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Life and Music of George Frederic Handel

Giulio Cesare is Handles opera about Julius Caesar and is considered to be one of his finest. The action pivots around Cleopatras...

Jazz Saxophonist John Coltrane and His Important Influence Upon Music

In 6 pages this paper examines the influential jazz musician John Coltrane in a consideration of his Islam conversion and his ques...

Fan Culture Ideology and Music

dominant and subordinate ideologies, cultural ideology as a whole is something which exists in a multiplicity and its disparate el...

Generational Effects of Rock and Roll Music

to understanding the cultural changes it brought. The 1960s was a decade defined by race relations. Thus, it is interesting to not...

Romantic and Classical Music Compared and Assessed

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Life and Music

or were overly superfluous or prose-like. It is clear to see that he believe that the text should fit the music, not the other way...

Free But Illegal Napster Online Music Sharing Service

In five pages this research paper examines Napster and its legal ramifications. Fourteen sources are cited in the bibliography....

Voice Music Pedagogy and Baritones

In five pages the scientific singing art is explored particularly as it relates to the range of baritone and considers voice in te...

Hybrids of Black Music

In five pages the concept of hybrid is examined as it leads into a discussion of the development of African American musical hybri...

Deryck Cooke's Vindications: Essays on Romantic Music.

This research report looks at some of Cooke's writings. The thesis of this paper is that Cooke's ideas are rather unique. This ele...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera Music

In five pages a musical analysis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is presented. Four sources are cited in the biblio...

Classical, Neoclassical, and Romantic Music and Literature

In five pages this report contrasts and compares literary and musical distinctions as illustrated by Voltaire's Candide neoclassic...

'Intermountain Acoustics' Bluegrass Band A Music Ethnography

In eight pages the five musicians that comprise the band Intermountain Acoustics are discussed....

Life and Music of Count Basie

In seven pages the life of Count Basie and his musical legacy in terms of innovation and influencing artists are considered. Ther...

Origins of Blues Music

society (Nogueira; Bours). The considerable creativity of these people was channeled solely into outlets such as the chant, danc...

Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordon

In four pages Mississippi Delta life as presented in Lewis Nordon's novel is discussed. There are no other sources listed....

Russian Ballet Music of Composer Peter Illich Tchaikovsky

In five pages this paper examines Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and 'Swan Lake in terms of the musical creation and performance. ...

The Music of Aaron Copland

This paper consists of seven pages and includes a Copland history and discography along with discussions of his film industry cont...

Jazz Music and its Development

In eight pages the American musical form known as jazz and its development are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...

1920s and 1930s Jazz Music

In ten pages this paper discusses the jazz pioneers including James P. Johnson, W.C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington an...

Miles Davis' and Duke Ellington's Music

In sixteen pages this research paper contrasts and compares the careers of influential jazz artists Miles Davis and Duke Ellington...

William Bulger's While the Music Lasts, My Life in Politics

In six pages this essay considers both book and author in an evaluation of good and bad and also incorporates other book reviewer ...

Evaluation of Greg Bear's Blood Music

The science fiction novel is analyzed. A summary is included. The conclusion of the book is carefully evaluated. This six page pa...

'Praxial Music Education' According to David Elliott

other reason than the fact that the results of human action cannot be adequately understood apart from the motives, intentions, an...

Islamic Militarism Since 600 A.D.

of Toledo. Bypassing Spanish Christian survivors that were huddled in the mountains of northwest Spain, Muslim armies pushed on an...

The Jazz Music of the Alex Blake Quartet

more jazz musicians will typically improvise simultaneously (Machlis 413). For all intents and purposes, Alex Blakes biography fo...

An analysis of Beethovern's Music in Immortal Beloved

through the use of rolling chords that softly underscore the melody line in the treble, while octaves sound in the bass like dista...

Bob Marley's Life, Music, and Contributions to Reggae

Marley," 2006). He was not seriously injured, but Constantine (2000) reports that at that free concert a man by the name of Carl C...

Trumpet Music and 20th Century Composer Karl King

fits with the spiritual title, it also has a slightly Spanish flavor that conjures visions of a sleepy town at sunset and an evoca...

Southern Florida and Jazz Music

In addition the school provides opportunities to engage in off-campus activities because the area of Southern Florida is such a ja...