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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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.

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 [...]

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. [...]

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.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 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.

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".

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 ").

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.

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.

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 [...]

This sonata: The first theme - 0:00 This movement begins with a very quick main melody which is punctuated by a counterpoint trill on the upper keys, which repeats on a different set of notes [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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 [...]

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 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.

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".

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.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 following are the main roles of piano in the Schubert's Erlkoing; The piano in the Erlkoing made the poem to be quite interesting.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The paper examines the meaning of serialism in music with reference to the classical writings of early music composers such as Adorno and Dahlhaus.

It is an improvisation, one of the ways to express people's feelings and emotions; it is black folk music that originates from West African Americans; it is a style of life that was inherent to [...]

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.

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 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.

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.

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

This is more than possible, and the reason for that is, firstly, many artists were inspired by Smith's spirit and braveness; secondly, black people had enough of discrimination and mistreatment, that is why they started [...]

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.

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.

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 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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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.

For the viewers it is instantly evident whether the artist possesses the duende force or not, for trying to imitate duende is pointless.

The texture of the music is polyphony, as the singer's tune and the melody are created by the two main instruments utilized, a chordophone guitar and a music box playing simultaneously. The primary audience of [...]

In this way, the approach is similar to the one of Haydn, and the use of this kind of parody keeps the mood light.

Stria is a computer piece with algorithmic composition and fantastic structure in which all the elements are in contact but still differentiated; the composition consists of sounds embodying the golden mean with the pitch space [...]

It is also very helpful to know that he was reading about and studying the music and the writings of Asia and the Americas.

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 [...]

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 symphony genre of music refers to musical pieces of the western classical music developed for orchestra and that is comprised of four movements. The major aspects of classical music are present in Mozart's symphonies.

This shows that he is the one willing to communicate with her and get to know her, while she is the one who is reluctant to open up to him unless she is intoxicated.

In addition, in this passage, one can also trace the change in the author's attitude towards God since the appeal says that the only thing for her to advise herself in the past is not [...]

Even if one ignores the fact that this is the soundtrack to his 1984 film, the album has enough intensity and passion to compete with any other excellent album of the era.

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 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 [...]

This review is dedicated to the orchestral concert performances of the overture from the operetta Candide and the seven movements from the orchestral suite The Planets.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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.

Secondly, the domain contextual, denoted as "C", is used to recognize the workings of such features of music as association, repetition and categorization of a piece of music.

Although the folktales differ based on the kinds of food that the ogres eat and the food that the ogre uses to trap the children, the fact is that in all the folk tales food [...]

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.

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 [...]

92, A Major The composition of this symphony was finalized in 1812 and it premiered at the University of Vienna, one year later in 1813.

The Public Safety Act and the Criminal Amendment Act which were signed in 1953 enabled the government to declare the state of emergency.

Initially, the originators of the instrumental concerto were Italians: their natural bright character favoured the development of this playful genre that involved the key idea of competition between the soloists and the accompanying orchestra.

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 [...]

In its original sound, this part is structured and smooth, but listening to the performance of the London Classical Players, it seems that the sound is separated, the lopes of the music notes are heard.

It is crucial to understand various provisions of this song in the context of its meaning and symbolic aspects. This is an interesting provision in the context of human life and how people relate.

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 [...]

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 [...]

A great deal depends on the style of the individual authors of the music itself, which makes it possible to predetermine the success of the film being made as a whole. This article contributed to [...]

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 texture, softness, and the dynamics of loudness in this composition emphasize the style of this particular composition. Hildegard Westerkamp also puts a lot of other harmonizes and cricket sounds in the composition.

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 [...]

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 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 technologies of the eras set distinct musical trends both in genres and in listening to music; that is why the recordings sound dissimilar.

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.

Since the first seconds, it is simple to catch on small changes in the quality of the recording. In addition, it is easier to distinguish the sounds of tuba, cornet, and trombone.

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 lieder, the vocal line and the piano accompaniment are of equal musical significance and these songs are considered to be among the finest of all art songs.

Despite the fact it was composed in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was forgotten and recovered only at the end of the twentieth century.

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 [...]