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For millennia, dance and music have been vital forms of human expression, acting as powerful mediums for celebration, storytelling, and communication. This category offers explorations of the artistic approaches, historical development, and social importance of the various dance and music styles from civilizations all over the world. These pieces highlight the talent and commitment that go into each performance, whether it’s the intricate jazz improvisation, the graceful ballet, or the rhythmic sounds of African drumming.
In addition to examinations of current trends like electronic music production and modern dance fusion, you’ll find critiques of well-known musicians and choreographers. Essays also explore the cultural origins of dance and music, emphasizing how they represent historical human ingenuity, customs, and social shifts.
This collection will be helpful for everyone who wishes to learn more about the emotional and technical aspects that contribute to the power of dance and music. It offers a new viewpoint on these global art forms and encourages you to investigate the relationships between music, movement, and their meaning.
This analysis of Antonio Vivaldi “Winter” explores the harmonic and dynamics in the composition. Read this sample if you need to analyze Vivaldi’s “Winter.” Vivaldi “Winter” Analysis: Introduction For my referential analysis, I chose The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, Rv 297, L’inverno (Winter):...
Introduction Many people grow up listening to popular songs on the radio without paying particular attention to the lyrics and the execution. However, years later, when they hear the familiar melody that was deeply engraved into their memory, they start to contemplate the differences and the meaning behind the song....
Joan Baez wrote and sang Saigon Bride, which was first published in 1967 as a protest song against the Vietnam War. Traditional music became a method of opposition during the Vietnam War, and contemporary artists felt that creating music about the military conflict would be an efficient and successful way...
Collection of Information and Data The song released in 1991 as the first single of an upcoming “Dangerous” album lasted for approximately three minutes, whereas the album version of the track included a one-minute introduction to the song. The introduction itself consists of a dialogue between a child and a...
“Blue Dancers” is a painting by the French painter Edgar Degas. It was painted in 1897 and in pastel on special textured paper. This picture immediately evokes an emotional response due to the fact that it reflects the unusual reality of the backstage life of ballerinas. Other feelings are associated...
The song “Young and Beautiful” by Lana Del Rey is an interesting piece of music. It was initially released in 2013 as a part of a soundtrack for the movie The Great Gatsby, based on the novel of the same name (Sia, 2013). The song’s lyrics were inspired by one...
Introduction Jeremy Dutcher is a Canadian Musician performing Mehcinut from the ‘Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa’ album. The song Mehcinut means death chant and is one of the many in this traditional album. Dutcher explains that Mehcinut is a traditional song written to celebrate life both in death and birth periods. The video...
Introduction Dance implicates an expression that originates from the human heart and uses gestures and movements, that revolve around daily events to define ordinary and unique experiences for people. African communities highly regard dance as a sacred art that serves as the pivot around which African lives spout. This paper...
Organization and Structure of Musical Ideas The song’s organization and form reflect its character and goal to deliver the message and make it easy to remember and follow. The song “California Girls” by the Beach Boys has a verse-chorus form that is the most famous pop music structure. It has...
Duple or Triple Meter The song “Bandana” is a simple duple meter. Each bar contains two beats per measure, forming a 2/4 time. The primary division of beats per measure consists of the first beat, which hits strongly, and the second, which is weak. In each line of this song,...
Introduction The culture of the Nigerian people embraces Igbo dance not only as a traditional ritual but as the critical means of communication as well. Thus, according to the history of West Africa, it may be claimed that the sources of Igbo development extended from the vital necessity for people...
Alanis Morissette uses situational irony throughout the lyrics of her song “Ironic.” Situational irony is explained by situations whose outcome is subverted, thus giving unexpected results. The lyrics talk about situations whose results are saddening because they would not be expected under normal circumstances. For example, at the beginning of...
Blank Space Video Analysis: Introduction A music video is a short film integrating song and imagery. It is produced for promotional and artistic purposes (Machin 52). Music videos have evolved significantly over the years. Most of the traditional and modest scenes in the videos, which mainly involved bands and artists...
“New Slaves” is a song by American musician Kanye West, written for his sixth studio album “Yeezus”, which was released in 2013. It was met with mostly positive reception by professional music critics and the general public alike. In the song, Kanye West brings attention to the fact that racism...
Introduction The Phantom of the Opera is a musical that features lyrics written by Charles Hart and music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is a timeless narrative of intrigue, love, and mystery that takes place in the Paris Opera House. This musical can enthrall audiences of varying ages since...
Introduction Song History Bob Dylan Written in 1967. Dylan’s version: 1967, recorded. album version (“Music from Big Pink”): 1968 Richard Manuel. Dylan’s version: is ultimately more popular. Richard Manuel Theme: Metaphorical Prison “I Shall Be Released” means: reflecting a prisoner’s perspective. Metaphoric sense of being imprisoned and constrained. Urge for...
