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Papers on Music and Musicians
Pythagorean Philosophy And Its Influence On Musical Instrumentation And Composition
Number of words: 1345 | Number of pages: 5.... all things are numbers. Based on the belief that numbers were the
building blocks of everything, Pythagoras began linking numbers and music.
Revolutionizing music, Pythagoras' findings generated theorems and
standards for musical scales, relationships, instruments, and creative
formation. Musical scales became defined, and taught. Instrument makers
began a precision approach to device construction. Composers developed new
attitudes of composition that encompassed a foundation of numeric value in
addition to melody. All three approaches were based on Pythagorean
philosophy. Thus, Pythagoras' relationship between numb .....
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Mozart And His Music
Number of words: 820 | Number of pages: 3.... Constanze Weber
against his father's wishes. In 1783, Mozart and Constanze visited
Salzburg, where he helped Michael Haydn out of a difficult spot, by
writting some violin duets. He completed a set of string quartets, and in
so doing, deeply impressed Josef Haydn who was the greatest master of music
for string quartets. In 1786, Mozart's London friends took part in the
first performance of The Marriage of Figaro. This was a triumph for Mozart
in Prague, and he wrote his "Prague" symphony as a tribute to its generous
people.
In Paris, Mozart published his first works: four sonatas for
clavier: with accompanying violin in .....
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The Consumer And The Gimmick
Number of words: 1192 | Number of pages: 5.... talents
like a fast food happy meal. We open the box, take out the toy, throw away the
contents, and then bitch about being hungry. When we do this we always say,
"It's a cool song, but they are a one hit wonder." We the hungry consumer do
not give the bands a chance to show their true musical talents. One example
involves the group Verve Pipe and their hit song "The Freshman." This songs LP
was out in December. No one noticed it until halfway through the month of
March. "The Freshman" was played every thirty minutes on the radio and fifteen
times a day on MTV. This in my opinion results in the complete overplay of .....
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Seal
Number of words: 1048 | Number of pages: 4.... on the way a person's personality develops. This could be true in regards to because his experiences with his parents, growing up as a child were in no way good. For example, for reasons never explained to him, he was sent to live with a white foster family until he was four. When his mother unexpectedly reentered his life and took him back with her. When he was six, his mother was deported to Nigeria and he moved in with his father who had remarried, and continuously beat him. He remembered his relationship with his father as "troubled."
In order to relate Horney's theory to 's biography. I attempted to take both piece-by-p .....
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Jimi Hendrix And Jimmy Page
Number of words: 1364 | Number of pages: 5.... without missing a twang or a moan. He slung the guitar low over swiveling hips, or raised it to pick the strings with his teeth; he thrust it between his legs and did a bump and grind, crooning: 'oh, baby, come on now, sock it to me.'...For a symbolic finish, he lifted the guitar and flung it against the amplifiers." Time (April 25, 1968). His specialty became the way he used feedback, which up until now was an undesired sound. Using his guitar and the feedback it created, he was able to generate sounds which were used to his advantage in creating his unique style. This style is copied today by modern rock artists; however, this .....
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"On Experiencing Verdi's Aida"
Number of words: 288 | Number of pages: 2.... of the characters were very well casted. I did think
that even though they were all very talented singers, they could have used more
facial expressions and gestures to play out their emotions to match the scenes
and the music.
Out of all the characters, I liked Aida the most. I thought that she
carried herself very well and gave a fantastic performance. She also had great
chemistry with Radames. Radames too, showed little or no change in his voice or
actions to display the full range of emotions that he experienced. One of the
characters that had no effect on me was Amneris. Her character did not make
very much sense to m .....
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People Are Still Trading Crime For Crime
Number of words: 590 | Number of pages: 3.... be justice to you
might not be justice to me.3
This is a clear example of DiFranco addressing the listener. One is almost forced to contemplate over such a line. DiFranco wants you to think about what justice means to you. So you soon realize that listening to the song just is not enough.
DiFranco wouldn't be DiFranco if she stopped here. She is someone who takes her listener a step further;
You might be the wrong color
you might be too poor
justice isn't something anyone can afford. 4
She does so by specifically raising the question if death penalty is indeed necessary and how that would coincide with the previ .....
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Acculturation: The Beginning Of Music Education
Number of words: 1849 | Number of pages: 7.... things to do when guiding children through these stages is to know when the right time is to move them to the next stage. This often requires much patience. The reason that you need so much patience is because all children move through the different stages of preparatory audiation at different times. The times when children move are as different as their handwriting.
In the Absorption stage, children are “absorbing” music. But, not all music is appropriate. Most of the music that should be played is live music. It should also be played in different keyalities, tonalities, harmonies, meters, and tempos. When playing .....
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The Motown Sound
Number of words: 754 | Number of pages: 3.... misconceptions about family and life.
If one should possess to get involved with music, they should choose one in which it is centered on realistic life events. This music represents a time when love is considered to be serious, captivating, and romantic. It focuses on getting people to realize and come a front with their inner conscious feelings, to grasp for what they believe in, and to seek their one-time soul mate. It's a mature and enticing music that don't target one group of people. When I think of enticing music, I think of The Isley Brothers, Maze, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and The Commodores. These magnifice .....
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Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" And The 1960s And 70s
Number of words: 467 | Number of pages: 2.... of the world. If I had interviewed someone who had lived in
a major city during the 60's I'm sure the danger would have been more
noticeable. A majority of the drug usage took place in the cities.
Jimi Hendrix is a perfect example of a hard-core hippie. He was a
drug addict as well as a spontaneous musical historian. He did have a long
lasting impact on many people. His death was very controversial. Was his
life wasted on sex, drugs, and rock and roll or did he capture the spirit
by seizing every moment for what it was worth? His music is still very
popular today, but probably not as well understood. Many people conside .....
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