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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...

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...

Korea and Jazz Music

they will not have to repeat those classes when they study at the Berklee later (Jazz popularizer feels upbeat, 2003). The systems...

Music of Ireland and the Chieftains

Chieftains I in 1964 (Hudson, 2005). According to Moloney, who is acknowledged to be the principal guiding light behind the grou...

Indian Music and the Tabla Drums

the emission of harmonics(Courtney, 2001). Musicians play the tabla (or a smaller one at least) by placing it in their la...

Middle Ages and Minstrels

In five pages this overview of the Middle Ages focuses on minstrels and their formative role in music and entertainment during the...

Musical History and Development of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico

In forty five pages Latin American regional music is considered in this historical and developmental overview. Twenty sources are...

Life and Music of Jazz Artist Sonny Rollins

In five pages Sonny Rollins' life and jazz music are examined in this overview. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Guqin Music and the Chinese Zither Instrument

a large number of other ethnic groups with distinct cultures. The westward expansion of the Chinese empire during the Tang dynast...

Early Culture of West Africa

This paper compares the Native American culture with the culture of West Africa in an overview of sculpture, dance, music, poetry,...

BPI Organizational History

In six pages United Kingdom's music industry is examined in this historical overview of the British Phonographic Industry. Six so...

Electronic Music History

Debussy advocated the "emancipation of dissonance" (Machlis, 1961). A more immediate precursor of electronic music was Edgar Vares...

The Theatre of Ancient Greece

This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...

Digital Musical Technology and MP3

In fifteen pages MP3 digital music technology and its processes are considered in this overview. Twenty one sources are cited in ...

Japanese Kabuki Music

In five pages this paper examines Japanese kabuki theater and music in an historical overview. Five sources are cited in the bibl...

Bianzhong Bells and Chinese Music

In five pages this research paper provides a Chinese music overview with the focus on the Bianzhong bells that are more than two t...

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...

2 Very Different Popular Songs

holding this note, the music modulates to F and then back to C as the rest of the word is sung to descending tones. The rhythm is ...

Eminem's Music

thing, Eminem has an "intuitive sense of how to flow smoothly from the measured cadence of ordinary speech to the discursive inten...

Cesium

an element that is quite similar, chemically, to cesium (Gagnon, 2008). As such in order to get the pure cesium out the two ores a...

Policing in the United States and Austria

control. The United States Patriot Act was designed in such a way that it refocused policing processes on federal levels of contr...

Medical School Application

gave me the potential opportunity to study at some of the best colleges and universities in the world. My brother and I are the o...

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among African Americans

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding CVD in African American patients. Bibliography lists ...

The Celts

would put an end to the Etruscan peoples prominence (Who were the Celts?, 2008). It is also believed that shortly thereafter the ...

Operation Tennessee Waltz

do was present themselves as a company who was looking for "favorable legislation from state lawmakers" which would allow them opp...

The Immigration Reform and Control ACT (IRCA) of 1986

of hiring is illegal. Many are familiar with the EEOC laws that involve anti-discrimination. Yet, IRCAs provisions for anti-disc...

AN ANALYSIS OF STRAGETGIC THINKING

This 3-page paper provides a financial overview of Nike Inc....

The Industrial Revolution

was far higher. As an example of some of these changes Rempel notes that "In 1784 a machine was patented which printed...