Music Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

In the year 1705 in October, he took a leave from his duties at Arnstadt to engage in studying the techniques of the famous composer and organist, Buxtehude in the northern town of Lubeck.

The term sound localization is used to mean the ability of the listener to identify the origin or location of the sound and its direction.

The beats "A" are the downbeats. In the first case, the beats are "regular".

The form is a style through which a music piece is organized where the different structure is used to produce a specific sound. Musical aesthetics is about the different ways through which a group of [...]

Therefore, the synchronization of the musical accompaniment with the drama which is developing on the screen in general and with the defining moment of the revelation of the woman's suicide, in particular, is highly important.

The music of the current generation may be claimed to have stemmed from this era which is characterized by changes in the composition of music to address the emotions and feelings of the listeners and [...]

Despite great advancement being experienced in the music industry, little has been made in Canada to ensure that female artists have been raised to standards their fellow men artists are in.

This paper is dedicated to working out the real character of Canadian music in terms of the versatile picture of different impacts on it.

Judging from the state of the music industry in Canada several years ago, this idea can be agreed with since Canadian music was standardized due to its being perceived as a commodity and because of [...]

So, ethnic music is of great importance for the Canadian music production industry, as it can describe the history of the country and give a notion of Canada from the point of view of ethnicity [...]

The key production personnel include all the four members of the rock group The Beatles, but they are also were some additional musicians involved in the production of the album, because the album is a [...]

The greatest contribution of the Rolling Stones into the Rock and Roll development in the 1990s was that they sustained the popularity of this musical style.

The album recited the story as the songs went on and the album displayed the excellence of electronic music of the day.

Gershwin music was very popular with the public and the music critics did not know where to place his music in the standard repertoire.

As children are not able to distinguish one style of music from another, they are to "learn traits of the style of their culture, just as they learn the grammar and syntax of their native [...]

The incongruity between the life and achievements of the black composer in late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American society is the best explanation of the fact that Scott Joplin is such a significant subject for the [...]

However, I was greatly touched by Sara's performance on the flute and her ability to engage me and all the other members of the group, which enabled me to understand her at a deeper level.

This point is underlined in the paper with glimpses at the historical and cultural growth of artistic thought in Canada and its reflection on the particular and significant events in the music in different periods [...]

Carrie Underwood sings country and her "Inside of Your Heaven" belongs to this genre."Deja vu" is written in colloquial language, while the lyrics of "Inside Your Heaven" can serve as an example of literary language; [...]

In this paper, we will aim at substantiating the validity of this thesis, while specifying the particularities of Wagner and Verdi's approaches to the art of opera and also explaining the metaphysical preconditions, which prompted [...]

Aaron Copland was one of the American composers whose creativity was strongly influenced by jazz at the beginning of the 20th century.

The aim of this research proposal is to explore the possibility of teaching Rock music and /or the inclusion of teaching Rock music with ensembles in the school.

The Tristan and Isolde drama is influenced by a wide range of things. Wagner uses the voices to show what is in the thoughts of Isolde and her attendant.

In their opinion, the attachment to an adult man is the symbol of womanhood, prestige, belonging to society, and so forth. It is hardly possible to draw a distinct line between idolization of people and [...]

This form of hula is performed along with song and the more modern instruments of the Western side, like guitar, the 'ukulele, and the double bass.

The Edinburgh Festival follows a mission of being the most exciting, innovative, and accessible festival in the world in the realm of the performing arts, promoting the cultural, educational, and economic well-being of the people [...]

There is a major difference in the mixing of the voices by the two composers. In the opera, the soprano gives the audience a feeling of sympathy and attachment to the characters.

This paper looks at the perceptions of a person very unfamiliar with American popular music and his analysis of the society through the diverse types of music popular here.

The Symphony had a lot of interruptions as it was also the time when Beethoven was also working on other compositions: the first version of Fidelio, the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Fourth Symphony, and the [...]

American mythology has the form of a narrative and broadly contributes towards the formation of the belief systems and values of the Americans.

His style of tryouts and use of discord were not welcomed at the time, and most of the performers found his music to have complex rhythms that were discouraging.

