Essays on Violin

Personal Statement

Degree Objective: Master of Arts Leadership and Administration I am an international student studying a Masters of Arts degree at Valparaiso University, Indiana. Prior to my post- graduate study, I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. Part of my undergraduate degree included a Fine Arts minor, in which I obtained a 3.7 GPA. My earliest college studies began at Hang Zhou Normal University (China) in music education prior to transferring to the United States to study. These early studies earned me a scholarship to both Valparaiso University and Hang Zhou Normal University. I have always been involved ...

Art can be, and is, often seen and understood in many contexts. In museums, visual arts are generally pleasing, and looked forward to with great anticipation. Musical art, in concert halls, is seen the same way. There is performance art, like that of the choreographer Anze Skrube, that is in high demand. Graffiti is another kind of visual/performance art, most of it connected with gangs, but not always, when considering the work of Banksy and other artists who try to do something positive with their talent. Art can be defined in two ways, according to Adajian. One of its ...

Every spring, students and professors of the Glendale College, as well as members of the local community, have a chance to enjoy annual concerts performed by the Glendale College Community Orchestra (Glendale.edu, n.d.). On May 22, the Orchestra performed in a huge concert, which took place at the Mainstage Auditorium. Bethany Pflueger was the conductor of the Glendale College Community Orchestra, and, probably, this was the key thing why the performance was so successful. This concert featured Glendale College Concert Singers, and it was also led by Chris Rios and Chris Coulter as musical directors. The Glendale College Community ...

There is an old saying in china says: When a man is near death he speaks from the heart. It means when you really face the death, your words became soft and kind-hearted. It is the kind of phenomenon that people regret after they lose something wonderful. The selfish person donates all their belongings to the charity. The mean person treats others well and show them kindness. The mad man becomes gentler. In Chekhov’s” Rothschild’s Fiddle”, he illustrates a selfish and greedy man becomes soft-hearted and regrets his choices when he faces the death directly. Yakov, the ...

I attended the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival concert on September 16th, 2015 at Garden City. The concert consisted of over 500 string players who were grouped into four main orchestras and was conducted by Cody Toll. The concert was completely sold out, and I was quite lucky to get a seat in the middle of the hall where I could see the whole stage and performances. The concert consisted of great pieces and it opened with the festival overture by the Middle School String Orchestra A dubbed “Concert of Strings”. This particular piece began softly as the string instruments ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

Dear Admissions Review Committee,

I am sincerely grateful to you for taking the time to look through my application and for offering me an opportunity to be on the waiting list. Providence Day school has been my dream school for a long time and, at the time I visited the school, it appeared to be a perfect match for my interests and aspirations, therefore, if accepted, I would happily attend, in order to further develop my skills and sharpen my knowledge. I would like to use the opportunity to present my continuous and consistent interest in Providence Day school and update the Admissions ...

Last month, there were group of foreigners who suddenly performed a street concert that promotes the awareness of other cultures towards Asian music. The musicians were Asians and played traditional Asian music. A huge crowd gathered in front of the street to watch them as they perform the exotic music from Asia. For instance, one of the music played by the band was the theme of Dae Jang Geum titled Onara. It was a Korean drama based on a real historical figure of Jang Geum, Korea’s first female doctor. I recognized the music earlier and the instruments because ...

Hanover Baroque

Type of Concert: Trio Sonata General reaction: I found the concert very smoothing. The venue, at a local episcopal church, was beautiful, and well suited to the small-ensemble, or more chamber style music presented by the trio. There was a sense of both tranquility and ease that punctuated the concert as a result of the combination between the building’s ambiance and the musical genre on display. Concert Summary: The musical concert I attended was a trio, consisting of a violin, a flute, and a harpsichord. Overall, it involved music by eight different composers, each of which took a ...

