Abstract This essay discusses how Bob Marley & the Wailers' music brought the world together and looks at why they were able to start a reggae rage amongst people throughout the world, spreading reggae from a small sector of the world.
From the Paper "Many people describe Bob Marley as the greatest legend of reggae music and king of reggae. At the age of 16, Marley formed his first band, "The Rudeboys", which later became known as "The Wailers". The Wailers consisted of Bunny Livingston and Peter Mackintosh, now known as Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. By 1964, the band had created its first hits, Simmer Down, It Hurts To Be Alone and Rule Them Rudie.Bob Marley, a Rastafarian reggae musician idolized by millions of races, sang many of his lyrics in a sort of Jamaican accented Standard English, contrary to most of his reggae musician peers, who favored Creole."
Abstract The author states that the movie "Singin" in the Rain?, an all American musical classic, is regarded as the best musical on film.
The paper describes the story line, main characters, conflict and theme. The author discusses the cinematography techniques and special effects. The paper reviews the movie form the aspects of American history and culture expressed in the film and the author's personal reaction to the film. The emphasis of the paper is cultural history.
From the Paper "The movie is tongue-in-cheek and even without the musical numbers would still be a classic comedy. However, Gene Kelly singing and dancing to the song "Singin" in the Rain? is an all-time movie scene classic and it's unimaginable to think of the movie without it. His dance routines with Cyd Charisse, although perhaps not movie classics, are quite memorable and sensual. They are worth watching if only to awe at Charisse. O?Connor shines as Kelly's comedic studio musician sidekick."
This paper compares Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Minuet for String" from his "Quintet in D Major" to his ?Minuet No. 6? and gives background information.
Abstract The author states many music historians believe that Mozart attained his greatest heights as a composer with his string quintets. The paper analyzes the minuet as a musical translation of popular musical dances of the era and compares the two minuets. The paper continues that it is important to recognize that listeners of Mozart today are different from listeners in Mozart's day. The author concludes that, to understand Mozart's Minuets, the listener must explore the roots of the form of the piece and the piece's history.
From the Paper "Before analyzing the pieces themselves, one must first consider exactly what a minuet is. A minuet is dance in a moderate triple time. It has a light texture. ?Some minuets have a cross-rhythm that makes two bars of 3/4 sound like one bar of 3/2 (as in courante). Unlike other dances, it is often in ternary form. It is one of the only Baroque dance forms that survived into the late symphony of the Classical era, besides the trio.? From a listener's point of view, this "light" or "sprightly" texture translates into an almost humorous, dancing quality to the music."
Abstract This paper discusses sound editing in the movie "Amadeus". Background sounds and music are shown to be used to signal shifts in time or location, or to help guide the viewer's attention to the most important feature of the scene. The absence of sound is used as well. Examples from the film are given to demonstrate these tools.
From the Paper "The movie opens with the sounds of Antonio Salieri's attempted suicide, after he shouts his confession that he contrived to make Mozart die. The suicide attempt is experienced auditorally only ? his confession, his scream, his fall to the floor. This pivotal opening action in the movie occurs only by sound effects. This is a foreshadow of just how important sound effects will be in this movie.
"In a scene shortly following that one, a priest enters the madhouse. As he moves through, the piano can barely be heard, gradually becoming louder, under the sounds of the inmates. The sound of the piano, which plays ordinary and pedantic music compared to Mozart?s, demonstrates Salieri's frustration at his comparative lack of talent, and sets up the scene with the priest where Salieri tries to get the priest to recognize at least one of his pieces."
Tags: Mozart, Salieri, suicide, music, time, location, attention, feature
Abstract This paper examines the philosophical, intellectual, and poetic nature of Tupac Shakur's and Bob Marley's work, as well as the political and social influence of their music. The paper describes each artist's background and illustrates how Marley's music expressed the social unrest and the spiritualism of Jamaica, while Shakur's music expressed the social issues and emotions of ghetto life in the United States.
From the Paper "Music is one of the oldest art forms. Every culture has used music to not only create mood and celebration, but to relate and express feelings and ideas. Most of us can easily strike images of laborers singing while they worked, tribes beating drums before a hunt or battle, bugles sounding as soldiers charge in attack, and love-sick poets declaring their ardor. Music has also been used as an expression of spiritualism, as well as personal ideals. In recent history, beginning in the mid-1960?s, music became a voice and spokesman for many to express political views, especially concerning the United States involvement in Vietnam. Folk and rock musicians wrote music and songs protesting the war and politics of the time."
