Music Essay Examples and Topics. Page 8

This paper will analyze Western and African musical styles and track the influence that African music exerted on the formation of several Western musical genres.

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.

A revolution came with the creation of the cassette, the great 1963 innovation that gave the general public the chance to choose whether they wanted to listen to loud music in social settings or to [...]

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.

One of the most important technological innovations of the twentieth century was the creation of the World Wide Web, a global network of servers that allows users to access information via the Internet.

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.

One of the most famous Pop Music groups is the Girls' Generation. However, in the major K-Pop band, Girls' Generation hit song, "Gee," the girls dance along to the song in shorts that reveal their [...]

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.

In addition to the fact that Jay-Z focuses on his past, his experience, and his motives, he is also good at identifying the main aspects of rap music and the conditions under which people make [...]

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.

Some of his most famous pieces that he composed during this period include "Octet," "Serenade in A" and the "Concerto for Piano and Winds"..

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, [...]

On the one hand, it seems that these two writings have nothing in common except the intentions of the authors to make contributions to the field of dance and choose the theme of ballet for [...]

Besides, the masterpieces of Shubert, Bach, and Shostakovich impressed the audience most of all and elicited applause. He was born in the 20th century, and his music is more modern.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the dynamic between the sound and the look of two representatives of the Soul Jazz music genre Adele Laurie Blue Adkins and Amy Winehouse.

Essentially, popular music is the kind of music that is distributed to wide audiences through the music industry. To address the question, it is needed to explore the connection between music and visual representation.

As a person of considerable musical capabilities and outstanding arranger's talent, George Martin was the key asset in making The Beatles' sound as compelling as the listeners have come to acknowledge it.

The era of globalization had a dramatic impact not only on the economic development of the countries but also implied cultural exchange while distributing national music around the world.

My search for words can be explained by the mystery that surrounds the great composer and his last symphony, the ambiguity that the Ninth has aroused in scholarly literature and the public perception, and the [...]

The keyboard music of the Baroque period has exhibited the features characteristic of the other forms of art of the period: the increasingly complex and ornate patterns and the virtuosic and exquisite nature of the [...]

Jazz is one of the most complex music genres as it is closely tied to a number of aspects of the human society.

For this work, I chose the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The issue with the scene is that the villains are new to the viewer, and the viewer knows [...]

After giving a brief history of the African-American folk group, the paper discusses folk songs and folk singers during the slavery era. The subsequent part is on the evolution and development of folk songs among [...]

I would like to discuss this piece of music from the point of view of the analysis according to the books, and then I plan to talk about my personal feelings of the songs. It [...]

Also, it is important to understand that he was able to affect the culture as a whole and it shows that a particular form of media may have an enormous influence on the population.

In the course of his career, Mikhail Baryshnikov has been able to set the standards that classical ballet dancers are expected to reach.

The rehearsal included all of the songs mentioned in the set list and in the end they also practiced some of the additional songs that were not put on the list.

Since its launch in 1981, MTV has made a huge impact on the music industry by breaking the color barrier, introducing new artists, promoting the dance culture, and increasing the acceptance of videos as an [...]

It is a great mix of poet's and composer's mastership that follows the composition of the poem and consists of three parts that depict three critical moments in the life of a character: the first [...]

Despite being created in the United States, Jazz music is preferred in many regions of the world where it has captured the attention of creative musicians.

Two of the most innovative dance groups in the present-day world of dancing, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Zero in On are well worth being considered as peculiar specimens of the way dance can [...]

The following survey questions can be used to determine the effect of the song on the mind and mood of listeners as well as the overall effect of music on the mind of human beings.

Madonna's success and its sustainability as long as her competitive strategy are the subjects of research of several professionals from the point of view of business development. Madonna's versatility of style and image is the [...]

In addition to the good choice of performers, Duke's unique blend of rhythms and movements made people love his music. Being, in fact, an amateur, Duke has created the music that has become classic and [...]

The uniqueness of Debussy can be attributed to his harmonic progression, personal composition method, the form of piece, as well as how he created various nuances and colors from the instruments.

The authors expounded the meaning and the implications of the theory, and as they went along, they gave hints on the ideas that they believed were the more likely explanation for the emergence of Beatlemania.

It has the power to make an out of tune voice appear to the ear to be singing close to the correct note, but it is by no means a natural sound, as numerous amateur [...]

The Memorial of Michael Jackson is considered to be one of the most significant events in the world of music and in the cultural life of America.

One of the main challenges, faced by the representatives of this industry is the low level of awareness about local composers and performers.

To be more specific, the sound of brushes sets the tone and the pace for the song, whereas the mallets create a recognizable pattern.

The unique high pitched voices of castrati were due to the fact that they did not have high levels of testosterone in their bodies.