On the evening of December 4, 2015 I attended the live concert performance hosted by Master Showman, Composer and world-renowned violinist, Andre Rieu. The concert even was held at the “3 Arena” (23,000 capacity) in Dublin, Ireland. Andre Rieu has been recognized on many occasions as one of classical music’s greatest performer, conductors, and popularisers. During the entire duration of the classical performance, Rieu was immensely successful in retaining (especially the young generation or non-classical enthusiasts), the attention of the audience by intermissive humour, storytelling, host-to-audience conversation, and a whole lot of promotive dancing/singing along. The concert ...

1. What is the name of the song?

The name of the song - «Before He Cheats».

2. Who is / are the performer (s)? It was performed by Carrie Underwood, a famous American country-style singer, who began to gain her popularity after winning at American Idol in 2005. 3. In what year was this performance recorded or filmed?

This song was released August 19, 2006 as part of the singer's first studio album.

4. What is the genre or style of music called? The genre of this song is country or country-rock, since in addition to country motifs, there is a strong and clear bass rhythm, which is typical in rock. 5. How did this genre start and who were the ...

Introduction

Domenico Scarlatti is one of the most well known Italian Baroque composers. He is best known for his work on the keyboard sonatas. It is known that most of his life he worked for the royal families in Spain and France. While working for the royal family in Spain, he was able to compose over 500 sonatas. Dominico Scarlatti’s history and time spent in Spain has influenced his famous sonatas compositions that use the Spanish guitar style.

History of Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti was born on October 26, 1685 in Naples and died on July 23, 1757 in Madrid. It is known ...

English

The award winning film Twelve Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen narrates the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Black violin player from Saratoga Springs, New York who was kidnapped and sold to slavery, his struggle for survival and his efforts to retain his dignity. Northup is kidnapped from Washington and since he was not carrying his Free Paper is declared to be a fugitive slave called Platt from Georgia. He is sold to plantation owner William Ford in New Orleans, a kind and generous man who impressed with his suggestion of cost cutting measures gives him ...

Having been brought to existence back in 1976 by Richard Hoover, Santa Cruz Guitar Company have grown to produce quality guitars in the region of 500 and 700 acoustic guitars every year. This acoustic guitars’ manufacturing firm is in Santa Cruz California. At present day, the instruments have been regarded and classified by guitar lovers as to being some of the worlds most desired and the finest steel-string guitars. They have appreciated the concepts of total quality in which case they have a complexity of overtones, and they are also highly resonate.

In Santa Cruz Guitar Company, their definitions ...

Lindsey Stirling, a self-proclaimed dub-step violinist, is a violinist that changed the perception of people towards the art of playing violin. When I walked in this sold-for weeks concert, I was not too sure about what I had got myself into. And, I sure had no idea that playing a violin could be this electrifying. A classically trained violinist, Lindsey Stirling plays all types of music including hip-hop, dub-step and crossover class over music.

The Lindsey Stirling Show was entertainment mixed with the pure and strong feeling of self-empowerment. Her YouTube channel has approximately 225 million users with each of her videos ...

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

- History The Four Seasons or Le Quattro Stagioni is composed of four violin concertos that were composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723. This piece is known to be his most popular classical work and one of the most well-known in the said repertoire. The Four Seasons is also considered as one of the boldest program music in the baroque period. The concertos were first published in 1725. It was intended to be part of a set of 12 concerti, Vivaldi’s 8th Opus with the title “Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione”, which he dedicated to a Bohemian patron named ...

An Examination of Style and Performance

Introduction Joseph Haydn may be the most underrated of all the great composers, especially when it comes to his piano music. Music students in every field, remain taught that Haydn is the “father of the Symphony.” It is this fact that keeps the student from seeking out, discovering, and delighting in his brilliant, often difficult, but worth the challenge of playing Haydn’s late keyboard compositions. Haydn’s major keyboard works are sonatas, generally representing his growth from his early years until 1794 with completion of his final three sonatas. According to Gordon (1996), Haydn often set the ...

Almost all classic songs are about love. Since ancient times, artists have endeavored to write songs of love to stir the heart. Their works have ranged from the saccharine and sappy to the truly moving. In spite of the artists’ varied levels of accomplishment and artistic merits, each of these songs relies on certain tropes and exhibits certain qualities that are endemic to the “love song” genre. In all quintessential love songs, three tenets (common qualities) have stood out; simple lyrics delivered with sincerity, use of a saxophone and they are sung in moderately slow tempos.

