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Features of French Romanticism in Camille Saint-Saens’s Music

It is important to analyze Camille Saint-Saens's works in the context of French Romanticism because the composer often combined the elements of French Romanticism with features typical of other movements and music styles like habanera.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 303

Abstract for Choral Article

It was qualitative research that revealed the views of the participants on the musical and pedagogical impacts of the choir director.
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Paintings by Ingres and Picasso Comparison

Portrait is a special genre the task of which is to transfer with the help of artistic means, the inner world of a personality, and their abilities.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1188

The Beauty of Photography: An Opinion

However, ultimately, I leaned toward the DSLR cameras and still photography rather than the motion of the film. As a result, good photos make one look at the situation from a different angle, capturing a [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 247

Architecture. The Fate of the Palais Stoclet

Therefore, the only reasonable solution in this case would be to open it to the public as a repository of artistic relics of Art Nouveau and Modernism.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 277

The British Arts and Crafts Movement

Having originated in Europe in the late 1850s, the British Art movement took an important place in the pantheon of artistic trends that defined the further evolution of art.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 310

Chris Hondros: War Photographer

This leads the author of the current paper to discovering the key three topics that have to be covered in order to evaluate Hondros' contribution to war photography during the first decade of the 21st [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1689

The Approaches to Reading Music

The purpose of this paper is to present the analysis of music pieces as a kind of narrative discourse and focus on a variety of views regarding the relationship between music and a narrative with [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3036

“The Social Network” by David Fincher

The aesthetic elements used in the movie, namely, the interior of the room in which the conversation takes place, emphasize the old-fashioned approach that Summers supports regarding the understanding of communication and the role that [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

Music and Memory: Discussion

Future research should focus on addressing the limitations of the study and exploring the effect of other types of music. The findings of the study are consistent with the current body of knowledge about the [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

How to Legally Sample Music

The second part is the actual, physical recording of the song this copyright most likely belongs to the record label or the artist.
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3615

Keeping Murals as a Way to Preserve Art

Several schools in the United States are already in the process of removing paintings since they depict horrible truths about the history of the country, such as slavery and genocide.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 300

Billie Eilish’s Concert: Review

It could be felt, but also seen at the concert, as everyone was dancing following the sound and rhythm of the music.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 292

The Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’ Performance

Before providing my opinion on the performance in the second part of the essay, it is logical to start with a brief summary of one of the most popular books about pirates of all time. [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 917

How MTV Changed the Music Industry

Potentially, in the specificity of the medium lies the reason for the heyday of pop music prompted by MTV. The nature of MTV gave rise to music videos, and even more so, it shifted further [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 329

Alecia Beth Moore Live Concert Critique

In summary, after the concert, I was overwhelmed with numerous positive emotions and impressions that could not be expressed by simple words and would remain for the rest of my life.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 318

Stevie Wonder Live Concert Critique

Stevie Wonder is known as the founder of modern RnB and soul and one of the key figures influencing the development of the 20th centurys music styles.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 387

Ed Sheeran: Musical Concert Critique

Ed writes songs about different life situations that are relatable to most people while having a virtuosity of the word, and that is what makes him so unique and exceptional.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 362

Francisco Goya Art Review

A contemporary example is the depiction of the devil as a goat in the film series, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the 2015 film The Witch, which bear close semblance to the same entity's [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1130

Restrictions in Art and Literature

While children should be prevented from reading particular novels and watching certain movies, banning any pieces of art completely intervenes with the development of art and conflicts with the values of democracy.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 951

The Cinematography of “Taipei Story” Film

It has incredible camera movements, shot angles, and composition that are used as a visual language for depicting the tensions between the characters, old and new, and each person's relationship to the city. Moreover, the [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 362

Art Tendencies in Europe and the Persian Empire

This research paper focuses on the works of art that represent tendencies peculiar to Europe and the Persian Empire between the second half of the seventeenth century and the mid-eighteenth century.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1448

The Issue of Epic Melodrama

The investigation makes an accent on the phenomenon of realism via analyzing the place and meaning of it in the Indian films of the period.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

Art and Modernity. New Movements

According to Chave, "Picasso's picture has been held to mark or even to have precipitated the demise of the old visual order and the advent of the new".
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

Artistic Planning: Innovation Analysis

The first appearance of an orchestra in the form close to the modern one appeared at the beginning of the 17th century when people started to participate in festivals, concerts and public gatherings with musical [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2017

Changing Role of Stars in the Film Industry

MGM may sponsor the movies that Cruise and Wagner want to make, let them be independent in their choices, and get a good profit from those films.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1145

Racism and Gender in Beyoncé’s Lemonade

The album Lemonade by an American singer Beyonce is one of the brightest examples when an artist portrays the elements of her culture in her music. Along with music videos, the album features a number [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

Musicians in Civil Movements

After the bebop music, jazz has ceased to reach a broader audience and has focused on music and the musicians who were within this musical mainstream. Nonetheless, the presence of musicians and artists in political [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Timon of Athens Show by Simon Godwin