The human ear has the capability of hearing very low intensities The intensity can also be considered as the pressure wave in which a compression of particles of a medium raise the pressure of the [...]

The meter of this opus is duple time; it is one of the characteristic features, which all four ballads have in common, but we cannot say that this is the only common denominator.

The organization of listening in the correct room, along with the separation of music from medieval ritual, the development of specialist musicianship, commercial publishing and the invention of synoptic scores enshrined the individual performer or [...]

The release of Ornette Colemans album, Free jazz: A Collective Improvision, in the mid-1950s gave the movement the name free jazz, and the name has been used since then.

The Lieder cycle - presenting a dramatic episode in verse set to music- was considered a reflection of the Romantic penchant for merging of the classic forms of epic, lyric and drama.

In the Paris of the 1850s up to the turn of the century, there may be great artists and musicians transforming the artistic and literary landscape of this ancient city but no one was more [...]

Thanks mainly to the champions of the folk revival of the 1960s and the dynamic African-American musicians leading the Civil Rights Movement, serious - and highly volatile - problems such as social injustice, hypocrisy, war-mongering, [...]

The way Mozart has handled the characters is amazing, and we will find that he has a skilled stroke with the scheme from the changes that he makes himself in the lines.

It was only in 1779 when he was able to work again as court organist in Salzburg, only to be dismissed after commissioning the opera Idomeneo in Munich for the Elector of Bavaria.

The movement is a reflection of the leitmotif of Stalin and it is repeated in the end. In self-defense, Prokofiev states ambiguously that his Sixth Sonata was an appreciation of the human spirit that was [...]

A great hero of Italian music and opera, Verdi is put in the front reference when it comes to music discussion, nineteenth century Italy and nationalism.

This paper discusses and explores the following; the meaning and background of nationalism as a political and cultural force in the nineteenth century particularly in Europe, and the relation of music to nationalism exploring the [...]

The central argument of the present paper is that Simone's music is based greatly on her own experience, in particular on the involvement in the civil rights movement, combined with her African American identity, so [...]

Some time Gilmour and Barrett spoke of "Pink Floyd" together, but in 1968 Barrett left the group, and Gilmour was the only guitarist of the group.

With the start of the IT sector and internet, the basic structures of the social and economic context began to change. This is a commendable aspect of the online stores and it actually helps the [...]

For instance many of the ideas of democracy taken for granted in many parts of the world today like the freedom and impartiality of individuals, the importance of written establishments in supervision of a country, [...]

While this transition sounds a delightful one, the music industry is finding it increasingly difficult to adapt to the evolutionary changes in the way music is being streamed, stored, listened and propagated, creating problems for [...]

This passion for his craft was the result of the realized potentials as seen first by his father and the environment he was born to at that time.

At the period of time, the musical styles were generally of the Baroque period and the influence of Mozart's compositions thus generated a whole new style which we now refer to as classical.

Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" and particularly its Act 3, leave no doubt as to the fact that composer was being heavily influenced by Romanticism, as the theory of musical composition, associated with the process of Europeans [...]

To the young generation, this kind of music with simple words and hard-talking lyrics, the mind-blowing and intricately skillful music, and the imagery portrayed by the rock stars appealed in a personal manner and embodied [...]

Jansen has given a detailed analysis of the musical and the particular song and he suggests that the sheet music and the performance reveal a combination of different types of ragtime music.

The concert took place in the city hall, and the atmosphere of the audience was particular and specified like the group itself.

The history and the origins of that music show that the seditious features of rock were caused by various factors. First of all, to define the harm of rock music, we need to get acquainted [...]

The current essay deals with Afro-Latin music and dancing as the reflection of unique social and cultural values and conditions of Latin American people of African origin.

War Requiem by Britten is a composition of great prettiness and strength; it is as well the mature production of his personalization procedure an explanation, submission, and dispute to institutions and nations dedicated to aggression. [...]

In his 50 years of career in jazz, he played the trumpet in a lyrical and melodic style and made his sound more intimate and personal.

After the Classical Music era {1750-1820}, music evolved into the Early Romantic Music era {1820-1850}, the Late Romantic Music era {1850-1900}, the Modern Music era {1900-1945} and the Contemporary Music era {1945-2000}.