Quintessential love songs ...

Anne-Sophie Mutte is a world renowned German classical violinist. Mutter, considered by many people as one of the most charismatic and loved classical performer of today’s generation (Coburn, 2010). Mutter as a performer rooted from West Germany where she began honing her unquestionable talent in music. At the age of five, she began showing her brilliance in the piano and not long after picked up an instrument that will define her career the violin. Her craft was first professionally developed by her mentor Erna Honigberg (a former student of Carl Flesch). Her mentor passed away, but she continued studying moving under ...

Likes: Theoretical physics and mathematics, developing theories such as the mass-energy equivalence equation (E=MC2), changing the world view about things In a radical manner. For example, proving that time does not pass in the same manner; for everybody, through his theory of physical relativity.

Music: Loves the violin, being a gifted musician. Lives daydreams in music and views his life in terms of music. Follows in his Mother, Pauline’s footsteps as she was a great pianist. He began learning how to play the violin at the age of six when they were in Munich. He tried to perfect his skills ...

Identity in the play the short story One Friday Morning

Identity refers to the state of maintaining one’s character under different conditions. Identity therefore relates to social situations such as gender, color, class, and community. In African American literature, identity can be experienced in social circumstances that are largely discriminatory. Discriminatory aspects that affect the blacks largely relate to oppression. This aspect molds the manner in which African Americans are confronted with dilemmas regarding their place within the white-dominated society. Ideally, the reality of the blacks cannot be separated in the American society because color provides an inherent phenomenon of identity that manifest in different races.

The aspect ...

Abstract

An Oscar winning “12 Years a Slave” is a movie not only worth everyone’s attention, to my mind it is truly necessary for viewing, because this kind of movie is not only of high quality, it is also very educational. Telling about a free black man who happened to become a slave, the film presents a sad story about injustice, cruelty, stiff upper lip and will to survive. In this paper I am going to examine race discrimination in the movie “12 Years a Slave” by Steve McQueen on the example of the film clip showing the process of buying black ...

Ancient music had very distinct styles, musical instruments and elements were easily distinguishable as the songs progressed. The following is an analysis of five songs in terms of the style, tempo, musical elements and form.

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (Recorded August 10 1920) (cfa.arizona.edu)

Several musical instruments as were use in the song. The sound of a trombone comes first then that of a clarinet and violin follow in unison. The sounds produced by these instruments produce a very distinct tune. When the Mamie Smith sings, several elements of music can be noted these are timbre, harmony, pitch and rhythm.

The song is in classical jazz style and I could tell ...

I am sure that in order to become successful in any professional field it is necessary to identify clear goals and find the best place to realize them. I am happy that I understood this simple truth in time to do everything possible to make my dreams come true. I would like to describe the way my professional goals were formed and how I understood that Georgetown is the best place for me to do it.

Still, when I went to my violin lesson the next day, I noticed that every time I tried to strike a note with the ...

[Professor]

Techniques used by Pablo Picasso – “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass” Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was an artistic genius who employed several techniques to portray his talent. In the course of his transformation to also being a modern artist, he is famous for co-founding the Cubist movement along with Georges Braque. His works “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass” are brilliant examples of this period. Picasso’s “The Violin” (1912), was created using Braques’ method of papiers colles displaying Synthetic Cubism. ...

Question 1

Bach Johann Sebastian was a music composer and a musician from Germany within the periods of the Baroque. Through his skills in motivic organization, harmony, and counterpoint, Bach facilitated the formation and establishment of the German style. He also enriched the adaptation of textures, forms and rhythms from the outside Germany countries mostly France and Italy. His work in the field of music has made his music to be reserved for their artistic beauty, intellectual depth, and technical command. Some of his compositions include the golden variation and Brandenburg Concertos. George Frederick Handel was a British Baroque composer born in Germany. ...