In this exciting retelling of the original play, the role of Timon is played by a woman, Kathryn Hunter, and this is the most important change.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Hip-Hop as a Vehicle for Unification in Beat Street

This resistance to the vilification and stigmatization of their neighborhoods as spaces of crime, chaos, and evil is one of the factors that strengthen community bonds and communal identity in the neighborhoods in question. The [...]
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2228

How the 1960s Cinema Change Culture

The cinematic developments in the 1960s were a response to a changing cultural landscape, and the popular movies, administrative changes, and trends have left a mark on the next decade's culture, creating a sort of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 458

“The Lord of the Rings” by Peter Jackson

The primary purpose of the paper is to discuss communication concepts portrayed in the films and describe how characters in the movies overcame communication issues.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 633

“What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?” by Abdel-Magied

It is of utmost importance to recognize the problem of unconscious bias and take action to reduce its impact on judgments and the process of decision-making. It is because the new examples of female comedians [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 316

“Pieta” Painting by Rogier van der Weyden

To the left of the Virgin Mary, we see John the Evangelist supporting Christ's upper body and consoling the mother. The man in the painting is read as expressive and uninhibited in experiencing "joie de [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 547

Double ABS-X Model and the Film “The Judge”

This theory is called the ABCX model; in this model, the family crisis is viewed as the result of the interaction of several factors affecting the family in a stressful situation.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2525

Critique of the Film “17 Again”

Such films generally highlight the difficulties in relationships between children and parents and the fact that adults tend to lose the passion to live and become mediocre.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

Intro to Theatre: “Macbeth”

Shakespeare’s theatrical performances are widespread all over the world and do not lose their relevance, both due to the problems raised by the playwright and the various interpretations of his works. One of such plays is the production of Macbeth directed by Bodinetz (2020) and created by the troupe of Digital Theater +. The performance […]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 948

Music Industry: Celia Cruz

This paper will examine the life and achievements of Celia Cruz in her numerous contributions to the culture and the music industry.
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1458

Film Reflection: “The Experimenter” by Almereyda

In the context of the participants' emotional suffering and the feelings of helplessness and being lied to, the experiment does not seem to be justified, especially given that the results could not be fully applied [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 607

Ancient and Modern Love Songs

The poet describes the emotional outburst that occurs when she is next to the object of her love experiences. That is why the poetry of authors such as Sappho is close to many modern people.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 580

“Dedication for Alceste” by Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Dedication for Alceste" is a preface to the printed score of Alceste written in 1769 to provide the composer's explanation of those modifications that he made in relation to the concept of [...]
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 400

“Black Rock” by Katie Aselton

However, the movie portrays men as evil and that they do not know the rights of women in society. The irony of this movie is that Henry, Alex, and Derek were soldiers that had fought [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

“Mutiny on the Bounty”: Movie Analysis

Even though it adds to the drama and emotions of the movie, it is very inaccurate and disrespectful to the real person. The direction of the movie is very unique and original.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 833

The Yimou’s Movie “Ju Dou”: Scene Analysis

The brightness and the colors of the scene demonstrate the inner light that Ju Dou has. The clear message of the scene is the delicate and beautiful nature of Ju Dou.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 828

Sturman’s Findings Regarding “Auspicious Cranes”

In this article, the author wishes to discover, whether the artist aimed to describe a real event in "Auspicious Cranes" or whether he tried to depict a concealed phenomenon in the political life of China [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

Mass Production: “Food Inc” by Robert Kenner

The message is that the food people eat is contaminated with chemicals, the process of food production is harmful to the environment and the whole society's cultural values and views are damaging to their health.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

Review of Jazz Concert

At the end of the concert, Avishai switches instruments with the pianist, taking his place, while the pianist picks up the contrabass.
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 592

Ottawa Folk Festival Management Issues

If the festival's management would implement a no change scenario to the problem of a low level of attendance by young people, the state of affairs will stay the same: the festival will be only [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1396

The Relief With Achilles, Thetis, and Worshippers

The piece of art under consideration is very traditional in its accomplishment: the medium of this relief is usual for Greek sculptures, and it is marble, and the theme of mythology and mythological heroes is [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1141

The Invention of Daguerreotypes

Overall, the work on the daguerreotypes began in 1727, when Schulze introduced his important innovations into photography; it continued in the beginning of the 1800s, when the rudimentary camera obscura was created and actively used; [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2836

Jack Dykinga’s Photography

In addition, this use of light adds to the beauty of color harmony and color saturation in the picture. Because of the duly chosen perspective and the angle of shooting along with the time of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

“The Stepfather” by McCormick

In many societies, children are taught to trust their parents and to also respect all the decisions that the latter make in their lives.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 845

Music and Art Critique: Recordings and Prints

Next, with regards to the music techniques and the other important characteristics, it should be noted that this piece of music is a traditional representation of the medieval spirit.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Never Give Up, Hooper’s Film “The King’s Speech”

In addition, the film encourages people who have faced serious difficulty to fight for their well-being just as the King did because this is the way to success in overcoming any possible problem."The King's Speech" [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 575