Reverend David Noebel was one of the pioneers of the anti-rock and anti-Beatles crusades. Noebel himself was anti-communist, and he feared that the Beatles could spearhead a communist takeover in the United States.

Many historians and musicians believe strongly that Lalo Guerrero is the father of Chicano Music. Lalo Guerrero "produced many songs that supported the expectations and needs of many Chicanos".

The birth of the music industry happened about a century ago during the time technological innovations started to appear allowing to capture, store of music, and replay the sound tracks within a retrieval system.

Thus, this reflective treatise discusses the elements of rhythm and composition in the music of the Archduke Piano Trio during a live concert on June 2014 at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Centre.

The event was staged by the house of Royal Oprah with mysterious, exciting, and arduous ballet dance broadcast to the audience.

Before the arrival of the electronic mass media in the 20th century, the corrido was the main channel for passing information and education.

Besides, all the aspects of this dance are going to be taken into consideration the movements, the music, and its origin, dressing styles of the performers throughout the years, public perception of this form of [...]

The band took South Africa and the whole world by storm during the 1970s. The goal of this paper is to describe the band and its music as world music.

The music played in the city varies from one event to the other with local bands specializing in entertaining the various groups of individuals based on the nature of the event.

Korean pop music has become a powerful genre that connects many youths to their counterparts in different parts of the world.

Nevertheless, his debut album with his band "The Mothers of Invention" is the one that introduced Frank Zappa to the world of popular music.

The invention of the phonograph record at the end of the nineteenth century, for instance, radically and irrevocably changed the nature of the musical performance.

The combination of the different musical styles, the different genres, and the mutual impact of the different cultures gives birth to such a notion as world music.

Zappa brought about a lot of positive changes in the music industry by improving the music quality through incorporation of various aspects that make music appropriate and attractive to the majority of people in the [...]

Moreover, the difficulties faced by the Weavers can mostly be explained by the pressure of the government that urged recording companies and radio stations to shun them.

Historians believe that the Grass Dance emerged during the early years of The Reservation Period among the warrior societies. This explains that the movement of the dance was meaningful to the natives.

Considering family as one of the aspects of American culture, the music video Mockingbird by Eminem perfectly reflects the situation in the US society.

The ability of the dance to captivate and touch the viewer's heart is striking and overwhelming in this particular performance."Carmen" impressed with the contrasts and breathtaking professionalism, and "In the Upper Room" made the viewers [...]

The current rock music has experienced metamorphosis and has the characteristics of disco in term of explicit content and glorification of satanic regalia.

With the support of God, the songs encourage the audience to believe in the power of God to overcome the unfortunate events.

The creation of Parsifal, the last and most considerable dramatic work of Wagner, lasted from 1857 to 1882, embracing the last third of the composer's life, and thus absorbing his most mature and thoughtful ideas.

This paper explores life in South Central Los Angeles and Seattle in the late eighties and in the early nineties based on musical productions in the sub-genres of Gangsta Rap, and Grunge.

Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to answer the question 'How does music contribute to personal and social identities?' In answering this question, the paper will develop a comprehensive analysis of a number of [...]

Ars Antiqua is a Latin word describing ancient art from 1100 to 1300 in some parts of France even though the exact infiltration of the usage of the word in other places has not been [...]

At first, it should be mentioned that Bach represents the baroque period in the history of music which lasted from the seventeenth to the eighteenth century.

The new kind of music he created had more rhythm and this made his style to be compared to the Broadway style of Jazz that was famous at that time.

Page was the leader of the Led Zeppelin Band. Despite that, he learned most of the unique recording styles while he was a session musician; it is at Led Zeppelin, where Page employed them.

One of the approaches analysed the impacts of fluctuating the percentage of the customers liking specific items and the package. The second approach analysed the impacts of fluctuating the set prices of the items and [...]

In particular, he greatly contributed to the popularization of the so-called modern dance which was developed at the beginning of the twentieth century.

In a bid to realize its aim, the paper discusses the relationship between attending EDM events and the rationality that leads to the consumption of illicit drugs such as ecstasy.

Even if a person is informed about some details of the dance concert and the guests, who are going to participate, it is hard to cope with the emotions and attitudes to everything that can [...]

In terms of music development, Chaloner asserts that stringed instruments like the pickers and scrapers were used during the 16th century.

Performing art is one of the major industries that contribute to the economic basket of the United States. The first issue that can be encountered by an entrepreneur in performing art regards the originality of [...]

Timeline: Interveners and Music Development Despite the fact that each of the organizations and contributors to the Welsh and the Irish music revival listed above had unique characteristics, there are a range of similarities between [...]

The Adagio has a soulful theme that is in E-flat, performed by the cello. The entire third section is in G-major.

