Essays 181 - 210
In ten pages the directing styles of film musical directors Stanley Donen and Vincent Minnelli are contrasted and compared in term...
In six pages the political statements contained within the Broadway musicals The Wizard of Oz, Porgy and Bess, Hair, and South Pac...
In five pages this paper discusses the various depictions of King Arthur in the 1960 musical Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner and Freder...
Fundraising is the lifeblood of many organizations, particularly not-for-profit ones. This paper presents an analysis of issues in...
In eight pages this paper charts the musical evolution of Bob Dylan from folk to rock music and then finally combining the two int...
In twelve pages this research paper examines how the orchestra is a significant part of the art of musical composition. Nine sour...
This paper consists of two and a half pages and considers the music and artists that created the rock and roll musical genre. The...
In four pages this rock music text is analyzed in terms of the musical form's reflection of 20th century pop culture, the economy,...
In four pages 4 important composers are considered in terms of their musical history influence with elements of each examined in a...
opium. The drug, too weak to kill, plunges him into a heavy sleep accompanied by strange visions. His sensations...are translated ...
demonstrated in collection of pieces, "The Well-Tempered Clavier." With this discovery, the stage was set for Baroque music to flo...
In five pages this paper examines 3 influential composers and musical artists in this consideration of the blues genre. Five sour...
with significant insight to the concepts about which he wrote; without such influence, it is likely that the writers intensity tow...
that all music has meaning. But, he also points out that if someone should ask him if he knew what that meaning was, the answer wo...
In three pages art prints featuring a musical theme are assessed in terms of the artists' self expression and how it makes the vie...
In twelve pages this paper discusses how dance has been an essential component in theater evolution throughout history in terms of...
is often "misunderstood, under-appreciated and underestimated. If jazz is the underdog, avant-garde jazz is beneath the underdog"...
This paper consists of eight pages and considers the musical and cultural impact of Motown. Five sources are cited in the bibliog...
Impressionism is a term usually reserved for painting, but Claude Debussy's work has often been termed impressionistic. This essay...
In five pages this paper examines Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and 'Swan Lake in terms of the musical creation and performance. ...
In six pages this radical 1913 Russian musical ballet is examined in terms of its composer's revolutionary vision and the extreme ...
In eight pages the American musical form known as jazz and its development are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...
In five pages the jazz influences of Ann Patterson and her female band Maiden Voyage are examined particularly in terms of develop...
In five pages this research paper presents an appreciation of jazz violin virtuoso Noel Pointer whose premature death at age 39 di...
In six pages this paper examines American musical theater in a consideration of the influence exerted by Stephen Sondheim. Four s...
In four pages this essay consists of the writer's reactions to a two hour gospel concert and also includes subgenre examples of th...
life. In particular, Venice was already a major factor in the development of music printing which helped to eventually spread Vin...
In three pages this paper discusses Onomatopoeia in an overview that includes Japanese language development and how this linguisti...
In six pages George Gershwin's own vantage point is applied to the American composer's life and musical theater contributions. Th...
In ten pages this paper examines the important American musical developments of hip hop and rap music culture. Eight sources are ...