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the first to rebel against Wagners "oppressive hyperchromatic harmonic language," creating a more flexible and open tonal organiza...

appreciate; in doing so, he helped to educate the world on the merits of music through such classics as Petrushka. Stravinsky was...

the realm of art music during the course of his career, George Gershwin. While Stravinskys work shows the influence of jazz, it wa...

In six pages this radical 1913 Russian musical ballet is examined in terms of its composer's revolutionary vision and the extreme ...

has, thus far, not been repelled by what she has discovered. The Duke finds hope in this and summons Judith to his embrace (Simon,...

In ten pages this research paper examines how jazz and folk music profoundly influenced this Russian composer as he works clearly ...

2001). The final movement, which is similar to Symphony K. 338, consists of "lazy gallops" set to a fast-paced tempo, which, again...

for the era in which Bach had produced these variations (Smith, 1996). The Advent melody is represented in four canonic statement...

five" (Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modeste Mussorgsky, and Mily Balakirev) (Ursin). Prior to the Russi...

but hopefully an understanding of the issues he raises and attempts to address throughout the book. Overview While well de...

his era, as his compendium of work transverses boundaries, "fusing the three great national traditions of his time," which are "G...

"rubber, felt, or wood, as well as screws, nuts and bolts" (Machlis 632). The result of this preparation is that the piano produ...

In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...

In six pages George Gershwin's own vantage point is applied to the American composer's life and musical theater contributions. Th...

This essay presents an overview of the Baroque musical era. The writer talks about the features of the music, defines certain musi...

Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed West Side Story in 1957, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...

The rest of the musical score -- "Pray I Make P.A.," "Hard Work," "I Want to Make Magic," "Dance Class," "Tyrones Rap," "There She...

William P. Schoenberg's works are employed in a consideration of Catholic assimilation in the Pacific Northwest in this paper cons...

This process served to free Cage from the exigencies of the melodic line and traditional harmonic progression, and allowed Cage to...

In six pages this essay discusses Clara Schumann's life, her relationship with composer husband Robert, and her musical achievemen...

book has had a significant influence on his characters and destiny (Johnson 9). During World War I, he lived with his mother and...

life. In particular, Venice was already a major factor in the development of music printing which helped to eventually spread Vin...

In five pages this paper examines 3 influential composers and musical artists in this consideration of the blues genre. Five sour...

In four pages 4 important composers are considered in terms of their musical history influence with elements of each examined in a...

homeland focused on the accoutrements of Polish uniqueness. Szymanowski was determinedly pro-Polish homeland in sentiment. He was...

ahead of the pop mainstream, as she shapes music that "stabs us in the jugular" (Rule, 1999, p. 69). The 37-year-old released her...

The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars had a great effect throughout Europe and the patronage system of the Baroque was soo...

the recorder and that it appeared in literally hundreds of his works (2003). Holman (1991) verifies this, stating that Telemann s...

that she was highly influenced by his style (Gaume, 1986). Additional influential composers on Crawfords development were Adolph W...

pianists hand that the "music seems almost to play itself" (Machlis 84). Therefore, it is probably not surprising that so many o...