How do composers convey mood and emotion in music?
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excerpt from THE RAVEN Edgar Allen Poe
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'Merely this and nothing more.
With each listening example - ask yourself...
What song am I listening to?
Does this song convey the mood of The Raven?
Why? Or why not!? Think of specific things you are hearing (instruments, tempo, articulation, melody)
If you were not in class - After viewing slideshow &/or reading the Poe excerpt, turn in a paper answering these questions with each of the 3 listening examples (links below).
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
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