Blog Post Week 5 - "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller
I chose to do "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller because I absolutely adore jazz music. It might seem like quite the cacophonous din to some people, but I find every aspect of jazz music enthralling. I especially love “In the Mood” because of its galvanizing dynamics. The transition from low to high volume can be stunning yet absolutely beautiful. The ending is always a shock because they lead you to believe that it’s about to end numerous times, and then they re-enter at full volume, I absolutely love it. I also love the dulcet solo exchange between the two saxophones about halfway through the song. I also love this song because I had the opportunity to play it when I was in jazz band in high school, so it educed many memories that I had long since forgotten. For this particular song, our jazz band had an unbelievable amount of choreography to accompany it, so it was super fun to relieve the feeling of being at a performance and dancing with my trombone. It was also surreal to remember each piece of the song. I could remember how each section played because I heard it every morning for 4 years. I was very surprised at how many instrumental segments I could recognize throughout the song.
I think that it is way cool that you love jazz music, it definitely an acquired choice of music for many including myself. I agree with your stance on the transitions from low to high it is very nice. Honestly, songs that lead you to believe that it is about to end and then keeps going absolutely annoys me, because I was prepared to listen to a new song, but it is not done when I expected it to. Also some songs that end abruptly just leaves you wanting a more casual ending. I also think that it is cool that you were able to bring back old memories through this song, and still being able to recognize each section and instrumental segments. That is something I could not do, granted I am not musically inclined. Great insights!
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool that you picked one of the jazz pieces. I also play the trombone and have done several years of jazz band! It is so interesting to hear all the dynamic changes throughout the song. I also love the saxophone solo 'battle' that occurs within this song!
ReplyDeleteI really loved your analysis of this song. without even listening to the song, your description of this song gave me an idea of how the song would sound like. The parts of the song where it would lead you into believing the song is ending and then suddenly starting again reminded me of modern songs today. Most songs today include this, and makes them even greater pieces of music.
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