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Blues Music History

The blues, in all its glory, is truly a black American phenomenon but it is also an American phenomenon. Davis (2003) writes: "The...

Raising Children in America Today

200,000 violent acts on television alone" (Chatfield, 2002; p. 735). The study indicated that "Between the ages of two and 18, an ...

The Divergence of Country and Folk Music? ?

music brought to the country by Anglo-Celtic immigrants (Malone, 1968, 1). This music was tremendously influenced, however, by Af...

The Dark Side of Country Music

of the same era, "Mamas in the Graveyard, Papas in the Pen". The title of that particular song needs no further explanation or cl...

Harlem's Poet Laureate Langston Hughes

of poetry, ten collections of short fiction, two novels, two volumes of autobiography, nine books for children and more than two d...

The History of Modern Music

as the century progressed so did his style and flare. The Rite of Spring was revived by the Russian ballet in 1920...

Literature and Music Expressed in the Nationalist Culture of African Americans

In six pages this paper discusses the expression of cultural nationalism in African American literature and music as depicted in t...

James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man and Identity

go in terms of his adherence to one race or another. He admires both African and white cultures and people in different ways. For ...

Jimi Hendrix, the Counter Music Revolution, and the 1960s

black colloquialism for sex) and dance (Isserman and Kazin 92). The sexually charged performances of Elvis Presley singing black ...

Electronic Music History

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

African American and the Sociological Aspects of Rock and Roll

the academics, he is attempting to communicate the truths to both sides of the issue. In addition, when we understand that, acc...

Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations by Brian Ward

post-World War II African-American music was growing up and into the mainstream, the white mainstream, of American consciousness. ...

Musical Shakespeare

or not music evokes images which have a significant impact upon mans conduct, in terms of virtue and morality. There is an old sa...

Music as a Reflection of Societal Issues

The writer discusses the role of music in society by concentrating on the new band Blues Traveler, which some think will be the ne...

Music Instruction and the Method of Shinichi Suzuki

In five pages this paper examines the Shinichi Suzuki music instruction approach that advocates introducing children to music at a...

Music Makes Cold Hearts Warm and Hildegard of Bingen

In six pages this paper examines Hildegard of Bingen and her music in a consideration of its sacred music genre placement, style o...

Music of Ancient Greece and Rome

nothing terribly convincing (48). It might be prudent to look at some early poets. There is evidence of someone called Mimnermus ...

Advertising, Music, and the Theories of Plato

In eleven pages this paper compares how advertising uses music with Plato's music utilization theory. Eleven sources are cited in...

Music of the Australian Aborigines

In ten pages this research paper considers the music of the aboriginal peoples of Australia in this informational overview that di...

Music Industry Protection and Copyright Laws

In a paper consisting of seven pages the ways in which Internet downloading of songs have impacted the music industry are examined...

Music of Jamaica

portion of the cultural variety of the Island, it helps to take note of the wide racial influx, which determined and created that ...

Internet and Music Sales

In twelve pages the business of selling music on the Internet is examined in a consideration of competitive advantage and a compar...

Music as Symbolic Behavior/Alan P. Merriam

"symbols," and their relationship to art and its abstract nature. Having established a basis for discussing symbolism, specific ...

Music of the Middle East

In five pages this paper examines the musical styles and instruments that are popular in the Middle East along with a consideratio...

Modern Greek Culture: Music

This 3 page paper gives an overview of modern Greek music such as rebetiko. This paper includes discussions of culture through mus...

The Future of Music and Entertainment Industries

This 5 page paper gives an explanation of the future of the entertainment and music industry. This paper includes the writers pers...

Dancing and Fela Anikulapo's Music

This 4 page paper gives an overview of how African beats and music have influenced dance. This paper includes Fela Anikulapo's mus...

Twentieth Century Cultural Influence of Rock n Roll Music

In six pages this research paper discusses the relationship forged between rock and roll music and the culture of the twentieth ce...

Black Poetry and Literature and the Blues

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the relationship between black poetry and literature with jazz and blues music with...

John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie

Pioneering jazz great Dizzy Gillespie is the focus of this research paper consisting of five pages in which jazz elements and the ...