Musical Compositions Essay Examples and Topics

The song "As I lay me down" captures the emotive senses of the listener purely by the introductory combination of the guitar and the piano.

The audience of Blowing in the Wind is primarily the United States of America government and to some extent the whites living America around this time.

If I had to pick six songs that tell the story of Les Miserables, I think they would have to be these: At the End of the Day Master of the House Do you hear [...]

The narrator asks to reflect on her situation where she is broken-hearted in love and wonders where she has to shift her love.

The extreme popularity of the song among the black population can be explained with references to the fact that Armstrong changed the original lyrics to accentuate the social meaning of the composition and elaborated the [...]

That is to say, being unable to breathe is not just a reference to Floyd in the context of the song but also to the surroundings.

It is rare to find a voice of encouragement saying it is not wrong to keep on believing in the dream. The song's global popularity is due to the unique blend of melody and message.

Cohen then goes further to describe how it will be during the time of the end and he posits that order and meaning will vanish as, "Things are going to slide in all directions".

For a considerable amount of time, this masterpiece was neglected yet in the twentieth century the tide turned, and this work of art began to attract the attention of many musicians, and poets.

This song was composed during the Harlem Renaissance, which was an embracing of African American culture, especially via the creative arts, and was the most significant literary movement in the history of African American literature. [...]

Moreover, in his song, Game tells about the accident that can change your life in one moment."Aaliyah had a dream; Left Eye had a dream" refers to the plane crash when American singer Aaliyah died [...]

The most apparent difference between the two versions of the song "Hound Dog" is that Big Mama Thornton's version is slower, characteristic of blues, while Elvis Presley's cover is a classic example of upbeat rock-and-roll.

In the video, the members of the band are seen playing the song in the desert, and their performance is interrupted by footage depicting poverty, war, environmental damage, inequality, and many other problems that threaten [...]

Some of the lyrics in "Not Afraid" are similar to the ideas of "Lose Yourself," which show the rapper's disagreement with some of the societal norms. This song is relevant to the global problem of [...]

Incidentally just like the minimalist composers of today, Ravel developed the Bolero piece in a controlled form of monotony but contained within its self the capacity to sedate and capture an audience, the Bolero piece [...]

The song's duration is quite memorable as well, since it starts with a slow rhythm, and the song appears to be pulsing, synchronizing with the beat of one's heart.

Because of the introduction of the middle eight into the song, the ballad does not feature the standard verse chorus verse chorus structure, but, instead, introduces the audience to the actual middle eight at the [...]

This is because, Stefani shows how she struggles to be viewed as an equal to men in the male-dominated music scene of the mid-1990s, particularly in the rock genre.

Thievery Corporation show a character of an upright fellow who stands to condemn the indifference of the richest man in Babylon.

A violin based classical piece, the music is rendered in waves of slowly rising short strokes of the violin that lead to a near climactic rise as the piece progresses, hooking the listener intently with [...]

It can be said that it is scientifically right as the Moon is far from the Earth and shows its bright side in the dark.

The song illustrates how unprepared she is to receive that form of treatment from her fellow people and that she is not ready to go through all that alone."Standing out in a crowd Where the [...]

The role of transitions is to help in moving from a rondo to an episode section. It could be mentioned that in most cases the episode will serve as a development section of the form [...]

Birnbaum argues that drug use has led to the breakage of many groups due to the fact that some members of the group are unable to cope up with the behaviors of their colleagues.

I particularly recall this song because my mother liked it and often tried to explain to me the meaning of the lyrics.

The original version presents the song just as a piece of art, so the message serves as the only context ").

This is put as a question mark in the video to elicit thought by the viewer whether or not they acknowledge and embrace this universal feature or whether skin color is their primary concern.

Having a new lyrics in it: "Un-cry these tears" and serving to raise the tension in the song and bring it to its climax, the bridge in Un-Break My Heart is by far the most [...]

Tupac Shakur's "Dear Mama" is one of the author's greatest songs and has particularly impacted hip-hop culture and the music industry.

The piece starts from the crescendo emphasizing the worries and fears of the dying person. The ascendant rhythm of this part also expresses the image of the sacral process of dying and connection with God.

Moving to the concepts and perspectives, one can see that the song perfectly depicts the struggles of a person living in the urban neighborhood and the dreams that come with it.

The character of Alexander Hamilton is central to the musical, as his narrative reveals some of the major historical events such as the battle of Yorktown, issuing Amendments to the US Constitution, and the evolvement [...]

The division of the poem into parts and the fact that it is the song influence the form of "That's It for the Other One".

The song Changes by 2Pac goes well with the theme of the book The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. Thus, this is a story about how community support and intervention can play a critical [...]

Terrorism and extremism is the most pouted issue in our current age and no one in the world is safe from the enormity of this issue.

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It was nominated for the record of the year at the Grammy Awards and, for two weeks, it remained at the top of the hottest 100.

The most peculiar thing about the song is that it is packed with all sorts of literary devices and, therefore, is more of a puzzle for the audience to solve, which makes it twice as [...]

