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In six pages this radical 1913 Russian musical ballet is examined in terms of its composer's revolutionary vision and the extreme ...
appreciate; in doing so, he helped to educate the world on the merits of music through such classics as Petrushka. Stravinsky was...
the first to rebel against Wagners "oppressive hyperchromatic harmonic language," creating a more flexible and open tonal organiza...
In ten pages this research paper examines how jazz and folk music profoundly influenced this Russian composer as he works clearly ...
the realm of art music during the course of his career, George Gershwin. While Stravinskys work shows the influence of jazz, it wa...
2001). The final movement, which is similar to Symphony K. 338, consists of "lazy gallops" set to a fast-paced tempo, which, again...
but hopefully an understanding of the issues he raises and attempts to address throughout the book. Overview While well de...
five" (Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modeste Mussorgsky, and Mily Balakirev) (Ursin). Prior to the Russi...
Manager of the Red Sox Jim Williams, says Nomo "just misfired off his location, and Martinez got it. Martinez became just the fif...
for the era in which Bach had produced these variations (Smith, 1996). The Advent melody is represented in four canonic statement...
and, thus, in the religious duties and responsibilities of being an adult male within this community. The boy, in turn, receives a...
The full circle evolution of Native Americans in terms of religion during the past century is examined in this paper consisting of...
that is apparent in the Pikes Peak/Manitou Batholith shows in the areas rocks that have a wide spectrum of different parts of sili...
erotic scenes, the researcher will note, Wedekind plays out the boys attractions and fantasies about their sexual attractions. In...
his era, as his compendium of work transverses boundaries, "fusing the three great national traditions of his time," which are "G...
An analysis of Beethoven's Eight Symphony consists of three pages in which the writer argues it is less reminiscent of the Classic...
In four pages this reaction paper focuses upon the composer's presumed intentions, the structure, and the listener's emotional res...
In six pages George Gershwin's own vantage point is applied to the American composer's life and musical theater contributions. Th...
In five pages this essay analyzed how Varese's sound liberation had a profound effect upon music of the twentieth century with thi...
In eight pages this research paper examines classical examples of Mozart's and Haydn's sonatas and also considers how each compose...
In seven pages this paper examines the theories regarding Mozart allegedly being poisoned to death by another such as Antonio Sali...
"rubber, felt, or wood, as well as screws, nuts and bolts" (Machlis 632). The result of this preparation is that the piano produ...
describes the state of music performance prior to the 18th century, noting that music was much more personal at that time and was ...
its pointless...misfortune rules the world" (Rosselli, 2000, p. 30). In later life, Verdi admitted that in a "sudden moment of des...
for the solo trumpet part in the score.7 To play the clarino properly requires that the performer have "a naturally suitable lip, ...
for Orchestra (1911-13) demonstrate that even early in Weberns career he was focused on composing exclusively with the material of...
noted novelist George Sand (women novelists in the nineteenth century often wrote under male pseudonyms). One of his most signific...
(1822-1890) was born in Liege where he also first studied as a piano virtuoso from 1830-1835. Franck first toured Belgium at the a...
codified and structured. Neoclassical forms were, in turn, a reaction against the idealism characterised by the Romantic ...
time," then shortened to "ragtime" (Porter, 1973, p. 2). The innovations that Joplin brought to ragtime were remarkable and uniqu...