Music from different periods has a distinct sound and character due to several factors taking place at that time. The political situation and overall state of society, technical abilities, different kinds of musical instruments, concerns, and motives of people from that time all contribute to the sound of period music....
Introduction The global musical performance integrates numerous musical instruments, singers, music groups, and musical directions. The ability to play an instrument makes a person a part of this worldwide art expression to inspire people across cultures. As viewed by the Playing for Change organization, “the true measure of any movement...
Facts The dance shown in the video is called Beautiful Chinese Umbrella Dance, and the choreographers are professionals from Michael J. Fox Theatre, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and was shown in 2012. The umbrella dance is over a thousand years old and is traditionally performed during critical events...
Introduction It is hard to find out the sincere attitude of a woman toward a man when the love is one-sided. In such situations people are crazy to do some hateful actions suffering from a depression, as a result. The song by Kanye West Heartless is a direct demonstration of...
Introduction Bring the subject of music to people whose prime of life happened during the 1930s to the ‘50s and he or she would immediately be reminded of the golden days of jazz. The names of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and countless other jazz musicians would be mentioned. The memories...
How the Song Related to General Systems Theory Lucky Philip Dube, popularly known as Lucky Dube, is a South African reggae musician considered to be one of the most influential artist in that genre. His song ‘Different Colors’ is one of the most popular songs in the African continent and...
When emotions cannot be expressed, words act as a release medium. Songs are primarily used to display affection, grief, or disapproval of something. “Breathe” is a six-minute religious devotion song choreographed by Marie Barnett and sung by the renowned Christian musician Michael Smith. The song’s lyrics are dominated by the...
Music is believed to be the art, which may tell a story, create a mood, or evoke certain thoughts and emotions in a listener. The musical elements, such as pitch, tempo, pauses, acceleration, and other characteristics of the melody, play an important role in reaching and influencing listeners. In this...
Dancing is one of the most ancient hobbies and means of entertainment, which has been evolving and expanding throughout history. It is defined as a rhythmic movement of the body to the sound of music within a given space (Mackrell, 2019). Professional dancing is a complex structure that branches out...
Musical Elements in Don’t Stop Me Now One might say that Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen is the perfect example of the rock band’s overall musical style. Here one can hear the combined melodic sound of a set of musical instruments that is both unique and traditional in this...
Introduction Michael Jackson has come to be recognized as the king of pop culture due to his performing, songwriting, acting, and dancing skills. Michael, born in 1958 in Indiana, first came into the limelight after he and his brothers formed a band called the Jackson 5 (Epis 46). As a...
Introduction There are a lot of speculations concerning the relationship between mathematics and music. The best dimension thou in which an individual can comprehensively understand the relationship between these two subjects is in participatory of both entities. Without participating it would be difficult to blend and understand the two subjects....
Enya is the anglicized version of the name Eithne N Bhraonin, the artist who recorded Orinoco Flow. Technically the song is considered to be “New Age”, which is often thought of as a new type of “elevator music”. However, the construction of the melody and the combination of interesting, though...
Introduction Four Seasons by Vivaldi is one of the most famous compositions written for the violin, which is filled with various melodies and moods. On this recording of the concert, an orchestra consisting of 15 violins, 4 cellos, and piano masterfully performs Vivaldi’s symphony. Janine Jansen is a leading violin,...
Introduction Hound Dog is one of the most recognized songs performed by Elvis Presley in the 1950s. However, not everybody knows that Big Mama Thornton originally wrote and released the song. As a result, many speculate that the rock-n-roll star, Mr. Presley stole the song, which later became popular worldwide....
The composition Music of the Troubadours, Tant m’abelis consists of the instrumental accompaniment of mandolin or zither and female vocals. The instrument’s mood is major, calm, lyrical; the vocals are passionate, the tempo is average, but it accelerates from time to time (Lafitte, 2009). The troubadours’ audience was the inhabitants...
0:14 – A 0:29 – B 0:44 – A 0:59 – A 1:13 – A 1:29 – A 1:43 – B 1:58 – A 2:14 – B 2:29 – B 2:44 – B 3:00 – C (Coda) The above presented column is the reflection of the change of ideas in...
“Ave Maria” by Josquin des Prez is a prime example of Renaissance art. Due to the presence of the parties of several voices, this work becomes full and voluminous. This gives the listener the impression of something large-scale and majestic. Four voices can be noted in the work: superius, altus,...
