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The Relationship Between Music and Magic

done (Magic history). "The book set out to prove that magic was done with sleight of hand and not with help of Satan, and was infl...

Fictional CD Store Saving

"Retail sales of recorded music dived from $13 billion in 1999--the year Napster launched--to an estimated $10.6 billion" (Keegan,...

Harvard Case Study of BMG Entertainment

Record companies relied on radio stations to give their products airplay so potential consumers could hear them and then purchase ...

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop

of Pop. He wanted the title. There are musicians who are dubbed one thing or another by fans, and then, as in the Michael Jackson...

Indian and Sikh Music

the classical Indian vocal music that comprises Sikh services (Singh and Singh). As this indicates, in Sikhism, music constitutes ...

THE DOORS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND AND BUSINESS MODELS

around, its no longer the sure path to stardom for a band. Furthermore, there are a variety of musical magazines, segmented to eve...

An Examination of Baroque Musical Forms

Motet While Gregorian chants were intended entirely for liturgical and worship purposes, this was not the case for later Renaiss...

Habell-Pallan & Romero/Latino/A Popular Culture

and those Latino(a)s who are perceived as "white." The student researching this topic is encouraged to offer a personal opinion ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Moulin Rouge (2001) and Setting a Cinematic Mood

Berkeleys choreography book, he creates mood through unusual camera angles, and heightens the films pace through "speeded-up, step...

"I'm Sexy and I Know It" - An Examination of Feminist Themes

more aware of themselves than they are of one another. Finally, at the behest of their leader, they begin to walk down the boardwa...

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...

Computer Music and Its Impact Upon Society

in the past (Forest 35). For example, using Macintosh computers and a software program called "Kids Notes," four-year-olds can c...

Music and Its Effects on Stress

In eight pages stress management through various forms of music as relaxation are considered in this proposed research study that ...

German Composer Heinrich Schutz and His Music

In five pages this research paper considers the music of Heinrich Schutz, often regarded as the greatest 17th century German Baroq...

German Music Industry Investment

common to find both mainstream and underground rap groups combining melodious, German lyrics. Rap and hip-hop are not only popula...

Pythagoras and His Widespread Influence

In five pages this paper examines Pythagoras' widespread influence that includes the Western scientific concept, mysticism, number...

Music and Marketing

In six pages this paper examines the United Kingdom market in a consideration of music advertising, marketing, and how promotions ...

'Ardo e scoprir' Madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi

tonal. However, there is also no denying that this tonality differed from what would come later (Chafe xv). A mode is a specific p...

The History of Modern Music

as the century progressed so did his style and flare. The Rite of Spring was revived by the Russian ballet in 1920...

Historical Significance of the Blues

In five pages this paper examines blues music in an historical overview that considers its significance. Four sources are cited i...

Production and Music of Broadway's Les Miserables

In six pages this paper discusses the long running Broadway musical in a consideration of its production, music, and other contrib...

Soothing the Soul and the Body with Music

In ten pages this paper discusses the impact of music on souls, bodies, and the human spirits. Five sources are cited in the bibl...

Record Companies versus Napster Inc.

In ten pages this research paper discusses the changes being made to the record industry as a result of Internet technology and th...

The Dark Side of Country Music

of the same era, "Mamas in the Graveyard, Papas in the Pen". The title of that particular song needs no further explanation or cl...

Harlem's Poet Laureate Langston Hughes

of poetry, ten collections of short fiction, two novels, two volumes of autobiography, nine books for children and more than two d...

Music in Martin Scorsese's Film Casino

something. Traditionally, music in films have performed seven distinct functions (Bobker 101). At least six of these functions ap...