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often described as the "greatest composer of the Renaissance," with some scholars ranking him alongside Back, Mozart and Beethoven...

This research paper/essay consists of two parts. The first half of the paper pertains to three works in which the composer turned ...

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...

at heart. Some speculate that because his family had been poor, becoming a priest was his only way to get an education ("Antonio V...

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...

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...

2001). The final movement, which is similar to Symphony K. 338, consists of "lazy gallops" set to a fast-paced tempo, which, again...

(or) get together" (Raykoff). These seemingly disparate definitions in actuality "point to the heterogeneous nature commonly attri...

A 4 page essay that discusses examples of Romantic verse. In the early nineteenth century, artists rebelled against restrictions o...

the floor tom-tom- for dynamic effect" (Alfaro). The group would break into a swing change and bounce back into a "hard Latin chop...

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

the classical structure of "Exposition-Development-Restatement" (Machlis 340). There is a story that while attending a concert, De...

the work, communicating a haunting sense of despair and grief. Two subsidiary themes evolve from the primary motif, and seem to of...

comply with U.S. labor laws, including the EEOC, no matter where their operations are but they must also comply with local laws an...

and of the English choral sound" (Thiers). By this point, Handel had realized that in order for his music to be successful in Engl...

1036 (Otten). It was after Guido arrived at Arrezo that he invented his new system of notation, which "brought such order and cl...

divisions.vi For twelve years he wrote music as a member of the court of the Duke of Mantua, before being appointed as choirmaster...

began celebrating their cultures and communities in song with the Chicano variations of Woodstock festivals being staged throughou...

students develop advanced performance skills to a higher level of achievement when they have the opportunity to perform in small e...

2, 1714 (Whittaker 146). After examining the scriptural reading for this Sunday lesson, the first question that comes to mind is w...

("Gypsy"). Similarly, insight is gained into Roses character when she begins a tentative romance with Herbie. In their duet "Sma...

between Hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin is the primary focus of the trilogy, but there is also an interesting dynamic of thei...

blending of West African rhythms with melodies from southern Spain (Roberts 4). This created the clave, which is typically a 3-2 ...

Discusses various musical instrument classification models. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography of this 6-page paper. ...

This research paper relies on the work of Margaret Kartomi to analyze the classification systems for musical instruments developed...

This research paper presents an overview of the issues of power that are associated with gender and specific musical instruments. ...

This research paper offers a brief overview of scales, maqamat, and ragas, which derive from Western Arabic and Indian music respe...

Berkeleys choreography book, he creates mood through unusual camera angles, and heightens the films pace through "speeded-up, step...