Introduction Numerous icons have transformed popular music forever. Amy Winehouse is one of the few artists who can be identified even by those who have never listened to one of her songs. The singer’s sharp wit and soulful attitude have always stood out, letting the listeners enjoy the imperfection and...
I chose to write about Eminem’s “Stan” because I have been a musician’s fan since I was a child. When I saw the video for the first time, I thought it was a movie, and I couldn’t stop thinking about its plot. Eminem’s rap, his verses, and his voice have...
Introduction As a kind of art, music has the power to touch us in a variety of ways. Rhythm, pitch, texture, timbre, and dynamics make up the heart of music (Gemuhay et al., 2019). It’s impossible to fully comprehend the impact of music since it’s utilized in so many different...
Introduction Berber music is a term that refers to the harmonious traditions of the Berber individuals, a group of people from Algeria who speak a language called Berber. It is not uncommon for Kabyle to be home to some of the most well-known Berber musical styles. The long-running struggle of...
Precisely the Baroque era is the period of the introduction of instrumental music characterized by extravagant and bizarre textures and harmonies and depicting an extra-musical place, character, or idea. Music of the Baroque era has evident contrast between soft and loud and long flowing melodies. It is more unpredictable and...
Introduction Rhetoric’s main objective is to persuade, and its elements can be traced in song lyrics, where the authors use rhetorics to communicate an idea to the listener. Persuasion is especially important in songs that discuss social change. In the songs “The Times They Are A-Changing” and “The Wind of...
Introduction The given music analysis will primarily focus on a song called “Bubba Shot the Jukebox,” performed and recorded by Mark Chesnutt. It is important to note that the song was written by Dennis Linde, and it is a country song, which was released in 1992 under the label of...
The music video for the song How I became the bomb of Uwe Laysiepen (stage name Ulay) went viral by showing the reunion of two former lovers. Marina Abromovich, who is an artist, made a performance where she sat on a table with strangers and looked into their eyes for...
The title of the piece to be analyzed is “Lovely” by Billy Eilish and Khalid. Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, and Khalid Robinson are the writers of the songs, and Finneas O’Connell is the producer. The song was released on April 19, 2018, as a part of the album called “dont...
Introduction Music supports emotional health, manages stress, and increases psychological well-being. Scientists suggest that a person’s preferences in music can provide insight into various aspects of their personality (Hooen et al. 12). From ancient times, people used music as a motivation for battles. Moreover, some people associate the healing process...
Introduction The lied and the melodie are varieties of songs that have their similarities and differences. They both originated in the 19th century, during the era of Romanticism; the first one was from German composers, while the second was from the French. Primarily, these were poems sung with an accompaniment...
Art Art is a distinctive map of the success of all humankind. It shows how people developed in different eras, what they believed in, how their perception of the world collapsed, changed, and was built again. All discoveries, new ideas, goals, and beliefs are reflected in art. There are pictures...
Music videos are created to accompany the songs and promote music artists. They often present specific messages or a story that musicians would like to tell their listeners. At the same time, the direction in which the performer works also significantly affects the clips. These videos are pretty common, and...
Introduction Music has been an important part of culture throughout the centuries. Korean pop or K-pop is a term used to describe popular music performed by Korean bands or solo artists. It has become a global phenomenon, gaining widespread popularity outside Korea and affecting the global culture. Currently, K-pop is...
Duke Ellington, C Jam Blues is based on a 12-bar Blues pattern which uses a succession of various tone colours and hence leads to the different variety of this piece done by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. At the start, the music starts with a repetitive melody and is mixed...
Luis Miguel is a legendary figure in the history of Spanish music and one of the most successful musical artists in Latin America. He was born in Puerto Rico, but he is sometimes called The Sun of Mexico because that is where he started his career and won his fame....
Introduction Despite not being an explicitly political band, the New York-based indie/post-punk/alternative rock band The National frequently refer to the political issues and changes in their music, as well as use their band image, lyrics, and songs to support presidential candidates (such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton). Some of...
“A Teenager in Love” by Dion DiMucci was a famous song during my adolescent years. Some of the most crucial Lyrics are “Each time we have a quarrel / It almost breaks my heart” (DiMucci, 2017, lines 1-2). Essentially, this was a powerful opening considering this was a love song....
Introduction Concerts of classical music performed by contemporary orchestras tend to target a specific audience. However, some of the performances are outstanding and not limited to individual viewers due to musicians’ high professionalism and world recognition. As a concert for review, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony will be considered by the Chicago...
Introduction The modern music industry is so vast and developed that it offers music and music videos for all tastes. The song that the author of this work has chosen to analyze is Mean It. The singers are Lauv and LANY. The author believes that the genre of this song...