Candle in the Wind 1997 is a masterpiece for it was able to deliver its purpose in being a farewell song of the people to the Princess, portrayed Diana as a kind-hearted humanitarian who had [...]

The piano plays a central role in the formation of the song's tone it makes the lyrics sound hopeful. In general, Holiday's version is more woeful for the saxophone use and her voice tone.

The witch character in the song is an old maid interested in sucking blood and destroying a man. Due to its popularity, the song has resulted in the creation of the La bruja dance.

Orchestration and arrangement require advanced knowledge of the arranging concepts and the role of all instruments in the orchestra. However, the aim of the current arrangement is to improve personal professionalism and skills via the [...]

From the start of Part 1 of "Summer" listeners are treated to a tempo in the music that is distinctly allegro in quality due to the rather fast paced manner of playing.

Weinberg had the good fortune to write his debut piece for Shostakovich in 1943, and the renowned Russian composer responded with the most significant acclaim. Well after the military conflict, in the fall of 1945, [...]

The composition of the lament, which represents the process of dying and then mourning the dead Dido by a whole choir, also makes a strong emotional impression.

The genres of the song are blues and jazz, and it was written to protest the lynching of Black Americans, which peaked at that time in the South.

The emotional elements are not similar to the case of the original Scott Joplin's version, where it can be considered as uplifting, happy, and cheerful.

Yet, toward the middle of the composition, there is a slow transition from the sole piano to its combination with beats, which creates the harmony of the sounds and rhythm.

In my experience, the line that made me reflect on life and adjust the way I think is Louis Armstrong's line in What a Wonderful World.

Cellos, violas, and violins reflect the howling of the wind, the crackling of the fire in the fireplace, and other sounds that are typical of the cold season.

Yet, muscles is a part of the virtuosity as there is also a need to feel the music and the support of orchestra while performing the Mozart Violin Concerto No.3.

In spite of all changes and additions by famous musicians to the role and the definition of the term primo uomo, the 18th century introduces primo uomo as the only worthwhile male leading singer of [...]

To see the situation from the perspective of its social significance, it is necessary to refer to Mills' concept of sociological imagination and to the division of problems and issues into personal and social ones.

She proposes to attend a naming ceremony and pays a costly price to an elder of the Cree heritage who names her Iskwe, also referred to as the blue sky woman.

The song "Man in Black" was written by Johnny Cash, an American songwriter and the most significant musician of the twentieth century. Johnny Cash was also known as "man in black" owing to the way [...]

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 [...]

At the start of his career in the mid 19th century, the demand for romantic music was high. The death of his son, daughter, and wife was a big blow to his career in music [...]

The fourth part presents a combination of the chromatic and modal forms of the lament pattern. In the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.

Between 0:00 and 0:06, a guitar riff to form the basis of the song appears, with the following seconds featuring the beginning of the drums part.

As the songs are the product of the human mind, they reflect not only the values of their creators but the values and traditions of the society and the time they were composed.

They sing in the song about drifting apart and going nowhere. Being in the woods is a world apart from society, and if they are going away from one another, they are "drifting apart".

His ninth symphony was the best ever composed making a summary of the previous eight. The ninth symphony is in the form of a choral.

In fact, the song is a response to the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam. The song is the general attitude of young Americans towards the conflict in Vietnam.

The significance of the initial phrase is emphasized by the fact that it is repeated four times at the beginning of the piece, then in the middle of the piece, and then developed in a [...]

Then, there is a change of tempo, and the song transforms into an opera with references to the main lyrical characters of the Bohemian period.

The changes in speed and the mood of the masterpiece can be considered one of the famous English songs which stays popular in the modern world.

Music is a vital instrument in promoting the social balance of the institutions in the community. The song also talks about the unity of the black community in spearheading social changes.

Vivaldi's "Gloria" is a piece to be performed by a huge choir, and it has all the characteristics of the Baroque period composition.

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.

In an attempt to connect the compositions with the life of the composer, it would be significant to note that the compositions, on the basis of the illustrious Ninth Symphony of Beethoven, were very much [...]

The influence of the Western culture on the development of the modern society is difficult to overestimate. Thus, researchers, educators, official, celebrities of show business and the rest of the population of the planet are [...]

When singing as the narrator, the first character in the song, Shubert vocals range between the middle and minor mode. The son is frightened and Shubert manages a high range to show the fear in [...]

Lyrically, each of the three versions of the song represent a truly unique effort to convey a specific message with the help of Guthrie's original song.

Sia wrote the song for Rihanna, who holds the song's copyrights and worked on it a year prior; therefore, the song is owned by an independent contractor.

This turn of the story is unexpected because the text of the first two verses is cheerful, and the motive and melody of the composition have a fast and joyful mood.

It goes in line with the modern culture of self-love and body positivity that emphasizes that loving themselves should not limit people's ability to see somebody else's beauty and talents.

