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Analysis of Merriam's Preface

were the focus of their analyses (Merriam "Definitions" 193). Furthermore, as Jaap Kunst pointed out in 1950 text, musicology "doe...

Falasha Liturgy and Indian Cassette Industry, Reflection on these Issues

were struck by the similarities between Falasha liturgical practices and Judaism and this perspective became so entrenched that in...

Issues in Ethnomusicology, Agawu and McClary

(Agawu, 1992, p. 246). At this point, Agawu states that the purpose of his essay is to critique ethnomusicology writing that has f...

Jazz and Blues

This research paper describes the relationship between blues and jazz within the context of the history of these genres. The write...

Comments on Freedoms

This essay discusses several articles that deal with freedoms. Topics include: the responsibilities of parents, music censorship, ...

Musical Systems: Scales, Maqamat, and Ragas

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

The Djembe, An Overview

This research paper presents an extensive overview of the djembe, which is a drum that originated in West Africa. The paper offers...

Twentieth Century Music, Various Aspects

This research paper/essay consists of two parts. The first half of the paper pertains to three works in which the composer turned ...

Dance Music in Musical History

This research paper briefly describes the dance music within the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. Two pages in length, ...

Music and the Sexualization of Women

The number and diversity of those involved in the debate surrounding the sexualization of women is overwhelming. Research abounds...

Indian Music and the Tabla Drums

the emission of harmonics(Courtney, 2001). Musicians play the tabla (or a smaller one at least) by placing it in their la...

Teens and Negative Influence of Music

from this close, intact family, there is certainly a lack of discipline. The lax attitude towards the children is indicative of a ...

India, Africa, and the Effects of European Music

of music is the inference of influence from similarity. For example. Nettle (1986) uses the example of a Jamaican song that has rh...

World Music of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

common between music of the world. The student can, for example, quote musicologist Bruno Nettl and his works, that basically stat...

Mariachi Music of Mexico

with the other, there still exists a definite sense of individuality that serves to distinguish each one from another. The very n...

French Composer Oliver Messiaen

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the life of this French composer and analyzes his music in terms of his uses of bir...

Black Noise by Tricia Rose

or in any number of ways that reflect the current concerns of black male youth. Female rappers, on the other hand, tell stories fr...

'Rainbow' Piano Etude 5 by Gyorgy Ligeti

music, and then with Stockhausen (Whiteall, 1977). In 1956, many of the younger composers were moving away from serialism in favo...

African American and the Sociological Aspects of Rock and Roll

the academics, he is attempting to communicate the truths to both sides of the issue. In addition, when we understand that, acc...

Finance and the Music Industry

In five pages this paper examines the music industry in an application of finance theoretical principles. Four sources are cited ...

Classrooms, Technology, and Education

which methodologies are the most useful in terms of fully utilizing technology in the classroom and which areas may be better left...

Composer Frederic Chopin's Life and Music

falls in love with the young Robert LeBrun and befriends the old pianist Mademoiselle Reisz, whose music arouses in Edna "the very...

Methods of Stress Reduction Access Report

In eight pages relieving employee stress is discovered and suggested methods include holiday parties, fitness center access, music...

Electronic Music History

Debussy advocated the "emancipation of dissonance" (Machlis, 1961). A more immediate precursor of electronic music was Edgar Vares...

Critic's Role

put into words the experience for people to identify with. In many ways a critic is there to let the consumer know, who will pay ...

BPI Organizational History

In six pages United Kingdom's music industry is examined in this historical overview of the British Phonographic Industry. Six so...

The Tradition and Evolution of Indian Carnatic Music

India is broken into a multitude of cultural groups and social institutions. Essentially, however, there are two basic divisions:...

Infamous Reputations of Rap Music Artists

the "breakbeats" (Beau PG) and other natural vocal rhythms. It was not until within the past several years that they took on a ne...

Music Appreciation Among Adults

What is Music? In order to demonstrate the adult concepts relevant to music appreciation, it is imperative that one first h...

Significance of Music Activities in Montessori Education

In ten pages this paper examines the incorporation of music into the classroom in a consideration of Maria Montessori's educationa...