and elevate our elementary learning communities through listening and singing (Greata [22]). Subsequently, one of the first decisions for music instruction was related to its capacity and potential in fostering intellectual growth (Dewey ...
Some composers have discussed the significance of silence or a silent composition without ever composing such a work. In his 1907 manifesto, Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music, Ferruccio Busoni described its significance: [1] That which, within our present-day music, most nearly approaches the essential of the art, is the Rest and the Hold (Pause).
[14] [15] [16] Around 1873, Caroline Wiseneder's method for teaching instrumental music to young children was adopted by the national kindergarten movement in Germany. [ 17 ] In 1840, the well-connected educator Emily Ronalds was the first British person to study Fröbel's approach and he urged her to transplant his kindergarten concepts in ...
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm.Often "peaceful" sounding and lacking composition, beat, and/or structured melody, [5] ambient music uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening, [6] and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation.
The Skin of Our Teeth (1964): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in his "Chichester Psalms" Alarums and Flourishes (1980): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in "A Quiet Place" Tucker: an aborted concept for a musical version of the 1988 film "Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
Quiet Music for Quiet People is a completely improvised project featuring Inga Liljeström on vocals. It was recorded over two nights in August 2006. It was recorded over two nights in August 2006. It was an experiment in improvised ambient music.
Quiet City is a composition for trumpet, cor anglais or oboe, and string orchestra by Aaron Copland. In the published score, the composer indicates "use Oboe only if no English Horn is available." In the published score, the composer indicates "use Oboe only if no English Horn is available."
The Kodály method also includes the use of rhythmic movement, a technique inspired by the work of Swiss music educator Emile Jaques-Dalcroze. [ 8 ] : 10 Kodály was familiar with Dalcroze’s techniques and agreed that movement is an important tool for the internalization of rhythm.