If somebody had asked me what makes a film successful, I would have been not able to answer at once. Acting, directing, screenplay, soundtrack, costumes, settings, camera operating, and a great many of other factors are equally valuable; they all contribute to the general perception of the film by the auditory. In my essay I will focus on one element of the system – music; and I will try to discover how that magnificent tool makes a film admired. Anabel J. Cohen in his Music as a source of emotion in film states that “emotion characterizes the experience of film, as it ...

Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli is one of the greatest violinists. He is considered to be the founder of modern violin technique. Corelli was one of the key figures of Italian music in XVII-XVIII centuries. Corelli’s works, without exaggeration, can be called masterpieces of Italian classical music. His compositions are embodied rigor, modesty and simplicity. But, at the same time, they are written with the perfect taste, in his exquisite manner. His style is clear and unique. You won’t hear such unnecessary details in Corelli’s compositions like external effects, random notes – each sound has own place. And, at ...

In his book “Outliers”, Malcolm Gladwell mentions: “The outlier, finally, is not an outlier at all.” (285). That particular statement assumes those who achieve success have no evident differences compared with the ordinary people in the sense of being more intelligent and wisdom. In other words, the author tries to convince readers persevering and creating opportunities to be the most important ways to succeed. If a person relies on intelligence and wisdom only, they can’t climb higher than pyramid first level. In my opinion talent or fortune cannot predestinate your success. People have to progress continually and keep ...

George Braque understood art in terms of lines, mass, volume and weight used these elements to create subjective beauty. The purpose of art was to create rapport between him and the art piece (Mical, 2003). Braque yearned to not only see but touch artwork and so he created pieces that bridged the manual space and later incorporated other materials like sand and paper onto the canvas. He fragmented his subjects into pieces as a way of getting close to the subject like an artistic surgeon. Fragmentation allowed him to achieve space and movement in his pieces. In the Violin and ...

Analytic cubism is a term that was introduced by Picasso. This term arises from the ‘analysis of objects in space’. In partnership with Braque, Picasso was able to find a way to see objects in details without actually examining them these two artists were the first people to use this term. Braque made a painting called Palette and violin in 1909 (John 45). This painting was meant to represent the whole instrument though in actual terms it did not. It showed lines of strings that were short but had spiral spins to represent the neck of the violin. They were therefore made ...

Alban Berg was an Austrian composer, teacher and one of the most prominent representatives of the Second Viennese musical expressionism and composer school. Alan Berg was a student and a follower of A. Schoenberg, who was Alban Berg’s teacher in years 1904 - 1911. One of the most prominent representatives of expressionism in music, Berg expressed in his works characteristic of expressionist artists thoughts, feelings and images: dissatisfaction with the social life, feelings of helplessness and loneliness. The hero of his works can be expressed asa little man, driven to despair by a hostile environment of bourgeois society. Ground for ...

The composer I have chosen to write this paper on is American Roger Zare. Roger is a composer from Florida who started composing at the age of 14. He learned multiple instruments at a young age including the piano and the violin. Roger has written solo, chamber, choral and full orchestra works. He has earned numerous honors including being the winner of the 5th annual Trio Anima Mundi Composition Prize. The work I chose to listen to is “Geometries” written in 2010 by Zare. The instruments that are included in the production of this are the clarinet, violin, cello and piano. ...

Classical music, according to Giraldez (31) affects the ability and the brain’s organization through rhythm and melody. Giraldez (31) further notes that the levels of serotonin that are produced by the brain are raised by rhythms. In explanation, he defines serotonin as a neurotransmitter that transmits nerve impulses that aid in maintaining jolly feelings. Giraldez (31) adds that when the brain produces serotonin, so is tension eased. In keeping with, Giraldez (31) depression results from scarce production of serotonin hormone and it are only released when the brain is positively shocked. An example is when one looks at a splendid ...