Introduction; analysis of the sound Analyzing the work of Shubert Die schöne Müllerin, no 19, and its part ‘Der Müller und der Bach’ I used the technology of LaRue (1992), who suggests paying attention to sound, harmony, melody, rhythm and the growth of form. The work consists of two parts...
Ballroom dances are performed in pairs in social gatherings as well as on competitive stages. Different types of dances are included in this ballroom dance and they are fox-trot, waltz, polka, tango, Charleston, jitterbug, and merengue (Ballroom dance, 2009) and their styles are also different. It was usually performed for...
Ed Sheeran’s song “The A Team” includes two themes of deviant acts and crimes at once. In the center of the lyrics, there is a young woman who is engaged in prostitution in the role of a “call girl” (Ed Sheeran, 2011) and uses heroin as a way to escape...
Description of the Music In his classical style of music released in 1793 and titled Symphony No.101, Joseph Haydn displays artistic skills evident by the incessant quavers in the second drive. Haydn uses movements with complementary structures, time signatures, key signatures, tempo, and themes to deliver contrast, variation and repletion...
Crime may be viewed by some as an intrinsic aspect of American culture, particularly when it comes to music. Many kinds of music explicitly or implicitly laud or allude to crime in their lyrics. “The Bowl” by Rush and “Survival of the Fittest” by Mobb Deep. Criminological ideas can be...
Introduction: “Say It Loud” — The Anthem of the Civil Rights Movement Written in 1968, James Brown’s “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud” became an unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. It asserted Black people’s rights, pride, and beauty. In the middle of the twentieth century, African...
To begin with, it is necessary to state that the piece to be analyzed in this paper is a bright example of the Brazilian music style called Bossa Nova. The piece of music under consideration was created by Luiz Bonfa and Carl Sigman. The original version of the song has...
Introduction In the movie Dead Poets Society Ludwig van Beethoven’s two renowned symphonies are used; Symphony number 9 and symphony number 5. The fifth symphony which was a division of PolyGram Classic was also known as Piano Concerto in the movie. This symphony was performed by Berliner Philharmoniker as the...
Did you know that during Romantic Era, piano music was used to express emotions? Or that composers used to incorporate folk stories into music? Sounds interesting? Then, keep reading to learn more about early and late Romantic Period music! Romantic Period Music: Essay Introduction The 19th century marked a remarkable...
Self-introduction As a student of Full Sail University, I was selected to introduce one of this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, mainly because I have been interested in her career path for a while. I cannot tell you how much this means to me and how honored I am to...
Background Information The selected concert was performed at the New York Philharmonic in 1976. It became one of the most famous renditions of the already iconic composition Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. Leonard Bernstein, a legendary American conductor, who conducted in New York Philharmonic for forty seasons (Alsop), played...
Introduction It has long been recognized that many countries, ancient and modern, have their style of music, or at least try to impose a national stamp on this art. The Republic of Colombia is fortunate to have fascinating and intriguing music themes, recently featured in Emilio Murillo’s songwriting and the...
Introduction Eleanor Rigby is a song written by Paul McCartney and released on The Beatles 1966 album “Revolver” and as a single with “Yellow Submarine.” The song was usually performed by The Beatles band and later by McCartney with guest musicians (The Beatles 2016). The style of the song is...
Classical music always remains the gold standard of art, capable of bringing something new to people’s lives even decades after writing. Unlike most modern pop songs, classical pieces are full of meaning and have a sophisticated, refined structure. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the work of Claude...
Robert Merton’s Strain Theory is a sociological and criminological theory that states that social structures may force people to commit a crime. There are five modes of adapting to strain that an individual can pursue: conformity, ritualism, innovation, retreatism, and rebellion, the last three of which are associated with criminal...
Purpose, Question at Issue, and Assumptions The live concert I viewed is the Queen’s show at Live Aid in 1985 (“Queen – Live at LIVE”). I will analyze the event and one of the songs, in particular, Bohemian Rhapsody. The song’s author is Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist of Queen....
Background The Renaissance era (1400-1600) refers to the period that marked the revitalization of art and rebirth of music. Musicians and artists of this time composed and performed style of music that was different from that of the medieval era due to the influence of the ancient Rome Greece classical...
Jan C. LaRue’s “Guidelines for Style Analysis” is a comprehensive tool for listening to music in a systematic and comparative way. The SHMRG categories (Sound, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, and Growth) provide a framework for breaking down and analyzing various aspects of a piece of music. Sound encompasses the overall sound...
Music has long been a powerful means of expressing personal and social identity. The way people connect with music is deeply rooted in their cultural environment, and the music created speaks to human values, beliefs, and experiences. At its core, music is a means of communication and allows individuals to...