Therefore, the chapter is a critique of the various criticisms leveled against the Beatles as a group and the 'White album.' One of the major critics of the 'White Album' is the New Left, which [...]

Of course, this is an eternal story of the conflict between the good and the evil. I believe this is the power of music and Baroque style, in particular, as it was very appealing.

One of the most remarkable peculiarities of the process of creation was Mozart's ability to create music in his head without using dozens of drafts and sketches.

The public and fans are habitually supplied with images planned to boost their aspirations and leave them attached to an industry that supports the mostly referred to as attractive images while the music assumes a [...]

Talent search shows, like American Idol and The Voice, have suffered a lot of criticism for different reasons. Stanley says the main reason for this cynicism is the failure of such shows to focus on [...]

Understanding the popularity of the Beatles in the American pop market with an American genre of music requires an understanding of the history of rock music and other related genres.

Thus, the word samba mirrors a series of masterpieces that signifies-in addition to the classic Brazilian music, rhythm and dance- the object of poetry.

The writer pointed out in the beginning of his book that his goal was "to honor the story of his [Cobain's] life...without judgment".

Personally, I love listening to rap music, which many people claim that it has led to the spread of violence among young people.

This is because the belly is exposed and because of that there is negative interpretation of what it means. This is a dance form devoid of any art because the dancer is not mindful of [...]

Outstanding composers of the early Baroque period includes; Giovanni Gabriel, Johann Hermann Schein, Claudio Monteverdi and others The middle Baroque consisted the period of consolidation and happened around 1640 to 1690.

The poet expresses the feeling of the possibility that she may never get to see the person who sung to hear the song, but the song itself makes her believe the fact that both of [...]

Music reduces pain and unease in patients under the medication and in the dentistry field. Harmonization and teamwork in a cluster are motivated by music through the stimulation and synchronization in the movement of workers.

Both performed in the major key, the two versions of the song represent the different treatment of that key using timbre and texture. In Sinatra's version, the listener perceives an interpretation that speaks of resolute [...]

Alvin Ailey was able to merge dancing techniques which previously seemed to be completely incompatible with one another, and it is one of the major achievements in the history of choreography because such artistic choices [...]

And Joe Pass demonstrated a complex nature of this style, becoming one of the epitomes of jazz in the middle of the 20th century.

In the beginning of the twentieth century jazz was a new and developing, and yet very important and popular style of music.

As such, the research paper investigates how the composer's works of art were useful to the music industry during his era. Currently, he is accredited to the revitalization of some genres of music in the [...]

In the case of Buddy, he was indeed dedicated to serve the whole of Canadian culture as a singer and dancer of fiddle music.

It is possible to note that the 1970s was the period when the basis of the contemporary rock music and culture was formed.

Some musicians have also supported this subgenre in different parts of the world. This genre also portrays the realities and experiences of many Mexican Americans in the country.

Some great musicians such as Jeffrey Pierce used their cultural heritage to produce the best Chicano songs. Their songs highlighted the experiences and hopes of many Latinos in the country.

Unlike other effective communities, where responsibility for the care of children is shared in the network, this pattern is missing in black ghettos.

While looking at the various roles of women in hip hop and rap, it is also important to note that the way women are presented has various effects on society.

It is one thing that men want women to be in music videos and play a particular role, but women are willing to participate in the videos.

Quite on the contrary, he was clearly trying to revolutionize the realm of choreography and, much to his credit, he fully succeeded in it.

The choreographer has also selected the best styles for the dance. This is successful because of the lyrical and comic aspect of the dance.

Another tune is heard, a gentle and pleading one that increases in intensity and fades likewise, with a few more chords evoking the sound of partially tuned bells clanging together.

However, music is only a tool, and it as used not only by corporate monsters to define the future trends for teenagers and adolescents, but also by the artists, who are willing to introduce people [...]

At first, it might seem that the change made to the music industry is radical the present-day live shows have little to do with the talk shows of the 50s and 60s in terms of [...]

To focus on the history of Rodeo Records, it is necessary to refer to the aspects of the company's development and specific operations, features of the labels and music produced, and personalities of the represented [...]

Between 1968 and 1973, the actress cum singer was at the mantle of the Doris Day Show. She was a composer and singer.

The application of dance as a way of worshipping and praising God is common in the movies and in the bible too.

Besides the desire to generate revenue, 'pop music and culture have been very helpful in consolidating the efforts of the black population'.

Unlike during the time of rock 'n' roll when music that vaguely expressed the sentiments of its time due to censorship issues, the youth of today do not have to deal with that. This is [...]

His father did not have the opportunity to nurture his skills and pursue his interest in music, and thus he instilled in his children the belief that music was their only hope of succeeding.

This is one of the main arguments that can be made while discussing this concert. This is one of the main aspects that can be identified.