Music Essays

Edward Kennedy Ellington, later to become known as Duke, was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington D.C. to James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. Duke and his parents resided with his maternal grandparents. James created blueprints for the United States Navy, and both he and his wife were avid piano players.

As expected, (Joyner, 2006) the Europeans also adopted their culture of music since they were diverse in their own history. They had three categories of music that included: religious, classical and also popular music.

The whole town was waiting in anticipation and people were passing it as a joke that Russia was coming to New York. According to the tour program, we were among the first to have a taste of Mariinsky flavor. This is a concert report accounting for the events and experience with Mariinsky Orchestra concert.

The combination of both intents by the various artists is one which has created several formulas for jazz fusion and has led to different sounds as well as new commercial opportunities for musicians.

The melody of the fugues, which is referred to as the tone, was bouncing all over the place. This implies that a listener was unable to hum or whistle to the tune of the song, because of the confusion of the keys involved. This does not make playing the tune hard in the piano. The meter of the fugues was okay and one would easily tap his or her foot to the song.

The research study will use both primary and secondary data in understanding the effects of music during worship. The data collecting will involve surveys of a population of worshippers. The research population will consist of 1,000 Christians whereby a sample of 200 hundred participants will be selected.

Music is a critical identifier in any given culture owing to unique styles and composition applied. As such, music has grown from antiquity in the earliest civilizations to the contemporary and scientific age that characterizes modern sounds. In essence, through the enriched history of music, it has emerged as an influential industry in the world over.

The effect of a song in a film can be associated with the psychological impact of music on human beings. Music has a great impact on people’s mind and behavior and their moods can be greatly varied with the kind of music they listen. This is the psychological appeal that film stars use to get their audience on board the theme of the film.

According to the paper to fully appreciate and understand the crucial roles sound design and film music are playing in modern cinema, we need to look at the evolution of cinematic sound and the effect it had on film aesthetics and narratives. The musicians would either improvise or use well-known classical compositions.

The formula he established,both from a business and creative standpoint,stood the test of time and turned Motown into a mega-million dollar concern.Following intelligent business principles,Gordy diversified into other branches of the entertainment industry,such as film,and moved Motown from Detroit

Music in the Welsh community is important to every person notwithstanding the age of the singer, listener, or the composer or his affiliation. Therefore, Wales holds dear its numerous orchestra groups, choirs, musical groups, and the ensembles plus the composers. It is country renowned for its world-famous classical singing acts, very highly rated brass bands.  

It was especially important for religious ceremonies, sacrifices and feasts. The music was not always happy, as there are many “laments” gloomy warnings or pessimistic reflections of characters or choruses in ancient Greek play, of which music was always a part.

The influence of Dinu Ghezzo who was a composer, performer and director of NYU composition program can still be felt even today. The concert was hosted in February 2012 in Leonard Nimoy Thalla Theatre at Symphony Space, New York. It was in memory of Dino Ghizzo.

Even with the central location of the violin as a world instrument surprisingly little is known about its history and development. This essay presents a wide-ranging survey of the history and development of the violin, as well as considering the instruments construction and mechanics, and compares it other string instruments.

In particular, it concerns the mystery behind the true identity of the “Unsterbliche Gelliebte” or the Immortal Beloved. Three letters that were found in the private files of the renowned singer were addressed to this Immortal Beloved.

Generally, according to some critics, the song “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley precipitated the social, cultural, and generational upheaval in the 1950s and 1960s. The song was overly famous, selling over 4 million copies and topping the Rhythm and Blues, Pop, and Country and Western charts (Bennett 14). 

The Adam Meckler concert was held on March 26, 2012, from 8 pm to 9.30 pm, in O'Gara's in Saint Paul, MN. “Adam composes for jazz small groups and big bands but also writes for woodwind quartet, quintet, and brass quintet settings” (“Adam Meckler Biography” para.2). Various songs at this concert and its style and periods are given below.

The ability of Mozart to use various techniques and instruments for adding orchestral effects to his works has helped Mozart to emerge as one of the most successful musician who owns over 600 musical works under his name.

