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Concert Analysis Songs Around the WordI stand Thee by Allen Ridout1.Gregorian strengthen consists of a single- rootd melody and is monophonic in texture. This piece also consists of these basic structures as well as not having any harmory or counterpoint. This piece performed by U of I might member Steven Rickards, is sung a cappella.2.This piece differs from the traditional Gregorian cantillate of the Middle ages because of the jumps and leaps presented in the piece, which show that the piece was written after the period. other reason it differs from chant is because this is plainchant rather than Gregorian. It is also sung in English, rather than the traditional Latin text. Ahavant Olam by Ben Steinburg3.Cantillation, according to the Harvard Music Dictionary, is to chant or recite (a liturgical text) in a musical lagger recitation or reading with musical modulations. One of its features is that the piece is nifty out of the torah4.One of the master(prenominal) reasons why this piece has a Jewish sound is it is in minor key, giving it the drama of a Jewish piece. It also has a monotonic sound present. In some part of the piece, the singer embellishes some of the long syllables, reservation it melismatic. Mizi Westra did a great telephone line of bringing out the main idea of the text which is peace and love.5.The main role of the piano on this piece is to establish the melodic idea. The piano player, Amy Eggelston, lets the frankist take over but makes it like they are singing in concert. The pianist plays just as an important role as the vocalist, making her not an accompanist. Leit etter livet by Christian Sinding6.I believe that the piece is talking almost happiness and fulfillment. The piece is entitled Leit etter livet which translated means Seek after biography and Live it. The performer exemplifies this with his happy singing and the piano has an ascending line that also portrays happiness.Det forste by Edvard Grieg7.Mr. Samuelson inter prets the piece in a few ways. First, with his urgency. He displays his passion and oneness of the music. He uses lots of dynamics and also in some cases bends the pitch, which makes the piece more interesting. He also displays a gre... ...he violin. It was raspy in nature and did not flow with the violin. What really impress me about the duo of Hunt and Enzinger was their patience. They never cannonball along tempos and took their time with melodies, making the outcome a beautiful performance. The music was simple and could have been rushed but never did. Overall, this concert was very well put together and the musicians were very classy and talented. I wish we had that many talented musicians here at this university. I would recommend this concert to anyone who has an interest in vocal music.BibliographySacred sound and social change liturgical music in Jewish and Christian experienceByLawrence A Hoffman Janet Roland Walton Notre chick University of Notre Dame Press, 1992.T he Triumph of Pierrot, The Commedia dellArte and the Modern Imagination, Martin Green and John Swan, rev.ed. 1993, Penn State Press.The Life of Debussy compose Nichols, Roger 184 pagesPub. Date Jun 1998, Publisher Cambridge Univ PressJoseph machlis,Kristine Forney. The enjoyment of music. 9th edition.Ww Norton and company, 2003. new yorkWebsters Music vocabulary of music,