The Cultural Production of Popular Music

While most people in this debate express their opinion that the role of digital technologies in the development of music is positive, there exists a category of participants who argue that digital technologies kill the [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 850

“Pulp Fiction” Film by Tarantino

In Pulp Fiction, Tarantino introduces postmodernism into cinema, a form of art in which it will probably get its best manifestation, and one of the main characteristics of postmodern fiction, in general, is the lack [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 855

Popular American Music in the Mid-19th Century

Starr observes that popular music refers to music that is likable by a majority of people in a given sample population, regardless of the age differences in the population or the genre of music.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

Music and Its Political Nature

First of all, evaluating the political importance of music on the example of the history of the United States, music's role in defining ethnic or racial communities is to be addressed.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1124

Beethoven’s and Mozart’s Music Experience

It is considered to be the peak of Mozart's career and belongs to the great masterpieces of Classical music. Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Mozart are the greatest composers in the history of music.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 613

“The Smoking Plant” Project: Artist Statement

It is the case when the art is used to pass the important message to the observer. The live cigarette may symbolize the smokers while the plant is used to denote those who do not [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

“The King’s Speech” Historical Drama Film

Thesis: Overall, the film can be evaluated as a great and inspiring piece of art featuring a row of true historical details and incredible actor play; in addition, it encourages to really think about the [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Drama
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Ella Fitzgerald, the Jazz Singer

First and foremost, she became famous because of her talent being able to sing jazz songs naturally without effort as she had a voice with a wide vocal range about nearly 3 octaves and a [...]
  • Subjects: Singers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 502

The Song “Sufferer” Analysis

You were not born to be a sufferer Oh no my friend And you do not have to be a sufferer Oh no my friend Use your courage Ambition and strength And you can make [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 728

Ceramic Vessel From Nazca Culture Analysis

The historic period of the Nazca culture relates to the time prior to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the South America in the Middle Ages.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1376

Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam is one of the famous frescos by Michelangelo Buonarotti, the Italian artist of the epoch of Renaissance.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 709

The Formation of the Contemporary Art

The painting created by Wilfredo Lam, one of the famous representatives of Modern Primitivism, represents the image of primitive way of life and depiction of early beliefs of Afro-Cubans.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1485

Nikki S. Lee and Photography

Considered to be one of a kind, the unique nature of this exhibition placed her in the limelight. In 'The Seniors Project', Lee managed to transform herself to fit the image of an old woman [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 699

Four-step critique of Salvador Dali

The colours in the photograph are unidentifiable since the photograph is in a black and white format. The lighting is intense since there are clear shadows of the cats and other objects in the photograph.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 460

“Land of the Dead” and “Shaun of the Dead” Comparison

Zombie themes in movies have been around since the 1930s, and people have always been drawn to movies featuring a post-apocalyptic world infested with zombies with a group of people trying to survive and carry [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1409

Art Deco Tendencies in the Works of Frank Lloyd Wright

Some of the European artists interested in the Art Deco emigrated due to the political reasons to the United States in the 1920-1930s, contributing to the development of the new tendency in the American architecture, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 523

Cubism: Revolution in Art

Created in the early 1900s by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, Cubism dramatically transformed the European artistic tradition, inspiring the creation of several related art, sculpture, literature, and architecture movements.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 840

From America to France, and Vice Versa

One of the splendid examples of the products of such cultural mixing is the representation of the French Beaux-Arts style in the American culture of the nineteenth century.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 837

Music: Orchestras Nowadays

Critiques of music have participated in the debate concerning the ways of improving the prospects of classical music in the country.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1150

Aegean Art: The Minoan Stone Vase

Overall, the evaluation of parameters of the stone vase along with its cultural significance suggests that Minoan culture is the synthesis of values promoted by the Minoan Cretan civilization that are wealth accumulation and facilitation [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

“Orlando” by Potter, the Remarkable Film

She captured the language, the tone, the mood, the humor, the sentiments, and even the narrator's subconscious flow of thought that the writer incorporated into the book.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

Satire and Social Commentary The Life of George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank was a famous English book illustrator and caricaturist, known as the "modern Hogarth" during his lifetime. Cruikshank was born in London in the family of Isaac Cruikshank who was a popular caricaturist and [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 281

William Hogarth: Life, Art, and Facts

In his works, Hogarth focused his attention on the scandalous events in politics and elite's life in 18th century. Hogarth's works have influenced the culture to a great extent.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 318

“Frozen” by Walt Disney Animation Studios

To summarize, while growing feministic trends may not be the sole reason for Disney's characters' changes, it is obviously one of the main grounds of the alterations.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

Gladiator (2000): An Epic Historical Drama

As Maximus Decimus Meridius first enters the life of the gladiator, he refuses to be a slave and a servant to the masses and the ruling Commodus. On the other hand, Commodus is driven by [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 896

Borromeo String Quartet’s Masterclass

Tong stated that to achieve the sound balance, more attention should be paid to the subito piano because of the necessity to accentuate the dynamics of the movement and intensity of the played octaves.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 667