Bobby McFerrin
Don’t worry, be happy was by Played by Bobby
McFerrin in the seventies. The in
this piece the texture changes a lot as the
work progresses. Every time the
music would take a slower beat the texture
would become thicker and the dynamic
or the volume becomes lower. When the
dynamic slows, one instrument would only
be playing, and all at once when the
tempo picks up more, and than three or more
instrument would be playing. It
seemed that when there are more than one
instrument playing, they would all
have a solo part to contribute. For example,
the violin would play a fast
tempo and the clarinet would play a slower tempo.
The instrument that I
most noticed in this piece is the violin. Throughout the
piece the violin
keeps on changing tempo and dynamic. What I liked most about
this piece this
how the instruments answer each other with a different beat, and
dynamics.
Maged Saleh Professor, Ferguson Jazz Open Listening Report "All I
Want"
The piece called "All I want" was written by Bobby Mcferrin..
In this
piece I would say that the texture stayed the same most of the time.
It
starts out with a very slow tempo. It is like walking in a desert without
water.
The tempo keeps on dragging you to a faster and more dynamic
sound. When that
happens it is like taking the first taste of water after a
long walk in the
desert. The violin plays as the main instrument when it
comes to the faster
tempo and dynamic part. The clarinet on the other hand
takes the slower mood in
the piece. The volume would get louder as the tempo
picks up. What I liked about
this particular piece is the way it changed its
tempo from vary slow to vary
fast. What I did not like is that their are not
enough instruments involved. The
only instrument that stood out I would have
to say is the violin. Maged Saleh
Professor, Ferguson Jazz Open Listening
Report Good Loven The piece Good Loven
was played the most by Bobby Mcferrin.
The piece starts out with a slow tempo
and changes to a vary loud dynamic.
The texture did stay the same. Once the
dynamic becomes louder the texture
takes a different turn. What is quince about
this piece is the how all the
instruments play the same tempo. The volume does
not change as much as in the
other pieces. When the tempo slows the violin and
the flutes would take over.
As the volume gets louder more instruments join in.
What I liked about
this piece is how the bass was being used. The words seemed
to take in a big
part on with the instruments. Just by the words alone you can
what jazz was
all about. I think this was the only song that I listened too more
than one
time.