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... I chose to listen to “Wedding March from Lohengrin” for the listening assignment. Richard Wagner wrote the piece in 1847, during the romantic musical period. The piece can be found in “Introductory Concepts: Can Music Have A Specific Purpose?” Of course, this selection reminds me of weddings. I associate this piece with the start of a wedding, when the bride begins her procession down the isle while her future husband waits for her at the front of the church. I associate the beginning of the piece as a cue for the congregation to stand and watch the bride’s entrance. I haven’t really listened to the music very closely before, because I have been focused watching the bride and any other activities taking place. Even while I listen to the piece here, I have images of a church full of people, standing with their heads turned backwards, watching and waiting for the bride to start her march down the isle. The piece I listen to was played as a solo, by an organist (I think it was originally played by an orchestra). The piece uses unity by playing the same musical idea more than once. The music played at the beginning of the piece is played again at 1:14. Though it is played again, it is played at a higher pitch, which provides some variety. I think the dynamics are relatively the same throughout the piece, except for around the 1:40 mark, where it seems to get considerably louder, and then softer again a few seconds later. I think this piece is very effective for weddings because it is a very soothing piece. I chose to listen to “Wedding March from Lohengrin” for the listening assignment. Richard Wagner wrote the piece in 1847, during the romantic musical period. The piece can be found in “Introductory Concepts: Can Music Have A Specific Purpose?” Of course, this selection reminds me of weddings. I associate this piece with the start of a wedding, when the bride begins her procession down the isle while her future husband waits for her at the front of the church. I associate the beginning of the piece as a cue for the congregation to stand and watch the bride’s entrance. I haven’t really listened to the music very closely before, because I have been focused watching the bride and any other activities taking place. Even while I listen to the piece here, I have images of a church full of people, standing with their heads turned backwards, watching and waiting for the bride to start her march down the isle. The piece I listen to was played as a solo, by an organist (I think it was originally played by an orchestra). The piece uses unity by playing the same musical idea more than once. The music played at the beginning of the piece is played again at 1:14. Though it is played again, it is played at a higher pitch, which provides some variety. I think the dynamics are relatively the same throughout the piece, except for around the 1:40 mark, where it seems to get considerably louder, and then softer again a few seconds later. I think this piece is very effective for weddings because it is a very soothing piece. ...