Music Critique Essays and Term Papers
558 Essays on Music Critique. Documents 176 - 200
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Compare and Contrast the Music of the Medieval, Rennaissance, and Baroque Periods
Music throughout the ages has changed dramatically. Starting in the Medieval period, from 400-14, music was in the form of what is called the Gregorian chant. Instruments were very rarely used at this time. Since songs during this period were either troubadour or trouvere these chants had no real harmony. One example of this type of medieval composition is “Viderunt Omnes” by Leoninus. Like most Gregorian chants the texture of this piece is monophonic and
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Assignment 2: Critique
In the article, Ў°In Defense of Piracy (Well, Some Piracy)Ў± (http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/99/01/28.html), Matthew Ruben brings forth the issue on music piracy. He argues that downloading of popular Top-40 hits from major record labels (obtained easily from the Internet in the MP3 format) should be allowed. His argument is supported with the following reasons. Firstly, the hype for a popular hit single is generally short-lived; listeners may get tired of that song and seek for newer ones
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Relevance of Empirical Analysis of the File Sharing Vs. Music Piracy Controversy
Relevance of empirical analysis of the File Sharing vs. Music Piracy controversy The music industry has been vehement in its condemnation of Internet file sharing programs like Kazaa, eDonkey, Limewire et al, citing the technology as a primary contributor to the drop in record sales . While file sharing does make piracy of copyrighted digital goods easier, the link between drop in record sales and increase in file sharing activity is tenuous at best (Zentner,
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Caribbean Calypso Music
“Cent, five cents, ten cents, dollar.” are the words of a famous calypso song. The Oxford dictionary defines calypso as a “West Indian song with improvised, usually up to date words.” Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Forbidden to talk to each other, and robbed of all links to family and home, the slaves began to sing songs.
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Emergence of Musical Film and Its Influence on Society
Essay Question: Critically discuss and describe the emergence of musical film and its influence on society. “The musical is one of the most popular film genres among both audiences and film scholars, probably for many of the same reasons - the spectacle, the music and the enjoyable predictability of the outcome weighed against the pleasure of the varied details.” Bill Marshall and Robynn Stilwell A proverb once claimed that “in life, you are either being
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Internet Music Downloading
Internet Music Downloading In today’s world music is a core part of being a college student. You see proof of this on a daily basis by the thumping bass from your neighbor’s room or the headphones visible from an MP3 player on students while walking to class. But where are all of these students getting all this music from? Another core part of being a college student is being continuously broke. With CDs costing upwards
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Music
Music has always been a part of African American culture. It was originated by enslaved Africans in the southern United States and was composed, played and sung in several forms. In African music, in both its original and its various Americanized forms, different beats are frequently superimposed, creating powerful polyrhythms that are perhaps the most striking and moving element of African music. Music was used as a way of expressing feelings and to get through
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Discuss the Impact of Digital Technology on the Production and Distribution of Music.
Over centuries past, music has seen leaps and bounds in the enhancement of theory, instruments, and recording arts. The first major leap was the invention of the piano in 1709 by Bartolomeo Cristofori. From that first major step came the introduction of electronic instruments short after the harnessing of electricity which came in the early 19th century. Soon after that came recording and then on to synthesizers and eventually digital recording. As computers were
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Music Buisness
MUSIC BUISNESS The Silent “ / ” Music, as all art, is subject to criticism, admiration, inspiration, and popularly, sale. Equally popular are answers to this such as “the media is an evil force that brainwashes the minds of any young listeners in its path!” Wait, isn’t that what angry parents were saying about rock and roll 5 decades ago? Statements such as those often prove irrational; so allow me to offer a second opinion.
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Jazz Critique
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band performed Monday October 2, 2006 at 8pm in the PAC. The director was Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Colburn and the assistant director was Captain Jason K. Fettig. The different numbers in the performance were "Summon the Heroes", "Guillaume Tell Duo Brillant", "The High School Cadets", "Scherzo and Finale" from Symphony No. 4 in F minor, "Semper Fidelis", "Lincolnshire Posy", "American Spirituals", and "The Stars and Stripes Forever". The
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Music Cafe Business Plan
Executive Summary 1.0 Executive Summary Music Cafй, unlike a typical record store and cafй, will provide the consumers an atmosphere they have never experienced before. Through its aggressive marketing tactics the company will attract high traffic of consumers in the community, mainly college students, to create an outstanding place to socialize, drink coffee, listen to and buy music. Music Cafй consist of two venues, one is a record store and the other is a cafй.
