Introduction: After reading and understanding more of Hildegard’s life, you may be able to appreciate the excerpt from the “Play of Virtues.”
Questions:
- Did you like listening to this excerpt? Why or why not?
- Is melody an important factor in this film music? What does this music make you think or feel? (Even if you do not know the plot to the Star Wars movies.)
- How does this music make you feel? Do these 2 excerpts from the Star Wars films have more of an impact on you because you can relate to them in a more modern sense, compared to Hildegard’s musical excerpt? Can you still appreciate Hildegard’s music even if you are not as comfortable with listening to it? Why or why not?
Answers:
- Personally, this excerpt was not one of my favorites. I understood and enjoyed the story behind it, but the music just wasn’t very comforting to my ears.
- I would say that melody is an important factor in this film music. I have no prior knowledge of the star wars films, so I do not know what scene this piece of music is from, but this piece makes me feel kind of sad/down at the beginning. After about halfway, when the tempo & volume picks up, then it makes me feel like I’m being uplifted.
- This music makes me feel like I’m marching in or a war/battle is about to happen. I would say that these 2 excerpts from the Star Wars films do have a bigger impact on me than the Hildegard’s musical excerpt. More or so, because they are more modern, & I feel like I can’t really relate to the Hildegard except, because I do not know much about that time period. I can still appreciate Hildegard’s music even though it was not comfortable to listen too, I appreciate the story & meaning behind it, so in a sense that makes up for the lack of interest in the actual sound of the music.
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