Moods and Influences: The Musical Emotion This is mainly just an outline for a major essay. It contains every main idea, concrete detail and commentary without any filler.

Essay by neo1513, High School, 10th grade, A-, July 2004

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I. Through the use of elements such as variations in volume and tempo, musicians and composers, modern and old, use their creations as a catalyst to impart and influence their emotions concerning views on the world to the listener.

A.         Sadness is often a favored sensation that is displayed in music because of                  the makers need to be understood about their internal turmoil or to define the         sadness and bring together people who relate with such feelings.

                 1.          The song "Here's to the Night" by Eve6 starts by establishing a                           slow but firm rhythm and leans more to lower notes and tones to set a                           dreary, regretful mood.

                          a.         The instant message sent by the beginning of the song is                                    melancholy but as it progresses the listener can feel the depth of                                    remorse and through the singing. At this point, one may begin to                                    associate those feelings with their own and complete the                                             connection which was originally intended by the music.

                 2.         Grieg's "The Death of Ase" in the Peer Gynt Suite presents long                           notes with exaggerated shifts in volume and is also played on the                                    lower end of the scale to emphasize the drama of the characters                                    fate in the story.

                          a.         Evard Grieg's aim in displaying such a grim tone is to                                    infect the viewers of the play with the same despair felt in every                                    facet of the stage and the souls of the performers. Because the                                    audience feels an emotional attachment to the character, the                                    emotion is heightened with each resounding note...