Introduction to Theatre

“Black Violin works hard, but makes it all look like play Sometimes they play with the intense seriousness of orchestral soloists; at others they fiddle as if at a hoedown; at still others they strum the violin and viola like guitars.” (N.Y. Times, n.d.) The group Black Violin was founded roughly a decade ago in 2003. It is led by Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste and Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester. They are classically-trained viola and violin players who first met playing in their high school orchestra in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After graduation from college, they worked with many different hip-hop acts ...

For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles Jazz Vocal III Ensemble ...

The Red Violin chronicles the long and exciting journey of the last violin made by a famous Italian instrument maker. The idea of the "best" violin hand-crafted by a master hundreds of years ago immediately made me think of Antonio Stradivari. A simple online search revealed that the film was indeed based on a Stradivarius violin called the Red Mendelssohn, which features a red stripe (as opposed to the blood varnish of the Red Violin) on its top right side (Fletcher, n.p.). What amazed me is that, both in real life and in the movie, people (often musicians) have the utmost desire to ...

Introduction

Death, a journey all must embark on where none can ever turn back and this is a part of life that no one wants to deal with let alone deal with when it comes to a dying relative. However, there has been a lot of talk recently about physician assisted suicide when it comes to a dying relative and some physicians feel it is their obligatory duty to relieve that dying person of any pain that they might be experiencing. Some people feel that it is easier to do this to spare the dying of their pain depending on the amount of time that ...

Introduction

In 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a widely acclaimed cantata for Christmas day celebrations. It contained a narrative of words that praised Jesus Christ, and was supported by instrumentals and vocal codes. The cantata is a follow up on the famous hymn by Martin Luther, ‘Praise is to you, Jesus Christ ‘, and that was composed in 1524. The composition was inspired from readings that are located in the bible such as the Gospel of Luke, the book of Isaiah and Titus, which contained readings about the birth and salvation of Jesus Christ.

The composition

The narration uses aspects of repetition in its structure. The ...

Introduction

Cubism and Futurism has great impact in the United States. Both of them has played a significant role in evolving the the art of 19th and 20th century. Cubism is about object’s total concept, predominately the visual aspects of the objects, it present different ways for combining the objects with the aesthetic concerns and considerations. Futurism is, however, concerned with the visual sense of the movement, i.e., giving the sense of movement to photographs, drawings, sculptures and paintings.

Explanation

Cubism was, however, developed between 1908 and 1912 with the support of Picasso and Braque (Ehrlich, 2012). The Tribal Art of ...

Introduction

There are many different musical eras, which have influenced music to be composed the way it is now. The eras are the baroque era, the classical era, the romantic era and the modern era. There have been a number of notable famous musicians and composers of music from various countries across from Europe and the United States of America. These composers came from different periods and have influenced one another in their music. In looking at the composition from all the eras, it is very clear that there is a difference and some similarities of the music.

Baroque era

The baroque period is ...

Cubism is one of the first modern movements in art. The movement evolved during the period of rapid and heroic innovations by artists such as Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. The movement has two stages namely, analytic cubism and synthetic cubism. In analytic cubism, forms tend to be fragmented and analyzed. In synthetic cubism, foreign materials such as wood veneer and newspapers are collaged on the surface of the canvas as a “synthetic” symbol for the depicted objects. This style was developed by Juan Gris and Rernand Leger and it attracted so many adherents abroad and in Paris. The movement ...

Introduction

In his Streichquartett, Beethoven takes motivic material generated in Theme Groups 1 and 2 of the sonata exposition, and expounds upon them in the different transitional sections of the piece. By utilizing these distinct motives in different textural and harmonic contexts, Beethoven creates a strong sense of unity within the piece as a whole, while also designing a unique identity for each section. The plan of this paper is first to identify the different areas where Beethoven borrows the motivic material and thus make explanations of the differences in existence as follows: Structural, harmonic and textural. The paper takes a vital interest on ...

What is the role of musical instruments in Indian music?

Pesch, Ludwig. The Oxford illustrated companion to South Indian classical music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print.