Throughout its entire existence, music has performed many functions in people’s lives. It is intended not only for entertainment but also for education and development. With one type of music, a person rejoices and relaxes, while with the other feels complicated emotions and reflects on both personal and general social...
Introduction There are two basic types of musical instruments: chordophones and idiophones. Chordophones are instruments that produce sound from vibrations of strings, like a guitar, Chinese zeng, violin, banjo, Chinese pipa, and hammered dulcimer. Idiophones are musical instruments that create sound by vibrating when struck. Some common idiophones are gongs,...
Mozart and Beethoven are types of music played across the globe in contemporary society, even though they were produced several centuries ago. Mozart originated from Austria, while Beethoven was from Germany, and their works have continued to influence the music industry. The two pieces are almost similar types of music,...
Music changes alongside new generations and their views, reflecting the crucial ideas and issues within the society of that time. Patriotism in music can be seen as detrimental for all nations as its effect on the morale and attitude towards national ideas and views can not be underestimated. Moreover, patriotic...
Introduction Foreign dance classes have become popular in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union (Radchenko 1). Many young women and men have started to practice foreign dances for professional reasons or just for fun. In Russia, Belly Dance, Irish Dance, Indian Dance, Flamenco, and Swing Dance have become...
Pink is an American pop singer whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore. She was born in 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania (“Pink”). Apart from being a performer and a signer, Alecia is also known as a songwriter, famous for the lyrics to her songs. Initially, her career began in a...
The TED Talk video with the British MC and a hip-hop scholar Akala presented an exciting look at the legacy of William Shakespeare. The speaker offers the audience and the viewers to participate in a quiz where he delivers a line, and people have to guess whether it is by...
Certain music can enhance the mind, increase memory, relieve stress, accelerate learning, help concentrate, focus, and unleash inner abilities. When I try to sing jingle commercials or TV soundtracks, I am better at reciting the old jingle songs. This is, I believe, because they are on repeat everywhere once a...
Introduction Music therapy is the controlled use of music in treatment, rehabilitation, and a means of optimizing creativeness and pedagogical work. Behavioral therapists widely adopt music to treat depressive conditions. Since the mechanism of the effect is not always clear, music therapy sometimes seems like a kind of miracle, giving...
China is a distinctive country, and this is evident in all its spheres, including musical culture. In traditional Chinese culture, an important place is given to music that sounds like “ye” in Chinese. However, the concept “ye” means not only musical art but also art in general and everything beautiful,...
Arnold Schoenberg establishes himself as one of the leading radical composers of the 20th century by establishing a novel approach to harmony and composition development (Schoenberg: Biography). He extended the style that was demonstrated by preceding German composers of the Romantic period: Brahms and Wagner. Notably, Wagner and Brahms worked...
Forewords Often, advancement in technology has been attributed to the great transition of the music industry. As such, the role of reality television shows in the advancement and growth of the music industry has tended to be underestimated. In effect, the reality television music shows and their central role in...
One Direction is a boyband from the United Kingdom that was formed in 2010. The current group members are Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson. The former member, Zayn Malik, had left the band in 2015. Since 2016 the group went on indefinite hiatus, after which each...
Instrument families It is important to note that several instrument families possess unique characteristics. In the case of country music, the most used one is the strings family, which includes dobro, banjo, or autoharp. Similarly, rock also belongs to the strings family, such as bass and guitars. However, jazz mostly...
James Jordan, in his book Evoking Sounds, Fundamentals of Choral Conducting 2nd edition, gives an overview of how music creators can allow their music to “speak” to the right audiences. In chapter 23, the author explains that there are four main phases that have to be considered when creating memorable...
A person cannot exist without any form of art. It helps people express their emotions, reflect the passage of time, or be a way of self-expression. Many musicians, creating music, earn their living. This work aims to examine the impact of the global music industry on the United States, the...
The song “Take Me to Church,” to which the singer owes his success, poignantly narrates about deep and devoted love. Its songwriter, Hozier, constructed the song by solely using metaphors and comparisons to talk about two different but parallel notions. For instance, the unambiguous meaning of the composition lies in...
Various critics have railed against the alleged harms of rap music. It is misogynistic and promotes violence (especially toward women), crass materialism, and street crime. Virtually all of the arguments about rap focus on its alleged effects—harmful or, occasionally, beneficial. Yet such arguments are difficult to prove. While not suggesting...
The purpose of this essay is to compare two types of musical groups, big band and combo jazz. Both of these directions are deeply rooted in the history of the music of the 20th century and received the most significant development and popularity in America in the 1930s and 1940s....
