Abstract This paper is in two sections. The first part examines Mozart's Symphony no. 39 in E-flat and the second, Schumann's Quartet in A-minor, op 41, no 1. It discusses how Mozart's music was reflective of his life and his friendships and interwoven in this symphony are chords that resonate harmony and plays on the dynamics of sound to create a musical piece that slowly marches into a series of discords. In contrast it shows how Robert Schumann's music has often been identified with his love of poetry, painting and indicative of his personal moods and how many of his compositions mention characters or refer to scenes from poems, novels and plays.
From the Paper "E-flat was a one of his favorite keys. As in the rites of the opera, three solemn knocks on the portal of truth are evoked in the commanding chords upon which the Adagio introduction opens the symphony. Certain musical details of this exalted work have been viewed as Masonic elements: parallel thirds, symbolizing fraternity; the striking role of the clarinet, then a newcomer to the symphonic ensemble but commonly heard at Masonic gatherings and in the opera house; and even slurred notes, whose ties suggest friendship."
Abstract This paper looks at how the 1920s was a huge decade for "jazz" and how due to the closing of the seaport in New Orleans, musicians were forced to travel up the Mississippi to find work. It also discusses the four major types of jazz: boogie-woogie, Chicago jazz, urban blues, and society dance bands and explains the difference between jazz chords and blues chords.
From the Paper "To clarify the chord structure between Jazz chords and blues chords, you must first understand that a chord is built on the first, third, and the fifth with an added seventh. A blues song is always centered on three chords, the first chord, the fourth chord, and the fifth chord example, in the key of C the one chord is CEG based on the C scale. The fourth chord is FAC based on the F scale. The five chord is GBD based on the G scale with the added seventh making the chord GBDF. Blues is much more simple because a blues song consist of only three chords. "
Abstract In this paper the author looks at the characters in this play by Tennessee Williams. The author notes that despite the main character actual absence absent from the play, he has a profound impact on all the other characters and all their actions and emotions are centered on him. The author concludes by suggesting that Williams wrote the play as an outlet for his own emotions.
From the paper:
?Tennessee Williams uses this play as an outlet for his own pain, and his characters take on a truthful hue that no doubt strikes a chord in the audience. The Glass Menagerie is a play that no doubt has few characters more prominent that Mr. Wingfield, though Mr. Wingfield never once steps on stage. It is Mr. Wingfield's absence from this family that causes their own glass house to break.?
Abstract This is a paper about Sergei Rachmaninoff and his composition style. The author uses examples from two preludes and analyzes his works. The paper also provides a brief biography of the composer and discusses his influences, both Russian and American.
From the Paper "Sergei Rachmaninoff's music has been described as stemming the most intimate impulses of his soul, purified and faceted in the furnace of his creative power. His highly personal sense of style can be seen in his works, sometimes making them difficult to classify into one category of literature. Some writers classify his music with the great Romantic composers, such as Chopin and Schumann, while other writers, with the New Russian School of composers, such as Musorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin. Still other writers compared his music to the nationalist Russian music traditions of Tchaikovsky. Despite all these disagreements, most scholars do make a connection between Rachmaninoff and his Russian background, even if it is a very minor connection."
Abstract The paper examines "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson - a parable with an unexpected twist. The author of the paper shows how the story is a comment on capitalism in society, the subjugation of women as well as the pointless violence that continues despite our common sense. The paper investigates how, when it was first published in 1948, the book was met with indignation and abuse. In order to understand this reaction, the author of the paper revisits the little village of three hundred people and studies the elements of character, the narration of the story in which it is told, and the plot. The paper shows that only in examining these three elements can we grasp the social chord Jackson touched upon when she wrote ?The Lottery.?
From the Paper ""The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson explores the violent (and often irrational) tendencies of Man. She deems capitalism to be the root of society's problems in that it promotes and sustains inequality amongst its citizens, not least of which is the subordination of women. Although Jackson does not offer a solution to the problem, her story does provoke consideration and debate of the subject. Maybe upon identifying the problem as opposed to blindly accepting the status quo as did the townspeople in Jackson's tale, can we hope for change."
