Anabella Discovering the World of Music

Art in action! For the final part of my art in action project I added a poem by D.H. Lawrence called Trees in the Garden!  All put together put together my project is comprised of  • music - my song that I composed taking the poem I wrote and putting it to a simple melody with a harmony. On the top I have pop chord symbols so that it can be played with a guitar or with the baseline piano accompaniment. I also have figured bass on the bottom so that if a key change is needed then I’ll know what chords to play in the desired key. I also enjoyed the change from minor to the relative major key that I ended up using in the piece (they share the same key signature but the piece begins in minor and switches to major).   • art - the drum/shaker that I made using recycled materials. I painted the top but I ended up putting sheet music around the drum instead of having the sides painted.   • and theater - the poem that I chose which would be read as a monologue. I ch...

 Sonatina I Op. 20 No. 1 by Friedrich Kuhlau! This sonatina has been so fun to learn. I love the middle section that sounds very stormy and reminds me of Beethoven. But then it returns to the main, happy, theme! I plan on playing this piece for my piano jury once the tempo is polished up! 

 The full version of June by Tchaikovsky from The Seasons! This piece has been one of my favorites to learn and I plan on playing it for my piano jury once a few areas are polished up. I picked this piece because the first time I sight read it, I fell in love with the ominous, melancholy, atmosphere of the piece. The bass line reminds me of rolling ocean waves, and the right hand melody feels very cloudy. In my book, there is a short poem/quote above the piece below the title. It reads, “Let us go to the shore; there the waves will kiss our legs. With mysterious sadness the stars will shine down in us.” - A. Pleshcheyer