Shawn Corey Carter, also known by his stage name Jay-Z, is a successful American musician, producer, and businessman, renowned for his influence on the hip-hop genre. Born in Brooklyn in 1969, Carter was raised by his mother with his three older siblings (Jay-Z Biography). Having a rough childhood, the boy...
Introduction Africans are unique people with distinctive traditions embedded in literary works such as music. Olaudah Equiano’s narrative sheds some light on the cultural heritage of the African diaspora, including music that developed from that period. From the narrative, one can learn how three genres of music – spiritual, gospel,...
Every commodity ends up in the hands of the user who is the consumer of the particular good or service. However, in some instances, a product may have to go through intermediaries before it finally gets to its end user. Intermediaries are normally used by companies for the purposes of...
Poetry is one of the most popular literary forms since it allows authors to express vast ideas in a short form. Whether written with rhymes or as blank verse, poems can have a profound effect on the reader. In modern artistic ways of expression, songwriting is probably the most popular...
A summary of the Indian culture and tradition Since it has been evolving for thousands of years and differs from area to region, India has a rich and distinct culture. Many religions were formed in India, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and many more (Kumar, & Downey, 2019). In Hindu culture,...
K-Pop, or Korean pop, is a musical genre rapidly gaining popularity. This genre is characterized by singing talents and brilliantly choreographed dances that these artists demonstrate during performances. Nowadays, K-pop has turned into a whole culture and lifestyle for artists and their adored fans around the world. The context of...
Breath by Michael Smith Michael W. Smith’s evangelical track “Breathe” is from the album “Lord I Need You” (Songs of Worship). It was launched in July 2017 and had a playtime of 06:56 minutes. The song follows one thyme scheme pattern throughout and raises an important for the author theme,...
“Yellow”: A Turning Point Originally from London, Coldplay started their journey in 1997. Their really talented music was noticed very quickly, and the first three albums of the team exploded. Now Coldplay is considered perhaps the brightest and most promising new wave Britpop band from England. Moreover, the team’s popularity...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the song “Police” written and performed by a French hip-hop band Suprême NTM. It is dedicated to the problem of police brutality, racism, and the imbalance of justice based on the contrast between authoritative personalities and ordinary citizens. The performance of the...
Over the centuries, the popular music changed, partly as cultures changed, as new instruments were invented and as the ability to manipulate musical patterns developed and became more and more sophisticated. Some of the earliest periods are sharply defined, because the changes which created them were major, The Baroque period...
First recorded in February 1982 and later showcased in 1985, ‘I’m on Fire’ became the fourth single released on Bruce Springsteen’s legendary album ‘Born in the USA.’ Springsteen’s ‘workman’ brand to rock music has solidified ‘The Boss’ as one of the greatest rock artists of all time, and very few...
Introduction Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. Nowadays, the term encompasses the contemporary popular music of Jamaica and the international Jamaican diaspora. Among the primary influences that shaped the genre are traditional mento as well as American jazz, rhythm and blues, and African folk...
Lemonade, an album by Beyonce, is arguably among her most multi-layered works. While primarily associated with black women empowerment, it also takes on the celebration of the black culture and the awe of femininity to the new level. The album is most strongly associated with the song “Formation” and an...
Music is one of the most influential aspects of life in society. I am yet to come across an individual who does not like music at all. Different people listen to different genres of music; a scenario that shows how different we are (Diserens 1939, pp.6). The types of music...
Everyday activities like going to school, drinking coffee, working out, and occasionally even sleeping involve listening to music. People frequently choose music based on their feelings. When people are joyful or sad, they will listen to different types of music. People do this because music has the power to alter...
Song Title, Group, and YouTube Link: “Better Days” by OneRepublic The song exhibits more of a duple meter and to some extent, there is some aspect of a triple meter. At the beginning around 0:29, I hear one measure of duple meter in the lyrics (Tedder et al.). The word “waking...
Introduction In this work, it is required to characterize the performed musical work. The analyzed performance of Piano Trio No. 2, written by the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich was held at Mountain Bay College as part of the chamber music festival. This concert took place in 2020, while Shostakovich’s suite...
Introduction Popular music, and rap music in particular, has always played a major role in addressing social and economic issues of the mankind. Many rap songs were written with the idea of reflecting topical problems and making people think over the ways to resolve them. Kendrick Lamar’s music has stood...
Introduction The punk subculture represents a broad spectrum of sociopolitical and artistic ideologies and forms of expression stretching back to at least the 1950s. Primarily, it has represented itself as a youth culture, with the primary means of expression through style, popular music, and the media. It is notable that...