Claudio Monteverdi, born in May 15, 1567 in Cremona, a small town between Milan and Mantua in Northern Italy, was a composer, violinist and singer. In childhood, he studied counterpoint and sacred composition with Marc Ingegneri, maestro di cappella at the cathedral in Cremona.

Accessibility of music refers to the medium of listening to the music; there are different kinds of mediums that one can use in accessing music, radios, televisions, computers, concerts, street parties and amongst others.

Aida’s first performance was conducted by Giovanni Bottesini in Cairo at the inauguration of the Khedivial Opera House on 24 December 1871 (Stanley and Macy 9). Aida is a timeless story about two lovers Aida, an Ethiopian princess, and Radamès an Egyptian General, who faced many difficulties because they were bound by societal obligations.

A gradual change has been witnessed in the field of dance with the emergence of new forms like contemporary, Hip Hop, freestyle, Jazz. The article accounts that among these Hip Hop is found to be the most popular and has brought trend - setting changes since its inception.

Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941; he grew up in Hibbing where he learned how to play guitar and harmonica when he was as young as six, in high school he formed a rock and roll band called the Golden chords. After graduation, he joined the University of Minnesota, and he started to perform folk songs in coffee houses.

The poem, “Dear March, Come In!” is a simple piece by a person who loves the month of March so much that he/she has been waiting for it year long. Perhaps due to the events taking place during the month or the season, the author is extremely delighted when the month finally arrives. The author shows excitement at the arrival of the month, warmly welcoming the month home.

Into this uncertainty was hurled Paul David Hewson, who later became Bono Vox (Ferran Adria and Svejenova, 2005). Born in Dublin on May 10, 1960, Paul David Hewson was the product of a mixed Protestant/Catholic marriage and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, the first ecumenical school of its kind in the city.

Music is a kind of perpetual illusion, similar to how a collage is perceived. The order and structured is imposed by the brain over a sequence of sounds helps establish a completely different system of meaning. Understanding of the underlying structure of music plays a very important role in determining an individual’s ability to appreciate music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was renowned for his musical talent at an early age; he was born in Austria, on 1756. He learnt basic theory of music from his father, Leopold Mozart; he also learnt various techniques of keyboard and the violin tactics (Wolff and Whittall, 1998).

The Importance of Loss Prevention, and Security within Businesses Prior Learning Portfolio – Analytical Essay One James Longobardi MS1 REVISED It was the passion that I learned from my family that first made me interested in the law and in justice, and it was my job at Best Buy that taught me about loss prevention.

This assignment also reflects on Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five, “West End Blues”, Jelly Roll Morton, “Black Bottom Stomp”, Guy Lombardo, “We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye”, Bing Crosby, “Out of Nowhere”, Big Bill Broonzy, “Worrying You Off My Mind”, Mamie Smith, “Crazy Blues”, Ethel Waters, “Organ Grinder Blues” and others. 

Jazz is over hundred years old. The actual circumstances of the birth of this music are rarely known because the recordings of the first jazz band were lost and therefore it is difficult to assume as to how it sounded, but it is possible to create an account of its emergence by gathering scraps of tit bits and information pieces.

Music therapy refers to deliberate and systematic utilization of music or sound to cause health improvement or healing (Woodham & Peters, 1997, p. 181). The soothing impact of music has been known to mankind since long irrespective of language and geographical differences.

This paper will analyze and address seminal acts that paved the way for modern American music to become what it is today; a churning hotbed of radically different and occasionally intermixing styles. These styles, when examined, have a practical and observable evolution that one can follow like a family tree.

The study gives main attention particularly on urban soundscapes. The purpose of this research is to investigate the following: differentiation between private and public soundscapes and portability of music device and its impacts in the society. The paper will present the definition of such terms: technologically mediated behavior; forms of interpersonal conduct; low fidelity and public soundscape.

Carlton is a four-time Grammy Winner for his composition skills and breathtaking performances. To this date, he still receives credit for being a role model in the music industry. His significant contribution to the jazz genre from the large volume of recordings has been used in different ventures like motion pictures (Carlton 45).

