Abstract
In this review of the film, the idea of semiotics is brought up and symbolism is focused upon. It details what the band signifies, comments on the use of non-concrete, emotional and visual language and interprets the film's frequent use of personal interviews.

From the Paper
"The film Instrument: Ten Years with the Band Fugazi, directed by Jem Cohen is not designed specifically as an exercise in semiotics. However, music or film critics, to better shed light upon the nature of the director's project, may interpret the film in a semiotic fashion. Over the course of the film, the band Fugazi takes on the significance of a symbol certain aspects of the alternative music movement, aspects that have emerged relatively uncorrupted by the mass media's adoption of alternative music because of the perseverance of the band's members. The band comes to symbolize what is pure and lasting about the aspects of the youth movement that began as "alternative music.""

Tags:semiotics, symbolism, interviews, band, Fugazi

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This paper details the lives of a few characters living in Northfield, Vermont during the Cold War between the United States and Russia. It details the four teenage members of the band of angels and their character. It describes their lives and how they deal with death, love, life at that time and their summer vacation. The main theme of this novel is the importance of living the day and building strong friendships.

From the Paper
"Julian Thompson's novel A Band of Angels vividly and accurately describes the sentiments and concerns nuclear holocaust affected our nation during the last decade of the Cold War, a forty-six-year conflict between two enemies who engaged in a political and military one-upmanship without losing the world in the process. But the Cold War "like any other war" had its heroes and victims. This is a character-driven novel that displays the individuals who will save the planet, and those who would destroy it over an outdated ideology that is fueled by fear and paranoia, all in the town and surrounding countryside of Northfield, VT."

Tags:'A, Band, of, Angels', Julian, F., Thompson, Cold, War, Northfield, Vermont, United, States, Russia

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This paper explains the cultural history, the development of brass instruments, the bands, the instrumentation of many bands and the composers for brass band music. This paper discusses that the development of brass instruments has been an ongoing process of interaction between cultures and the technological advancements of the instrumentation. The author feels that the various styles of brass music - blues, ragtime, minstrel tunes, the early Broadway melodies and the music of the brass bands - continue to gain in popularity.

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Sound of Brass Music
The Early Influences
The "Dark Ages" and Horn Band Music
Enter Brass
Russian Horn Bands
The Precursors of Valved Instruments
Brass Comes Back
The Development of Valve Instruments
Military Brass Bands
Prussia
Calvary Jager
Cavalry Artillery Jaqer
Austrian Band Music
Brass Band Music in France
Brass Bands in England
Salvation Army
United States

From the Paper
"One of the unique aspects of a brass organization is that most of the instruments operate in exactly the same way and so there is scope for moving around from one instrument to another as a person's physique changes or as a way of achieving variety in one's musical satisfaction. There are three main types of instruments involved -- keyed, valved instruments (trumpets, cornets etc.), slide instruments, and percussion."

Tags:instumentation, america, england, army, organization

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The paper shows that the film "Instrument: Ten Years with the Band Fugazi", directed by Jem Cohen at first seems to have no particular perspective upon its subject. It discusses however that when a viewer looks at the film more closely and carefully applies a critical cinematic eye to the filmmaking process, a solidified interpretation begins to become clear. The author of the paper shows that by not having an ostentatiously obvious "take" on this punk band and the particular music the band has produced, the director has revealed his own moral orientation in favor of personal simplicity and a lack of hype in the production of music. He shows too that the director has chosen to focus on the band because Fugazi is one of the supreme manifestations of the punk scene, a scene that emerged as a radical movement in youth music but largely became commercialized but Fugazi stands apart in sharp contrast to all of descents into commercialization, however, and still remains pure and true to its roots. The director's own simplicity of style reflects its subject's simplicity.

From the Paper
"The film's belief in the purity of the band is primarily reflected in the film's unpretentious format. The director simply followed the band's progress over the course of ten years, from backstage, to on-stage, to meetings with fans, even to the grandmother's home of one of the band members. Rather than choosing a short period of the band's history, the film follows a "story" arc over an extended period of time. Thus the documentary does not attempt to create a sharp, swift narrative about the seduction or perils of fame. Rather, it features the artists from Fugazi talking about their work and playing their work through various ups and downs of concert touts and through various stabs at music distribution and creation. The perspective the artists are able to bring to their work over such an extended period of history gives the documentary an authenticity and a full reality that similar manifestations of the 'rock-u-mentary' genre lack."

Tags:footage, record, label, documentary

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This paper first explains that the British rock band Coldplay has been entertaining fans worldwide since 2000 with a consistent roster of rock anthems, all of which are atmospheric in tone and socially conscious in lyrical scope. Next, the author describes the members of the band, the band's production quality and their path to success through their recordings and concerts. The paper analyzes some of their songs such as "Viva la Vida" and "42".