Summary

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural and historical contexts of music, its composers, music, schools, and leading practitioners. It is presented I a simpler and approachable manner that simplifies difficult concepts. The book contains illustrations of more than 120 photographs and drawings of instruments discussed, bibliography, and biographical information on composers and musicians. This book will benefit students, interested amateur and experienced professionals.

Evaluation

This book is a revised version of “Illustrated companion to South Indian classical music” was published in 2009. The ...

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” (Recorded August 10 1920) by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (arizona.edu) - What musical elements were executed by the musicians? In the song “crazy blues” the musicians executed several musical elements such as rhythm, timbre, tempo, pitch and harmony. In the song, the trombone plays first, followed by the clarinet and the violin. The instruments are all in tune and the pitch of the musician combines well with the instruments. - What style did they play in? The music style is jazz. This is evidenced by the ...

The Kirtan Concert by David Newman on Tuesday, October 1st 2013 at Atma Bodha Studio was one that will be remembered. The Yoga Studio was quite packed as is the norm for most of Newman’s Kirtan performances. Kirtan is a form of call and response series of chants performed in the Hindu language. Kirtans make effective use of orality in a manner that expresses a deep sense of romanticism and elaborate articulation. This happens while a melody is played using instruments chosen by the Kirtankar. Undoubtedly, David Newman is a prodigy of healing through Kirtan with worldwide acclaim. He employs devotional music full ...

Introduction

Sigmund Freud emphasizes the importance of the psychoanalytic value of dreams tremendously. He is of the opinion that dreams give a useful insight into the unconscious mind of a dreamer. His fascination with dreams shows in his keeping a diary during his childhood and he has used many of the ideas and dreams written on the pages of his diary while composing his most famous publication 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Freud believes that dreams are an attempt to fulfill wishes by the id, especially those wishes which remain unfulfilled in the waking life due to various reasons. Because the longings and desires ...

Comparison of Musicians

Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach were two of the most brilliant composers in the genre of classical Western music. The nationality of these two musicians is German. Bach was a composer who lived during the Baroque period. On the other hand, Beethoven was a musical genius who lived during the transition period of Classical period to Romantic era. Beethoven came later than Bach or was born 20 years after Bach’s demise. Beethoven looked up to Bach as his inspiration were he adapted the work of Bach entitled “Well-Tempered Clavier” in one of his musical masterpieces, and regards Bach ...

"The concert was in the LACMA ( Los Angeles Country Museum of Art). Sundays Live. The program played by The Lyris String Quartet. Musicians were Alyssa Park(violin), Shalini Vijayan(violin), Luke Maurer (violin) , Timothy Loo (cello). The atmosphere at the LACMA was electric as the Lyris String Quartet took the stage. There was a sense of expectancy in the air and I felt that I was set to witness a truly fine performance. The attire of the musicians reflected a certain sense of detachment since the girls were dressed quite casually while the boys were a bit more formal but certainly not ...

The latest chamber music concert I attended was quite an enthralling experience. It consisted of three works with the most substantial one being the Violin Sonata Nr 2 by Johannes Brahms. The soloists were the violinist Yi Yang One and the pianist Kanae Matsumoto, both excellent exponents of the music, bringing a particular intensity and beauty to the music of Brahms and Messiaen which completed the concert. The Brahms Violin Sonata is in three movements and lasts around half an hour. Here one can observe Brahms’ debt to Beethoven in the long melodic lines and the structural authenticity of ...

The experience at the music concert

The music concert always provides an opportunity to learn new things and explore new grounds in music. Entertainment guaranteed that learning and experience do not fail the expectations of the audience. At the performance, many stages spiced the event, although a few of them deemed outstanding. Initially, the vocalists made the whole event awesome. Musical vocal techniques proved just what I learnt about making a performance the best. The musical blend of voices and a wide range of musical prowess among the vocalists meant that the whole performance rejuvenated by well-organised voices and brilliant vocals. Vocal range among the vocalists proved the ...

