After listeing to the pieces of music that was provided, The piece that I was most comfortable and would want to attend is the Jazz live performance. I just think Jazz is a very positive and upbeat type of music. When I think of Jazz I think of people just dancing around and vibing to the music and people interacting with eachother and having a great time. It just seems like a place for people to hang out and enjoy music.

The one that I was the least comfortable would probably be the Chamber Music Recital. The whole atmosphere seemed very serious and official. Also the seats seemd very close to the performer. Any small disruptions would seem rude or unprofessional. I personally don’t like being in these situations and it would just make me not enjoy the music but concentrate on other things

The two pieces of music I chose to listen to were Alpana from “Sitar, Sarode, and Tabla” and Kyrie (Monophonic) and how they connect to musical elements such as Melody, Harmony, and Texture. In Kyrie (Monophonic) the Melody is disjunct and kind of repetitive so you get used to what you’re listening to. Also it’s quite slow and not as cheerful. There was no Harmony in Kyrie (Monophonic), Harmony is the sounding of two or more pitches at the same time. The texture of this piece is monophonic meaning it’s an singular musical line without accompaniment. overall the musical piece was sort of sad to listen to. It sounded like it was someone singing alone in a big empty room.

In Alpana from “Sitar, Sarode, and Tabla” the melody of the piece is Conjuct which means there were short distances between each pitch. The Harmony was consonant as it sounded pleasing to the ear. All of the parts of the music sounded great altogether. The texture in my opinion was Biphony. I constantly heard this same sound in the background throughout the piece and I think thats what a drone is.

The Renaissance period was a time of innovation and exploration. The term Renaissance means re-birth and during this time period music was being reborned in a certain way because there was new interest in the composition of music. No longer is music just instrumental but its now sang by groups of boys or men. What excites me about this period is that people was innovating music and sharing their music with others. One historical event during the Renaissance was the Reformation. It was a time when people wanted to change the wrong doings of the Roman Catholic church and as a result it created the Protestant church.

The music during the Renaissance was described as holy and sacred because most of the time music was used for worship and ceremonial reasons. Genres like German music and Renaissance motet was the dominant genres. The composer that I choose is Clement Janequin and his piece La Guerre. The music sounded to what I expect. The music is sang by groups of boys and men and it sounded very holy. At the same time it sounded very fancy like something you would listen in a concert hall. What suprised me is that it was very upbeat and there is many layers to what is being sang.