This mixture of the styles will always remain a peculiar feature of the composer's works that we will talk about in the present paper; this is a zest of his works and at the same [...]

A lost love, the loss of his homeland to Nazi sympathizers, and even the loss of his health are all reflected in his music.

His art is ill-suited to the sort of subjects that appealed to Verdi, but he is more often mysterious than mystical; and the more forbidding or abstract his theme the stronger his brush.'Saturn, the Bringer [...]

The major problem in the opera seria was rather due to the structured forms of all ingredients of the music and it was difficult to achieve much contrast in the music.

An interest in the development of theaters was caused by the widening of opera as the theater was considered to be a link between the opera genre and the musical sphere.

This means that arts developed closely connected and nowadays, more and more pieces of art are being created not by a single kind of art but by the combination of them that provides the reader [...]

Due to the fact that the music was supposed to create the atmosphere of a Bacchanalia, Cage attempted to adjust percussion and other music instruments to the dance and began to put metal objects on [...]

Social aspect in any music enables the music to have meaning and to be more enjoyable to the audience and also the performers.

The title of the cycle may also call into play the very process of reflecting and mirroring, both the "reflection" of moods in colors or sounds and a person's mirroring in social interaction, including feedback [...]

Manuscript copies of Bach's music are manuscripts in the hand of someone other than Bach or, to put it another way, manuscripts in the hand of a copyist instead of the composer.

In the context of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, music and development in music production and creation have taken high strides with regard to music as both entertainment and as an industry.

Hormones and changes in the structure of the vocal folds and larynx are the major reasons why humans experience changes in the pitch, volume, tone, and coordination of their voice as they go through the [...]

Notorious B.I.G.'s music video for the song "Juicy" was chosen for the analysis because the rapper explored the theme of poverty that deeply affected his life.

Baroque music is the vivid reflection of the transition from the Renaissance style to new trends, and today, the representatives of that period are known to the world for their works that are distinguished by [...]

140" is still one of the greatest works of the Baroque era. The composer is famous for many works, and some of them have left riddles.

The modern recording industry's success is the combined outcome of selling recordings and the rise of radio. However, the recording industry originated in 1877 with the invention of Edison's "talking machine".

In addition, dynamics in Nocturne add color to the pattern of the work as they vary and change from being moderate and soft to loud and intense in some parts of the piece.

Composers began to resort to the uncommon forms of the expression of their ideas that were reflected in unique melodies. One of the representatives of musical romanticism was Frederic Chopin, the creator of a piano [...]

The goal is to focus on each of the pieces, discuss the origins of composers, and investigate the major music elements and instrumental colors in the orchestra performance.

He started recording and playing music in the 50s, and by the time of his passing in 2003, he became a musical legend of the American culture.

The mixing in this song is impeccable, and it is a substantial improvement from Adele's other piano-based songs. There is a smooth baseline in the song, and it appears to hold everything else together.

Joplin was the queen of psychedelic and blues rock, and one of the most influential figures in punk rock was Patti Smith who became the female leader of the punk movement in the 1970s.

Two pieces in the second performance, In Germany Before the War and Mysterious Barricades, were well performed during the concert. There was a deejay on the deck and background dancers to back up the performance [...]

The alternative rock scene that emerged in the 1980's and gained further popularity in the 1990's provided the youth of the 2000's with a soundtrack to the emotional struggles that they experienced in the environment [...]

The music industry presents sex as a commodity to satisfy the ever-growing demand for explicit sexual content fuelled by human fantasy and vanity. The music industry continues to feed society with the fantasy that sex [...]

The last part is a portrayal of Ares. The music in this part is fast and impulsive.

The experience was interesting because I was able to concentrate on listening to concrete compositions and evaluate them in the context of the received knowledge regarding Baroque music.

One of the things I admire the most about him is the possession of skills and the right attitude to influence positive change in society.

Doris Humphrey was a famous American choreographer and the founder of modern techniques in the theory and practice of the dance movement.

1809-1812: He composed several piano pieces and songs for his mother's death and father's birthday. 1819-1820: Franz's compositions and styles matured.

