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the realm of art music during the course of his career, George Gershwin. While Stravinskys work shows the influence of jazz, it wa...
life" that Schumann was leading in 1834 and he described this and other works done at this time, collectively, as his "summer nove...
the strings.6 The tangents were inserted into the key levers at the lower end, and the top end was flattened for contact with the...
In three pages this paper examines Russia's rich cultural history in a consideration of its dancers, artists, composers, and write...
a "serious" composer by the critics, they were extremely mindful that Gershwin did not orchestrate the first performance of Rhapso...
at heart. Some speculate that because his family had been poor, becoming a priest was his only way to get an education ("Antonio V...
When he recover his senses, yet it still marked by his Uncle Ernie as a phenomena, the public revolts, but it is nevertheless true...
music and his family had a lot of musical talent. He was not the first to exhibit this unique gift and his desire for a musical li...
West Side Story, which is also a well-known film. Bernstein believed whole heartedly in the "universal language of music and in mu...
years playing with the Miles Davis quintet and Davis was a tremendous influence for him (Murph 54). Herbie once observed that Dav...
often described as the "greatest composer of the Renaissance," with some scholars ranking him alongside Back, Mozart and Beethoven...
both the music and the libretto for his stage works. This may have emerged from his of literature (Everett, 2004). He loved Greek ...
2001). The final movement, which is similar to Symphony K. 338, consists of "lazy gallops" set to a fast-paced tempo, which, again...
There is an increased use of MP3 players, and new mobile phone models are entering the market which are capable of downloading mus...
the element of chance, such as the chance imperfections that are seen in a finely produced piece of paper, such as one having a wa...
This research paper/essay consists of two parts. The first half of the paper pertains to three works in which the composer turned ...
This essay presents an overview of the Baroque musical era. The writer talks about the features of the music, defines certain musi...
In five pages this paper examines 3 influential composers and musical artists in this consideration of the blues genre. Five sour...
of an orchestra into one cohesive form of musical expression. An examination of the role of the conductor and the intricacies th...
In five pages this research paper analyzes both the famed composer of the early 20th century and his Symphony No. 4. Four sources...
In six pages this paper examines Hildegard of Bingen and her music in a consideration of its sacred music genre placement, style o...
through the performance of ecclesiastic music because of their contributions within that context. Johann Sebastian Bach pro...
In six pages this legendary rock musician and composer is examined in terms of his life and times with an emphasis upon his New Je...
In eight pages this paper traces the development of Italian music in a consideration of contributions, important works, and compos...
In four pages the intentions of the composer, the composition's structure, quality, and listener's emotional response are analyzed...
because of the betrayal of her lover. The story of Sarka is supposed to have taken place in the rocky valley near Prague that bea...
In six pages this essay discusses Clara Schumann's life, her relationship with composer husband Robert, and her musical achievemen...
melodies.5 The Classical era artists deviated from this example, and their music was considerably simpler in texture. New genres w...
the recorder and that it appeared in literally hundreds of his works (2003). Holman (1991) verifies this, stating that Telemann s...
This was not an uncommon practice at the time. Bach did virtually the same thing with some of Vivaldis composition. One commentato...