In the theoretical framework of the functionalist approach, it is also reasonable to suggest that the best way to eliminate some negative features of the modern society is to understand what function they perform and [...]

The structure of the first movement is the "sonata form". He uses it to prepare the solemn return of the First Theme in the Refrain.

When it comes to identifying the instrumental elements that make Thriller unique as not only as one of the pop songs of the 80s, but also pop songs in general, the variety of the instruments [...]

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

What the West wind saw is the seventh of the twelve preludes in Claude Debussy's first book of preludes. The prelude is however different from west wind in that it suggests a calmer and more [...]

And this can be said to be the third feature that is unique to the seventh symphony. It ought to be noted that the manner the symphony transcends and descends is an ultimate score in [...]

The melody starts in the instruments' low range and after minute 0:51 of the piece the range of the instruments used becomes higher.

The Flying Dutchman illustrates the story of the opera in miniature: "stark, fierce chords in the woodwinds and strings plunge the listener immediately into the middle of a wildly raging storm at sea as the [...]

LaCrae's song "Welcome to America" presents a multifaceted portrayal of what it means to be an American, underscoring the disparate experiences of different individuals within the nation.

The vocal parts in this rendition of the composition add another layer of drama to the story. In conclusion, "The Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner is a stunning piece of art that provokes [...]

The essay analyzes the influence of Los Tigres from the lens of their two performances, "Tigres del Norte and Friends" and "America".

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.

When one listens to the "Black or White" song, it is clear that Michael Jackson is not expecting his audience to be either white or black people to listen and learn the message he is [...]

Although he was nurturing his works in a period when there were other famous symphonies, he managed to remain outstanding in his compositions and was eventually a pillar of symphony history. Berlioz admited that in [...]

Harmony is the opposite of melody since the latter is taken as the horizontal characteristic of music while the former is taken as the vertical characteristic of music.

A soloist then joins at a certain stage after the introduction, a sharp soprano that begins to tell of the prophecy of the coming Messiah, the death and resurrection of the Messiah, and the ultimate [...]

Speaking of the melody of each piece, one must necessarily mark that the peculiarities of each composition are emphasized with help of the original interpretation of the orchestra.

Through her words, we traverse the multifaceted landscape of her life, grappling with societal expectations, personal pain, and the solace she finds in the notes and rhythms of Indian classical music.

Maybe this is due to the fact that people who are able to sing or compose melancholic music are those individuals who are more mature and are more capable of feeling the pain of the [...]

The part of the clip that contains the dance of the rising zombies and the hunt for the girl is a suitable illustration of the effect in question.

I associated this piece of music with a calm, relaxed expression on my face with my eyes closed and turned to the sky since it has ecclesiastical moods and reminds me of something unearthly and [...]

The melody is conjunct throughout the piece, and it emphasizes the implied connection between the months of the year. It is reflected in the lyrics of the compositions, and the musical background enhances these messages.

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 [...]

In combination with the melody and the rhythm of the opera, the texture adds to the credibility of this staging of Verdi's masterpiece.

In the end, it is the same conflict that leads to the tragic end of the story and of the sonata.

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 [...]

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 [...]

In addition to this, the song involves a careful composition of chords and notes typical of the American music. This song is a perfect example of an American song considering the lyrical dynamics and he [...]

Officially, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus is the success of a beautiful voice and a charismatic performance, scientifically it is a brainworm with many layers designed to penetrate human brain on the unconscious level.

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.

A composition that offers a real spiritual journey, Pope Marcellus Mass is a true representation of the Middle Ages and renaissance.

They are characterized by the deviant bowing, and the active strumming is a distinctive feature of the ensemble parts with references to guitars as it is used to emphasize the final parts of the music [...]

This bold new piece marked a new phase in the classical era and was a sign of better things to come.

He brings out the mood of the song by adjusting his voicing to encase the melody in a supportive manner."Hotter than Hot" by Louis Armstrong is identified as one of the greatest jazz recordings in [...]

So in this song the artist is also lamenting the dangers of drugs and the theme of the music is one that advocates against tackling the problem with issues of drug abuse by arguing the [...]

It is only in opera performances that it is possible to hear the lines of the actors in a musical performance.

The complexity and sophistication of the work are exceptional, given the time in which it was written. The band builds to a confident and fearless sound in the opening allegro of the first act.

Indeed, the singer and her team used many visual, musical, and stylistic devices to show the world the scale of the problem of the infringement of women's rights and the widespread victim-blaming. The song and [...]

The differences between my cultural values and the ones I have identified in the artifact are concerning the mixing of musical traditions.

The Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream is a seminal piece composed by Felix Mendelssohn in the 19th century. This term refers to a format in which the composition itself is not designed to be [...]

Music and dance contribute greatly to the state's social and economic growth; music and dance educate, entertain, warn and inform."Rain on Me" song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande was written and released in 2020, [...]

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.

According to the author, Debussy adhered to the principles of impressionism, which manifests itself in the structure of his musical pieces, their form and the impact that they produce. In addition to that we should [...]

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.