Through sharing on social media, the band is able to market its new concerts, projects, and albums. By offering the audience the unique merchandise, Stromae is able to market himself not only as a singer [...]

The incredible harmony which was born during the process of studio work, and the effect of pre-recording which allowed the artists to focus on the melody itself, naturally dissolving in the music, has worked wonders [...]

The lighting in the contemporary venue is clear and sharp for this segment of the performance. The energy and complete commitment to the music on the part of the violinist, as well as the rest [...]

This process involved the description of the things that I saw at the concert. I described the tone, tempo, and style of music that they sang.

In addition, the author has dedicated some paragraphs to the description of the looks of the performance. This is evident in the way she gives a practical and detailed description of the events at the [...]

The core areas in this study will include; the presentation, the ensemble, the musical instruments, and the memories of the events.

The crowd recognized a powerful voice of the '90s from the very beginning of her performance and was so excited to welcome her back.

Whenever people think of Spain and the Spanish culture, the first thing that comes to their mind is flamenco the dance of passion and the only way to express the nature of a Spaniard, the [...]

Of course, one is to keep in mind that parents are to listen to the music of high quality, i.e.classical music. In other words, I have understood that the main purpose of music was to [...]

The authors of the musical pieces belonged to the music period of the first half of the past century. The piece was accompanied by the marvelous signing of the vocalist and had a great impression [...]

The setting of the dance when the movie starts is a church and the dancing troupe is led by a clergy this gives the dance a religious association.

The listener is made to develop certain feelings about the situation that the song is addressing. By using these words, the listener is able to gain a better understanding of the events that Chapman describes [...]

The soft female voices humming in the background add to the atmosphere of a typical Jamaican reggae and create an impressive contrast between the soothing sound and the rebellious protest of the lyrics.

It is one of the sensations that I experienced while watching and listening to this performance. The performance that has been described in this paper is one of the events that can widen the musical [...]

G explains the changes in day-to-day living within the ghettos between the artist's childhood and the present. Most of the lines from the song praise the person that the song is dedicated to.

The article has been named, "the Rewards of Brahms, Playful to Magisterial" in relation to the pieces of music, similar to this one, that were being played at that time.

It is necessary to mention the meter of the present composition, which serves to create the same effect. It is the effect of harmony in the world.

Basically, learning music and different accompanying instruments depends on the ability of an individual to understand concepts such as ratios and fractions, which are significant in the fields of mathematics and financial economics.

The ultimate message of these commemorations and many other works written on the subject of Handel's career in England is that the composer's contribution to the country's culture was inestimable2.

The theory of choreology is concerned with the elaboration of the connection between the conscious expression of movement patterns in dance and the principles that guide those movements.

Being quite intense, the guitar solo in the middle of the song introduces the energy of rock and roll and also helps to express the disappointment in love, one of the key themes in rock [...]

Music and Youth Culture by Dan Laughey is a book entirely dedicated to the role and functions of music in the youth culture.

The professional career of George Strait as the country music performer started in 1981 with his first song that became one the hits of that time, "Unwound".

Hip-hop is a genre that does not obey the taboos but creates new stereotypes, allowing itself to use risky language to convey the text of the songs in a much recognizable and provocative manner.

The main idea of the article under analysis is the intentions of female hip-hop artists to prove their choices and demonstrate their abilities by using the same rights male hip-hop artists have already got.

His music career did not flourish in Germany owing to the political turmoil in the country and the racial discrimination against the Jews at the time.

In fact, many authors underline the fact that commercialization of hip-hop has changed its essence considerably and deprived modern people of the possibility to understand the essence of hip-hop and true reasons for its appearance. [...]

I think that he was rather successful in the majority of his endeavors, and it is possible to find several explanations in the text of how the author used his story, his experience, and his [...]

Despite receiving significant popularity at the time, the song is majorly notable for instantly capturing the attention of the media, and receiving a lot of debate and criticism over the perceived "unironic" content of its [...]

However, although today's hip hop music does share some similarities with old school hip hop, it is much more superficial and generic, compared to the timeless music of the old school hip hop.

As such, the study purposed to test the differences in visuospatial abilities between men and women bearing in mind that the former is perceived to demonstrate greater memory capabilities compared to the latter As such, [...]