Music Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

The subject of our discussion will be the music played in the movie called The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King.

The background storyline of the piece captures the passion of Christ as narrated in the Gospel of John, a book of the New Testament.

Wayne has won various titles such as Hottest emcee in hip hop, rap artist of the year in 2008, workaholic of the year in 2009, and the best rock star alive while the Vibe Magazine [...]

The objective of the paper is to discuss the key that arise in the composition of an arrangement using historical examples involving stringed instruments and my own experience. This is used to illustrate the instantaneous [...]

From the vast plains and the unique deserts in the north to the gigantic mountains in the south, the continent, as well as its music, is rich both in terms of the instruments used, dances [...]

The enslaved African knew that redemption in the eyes of the Lord was the best antidote to the poison of servitude.

Brown's signature-style song lyrics radically call upon the oppressed to break free from the manacles of social oppression and identify with self-empowerment, a statement which could be considered very bold for the 60's when the [...]

The Symphony was entitled Eroica, and this could be simply a term to note that it was a celebration of heroism.

The discography which is represented in the 3rd disc gives a scope of understanding of the main things which worried rappers at the time.

It can further be argued that, Manzoor linked Springsteen's life experiences outlined in his music it terms of his working class, origins and the conflicting relationship with the father. It is of importance to note [...]

Introduction of Rock and roll music had major effects in the cultural background of the Americans as it created a generation gap which made the youth to be rebellious to their parents.

The same is with the analysis of the songs and music, the critics should be aware of the lived realities of the authors and demographic characteristics of the aimed audience.

In his The Form of the Finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Jason Weber has made two innovational maneuvers: firstly, he disputed the form of the Finale, having argued the existing versions; besides, he has extended [...]

Mahler's also modified Beethoven's symphony in order to change the status and the weight of the music. This quality made the symphony more acceptable and appealing to the listeners and the crowd in the case [...]

Only closer to the end of the song, the melody is abrupt and then proceeds in a way it flew in the very beginning of it.

However, if analyze the peculiarities of each style, it is quite easy to find out the difference and be amazed of how rich and wonderful the world of music is.

Hip hop songs and videos have over the years had the inclusion of women in particular scenes of the video and sections of the song that has generated a lot of debate on the role [...]

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.

According to, "Effective skills of the player combined with efficient music instrument provide a significant role in determining the quality of music because they shape the form, color and texture of the music all of [...]

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 [...]

The somewhat older Duke's Jazz career began when he made a fateful decsion to leave behind the sucessful career he and the band had in Washington, D.C.and aspire for the adventure that was the "Harlem" [...]

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.

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 [...]

What are the female gender words used in the lyrics in the studied music videos? What are the themes of the lyrics and the music videos?

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.

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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".

The performance of a violinist seems to be dynamic, accentuating frequent changes in the tempo and tone, and it differs significantly from the tempo of the first two movements.

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.

During a live performance, one can see the clear difference between the recording and the actual voice of a singer. A substantial amount of research investigating the effects of live performances on people has found [...]

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 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.

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 [...]

The conjectural and artistic aspect of music concrete was created by Pierre Schaeffer in the early 1940s. The growth of music concrete was promoted by the emerging technologies in the post-world war II era.

In America of the 1920a and 1930s, women were active contributors in the field of arts. Since there were both male and female jazz performers, it may seem that the way of women to jazz [...]

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.

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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.

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.

While in the previous performances, I perceived this song as a repenting of a sinner, when listening to the Pomona College Choir, I realized that there was a touch of childlike innocence to it.

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.

The plot of the first piece of Images, Reflets dans l’eau, suggests a pictorial rather than musical solution.