Disney's FROZEN tells the story of two sister princess, Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell). Elsa has the power to create ice and snow out of thin air, but after a childhood accident with her powers, her parents decide to hide the family away and keep the powers a secret from her younger sister.
ABOUT THE SONG "LET IT GO"
In "Let It Go," Menzel shows off her powerful voice that won her a Tony in 2004 for Wicked. It also reveals some of Elsa's more ascetically pleasing snowy powers. The song earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song.
I couldn't believe it, it's already end of year again. This year for Christmas, I wrote the student progress report and I made some Christmas treat for my students. Hope they're not in shock when their parents read the bad report, so I think they deserve something sweet lol... Christmas in a bottle sounds great, isn't it?
My students seem like the Christmas treat so much and some of my friends asked me curiously how did I make it? So, I decide to make this post. Crafting is one of my hobby since I was little. Scrap-booking is even better!
Natal sudah di ambang pintu dan Anda masih belum menemukan ide,
dekorasi, atau hadiah apakah yang cocok untuk kerabat musisi tercinta?
Jangan panik! Simak beberapa ide yang menarik ini!
1. Kertas Kado (vintage wrapping paper)
Nah, saatnya membereskan lemari buku Anda dan mengumpulkan kertas partitur musik Anda yang sudah tidak terpakai... Partitur yang sudah lama dapat digunakan sebagai kertas kado yang cantik lho! Warnanya yang agak pudar justru akan menambah kesan "vintage" pada kertas kado Anda. Tinggal diberi hiasan pita berwarna emas/merah, tambahkan sedikit dekorasi, berupa bel-bel kecil, daun cemara, atau pine cones menurut kreasi Anda sendiri untuk kesan Natal. So sweet...
2. Handmade decorations
Kertas partitur musik Anda juga bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai dekorasi ruangan yang unik.Anda bisa membuatnya bersama-sama dengan buah hati Anda, dengan begitu moment yang spesial ini dapat lebih menjadi lebih spesial dan tidak terlupakan bukan? Hiasan ini bisa diletakkan di depan pintu.
Gunakan karton tebal sebagai dasar untuk menempel kertas partitur Anda, tambahkan sedikit glitter, dan beberapa detail lainnya. It turned out really cute!
4. Hiasan pohon natal (Christmas tree ornament)
Kertas partitur Anda juga dapat digunakan untuk membuat hiasan pohon natal berbentuk bintang, seperti di bawah ini. Anda hanya perlu mencetak pola (klik tulisan pola!), lalu memotong, dan melipatnya. Untuk menggantungnya, gunakan pelubang kertas, dan tambahkan tali/pita berwarna emas. Maka hiasan bintang Anda siap digantung di pohon natal Anda!
Listen "Ukrainian Bell Carol" for 2 pianos, 8 hands HERE
Listen "Ukrainian Bell Carol" in youtube
BRIEF HISTORY
Ukrainian Bell Carol is written based on Ukrainian folk song,
The melody was created for choir in 1916 by Ukrainian composer
Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921) and titled "Shchedryk", means "bountiful." adapted by Peter J. Wilhousky as a "Carol of the Bells"
Based on an old Ukrainian folk song,
the original lyrics describes
the swallow flying
into a household to proclaim the plentiful year that
the family will have.
The swallow is a herald of
spring coming, possibly of pre-Christian origins.
The folk melody was
sung in many Ukrainian villages
on Jan. 13 – New Year's Eve on the
Julian calendar
– usually by adolescent girls going house to house in
celebration of the new year.
The title chosen by him "Carol of the Bells"
was harmonious with the
old Slavic legend
that at midnight the evening Jesus was born
all the
bells on earth started to sound of their own accord in his honor.
Since
then the song has become a popular Christmas tune
especially in the US
and Canada where it is also known as "Ukrainian Carol"
PIECE ANALYSIS
Leontovych originally created the piece as an assignment for a
harmony course.
He was taking by correspondence to demonstrate the use of
a four-note known as ostinato. The ostinato motif, a repeated four-note
pattern within the range of a minor third, is thought to be of
prehistoric origins. a New Year's chant known in Ukrainian as
"Shchedryk"[the Generous One].
The original traditional Ukrainian text used a device, known as
hemiola, in the rhythm (alternating the accents within each measure from
3/4 to 6/8 and back again).
This device however is lost in the English
translations and rarely is used in non-Ukrainian or instrumental
performances.The original work was intended to be sung a cappella by mixed
four-voice choir.
Two other settings of the composition were also
created by Leontovych: one for women's choir (unaccompanied) and another
for children's choir with piano accompaniment. These are rarely
performed or recorded.
The choral work Shchedryk was first performed by students at Kiev
University in December 1916. When American choir director and arranger
Peter Wilhousky (1902-1978) heard Leontovich's choral work, it reminded
him of bells; so he wrote new lyrics to convey that imagery for his
choir.