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able to spend their lives in pursuit of such musical apexes, it is no wonder that this music is considered both an art form and se...
used two themes, which were contrasted by the composer within a homophonic texture. In other words, the fugue depended on theme ...
Both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach are cited among the giants of Classical and Baroque music. This paper exami...
Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed West Side Story in 1957, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...
the "almost terrifying" manner in which Beethoven pursues the underlying motif (Machlis, 1970, p. 225). The second movement, And...
The writer compares and contrasts two popular types of music, classical and the Blues. The writer differentiates between the two a...
Joy" to music during his early years in Bonn, which would mean that he was considering the basis for the Ninth as early as 1792 (L...
opium. The drug, too weak to kill, plunges him into a heavy sleep accompanied by strange visions. His sensations...are translated ...
time," then shortened to "ragtime" (Porter, 1973, p. 2). The innovations that Joplin brought to ragtime were remarkable and uniqu...
not always in the allegro tempo. For the purposes of this essay, "sonata form" will refer to the construction of the movement, whi...
sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...
In five pages this report contrasts and compares literary and musical distinctions as illustrated by Voltaire's Candide neoclassic...
a colonial insect that has invaded Boston. Rather these letters in wide usage in the United States, fluctuate between a social re...
motive over and over again in different forms (Grove 149). The lyrical second theme introduces a brief respite of relaxation, bu...
goes that Beethoven was inspired by the principles of the French Revolution and, specifically, the person of Napoleon Bonaparte in...
the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon to produce, and so I endured this wretched existence (Machlis, 1970, p....
the every day people who live, work and form the community, from stay-at-home moms who mold their families, to fire-fighters, who ...
the later part of the 19th century, who witnessed much of Chicagos history. He saw it in the early days of the 20th century when w...
than the other - as in many cases, there is no such thing as "pure" Keynesian or "pure" monetarism (which is what the Chicago Scho...
(Machlis 225). The Exposition concludes with a short section, the codetta, which restates the basic rhythm (Machlis 225). The tr...
2001). The final movement, which is similar to Symphony K. 338, consists of "lazy gallops" set to a fast-paced tempo, which, again...
there is an intense emphasis on rhythm in this work that conveys a sense of motion and urgency. However, there is also quite a bit...
the detrimental emotional and psychological effects that this type of music has on young people. However, besides examining the su...
not explicitly intended to depict any concrete object or situation, but rather seeks to create a "mood or atmosphere," which elici...
trumpet and drum, a Minuet and Gavotte harkening back to more elegant times-the former filled out with celeste in a manner suggest...
anthem music spread more rapidly in the South (Tanner, 2006). It was the minstrel shows that were most responsible for this musics...
dubbed in the classical school, but of course, that would be too easy. There must be something about the work of these theorists t...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...
disturbing since music has been shown to be important to child development "physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially and ...