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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:...

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...

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...

When Are Your Creations Yours

Copyright laws have been in force for decades. They tend to be somewhat vague leaving people confused about things like plagiarism...

Beauty of Byzantine Music

This paper is comprised of two sections. The first section is an annotated bibliography, which describes the source material that ...

Star Wars by John Williams

This essay offers an overview of the melody and harmony used in John William's main theme from Star Wars. The writer compares Will...

Film Review, Cool Hand Luke

This essay uses research to offer an overview of "Cool Hand Luke," a 1967 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Cinematic features, s...

Finding Contentment

This essay pertains to the writer's experience of contentment, which is derived from listening to and performing music. Three page...

Comments on Freedoms

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

Thoughts on Music and Worship

This essay pertains to the debate in Christian churches over what sort of music should be played during services, traditional hymn...

Baroque Music, An Overview

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

"Music Within," The Story of Richard Pimentel

This essay presents a movie review of "Music Within," (2007, directed by Steven Sawalich). The film stars Ron Livingston as Richa...

Questions on Media, Power and Culture

This paper covers three issues, which pertain to music piracy, radio and analysis of a media image on drunk driving. Five pages in...

Jazz and Blues

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

The History of Rock Music in Mexico

well known simply for their Mexican remakes of songs favored in America, such as those songs popularized by Elvis and others. Now,...

American Appeal of Blues Music

both in terms of musicality and lyrics. This paper will examine the roots of the blues, what has made it very appealing...

Interests in Immigration, Sky Diving or Rap Music

This illustrates that even if one is not incredibly interested in rap music, one can appreciate it for many different things. A...

Clinical Environmental Considerations of Music Therapy

be given specific attention to ensure that the outcome is more positive than negative. If indeed found to be effective, the...

TV Violence and Women

itself appear erotic to the male viewer (Marks, 2000). A report on prime-time broadcast network TV issued in 2002 by the National...

Cultural Determinism in the Songs of Tupac Shakur

has upon his fans, one must first understand the meaning behind the words. Perhaps the best definition of this particular type of...