From the Paper "Beethoven spanned the two eras of Classicism and Romanticism. Classicism was, on one level, a preference for balance, while Romanticism was a rage for power. Beethoven used these opposing forces to reshape the symphony as a musicoemotional form, and this was probably the single most important achievement in the development of the Romantic Symphony. Beethoven was also noted for his expansion of the piano sonata and the string quartet. Biographers often emphasize Beethoven as a wretched human being, uncouth, bad-tempered, and often unfair in his business and personal relationships. His personality brought him into constant conflict with publishers, musicians, patrons, family, and friends. His music is highly dramatic, and he was noted for his innovations and the sublimity..."
From the Paper "Ludwig van Beethoven is arguably one of the most original composers who ever lived. His 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, Berlioz and Chopin, among others. Although Beethoven is rightfully acknowledged as a brilliant innovator, he was not without his influences. The goal of this research is to establish the influence of a particular composer, the Italian pianist and composer Muzio Clementi, on Beethoven's keyboard compositions.
Clementi was Beethoven's contemporary; though he was born in.."
Abstract This examines the life, works and death of the famous music composer Wolfgang Mozart, who died in 1791 at the age of thirty five. It concentrates on the theories that have been put together regarding what may have killed the composer. He was one of the most prolific and talented composers in history and his fame at such a young age touched the chord of envy in many. It discusses how modern science has been trying to determine the exact cause of death but it will probably never be resolved and how other theories include a cheating wife, a jealous peer and plain old bad pork.
From the Paper "Today rheumatic fever is rare but in the composer's life it was a common ailment(Sleuth, 2000). He died during a historically noted epidemic of the illness around Europe and scientist believe this is what killed the music genius. Because it is known that Mozart had the disease several times as a child it does not surprise the advocates of this theory that scientists have opened the possibility of the disease damaging his heart and then later in his life being the cause of his death. This theory sounds plausible based on the rash and the fever for rheumatic fever and the swollen limbs which point to a commonly known byproduct of heart failure."
Abstract This paper reviews the the musical styles associated with the Renaissance period, beginning ca. 1450 and ending around 1600, and the Baroque period, commencing ca. 1620 until the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750. In regard to the Renaissance style, the music was generally quite uniform in structure and depended to a great degree on polyphony in which two or more independent melodies are juxtaposed in harmony. The music of the Baroque period was stylistically varied, especially within particular pieces such as J.S. Bach.
From the Paper "Generally considered as ?Early Music,? the musical styles associated with the Renaissance period, beginning ca. 1450 and ending around 1600, and the Baroque period, commencing ca. 1620 until the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750, share numerous musical traits which according to Steven Bentham revolve around "the application of stable harmony, polyphony and the progressive movement towards humanistic orientation" 1 in contrast to the musical style of the earlier Medieval period which was dominated by liturgical chant repertories. These traits are based on specific musical structures and methods which originated with the composers of the Renaissance period and were later adopted by musicians in the Baroque era. Certain Baroque composers continued to practice the Renaissance style well."
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the topic of Ernest Hemingway with regard to individualism and self-realization. Specifically, the paper mentions several sources and incorporates information from at least one Roberts and Jacobs short story, poem, or play. Ernest Hemingway embodies his characters with some of his own rugged individualism and search for meaning in life. Many other authors incorporate this theme in their works, because it seems to touch a chord in many readers, who also hope to learn more about themselves as they read and evaluate great fiction.
From the Paper "Ernest Hemingway often portrayed a bit of himself in his works, because many of his protagonists were rugged individualists who searched for meaning in their lives and in the world around them, just as Krebs does in "Soldier's Home." Unfortunately, many of Hemingway's characters never find the comfort of self-realization, and so they are empty characters that never really find themselves. This self-realization process is also a common theme in many other fictional works, as the examples in this paper clearly indicate."
Abstract This paper explains, by describing in detail each movement, that Brahms's "Violin Concerto" demonstrates how a composer can use aspects of music to move the listener emotionally. The author, for example, details that Brahms signals changes of mood by using dramatic retards followed by rhythmic passages, thereby, communicating an inevitable feeling of both despair and hope. The paper concludes that the overall feeling of the listener is that in the midst of despair there is always a glimmer of hope (first movement), that in the midst of turbulent emotions we can find peace (second movement), and that life should be full of enthusiasm and joy (third movement.)
From the Paper "Gradually, the orchestra fades out and the solo violin comes in more rapid and intense, followed by forceful rhythms of the orchestra that builds to an intense climax, but then backs off so a sweet violin melody accompanied by a flute can break through. This ebb and flow of intensity, gradual crescendos and decrescendos continues throughout the first movement, shifting the listener back and forth between hope and despair. In some places, the violin is only accompanied by light pizzicato in the strings. Finally, Brahms brings the movement to a dramatic conclusion with a sometimes fiery and sometimes gentle passage by the violin and a triumphal orchestral denouement. The entire movement gives a feeling of strong, conflicting emotions."