Shrek The Musical is a musical written and directed by David Lindsay-Abaire, the story writer who composed the lyrics and melodies by Jeanine Tesori. It is based on the DreamWorks Animation feature Shrek from 2001 and aspects from the sequels Shrek 2 and Shrek Forever After and William Steig’s 1990...
Ellington was a multi-talented musician and bandleader in the world of jazz. American people were happy with the music from his 50-year career, which created thousands of scores. It was not just the music he created throughout his career that made him great. He provided consistent entertainment and helped pave...
To be a good dancer, one needs an innate sense of rhythm and style. Dance is not just the art of performing body movements; it is about revealing one’s soul and interpretation of one’s ideas. Being a physical and cognitive activity, it united many people worldwide who dedicated their lives...
The first theme, consisting of birds’ sounds, chirping, and trills, occurs three times throughout the quartet. Each time it is slightly modified, the essence remains the same and traced through the entire work (Jabet, 2017). For the first time, this theme constitutes the whole first movement. The second time, it...
Music surrounds people from the day they are born. It triggers feelings and emotions, influencing mood, and sometimes acting as a pacifier. The lyrics accompanied by the tune are an incredible creation. Music significantly impacts peoples’ minds and sometimes represents a melody filled with lyrics and a sacred message. Such...
Listening to the recording of “Spring”, first movement, by Vivaldi is an extreme pleasure for many individuals, and I am one of them. The chosen instruments perfectly imitate natural sounds, provoking the required emotions and causing the necessary effects. For example, violins are used to imitate a delightful birdsong and...
“Friend, Please” is a song by the electropop musical group Twenty One Pilots, released in 2009. This piece of art directly raises the problem of suicide in modern society. The author, Tyler Joseph wrote the lyrics in the form of appealing to listeners. The topic of the song is socially...
Introduction Music can awaken a wide range of emotions of both the amateur and the sophisticated listener. Live musical performance expands a person’s emotional range and may even go beyond that reaching those unknown types of feelings that people have not yet given a name. That is why I watched...
In this paper, I will present my analysis and reaction to the live concert of Laura Pausini, which took place in Miami on July 26, 2018. The event started at 8:00 PM at James L. Knight Center and lasted for a couple of hours. It was dedicated to Laura’s new...
Tielman Susato Tielman Susato was a well-known musician and composer throughout the Renaissance. In 1510, he was born in the Flemish town of Soest (David Nkosi, 2019). He wrote various music, including instrumental pieces, dance music, and secular and religious vocal compositions (David Nkosi, 2019). He was a competent musician...
Childish Gambino’s song “This is America” is a striking and insightful statement on the nation’s current status and its social and political problems. In the music video, which was released in 2018, Childish Gambino, better known as Donald Glover, raps and dances through a succession of wild events. (Glover, 2018)....
Digital storytelling combines the art of telling stories with a mixture of digital media, such as background music. The interplay between narrative, sound effects, and music is key to people’s perception of any form of storytelling. Background music has long been a critical aspect of storytelling, presenting itself in various...
Introduction “You can’t touch me there, you can’t touch my body” is a line sung by Ava Max on her most popular track, Not your Barbie girl, by which she supports women’s rights (Ava Max, 2018, 00:10-00:14). I support fighting for gender justice and equality, but this phrase and the...
Introduction Every individual has had an experience of listening to music depending on their emotional disposition, values they uphold, preferences, or beliefs; they like the imagery created by music or not. Often are the times one’s music preference is associated with their trait. The kind of music an individual listens...
To describe in one article the features of the performance of music of six centuries – from the 9th century to the 14th – a task that requires such a level of generalization, behind which, perhaps, the music itself will not be visible. If you look at the Earth from...
The Lassan, with its short but powerful entrance, is the first section of Lisitsa’s composition. Despite beginning with the C-sharp main triad, C-sharp minor quickly becomes the home key. She modulates easily from here on out, notably to the tonic and relative majors. The Friska is the second section, which...
Composers have always aspired to the new and unknown. In any era, some musicians kept up with the times and, under the influence of new art trends, revealed and invented their ways through musical means of expression. Expressionism in music is a reflection of the human soul. Expressionism rejects any...
The music group that performed in the video is called the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour. It is a band that consists of “six of the fastest-rising stars in jazz” (Monterey jazz festival on tour, 2019, para. 1). In 2019, they “join forces for the first time to celebrate the...
The concert under review is titled “Monterrey Jazz Festival on Tour.” The performance took place at Lincoln Center, New York, on March 15th, 2019, in front of an audience of approximately 2,500 people. The idea of the organizers was to capture the essence of the famous festival in a single...
