Essays 721 - 750
band Yothu Yindi, has asserted that popular music provides a useful tool to propagate Aboriginal political awareness: (Dunbar-Hall...
significance (Amerika Samoa). These dances are "elegant, vibrant and sometimes erotic" (Amerika Samoa). Author Robert Louis Stev...
were the focus of their analyses (Merriam "Definitions" 193). Furthermore, as Jaap Kunst pointed out in 1950 text, musicology "doe...
rock, classics, country, jazz, etc. - may be better served in the environment in which the major labels operate. When music types...
This illustrates that even if one is not incredibly interested in rap music, one can appreciate it for many different things. A...
has upon his fans, one must first understand the meaning behind the words. Perhaps the best definition of this particular type of...
well known simply for their Mexican remakes of songs favored in America, such as those songs popularized by Elvis and others. Now,...
be given specific attention to ensure that the outcome is more positive than negative. If indeed found to be effective, the...
itself appear erotic to the male viewer (Marks, 2000). A report on prime-time broadcast network TV issued in 2002 by the National...
as acceptable this will give a greater insight to how the problem may be solved in the future and the best approach to take that m...
both in terms of musicality and lyrics. This paper will examine the roots of the blues, what has made it very appealing...
goes that Beethoven was inspired by the principles of the French Revolution and, specifically, the person of Napoleon Bonaparte in...
sites, such as GeniusBabies.com, assert that their embryonic learning system, which includes music, can turn the neonate into a ge...
1937). Gounod was equally gifted in art and for a time seemed torn between the two but a musical epiphany he had at age 13 would ...
all, a wild animal will fight to be free of restraints as well and this does not indicate that they are good, nor does it indicate...
football matches" and the fact that Mr. Bleaney apparently liked betting on the away games in football pools (Day 9). As this in...
is largely due to two composers by the names of Perotin and Leonin (Hoppin, 1978, 217). Interestingly, there is little information...
management, as well as the creation and distribution of their CDs. Now, with the Internet, widespread ownership of CD burners and ...
Jazz breaks free of restrictions of form and structure, melody and harmony. Jazz allows composers to take "freer liberties with a ...
to royalties for the songs that are used as ringtones. In early October of 2008, the Copyright Royalty Board decided to freeze the...
of Flemish techniques with established French style became the Franco-French school, with the earliest known innovators being the ...
the type of music that accompanies an event or location. However, it is logical to presume that these decisions are made either by...
is presumably himself, as an adult, looking back at the things his father did for him. These are things that the child clearly nev...
music brought to the country by Anglo-Celtic immigrants (Malone, 1968, 1). This music was tremendously influenced, however, by Af...
space and working capital, they are limited to what they can sell by the available space and the amount of capital that can be tie...
leads both the US and Europe, and by a wide margin (Cieslak, 2007). As digital forms continue to evolve, if CD sales contin...
their late mother, who was the familys support system. Of her, the narrator would recall, "I always see her wearing pale blue" (B...
radio are very powerful media and have the ability to shape consumer attitudes. This paper identifies three trends that have arise...
the iTunes and ipod phenomenon. Obviously, Apple took the opportunity to get into the music business. While it is true that iPod ...
stand country" or "What? you mean you like opera?" This paper is a reaction to five pieces of music, at least one of each from the...