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Music Censorship
The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has no right to do so. All too often the government gets this self righteous feeling and thinks that it has the right to control what
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Authentic Music
The argument concerning whether music can be authentic or inauthentic has been debated for many years. In Ralph Ellison's essay "The Charlie Christian Story," he argues that there is true music and imitative music. In his essay he states that, "true jazz is an art of individual assertion within and against the group." Although Ellison talks about jazz, I believe that the word jazz can be replaced with the word music to make the statement
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Book Critique: All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul is constantly referring to himself as old in the book. The aspects of war have changed Paul and the way he thinks. There are a couple of reasons why Paul keeps referring to himself as old. First of all, Paul knows that he could die any day because he is constantly in the trenches facing enemy fire. Another reason why Paul considers himself old is because soldiers even younger than himself surround him.
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20th Century Music
By the turn of the century and for the next few decades, artists of all nationalities were searching for exciting and different modes of expression. Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg explored unusual and unorthodox harmonies and tonal schemes. French composer Claude Debussy was fascinated by Eastern music and the whole-tone scale, and created a style of music named after the movement in French painting called Impressionism. Hungarian composer Bйla Bartуk continued in the traditions of
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Drexel Music Program Essay
Music in My Life Since my youth I have been obsessed with music, singing, listening, and playing. It wasn't until the sixth grade that I could truly begin the journey which would allow me to express myself musically. I received a saxophone for Christmas and began taking lessons at Settlement Music School, while I do not play anymore, the saxophone helped me understand and develop a learning process for music. After one year of saxophone,
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Nondiegetic Music of the Doors in the Scene Waiting in Saigon
Nondiegetic music of the Doors in the scene waiting in Saigon Sound plays a significant part in all movies and one of the most interesting of all the sound techniques would be the use of nondiegetic music. In the movie Apocalypse Now, there is a double disc soundtrack with thirty tracks on it. The one song on there that has the most meaning would The Doors song “The End”. This song not only set the
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Back to Black Music Review
Back to Black happens to be the second album by the British boozer, Amy Winehouse. It is one of those albums for people who are fond of banging beat about a lovesick bad girl. Back to Black represents Winehouse as a blunt person, who is not afraid to disclose her personal mishaps like struggle with alcohol or a breakup from which it has been hard to recover. The whole album brings back the late sixties
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Concert Critique of Mozart and the Height of Classicism
On Sunday, December 07, 2003, I attended the Mozart and The Height of Classicism concert that was held in the Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert, one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo, Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first
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Music and Death
Aspcets of Death and Dying 1/18/02 Music and Death: The Songs and Deaths of Rockstars That Have Shocked the World Music as we know it today is the voice of a generation. It gives us entertainment, and speaks out for a community of people in many ways. Most people listen to at least some sort of music, and serves a purpose in almost every facet of society. Just about any expression can be shared through
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Unique American Culture and Blue Ridge Folk Music
The Unique American Culture and Blue Ridge Folk Music Class:Regional American Culture When we define American culture, we use “Melting pot” which describes unique characteristic of American culture. Many people from diverse countries are living in America. As they have lived together, they made distinct culture that all of culture each people have is conflated. Above all, the conflated culture makes new culture which has ever existed before so that we regard American culture as
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Music and Culture
In today's modern world, music encompasses almost every form of media. It is everywhere; it is played outside and inside stores, on the television, at the movies, on the computer, in elevators, and can also be heard coming from around the heads of most teenagers. This is not a bad thing per say, but it can very easily be. A growing amount of music now features many themes that are far from favorable. In times
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Music Evolution
Music Evolution Oh, darkeys hab ye heerd it, hab ye heerd de joyful news? Uncle Abram's' gwine to free us, and he'll send us where we chuse, For de Jubilee is comin' don't ye sniff it in de air! And sixty-three is the Jubilee for de darkeys eb'ry where! (Greene) Black music throughout the past couple of centuries has changed in many ways. It started out as a basic way to communicate, and then evolved
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Concert Critique
Concert Critique Kanye West meets Beethoven is the only way to describe the three gentlemen who make up the sensational violinist duo known as Black Violin. Kev Marcus and Wil B are the violinists and are accompanied by DJ TK. Black Violin has created incredible synergy between classical and Hip-Hop music. They have created beautiful music like I have never heard before. They first made their big splash when they won the 2005 “Apollo Legends”
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Music Production
What Is A Producer? The music producer is to a record (CD) what a director would be to a film. The producer directs the entire operation of recording and readying the song(s) for release. The producer is responsible to get the performances recorded and the technical work done on the release, within the deadline and within the budget. The job is both creative and technical. For an overview of the job, see Cornbread's tip on
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