Music is inextricably connected to the context within which it is produced, with the inter-relationships between music, culture, and society being studied extensively throughout the decades. In cultural customs, music is among the core features of social celebrations, such as weddings. In social life, music serves as a tool for...
One of the prominent controversial artworks of the 20th century related to sexual revolution and women empowerment is a song called Like a Virgin performed by Madonna in 1984. The name of the song alone led to the establishment of versatile conversations and arguments in the conservative American society of...
Nowadays, classical music loses its popularity among the wide public, which is explained by the fact that it becomes obsolete in the conditions of the modern-day world. Today, people tend to be guided by different cadences, tempos, and they have a different pace. The calm and hasteless nature of classical...
Introduction First and foremost I would like to say that while I am a fan of jazz music I prefer the smooth jazz sounds of artists such as Vijay Iyer and Tom Harell rather than the work of the Monty Alexander Trio. This is not me disparaging their work rather...
A review of a previously completed essay on Bachata music highlights an idea that requires a deeper analysis. Scholarly sources providing insights on the origins of Bachata music seemed to suggest that the popularity of Bachata music was hindered due to the vulgar words in the lyrics and the sensual...
Matshediso “Tshedi” Florence Mholo (born September 27, 1976) is one of those South African women who project confidence, strength, and genuine talent and find themselves in harmony with the multiple challenges the world poses. An outstanding Afro-pop singer, a mother, and a person of sagacity, she has earned the reputation...
Introduction Music has changed over time, like many other human endeavors. Music history studies the past and attempts to categorize the development of music into distinct periods, much like paleontologists and historians do with other forms of change. Music’s development has been more gradual, occurring in a series of minor...
Introduction This study examines the cultural meanings of people’s music-related activities in society, particularly Korean popular music or K-pop. The study is based on a review of relevant literature, musical and textual analyses, participant observation, and interviews with people of the K-pop world, with critical eyes on self-reflexivity issues. The...
Introduction A conspiracy theory is a claim that some larger, more complex event was planned and orchestrated by a smaller group of people than is generally known. One of the most famous examples of a conspiracy theory is the idea that Tupac faked his own death and is still alive...
Analysis Bob Marley released the song “I Shot the Sheriff” in 1973 for The Wailers’ album Burnin’. The song’s story is told from the narrator’s point of view and is filled with a catchy yet mellow rhythm. The narrator confesses to killing the sheriff in self-defense but vehemently denies having...
Introduction The genre of RNB appeared across the Southern areas of the United States in the 1940s, featuring electric guitar, piano, and drum sounds. Numerous blues musicians were able to release their new music specifically in the South, where the level of appreciation in regard to blues and derivative genres...
Introduction This research paper highlights similarities and differences between four dances: the dancing role of the shaman, Los Seises, Spanish Fandango, and Jig. It analyses the history and geographical context in which the four dances were born as an essential part of their artistic content. It also focuses on the...
Introduction Having multiple social and cultural functions, dance has always been viewed as a mixture of the tradition and the means of self-expression. Therefore, as an art form, dance represents a very complex notion worth researching further (Predovan et al., 2019). Remarkably, despite belonging of the same category of dance,...
In this discussion post, I would like to provide my understanding of transmission and dance from the provided sources. First of all, the transmission of dance techniques, as discussed within the article by Anthea Kraut, can be summarized as a way of cultivating particular movement patterns through replication (Kraut). Through...
My family’s musical heritage Since my early childhood, my parents and especially my grandparents have taught me that music is an essential part of our culture. I agree with them because growing up, I have realized how much it influenced my identity. That is why I knew what music they...
Franz Liszt is an Austro-Hungarian composer who started his career as a performer. At a young age, Liszt heard Gypsy music and Hungarian folk that later majorly influenced his work. Liszt is named as one of the most authentic romanticism representatives and is often highlighted for his work as a...
Abstract The nature of music industry has created a scenario where only management savvy indie labels ends up successful in the music marketing. Management dilemmas associated with production and marketing of music are critical for any successful indie label. This report explores the link between modern sales techniques and consumption...
Bob Dylan is one of the most unique and influential musicians of the 20th century, particularly in the 1960s. Born as Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, Bob Dylan created a new music style and is still regarded as the greatest songwriter and a prominent figure in popular culture more than...
Introduction Although a concert cannot be regarded as an everyday routine event that requires an appraisal, the critical review of an attended concert may be highly beneficial for a better understanding of music. To create an appropriate analysis of any performance, a listener will inevitably concentrate on the general atmosphere,...
Theatre plays a significant role in the history of humankind. It is a creative method to learn about a specific culture and the history of its people. It can grab one’s attention and bring entertainment, joy, or even sorrow. For example, India has numerous unique representations of this art, one...
