Musical Compositions Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The first song that represents Tyler's life at the beginning of the novel is Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd.

In fact, the song depicts the process rather than the result of the metaphorical walk; the melody is quite monotonous, although not mournful, and the lyrics describe a journey.

The version of the song was recorded by Leadbelly for Alan Lomax and John in 1934 when he was imprisoned in Angola state prison.

The musical context and narration needed a listener to know the melody sequence alongside the background narration about the orphan girl that existed in the early 1700s.

The earliest recording brought a revolution in the music industry when comparing to the current music, and by the use of genre characteristics and other linguistic devices such as rhythm it employs great impact to [...]

Perhaps the most enjoyable version for me was the jazz version by the Peter Hamilton Orchestra, as it gave the familiar aria a new look and freshness and was performed in one of my all-time [...]

The third one, the most modern interpretation of the Erlkonig was performed by Philippe Sly and Maria Fuller. The last video, an interpretation of Erlkonig by Philippe Sly and Maria Fuller, was recorded in a [...]

The sequential arrangement and integration of the various instruments at the beginning and a gradual build-up combined with the seemingly random changes in tempo are also indicative of the centrality of improvisation.

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

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.

For example, the violin is the soprano, the viola is the alto, the cello is the tenor, and the bass is the bass.

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.

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

This phrase is the main leitmotif of the song and appears in the chorus and verses. It is one of the best synthpop songs and it is hard to not fall in love with it.

The mono mix is slightly distorted due to the bass line presented by McCartney, which is by the way considered to imitate the one of Motown.

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, [...]

The words of the song are quite simple but touching: "The life is like a song". It is about women's experience of love too, but the mood is absolutely different now, the music is in [...]

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.

While in the Soviet Union under Stalin's influence, Prokofiev composed Sonata for Solo that became one of the few music styles that existed in the Soviet Union. Both of the music styles entailed a group [...]

However, she has finally managed to fight for her freedom and has the power to speak her heart out and let the world know what she wants and how she feels about the happenings around [...]

Next, with regards to the music techniques and the other important characteristics, it should be noted that this piece of music is a traditional representation of the medieval spirit.

It is considered to be the peak of Mozart's career and belongs to the great masterpieces of Classical music. Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Mozart are the greatest composers in the history of music.

In order to understand the variety of the sound in Brandenburg Concerto no. Gustav Leonhardt leading the Leonhardt Consort focused on the use of period instruments in order to reflect the characteristic features of the [...]

While the story is definitely interesting, it is the characters and the dialogs that make the musical as successful and entertaining as it is.

The artist is trying to create a picture of how alcohol and cigarette are useful in times of stress and other personal problems.

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 climax of the concerto is the thunderstorm at the end. It is reflected in different parts of the Concerto.

The present paper will present a concise analysis of the creative work of ten prominent rap artists and will offer an account of the main cultural issues of a particular period described in the songs."Rapper's [...]

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.

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 [...]

This paper aims to analyze the lyrics by Dire Straits, compare it with the contemporary image of the MTV artists, and give the replies to the following questions: What are the realities of the predictions [...]

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.

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 [...]

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

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

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 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.

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 [...]

He is terribly angry the sight of the boy's handkerchief sends him into a rage and he is about to horsewhip his wife.

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 [...]

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.

The next part of the overture starts with the theme Let God arise and the Allegro, which shows the alteration in moods of people who wait for the holiday and who consider it to be [...]

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.

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.

Judging by the tone of the music and the pictures emerging on the screen, one can assume that the main idea of the song is to satirize the modern manner of writing.

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 [...]

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 title of the piece is "Baroque Music of Bologna". The conductor of the piece is Ivor Bolton.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

In my opinion, this music captures the turbulence of nature as well as the emotions of a person who witnesses this natural phenomenon.

Contrary to the first impression of common every evening sounds, the piece is deceptively obvious to the ear and reminds the listener of a moment they have all encountered in their lives.

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 [...]

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 [...]

There are a number of messages sent by the group through their video; still, the essence of them remains to be the same that is to make people believe in the men's power and its [...]

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

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.

