Sound Essay Examples

GE Global Research is developing a solar-powered portable ultrasound device. GE Healthcare has received a new NIH grant to design and create distinctive features for its products in the growing field of portable ultrasound devices used in point-of-care settings. The analysis provides reasons why GE Healthcare should pursue a risk-taking strategy, including the development of […]

The international sector consisted of subsidiaries in 20 countries that distributed Sound Dynamics products worldwide. Reichard Produkten, GmbH, located in Munich, was one of the larger subsidiaries in the sector. It manufactured commercial components and supplies for distribution in Western Europe. San Remo, situated in the German-speaking region of Northern Italy near the Austrian border, […]

After I posted my review of Payoneer’s Virtual US Bank Account offering many of you asked me how you can obtain a Payoneer prepaid debit card. As I’ve mentioned in that review, you cannot obtain a debit card directly from Payoneer, instead you have to get it from one of Payoneer’s payment solutions partners. Payoneer […]

This activity uses the resonance of a column of air to measure the velocity of sound. English Activity: Setup i Equipment Glass Resonance Tube (Uniform Inside Diameter, With Scale Markings) Rubber Tube Reservoir Stand Low Frequency Generator (or Tuning Fork) Audio Measurement Setup (EA-200, graphic scientific calculator, data communication cable) Temperature Measurement Setup (EA-200, graphic […]

The demand for the “home theatre” effect, which mimics the spatial imaging of cinema audio, is rapidly increasing (Holman 59). As a result, many producers of television and music are considering encoding their products in Dolby Surround format to make them future-proof. Despite its ups and downs, surround sound has a fascinating history. The concept […]

Sound can be split into two main categories diegetic and non – diegetic. Diegetic sound is sound that is part of what is on screen this includes dialogue and sound effects that are created by a foley artist. All films will contain this type of sound, in the poker scene of James Bond ‘Casino royal’ […]

“Stomp Out Loud” is a musical production. It combines elements of physical movements, musicality, rhythm and pace to bring you the stunning performance of “Stomp Out Loud”. The unique musicality and movement of Stomp lies in the range of everyday objects it employs to achieve its effects: this is a show that finds sound in […]

Examining two recordings of Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, specifically Baroque and Blue, will be the focus of this investigation. The first recording, made in 1975, features Bolling himself on piano and French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. The second recording, made in 2004, is performed by Laurel Zucker. The suite was created […]

Composed at the turn of the 19th century, the works “Syrinx” and “Prelude a l’Apres-midi d’un Faune” by Claude Debussy are examples of French Romantic music where the flute is featured prominently. The works were revolutionary at the time they were written, both displaying the Romanticism of their era and also the innovatively modern harmony […]

All Blues is a member of pieces from ‘Kind of Blue’. There are five pieces, entitled All Blues, Blue in Green, So What, Freddy Freeloader and Flamenco Sketches. The recording features Miles Davis on trumpet, Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, and a rhythm section made up from Paul Chambers, […]

Grech has said that one of the main influence on the recording of the album “I am Chromosome” was the idea that all of his experiences could be categorised into three groups: sensual, holy and debauched and the unhinged “I Am Chromosome”. They are all disturbing, unsettling pieces of work. He was influenced by such […]

Messiaen, while a prisoner of war during World War II, composed “The quartet for the end of time”, which was heavily influenced by his experiences in captivity. Although Debussy had previously been Messiaen’s primary inspiration as a composer, he drew upon various other factors such as extreme hunger resulting in hallucinations. Messiaen’s incorporation of the […]

Barber’s Adagio for Strings is a 20th century Classical Composition written by Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981). It was arranged for strings, performed by Philadelphia Orchestra and conducted by Engene Ormandy in 1932.The melody is mainly played by the violin and is quite sad, as it’s in a minor key. The sad atmosphere is also […]

I have chosen five different types of atmosphere that are found in film music, each one created a different effect and helps the film created the effect that is needed in the film. My chosen atmospheres are: Scary/Tense, Sad/Unhappy, Happy/Jolly, Mystical/Magical and Excited/Action.Scary/TenseScary and tense music is a common type of music in a lot […]

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Arabic, Indian, and Malay folk music. It developed in the 1970s among working class Muslim youth, but especially since the late 1990s has reached a broader following in Indonesia. A dangdut band usually consists of a lead singer backed by four to […]

CARIBBEAN MUSIC Introduction: Caribbean music originated from the Caribbean Islands, also known as the West Indies, and is a mixture of West African and European predominantly Spanish influences. The music has its origin when West African slaves were brought to Caribbean Island. They composed music with the help of percussion instruments like drums, bells and […]

DJing involves presenting a collection of records to entertain the crowd, whether on the radio or in a club setting. Radio DJs often incorporate conversation or humor into their music presentation while club DJs use performance skills to create an artistic blend of records that enhances the musical ambiance. The art of DJing requires great […]

Elements of Music Project The two songs I am analyzing are by the same artist. The artist is DJ Shadow and the songs are entitled “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt” and “Midnight in a Perfect World. ” These songs are from his first album “Endtroducing…,” which was written in 1996. Shadow’s music has […]

Uncovering Mailer, Schoenberg & Debussy In this essay I will talk about three composers who individually had their own take on music and have significantly aided the progression of music composition in the twentieth-century. These three composers are Gustavo Mailer, Arnold Schoenberg and Claude Debussy. I will asses their compositional styles by investigating in to […]

Sound waves are created when an object vibrates. They have two main components: frequency (pitch; measured in Hertz (Hz)) and amplitude (loudness, intensity; measured in decibels (dB)). The method of limits is a psychophysical method in which a particular dimension of a stimulus, or the difference between two stimuli, is varied incrementally until the participant […]

Reggae is the musical genre of the island of Jamaica. Reggae originated in the early 1960’s from its precursor’s ska, rocksteady, and dub. It’s origins can be found in African, Caribbean, and rhythm and blues music of America. Reggae is often associated with the religion of Rastafarianism which spread throughout the world by the music […]

Reggae is a genre that developed from numerous musical styles. It is rooted in the music of black slaves transported from Ghana by the Spanish in the 15th century. They created a unique style of music that was popular as mento in Jamaican folk music from centuries and changed in the 1960s and 70s, in […]