Category: Music
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Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal Music Concert
Every music concert is a unique experience for both performer and listener, even if the piece played is a classic that different composers have played thousands of times at different times. In this essay, two musicians, Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal play three different compositions (SHMF). First, it is Johann Bach’s Sonata for Flute and…
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The Book “Living with Music” by Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison’s Living with Music is a story about jazz musicians, and a reader is transferred to twentieth-century America to explore the circumstances, daily activities, and the inspiring power of music people experienced. The essay contains various musical terms and names of famous jazz artists and reflects the author’s thoughts and aspirations. Living with Music…
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The “Bad Habits” Music Video by Ed Sheeran
One of the most famous music videos on YouTube is Ed Sheeran’s clip for the song Bad Habits, which in just one year has collected more than 450 million views. In the video, the performer Ed Sheeran is in a bright and shocking image, and the song itself tells that all bad habits lead to…
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The Musical Composition “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre
The compositions of Eric Whitacre can be categorized as neoclassical choral electronic music, and this statement requires a detailed analysis. Neoclassicism implies the renewal of conservative musical material in order to extract and enhance the value of the aesthetic elements in it. Neoclassical music does not duplicate traditional classical music, but takes into account the…
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Popular and Serious Music
Table of Contents Introduction Article Summary Response Opinion Question for Further Discussion Introduction Music forms a significant part of entertainment in the modern world, and there are various ways people present their songs to their audiences. The compositions and contexts of different types of music determine their audiences, presentation, and suitability. Music has various components…
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Masterworks of 20th-Century Music
The concert included musical masterpieces of the 20th and 21st century. The first piece was “Symphony #1 The Lord of the Rings” (1987) by the Dutch composer Johan de Meij. The composer was born in 1953, and he is an artist of our modernity. The work was created at the end of the twentieth century…
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Blues Music in “Blue Chicago” by David Grazian
The heightened commercialization and global popularity of the Chicago blues seem all the more fascinating since it represents some sort of cultural expression that is strongly attached to local settings as well as regional locations (Grazian 8). The blues triggers a deep adoration among its fans, unlike the modern adult pop and the multi-ethnic global…
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Music Video Making Movement as Art Tendency
Introduction The paper offers a descriptive overview of the video works, which were created by the inspiring MTV directors and gifted filmmakers, Spike Jonze, and Michel Gondry. The analysis of their popular accomplishments claims that both video creators gained their immense popularity in the world of TV, according to their ability to combine cultural tendencies…
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How the Beatles Influenced Music
Table of Contents Music’s Political Influence Capacity Beatles’ Phenomenon Political Motives Conclusion Works Cited The Beatles is probably one of the most influential music bands in the history of modern music. From the purely artistic standpoint, it essentially shaped rock music as we know it now. Its influence can be seen in the stylistic devices…
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Music and Speech in Deutsch’s and Levitin’s Views
Music is an inevitable element of everyday life. That is why there are numerous perspectives on the ways human brain perceives music and its connection to speech. For instance, Diana Deutsch believes that music is strongly related to the function of speech so that the boundary between the two is hardly visible (“Speaking in Tones”).…