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 [...]

The high emphatic accent is made by the author through the description of murdering children of the miners. Through this song, the author reveals the absence of legal rights of the employees at the time [...]

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 the sonatas was closely connected with Cage's involvement in the study of Indian philosophy and Coomaraswamy's school of thought.

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

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.

In this regard, Schiff turned the piano into a tool of accomplishing a great piece of a concert. This created a sense of unity in the concert performance.

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

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 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 [...]

It could be argued that the second version of the composition Ravel's Bolero is one of the rare cases when each of the two alternatives that a composer comes up with sounds equally amazing.

At the same time, there is somewhat of a nervous and worrisome emotion, as the person feels being lifted by the sounds, but the rise is so quick and mind bottling that there is little [...]

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.

With regard to the above discussion, the writers Balouris, Shriver, and Sisario dedicate their articles to discussing the impact of social media development on shaping new forms of communication.

It is obvious that the time of music composition and the peculiarities of the personal condition impact the music outcome. The first movement begins with the strings and clarinet appears only in the middle of [...]

In 1950, the song was used for the second time in an orchestra performance. He was appointed to lead members of the sect in Maine.

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

These authors narrate their experiences of America by explaining the existence of folk songs in American music and describing the nature of American folk music in general.

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 [...]

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.

Due to the calmness and almost silence of the first, a solo movement commences in the BWV 120. The instruments that are dominant in the orchestra are the string instruments.

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.

At the time he lived in Vienna, Mozart composed six symphonies and most probably reused some of his old Salzburg symphonies and those of Haydn and Joseph.

He adapted to style of the moment like in symphony number 25 that was inspired by storm and stress of that time.

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.

As most of Falla's works, Three Dancers from the Three-Cornered Hat are filled with a variety of flavors of the Spanish folk music the shuffling dance rhythms, clicking castanets, flamenco melodies, and strumming guitars. A [...]

In this essay, the role of orchestra in Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle is discussed from the perspective of the plot of the opera and of from that of musical conjuncture of the discussed period.

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.

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

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 [...]

The text of the sonnets is closely followed by the musical material reflecting all the changes in the scenery, the weather, and the atmosphere of the situation.

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

In my opinion, this deprives the lyrics of Rappers Delight of a certain discursive depth and contributes to the fact that the discussed song can be well referred to, as such that promotes a highly [...]

On the one hand, everything from the names in the title of the song to the lyrics points at the fact that the song could be written to honor the memory of Britt and make [...]

Although traditionally, a motive is supposed to be the glue that holds a song together, in the world of modern music, other elements of a song can perform the given function.

According to Titze, "all religions over the world have a common belief about world peace"; that through prayer and supplication, people can achieve and foster peace in the world.

The instrumentation layers the performance of the song in a manner that displays solid mastery of the instruments in the creation of melody.

This particular piece of work takes the form of a simplified structure which consists of the following parts; a slow movement at the start of the song which forms the introduction to the piece.

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.

In order to understand the relationship between tonal quality and mathematics, we can focus on the concept of dissonance and harmony in music.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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

In the middle of the past century, in the United States arose the African-American Civil Rights Movement. We Shall Overcome demonstrates that one song can serve as a tool of forming the identity and collectivity.

I would have to say that the reason Jordan chose to utilize an electric guitar for this particular type of song was due to the fact that electric guitars have the ability to increase the [...]

For them to appeal to the audience, artists can use any of the three categories of persuasion, that is, ethos, pathos and Logos in their work.

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.

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.

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 [...]

But it was Bach who had the greatest influence on the Mozart's development as the composer, "Bach introduced Wolfgang to the world of the opera and the symphony, treating the boy as the colleague..".. It [...]

On the other hand, the prolonged time periods reduce the impact of the listeners' formal expectations and shift the emphasis towards the musical content of the symphony.

The folk music of that period addressed matters of social injustices and folk music eventually transitioned to protest songs in the1960s as a result of the dissatisfaction of the public and their current political and [...]

Most of the songs in the album were composed by Paul McCartney who is a famous composer in Britain and he was assisted by Lennon.