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Production of 'Aida' by Giuseppe Verdi and Reaction to It

scenes," within the context of an exotic locale, in this case, ancient Egypt (Machlis 146). Aida concerns the love story of Rada...

Empire Records Cinematic Analysis

Music Town. With $9,000 of store receipts in his pocket, Lucas goes to Atlantic City in hopes of parlaying that into enough money...

Liability and Negligence Chain in the McCollum Case

and that they were negligent in their public dissemination of his music. In other words, they had effectively encouraged McCollum ...

Four Insights into the Meaning of Life

responsibility. He feels stifled by his Louisiana environment and longs to leave. He knows that this involvement will strengthen h...

Overview of Ethnomusicology

seen with a study on Chinese music by J van Aalst in 1884 and Japanese music with F T Piggotts Music and Musical Instruments of Ja...

Musical Representations of Various Eras

Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed West Side Story in 1957, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...

Analysis of the Carousel Musical by Rogers and Hammerstein

When Julies friend Carrie leaves, but Julie lingers near the carousel, she and Billy are now along and can speak freely, if hesita...

Fictional CD Store Saving

"Retail sales of recorded music dived from $13 billion in 1999--the year Napster launched--to an estimated $10.6 billion" (Keegan,...

Harvard Case Study of BMG Entertainment

Record companies relied on radio stations to give their products airplay so potential consumers could hear them and then purchase ...

Art History Questions

about Egyptian life. Discuss how an artist may express his or her point of view by explaining the content, concept and style of a...

Dr. Dre and Hip Hop Culture

Records, releasing his first solo single, "Deep Cover" in 1992 ("Dr. Dre Bio"). It was at this point in his career that he met Sno...

Score Analysis, "The Temptations"

This paper presents a summary and analysis of a scene in "The Temptations," which is a 1998 TV movie that focuses on the 1960s mus...

Dido and Aeneas/Henry Purcell

This paper is on Henry Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas." It offers a summary of the plot and discussion of different characterist...

Children’s Perceptions of Adults

is presumably himself, as an adult, looking back at the things his father did for him. These are things that the child clearly nev...

Was the Introduction of the Digital Economy Act 2010 Wise Legislation?

the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, it was also sponsored by the minister for Culture, Media and Sport; Be...

An Examination of Baroque Musical Forms

Motet While Gregorian chants were intended entirely for liturgical and worship purposes, this was not the case for later Renaiss...

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop

of Pop. He wanted the title. There are musicians who are dubbed one thing or another by fans, and then, as in the Michael Jackson...

THE DOORS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND AND BUSINESS MODELS

around, its no longer the sure path to stardom for a band. Furthermore, there are a variety of musical magazines, segmented to eve...

Moulin Rouge (2001) and Setting a Cinematic Mood

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

"I'm Sexy and I Know It" - An Examination of Feminist Themes

more aware of themselves than they are of one another. Finally, at the behest of their leader, they begin to walk down the boardwa...

Analysis of Merriam's Preface

were the focus of their analyses (Merriam "Definitions" 193). Furthermore, as Jaap Kunst pointed out in 1950 text, musicology "doe...

Falasha Liturgy and Indian Cassette Industry, Reflection on these Issues

were struck by the similarities between Falasha liturgical practices and Judaism and this perspective became so entrenched that in...

Issues in Ethnomusicology, Agawu and McClary

(Agawu, 1992, p. 246). At this point, Agawu states that the purpose of his essay is to critique ethnomusicology writing that has f...

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...

Jazz and Blues

This research paper describes the relationship between blues and jazz within the context of the history of these genres. The write...

Comments on Freedoms

This essay discusses several articles that deal with freedoms. Topics include: the responsibilities of parents, music censorship, ...

Finding Contentment

This essay pertains to the writer's experience of contentment, which is derived from listening to and performing music. Three page...

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...