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In six pages this essay discusses Clara Schumann's life, her relationship with composer husband Robert, and her musical achievemen...
In four pages 4 important composers are considered in terms of their musical history influence with elements of each examined in a...
homeland focused on the accoutrements of Polish uniqueness. Szymanowski was determinedly pro-Polish homeland in sentiment. He was...
of an orchestra into one cohesive form of musical expression. An examination of the role of the conductor and the intricacies th...
appreciate; in doing so, he helped to educate the world on the merits of music through such classics as Petrushka. Stravinsky was...
This process served to free Cage from the exigencies of the melodic line and traditional harmonic progression, and allowed Cage to...
falls in love with the young Robert LeBrun and befriends the old pianist Mademoiselle Reisz, whose music arouses in Edna "the very...
In ten pages this research paper examines how jazz and folk music profoundly influenced this Russian composer as he works clearly ...
of Josquin in the manner in which one pair of voices appears to be pitted against another (Machlis 259). Claudio Monteverdis mus...
melodies.5 The Classical era artists deviated from this example, and their music was considerably simpler in texture. New genres w...
them - and his brother replied in the affirmative. This seemed satisfying enough an answer to Schubert who passed away later that...
is played slightly faster, and the ending return to the original tempo. It begins in F major, with a simple harmony that is build ...
Debussy advocated the "emancipation of dissonance" (Machlis, 1961). A more immediate precursor of electronic music was Edgar Vares...
book has had a significant influence on his characters and destiny (Johnson 9). During World War I, he lived with his mother and...
In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the life of this French composer and analyzes his music in terms of his uses of bir...
In a research paper consisting of six pages the powerful influence Beethoven had on the composers that followed are discussed with...
a weight problem ("Wilsonweb," 1998). His parents divorced and after remarriage, his mother would encourage his musical career whe...
ahead of the pop mainstream, as she shapes music that "stabs us in the jugular" (Rule, 1999, p. 69). The 37-year-old released her...
also began to develop an interest in electronic devices such as variable speed turntables. He "invented the prepared piano, placin...
reworked" into passages that frequently sound "hymnic" (Tawa 67-68). As pointed out by Robert Bellah, Christianity, and the Jude...
recordings listened to at home. On the other hand, Stockhausen argued that the new music, electronic music, which embody new co...
In five pages Enigma Variations are examined in this report that describes the characteristics of the compositions of Sir Edward E...
alternation provides a canvas to the "rich ricercar" variation technique, which Debussy employs (Schmitz 102). The second "image...
grief for his homeland in the Revolutionary Etude (Machlis 82). Chopin arrived in Paris in 1831 and the majority of his musical c...
This research paper/essay consists of two parts. The first half of the paper pertains to three works in which the composer turned ...
often described as the "greatest composer of the Renaissance," with some scholars ranking him alongside Back, Mozart and Beethoven...
This essay presents an overview of the Baroque musical era. The writer talks about the features of the music, defines certain musi...
a woman did have talent and want to compose, Brown tells us her only choice was to enter a convent, where she would "receive the p...
at heart. Some speculate that because his family had been poor, becoming a priest was his only way to get an education ("Antonio V...
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...