Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, Frédéric Chopin ; Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, Frédéric Chopin

• For my first example I chose Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, the reason I chose this piece was because it directly relates to what we have learned in our model this week and it is also a part of the western music era. In this module we learned about virtuosity, what it means and the composers in the western music era that were considered a "virtuoso". Virtuosity means to be the best at what you do, and for Chopin he was considered the most renowned piano player of the 19th century. He was a part of the romantic era that was embedded in the Western music era. The meaning behind this piece to me is I have always loved music and specifically the piano, my mom is in an orchestra band and I always loved the music she played and showed me. That is how I fell in love with Chopin and he is one of my favorite piano artists, this song is loved by many because of its carefree sound and uplifting beat in the bringing with and enchanted feel in the middle it sweeps down into a slow beat and then back up again to a very happy sound. Most people describe this sound as the brightness of sunlight. The musical elements in this sound are a wavelike melody with a stepwise range, a 3/5 compound rhythm, a homophony texture, no harmony, a quick temp and a slow tempo in the middle, a loud then soft the loud dynamic, a timbre of a piano, and media is a piano. It also has a ternary form with an ABA structure, A- flat major in the beginning and end with an F minor in the slow middle part with those that create carefree and uplifting feelings. 

  Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

  For my second example I chose Elvis Presleys "Can't Help Falling In Love", the reason I chose this piece was because it directly relates to what we have learned about this week in our model of Virtuosity. Elvis is considered "The King of Rock & Roll" which correlates with Virtuosity because at his time he was the best rock and roll artist and still is one of the best to this day. He started his career in 1945 and continued it till he passed away in 1977 and he was apart of the Rock & Roll era. The meaning behind this piece to me is that I grew up listening to Elvis because my dad is one of his biggest fans (he has collected all of his vinyls and movies) and this was my favorite song due to the beautiful emotions it conveys. To others this song is also loved by so many people and is one of the most know Elvis songs due to its romantic emotions and beautiful sound. Lots of people love to include this in their weddings because of the beautiful lyrics and also how it sounds as an instrumental piece. The musical elements in this piece are a conjunct melody with a stepwise range, a 3/4 rhythm that is performed at 16 measures per minute, polyphony texture, a beautiful harmony with him the background singers and instruments, a very slow tempo, a soft dynamic change with his voice, timbre with a guitar bass piano and drums, and media with his voice background singers and all the instruments listed above. All of these musical elements come together to create a beautiful piece perfumed in a D major that shows your whole hearted love for someone. Even though thick and thin you can't help but fall in love with them like the title.