Facilitator

Evolution has constantly occurred in the Turkish culture with new things coming up all the time. In a culture with great diversity and heterogeneity, Turkish music faces the pressure to adjust and fit in the lifestyles of the people in the country (Khotani, 2010). Over the last century, the culture can boast of the profound changes and diversifications it has undergone to breed the current trend in the cultural industry. Music is the most relevant beneficiary of the diversifications and changes. The evolution of music traces its roots back to the Islamic influences on the folk music. Evolution took another ...

Introduction

This kind of music began in the 20th Century in areas such as the New Orleans, Kansas City and Chicago. It was first sung by the African American who combined the European harmony with African beats. Through the years, the jazz music has also included the American popular music. The jazz music has been one of America’s greatest successes because it is there that it was started and it began to spread throughout the world. The music is able to unite people from various backgrounds such as race, countries, age, and religion. Through the music, people are able ...

Essay Exploring “Realistic Love” Portrayed in Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.”

Robert Hayden’s biography is a story that begins in a difficult poverty, a tough family life and poor eyesight that prevented him from the occupations that many youth busy themselves. This trials turn into an unlikely success; with Hayden becoming the first black American to by appointed the Poet Laureate of the United States. Still, his background is present in his work. His personal history shines through in his famous poem “Those Winter Sundays.” On a reading recorded on The Poetry Foundation’s website, Hayden says before reciting the poem, “Here’s a poem that comes directly out of my boyhood in Detroit.”( ...

Introduction

I bet that Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” gives you shivers, although you cannot truly tell what specifically transposes you in another world. It is that “I used to” that generates a melancholic feeling in Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida”. The song is mostly set in a glorious past, as it compulsively dominating the thoughts in the present. Further in this article I aim to decompose this song, examining the strength of its lyrics, the appeal to its listeners, the instrumental part and the clarity of the speech that resides from the song.

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Living in the past, back when “I used ...

The concert was a different experience for many people who attended. There were many things to be learnt in the concert. There were many styles of music that we got to learn. This learning of new music styles is an experience I have never learnt and it was a fantastic experience for me. In the music concerts that I have ever attended, one genre and style of music has been the main theme. One theme that came out clearly is innovation and blending music styles of various ages and periods to match together. In the concert new music was created to ...

Relevance to the Los Angeles Baroque Performers

“The Los Angeles Baroque Players” is one of the most famous baroque musicians in Los Angeles who played several instruments such as viola, harpsichord, flute, and oboe. The group is founded in 1983 and over the years; they have able to maintain their par level performance. It only shows that they have unique musical approach, interpretation, and execution, as well. They hold several concerts and one of the most remarkable performances they have are last January 6, 2012. It was fun and breathtaking event. Certainly, a night to be remembered. The night started to become amazing, when Anthony Brazier, ...

This paper mainly highlights on the use of cinema sound as text in the production of films. It aids in the multi-dimensional understanding of the image analysis and sound production analysis; in the cinema films. The article places interest on the extended use and importance of borrowed instrumental music in the creation of cinema sound. The usage of symphony sounds borrowed but highly contrasted from instrumental music showcase the difference in the definition of film sounds and music in overall. All of that is aimed at reviewing and analyzing the physical phenomenon called sound. In this perspective, in ...

“Balzac and Little Chinese Seamstress” is a movie written and directed by Dai Sijjie. The movie was released in the year 2002 and depicts the time of early 70s when Chinese cultural revolution was at it later stage. The story of this movie revolves around two boys named Luo Min and Ma Jianling, who went to Sichuan province to get re-education. After their arrival they were asked about their education by the chief of the village. The chief checked the luggage of both boys and destroyed a cookery book. The chief was also about to destroy Ma’s violin but stopped ...

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to analyze the non-fiction short story "The Price of a Dream" by Andrew Lukonis. The analysis is conducted on the basis of correspondence of the short story to the contemporary reality and accuracy of the described issues. Attention is also paid to political, psychological, sociological and personal matters of the topic. Place of entrepreneur's action in the story is analyzed from the point of its correspondence to cultural traditions of his society.

Compassion - Hope of Humanity

With the development of human civilization, each society liked to consider that its rules and customs were more advanced and civilized ...