Abstract This paper discusses how biological weapons assume a wide range of man-made and natural forms and how they seem to strike an elemental chord in people. It provides an overview of biological weapons, how they are used, and some specific examples of these types of weapons. An assessment of the social ramifications of the use of biological weapons is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
Outline
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
How Biological Weapons Are Used
Examples of Biological Weapons Used
Assessment of Social Ramifications of Biological Warfare
Conclusion
From the Paper "In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon stated that the United States would not conduct biological warfare against another nation even if that nation used such warfare against the United States. Further, President Nixon ordered that all U.S. stocks of biological weapons be destroyed. In 1972 a treaty (the "Biological Weapons Convention") was signed by more than 70 countries prohibiting the production, stockpiling, or development of biological weapons and requiring destruction of existing stockpiles. Nevertheless, a number of nations, particularly among the developing states, found biological weapons to be an affordable and viable alternative to nuclear arms and began to engage in experiments in the late 20th century."
Tags: hussein, laden, osama, saddam, terrorism, war, warfare, anthrax
This paper compares two essays about New York City: A.J. Liebling's "Apology for Breathing" and, a half-century earlier, Jacob Riis's "The Down Town Back-Alleys".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 0 sources, 2004, $ 46.95
Abstract This paper explains that Riis was a crusader, while Liebling was a wit, but they both strike the same chord on the single issue that defines New York-ness. The author relates that Liebling points out that the speech pattern known as "New Yorkese" is essentially the speech of the Irish in Cork in the early 19th century, which was when so many Irish emigrated. The paper reports that both men saw New York as a collection of microcosms of many differ types of groups of people who are very much aware of each other.
From the Paper "Riis writes about robbers hiding in the oversize sewers at Cherry Street, hiding the loot they got either from what little their neighbors had worth stealing in the local tenements, or some really good stuff from the fine houses that had moved farther uptown when the immigrants and the blind and infirm moved in downtown. He writes about vicious fights between landlords in which one landlord built uninhabitable buildings simply to block out light from the filthy apartments providing roofs, but little more, for the other's tenants. If the landlords ever thought they could force rivals? tenants out, they must have been mistaken. At the time, 100,000 or more lived below 14th Street, that is, in the oldest parts of New York City. They couldn?t? afford to move uptown."
Abstract This paper explains that the best dramas contain compelling characters, situations that strike a chord with the viewers, and offer solutions that apply to the "drama" of the viewers? hectic lives. The author points out that drama has survived for so long, not only because it is an important form of entertainment, but also because it makes the audience feel something. The paper relates that, throughout history, dramas have been engaging, entertaining, and imminently popular; they show people at their very best and at their very worst.
From the Paper "Drama gradually went out of style in the ancient world, but interest was renewed in medieval times, when church performances grew and were enhanced into outdoor plays. Secular plays were performed during this time, and the dramatic form of comedy regained popularity, too. Interest in all forms of drama continued to surge during the Renaissance, and scholars began to study the many forms of drama, and develop new types. The old dramas of Greece and Rome that had contained a chorus along with the actors were studied and reformed into a new form of entertainment ? opera. Drama continued to spread, and its' popularity paved the way for some of the world's most famous playwrights, including Shakespeare. Queen Elizabeth loved drama, and Shakespeare's work was extremely popular in her court."
Tags: women, shakespeare, characters, emotions, entertainment
Abstract An examination of how James Baldwin's cultural identity impacted the writing of "Sonny's Blues". It explains of how Baldwin's sense of postmodern alienation as an African-American, a homosexual, and a self-taught intellectual strikes the strongest chord throughout the short story.
From the Paper "According to C.W.E. Bigsby, editor of The Black American Writer, the central point of conflict in much of Baldwin's writing is to show that "the job of ethnic renewal [lies] in individual fulfillment rather than racial separatism or political revolution." This statement indicates how as early as 1969, when Bigsby wrote, long before post-modernism became fashionable in academic circles of African American study, there was a sense that Baldwin considered his own individual development as an author, and individual self exploration for Black Americans was key to living a life of fulfillment and joy, in answer to racial crisis of national self-doubt."
