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1. What musical strategies do composers use to get their message across in their pieces? 2. // Emotions of the Musical Keys // 3. Copyright by Kevin Lessmann 2014 4. @http://www.gradfree.com/kevin/some_theory_on_musical_keys.htm 5. Google, 6/11/2014 6. S- Music as a means of communication, specific messages/ lack there of and the effect that has O- Recently written music A- Rath's listeners P- To tell his listeners what he want them to get from his music S- Don Rath Jr. Tone- Personal, heartfelt 7. Rath writes about music as a means of communication between composer and listener; then he gets more specific, transitioning to how he communicates his messages to his listener, and how he does it considering he is an instrumental composer and does not work with words. Rath finishes by stating a few of his long term goals and what he plans to learn/ accomplish through composition and then invites the reader to become a listener and a regular visitor of his website. 8. Music is a means of communication that can be used to convey messages 9. I trust his opinions and information because he is a composer, so he has been through the process of trying to communicate with his listeners. Except his goal is " to learn enough about music composition and music production so as to master the art and craft of musical communication so well that my meaning and intent is clearly expressed" and I'm not sure if I believe that is something a person can master
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10. “communication can occur without imposing opinions or word-based ideas on others through the chosen lyrics.”

“You retain the right and privilege of holding the power to think for yourself.”

1. What musical strategies do composers use to get their message across in their pieces? 2. // A Global Perspective- Messages // 3. Don Rath Jr. Copyright 2014 4. [] 5. Google, 6/15/2014 6. S- The emotions associated with 22 different major and minor key O- Translation of Christian Schubert's //Ideen zu einer Aesthetik der Tonkunst// by Rita Steblin A- Anyone who wants to learn how to communicate with the musical language, composers who are trying to find which key would best relay their message for a certain piece P- Describes the emotions that listeners will feel when music is played in 22 different major and minor key. S- Christian Schubert, Rita Steblin, and anyone who gave their emotional opinion during the creation of this list. Tone- Descriptive, well thought-out 7. This list goes through 12 major keys and 10 minor keys and describes the emotions that people generally feel when they hear pieces in each key. Not every person will feel every key exactly the same way, but these descriptions are generally what has been reported. 8. Every key has a different emotion associated with it. 9. I am not fully convinced that these emotions are generally felt by people, considering some of them (like D# minor) are very specific and slightly bizarre. But some (like C major) make more sense, when I consider my background experience as a musician. 10.
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“Completely pure. Its character is: innocence, simplicity, naivety, children's talk”

“Feelings of the anxiety of the soul's deepest distress, of brooding despair, of blackest depression, of the most gloomy condition of the soul.”

“Every fear, every hesitation of the shuddering heart, breathes out of horrible D# minor. If ghosts could speak, their speech would approximate this key”