Few producers can bridge generational gaps; they tend to stick the style they first developed. He has the ability to go out of his jazz roots and remain a contemporary influence. His 27 Grammy awards, 79 Grammy nominations, and Grammy Legend Award indicate that the world recognizes his greatness.

Wind instruments have been around for centuries, since before the time of Christ. The first examples of any type of musical instrument were flutes from the Upper Paleolithic Period (30,000-10,000 B.C.).1 The flutes that existed before the time of Christ look basically the same as flutes today, minus the additional keys that were added in the early 1800s.

This paper talks that before the world war disrupted live performance, it was organized mainly in three types of venues. The very first was the music hall. The music hall was not only a venue for performance but also an important commercial place and social gathering. Secondly, there is the dancehall circuit.

Cell phones, elevators, shopping malls, not to mention some of the other tunes one keeps humming always. There is music around us, be it in nature in the form of birds chirping, wind blowing leaves rustling, brooks flowing, or manmade form the version which the majority of people enjoy and cannot live without. People listen to some sort of music every day.

Necessary Features of the Xylophone: A Unique Marching Instrument Section 1: First Thing about Xylophones Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) (2012a) stated that “xylophone” comes from Greek words xylon, which means wood, and phoné, which means sound. Xylophones, mainly made of wood, are viewed to be one of the earliest sound-producing instruments known to man because of the infinite evidences portraying their usage in the ninth century.

The festival will embed the city with giant screens across 22 towns and cities across UK preparing the entertainment platform for thousands of people throughout the day (London 2012 Festival Hits the Big Screens to Mark Opening Day, 2012).

Hip hop music as a genre originated in New York in the borough of Bronx at the start of 1970’s with the release of Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rappers Delight” single and has to this day grown to become a huge industry that does not only influence music, but also provides direction to world culture (KRS-ONE, 2009, p12).

The Jazz Mafia at Churchill’s Pub on 1st April. Performing artists were the band members of Mafia. Some of the instruments used include; drums, trumpets, violins, acoustic guitar, piano, saxophone, clarinet, alto flute, and jazz accordion. All these musical instruments are used together to bring the musical effects of the intended song.

The guitar and keyboard alternated as if to form a pattern of lovers smitten by love. Although these two songs were presented within 15 minutes, the mood inside the auditorium hall made it seem like time stagnated for a while. Ability to resonate with listeners was appropriate for the event mission of creating unique lifestyle entertainment that replenishes emotional vitality.

As the son of famous classical composer J.S. Bach, it came as no surprise that his youngest child would be as musically gifted, if not more so. However, as there was a fifty-year difference between father and son, J.C.’s classical music was quite different from that of his father’s style, though his father’s influences were still evident.

The presentation of “Carmen” is one which held several characteristics that were appealing to the audience. The program was held at the San Diego Civic Theater on May 14, 2011 and was performed by the San Diego opera. The atmosphere was based on a formal occasion for the presentation of the opera.

Hildegard Von Bingen, also commonly known as St. Hildegard was born arguably in 1908 to noble parents. There had been many descriptions attached to her such as scientist, healer, writer and of course composer.

As audiences changed, the composers adapted. They used their war songs which became parts of larger works which is known today as the American genre of "musicals".

The Powwow is a unifying force for all the native tribes who forget all their past differences and exchange gifts to express their goodwill. The duration of a Powwow varies and can last from a few hours to several weeks. Singers are the life of Powwows since without the songs there would be no cultural dances.

A powwow is primarily a celebration of Native American people to commemorate their Indian lineage. The celebration is held on a powwow land (Ellis & Lassiter 2005). The props required are beads and quilted war fedoras. The rhythms are yaps and drum beats. Basically, the powwow honors the community’s Indian legacy (Ellis & Lassiter 2005).

Without a doubt, Gospel music has been vital aspect of association for many modern day Christians. Music has associated with rich harmonic tones and have been a key aspect of prayer for the Christians. Gospel music has been far outdated since the slavery era and has become embedded in the African roots.