The term usually refers to the creation of
musical works expressed in written notation.
Not exact matches
Having had a tremendous commercial success with the London production of Starlight
Express (a
musical intended for kids which is great fun, but not exactly a piece that I thought would change the course of Western art music), I thought there was now the possibility of being able to develop an area of my writing that I had been quietly
working away on ever since I began composing.
The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to
express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious •
Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or
musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event
As they
work throughout the week, slaves look forward to their afternoon of music, hope, and community in Congo Square, an area, now part of Louis Armstrong Park, where city leaders allowed the slaves to gather and revive their African
musical traditions, capturing them in the sounds of bells and drums and
expressing them in song and dance.
In my last letter, I talked about attending the «Me... Jane»
musical with Dr. Jane Goodall and
expressed my appreciation for the talent and hard
work of everyone who helped create the play.
MF: When I was at college, I drew underground comic books and later
worked as a caricaturist at NME [New
Musical Express].
Musical, his
work is to be understood like «an orchestra» which
expresses «passion, fury, romanticism «according to Michel Ragon.
French artist Céleste Boursier - Mougenot's
work merges the realms of the
musical and the visual, mining unexpected sources for
musical potential and creating situations or devices in which sonic events are
expressed visually or visual informational is
expressed sonically.
My paintings, drawings, and photographic
works employ color, mark - making and form to
express the timbre of instruments and the pitch, notes and tempo of
musical compositions.