From the Paper
"The song "Viva la Vida" is uplifting, as was the entire performance. Lyrics about church bells ringing and choirs singing accompany violin strings. The strings impart a choral effect, and so do the guitar sounds emanating from Buckland's impressive wall of amps. The overall effect of the peak moments in each Coldplay song is like a religious experience. Most if not all of their songs contain peaks and valleys: slow, languid beats that suddenly rise up and awaken the senses. Earthy drumming gives way to ethereal angelic tones."

Tags:instrumentation lyrics mood, energy level, chris martin

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This paper discusses a number of considerations when planning a program for wind band concerts and when expanding a band's repertoire. The author examines various articles, which focus on the challenge of finding new music, selecting it, and its appropriateness for a given level of skill in any particular band, especially in educational institutions.

From the Paper
"Reynish, following Frederick Fennell, feels that Vaughan Williams and Holst should rightly be considered "the basis for the whole development of 20th century wind literature", but also adds that new works have figured in his work at the Royal Northern College of Music significantly recently, with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett having "contributed three major works to the wind ensemble repertoire." Reynish writes that other major 20th century composers to consider include Gregson, Bedford, Woolfendon, Wilby, Ellerby, Gorb and Buxton Ozz."

Tags:intermediate, compositional craft, constructs holst audience

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This paper examines Stephen E. Ambrose's "Band of Brothers: E Company, 506 Regiment, 101st airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagles Nest" which has turned into a nationwide phenomenon, with an HBO miniseries based on the book. It looks at how the book itself is an intimate and moving look at the men who made up Easy Company, a U.S. Army rifle company who took on some of the toughest and most dangerous assignments during the war in Europe. Specifically, it analyzes and discusses the book, including a background on the author, his biases or preconceptions, gives a clear idea of the book's contents, how the author proves his thesis as well as a critique of the book. It shows how the men of Easy Company became a band of brothers by their close training and combat and how Ambrose carries this theme of brotherhood and courage throughout the book effectively. Clearly, he has a great affection for these brave men, and it shows in the pages of this amazing book.

From the Paper
""Band of Brothers" follows the men of Easy Company, the 506th regiment, the first airborne paratroopers in the U.S. Army. The men of Easy made history from the first day they became a company - this is one reason Ambrose portrays them for his book. As the men make it through basic training and become a cohesive unit, Ambrose introduces the reader to some members of the company who will play an important role throughout the book, such as Winters, Sobel, Guarnere, and Marlarkey. He follows the men as they learn to parachute, earn their wings, and head off to England for more training before they take part in the Allied landing at D-Day. During the invasion, they jumped into a small French town, and successfully captured a German battery. "With twelve men, what amounted to a squad (later reinforced by Spiers and the others), Company E had destroyed a German battery that was looking straight down causeway No. 2 and onto Utah Beach." "

Tags:world, war, II, paratroopers, u.s., army

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This paper briefly examines Stephen Ambrose's book, "Band of Brothers," which was supposedly taken from Act IV, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's "Henry V." It also discusses the mini-series, based on the book and lists the ten episodes, with a brief description, in the series. The paper suggests the lessons that should be learned regarding war, from this book.

From the Paper
"The title of Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers was supposedly taken from Act IV, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's Henry V. It is part of the speech delivered by Henry V before the Battle of Agincourt and indeed the lines We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; / For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, capture the essence of brotherhood of war where men (and women nowadays!) with varied backgrounds became brethrens in the face of the horrors of war and battle. The HBO mini-series adaptation of Ambrose's book gave the visual and auditory narrative of the accounts presented in the book. The series portrays the evolution of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of U.S. 101st Airborne Division from their training days in Camp Toccoa, Georgia during the summer of 1942 to their "baptism of fire" in various battles in the European Theater of Operations up until the fall of the Nazi Regime and their capture of Berchtesgaden prior to the conclusion of World War II."

Tags:Shakespeare, episodes, D-Day

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This paper will discuss the historical era and the book "Wedding Band" by Alice Childress. The historical reflections on the book will be made as well as how the book reflected history in South Carolina, these two will also be compared.

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This paper discusses the book, "We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped in Bataan by the Japanese", by Elizabeth M. Norman. The paper is divided into four main sections, the first of which provides a summary of the book. The next section discusses the period of time covered in the book in terms of the social, political, and economic situation of the time. The penultimate section discusses how the perception of the role of women during this time affected the image, education, and practice of nursing. The last section discusses the similarities and differences between nursing during the period discussed in the book and nursing now.

From the Paper
"The book builds up a picture of this period of history, through relaying the stories of these nurses, from their fleeing the Japanese, to their living in the forest in Bataan, to their capture and subsequent period as POW's, to their release. The book throws a great deal of light on the approach to nursing taken by this particular set of nurses, and, through this, shows, in stark detail, the sheer terror and hardship that these nurses faced on a daily basis."

Tags:POW, WWII, combat, zones