Abstract The paper argues against the phenomenon of copy protection of CD"s, focusing on the technological inconveniences experienced by the CD buyer as a result of this protection. It studies the different technological methods used in copy protection and the disadvantages and inconveniences involved in employing these methods. It then moves on to the issue of media conglomerates" disregard for consumer interests and the infringement on the rights of the consumer. It takes a close look at American copyright protection laws and the controversy behind home recording rights. It concludes with a summary of the shortcomings of copy protection.
Outline
Introduction: "Four Charley Pride Fans" Anecdote
What is Copy Protection?
History
How It Works, and Doesn"t
Spy-Protection as Symptomatic in the Industry
Symptomatic of Disregard for Customers
Future Direction of the Problem
Legal Difficulties for Private Users/hackers
What the Law Says and Doesn"t
Right of Reproduction and Fair Use
Royalties from Recording Devices
What the Industry is Thinking
Appear to Lose Sales
Copying Actually Aids Sales
Misdirected Greed
Copy-proofing Is Useless
Ways to Get Around It
New Recording Devices Avoid It
These Discs are not actually CDs
Conclusion
From the Paper "Copy protection, the newest rage for sold-out record companies, causes CDs to only be playable by standard audio CD players, in order to keep them from being copied by the home music enthusiast. While this is supposed to help the companies make more money, it only does so by putting major impediments against the enjoyment of music by the people for which it is made."
From the Paper "John Lennon (1940-1980) and Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) had a number of things in common and a comparison of their thought reveals that what appear to be the greatest differences between them are, in fact, rather similar responses to the world's social problems. Both were artists who achieved enormous early success and were murdered when they were quite young. Both protested, to some degree, the conditions of society and urged their legions of fans to look more carefully at what they were being told by the dominant forces in society. But neither man ever achieved his full potential in terms of what he could do to change the world for the better because each was torn by a high level of ambiguity over the possibility of genuine change and because neither saw himself as a leader. Each of these artists became somewhat trapped by his own success and although there was a great deal to.."
From the Paper "This paper takes the position that it is not in the best interests of the public for the government to shut down Napster. The company, which was founded last year, is one of the Internet's fastest-growing Web sites and enables users to find and trade songs between computers, free of charge. In December 1999, Napster was sued by major record companies which contended that the company was contributing to copyright infringement. Napster should be allowed to continue its free service for the following reasons:
1. The Napster concept is cutting edge technology; its high powered connections are fast, easy and convenient. The Napster concept could revolutionize infotech and energize the PC industry.
2. Napster technology can help everyone involved in music.."
From the Paper " In the play M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang, the action derives from a true story about a French diplomat who had a long-term affair with a Chinese singer, presumably thinking this was a woman when in fact it was a man. The story was also a spy story as the "woman" acquires secrets from her diplomat-lover for her government. The title of the play intentionally evokes images both of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly and what in French would be seen as "Monsieur" Butterfly. The opera embodies a certain Western attitude toward Asian women and toward Asians in general, and Hwang's play uses those ideas as something against which to balance his own drama as he deconstructs certain ideas from the opera and creates a different sense of operatic reality. Within this operatic universe, Gallimard's complacent Western stereotyping of Asians.."
Abstract "Ludwig van Beethoven's composing career began in the last decade of the 18th century and ended with his death in 1827, and thus spanned from the Classical to the Romantic period. In his youth, he studied under F. Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest Classical composers; in his maturity, he anticipated the Romantic style which was later fully realized in the works of Schubert, Schumann, and Berlioz, among others.
From the Paper "Ludwig van Beethoven's composing career began in the last decade of the 18th century and ended with his death in 1827, and thus spanned from the Classical to the Romantic period. In his youth, he studied under F. Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest Classical composers; in his maturity, he anticipated the Romantic style which was later fully realized in the works of Schubert, Schumann, and Berlioz, among others. Beethoven's wrote only nine symphonies; on its face this seems paltry compared to Haydn and Mozart, who established the Classical symphonic style--between them, they wrote over 150. However, despite the beauty (and often humor) found in Haydn's symphonies and the sheer brilliance of Mozart's, Beethoven single-handedly redefined the form and used it as a means of emotional, as well as musical, expression. This research will examine two of Beethoven's symphonies, his.."
Abstract Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was one of the greatest English composers. In a very short lifetime he managed to write a large amount of music in various genres, much of which is still played and admired today.
From the Paper "Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was one of the greatest English composers. In a very short lifetime he managed to write a large amount of music in various genres, much of which is still played and admired today. But Purcell's greatest talent was in the composition of vocal works and English opera had not yet developed sufficiently in Purcell's lifetime to give him the scope his talent required. Rather than writing full-scale operas Purcell wrote scores for a hybrid form of dramas with music and incidental music for a great number of plays and masques. Despite the failure to find a perfect match between his talent and the complementary musical form, Purcell wrote theatrical music of great dramatic power and works of other types, such as those for keyboard, that were both charming and brilliant.
It is assumed from later evidence that Purcell was born in ..."
The life and career of the American dancer and choreographer. Includes influences, personality, innovations, development, teaching and major works ("Night Journey" and "Errand into the Maze").
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 6 sources, 2000, $ 135.95
From the Paper "Martha Graham was arguably one of the greatest artists of the American tradition. She has earned a place in the company of such luminaries as Stravinski, Picasso, Joyce and Brancusi for her creation of an entirely new art form. As her contemporaries had done within their respective genres, Graham re-examined the creative possibilities of movement, gesture, composition and theatrical symbolism to expand the expressive vocabulary of dance. Through her innovative approach, she single-handedly initiated the modern dance movement.
In the 1920s, when Graham began her career as a professional dancer, the classical ballet was the dominant artistic genre. As is the case with any classical form, the ballet was, and continues to be, a highly refined tradition that offers sublime expressions of grace and beauty. Over the 300 or so years of its..."
Abstract This paper discusses Jackie Kay's novel "Trumpet", which details the emotions surrounding the discovery that jazzman, Joss Moody, is actually a woman. Those surrounding Moody's life are forced by the media to acknowledge the discrepancy in their existence. The author shows how following the conclusion of the novel, one is left to wonder whether the true origin of Joss Moody's choice of lifestyle is gender oppression, homosexuality, or Moody may have believed her gender and sex were not appropriately assigned at birth.
From the Paper "One of the greatest oppressors in today's society is gender, and the behavior that is expected to accompany that particular role. The media frequently capitalizes on the atypical behaviors of males and females. For example, if a man enjoys singing show tunes, going to the ballet, and is not ashamed to cry in front of others, the media frequently portrays this man as a homosexual. Additionally, if a female engages in actions that are typically associated as being masculine, this woman would be portrayed as a lesbian. A homosexual male or female is rarely portrayed as an intelligent, well-rounded individual."
Abstract This paper analyzes a song by Beatles, which appeared during the 1970s. The song contains some important messages, which are all tied to one central theme. The analysis also discusses such things as the impact of music, singer's tone and psychological significance of the song.
From the Paper "The song I have chosen for analysis is "Let it be" by Beatles. The song being one of the greatest hits of all times is more deeper in meaning than many songs being churned out these days. It contains messages of universal appeal and the soothing guitar beats add to the peaceful impact of the powerful lyrics. It is an interesting fact that this song was created in a time when the country was in the tight grips of meaningless chaos. The song is from the 70s decade when the hippie culture had a strong impact on the youth and people were living in turmoil as old beliefs had suddenly been crushed by more powerful new values. During these days of inner conflict and confusion, Beatles chose to create a song, which would instill peace and tranquility in the lives of its listeners. In this song, the tone is very gentle and soothing absolutely in tune with the real purpose of the song. The best thing about this song along with the gentle tone of the singers is the mellowed beats of different instruments. The music doesn?t interfere with the lyrics and is present only to support the gentle messages contained in the song. This is something, which makes it quite different from many other similar songs. The singers here appear to be more concerned about appropriate delivery of the message and thus concentrate more on lyrics than on their music-making skills."
From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between rock music of the 1960s and the use of drugs among Americans, particularly young Americans. The research indicates that the music and lyrics reflected the drug culture rather than directly contributing to its growth.
Many critics of rock music and American culture contend that rock 'n' roll of the late 1950s and the 1960s expressed the demands of a growing youth culture. The songs "helped youth develop a sense of generational unity". Mike Jahn believes that among these demands in the 1960s was the right to get stoned. Robbie Robertson of The Band believes that the 1960s brought about a change in lifestyles, and that the songwriters were "expressing the feelings of people, the people in the street" (Last Waltz). ... "
