Essays about Music Page 34

The term “Flute” was originally used in France during the 12th century to refer to both the flute and recorder. These instruments were introduced to Spain and France by the 14th century. In Italy, flutes gained popularity in music during the 16th century. The flute’s design remained mostly unchanged until the early 1700s when significant…

Spain is known for it’s alone music and dance civilization that has helped act upon the manner we see music today. The Spanish civilization is filled with traditional music and dance that many other Spanish speech production states have taken the art and modified it into their ain civilization. Music and dance. a immense portion…

For example, when the scorpion is about to sting Coyotes, Kink hears the song of evil. “Kink’s breath whistled in his nostrils and he opened his mouth to stop it. And then the startled look was gone from him and the rigidity from his body. In his mind a new song had come, the Song…

In Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin, two brothers grow up in the ghetto of Harlem, a poverty-stricken place where heroin use is common and crime is high. Sonny, the younger of the two, is portrayed as a troubled young adult who desperately tries to get out of the negative environment that threatens to destroy his…

Eliot challenges his audience to see the province of his character’s subconscious life within a corrupted society. Thomas Stearns Eliot’s poems. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock published in 1915. and Preludes published in 1917. resonate the decay and disaffection of Eliot’s characters and civilisation. Eliot employs assorted poetic techniques to dispute the reader…

Before taking Jazz class, my knowledge of this genre was minimal. During the class, six bands performed a total of fifteen pieces. Most of these compositions were by renowned Jazz composers like Herbie Hancock’s “Cantaloupe Island” and Charlie Parker’s “Donna Lee.” However, one band stood out as they played original pieces written by their own…

Concert Report I.             The concert that was attended was a concert that was held on Thursday July 16, 2009.  The concert was held at the Hollywood Bowl, which is located at 2301 North Highland Avenue, Hollywood, California 90068.  The performance was given by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is composed of…

Assignment 2 Evaluating The Visual Elements of Art & Principles of Organization in Pablo Picasso’s painting “Girl Before A Mirror. ” For this second assignment, you will need to make sure you have read chapters 4 & 5 (pages 75 thru 137) of the 9th edition of the “Living With Art” textbook. This topic will…

There are few hip hop artists who have had such an immense impact on the music world as Tupac Shakur. The West Coast rapper was born in New York City, and would enter the music business through a guest spot on a Digital Underground track in 1991. From those collaborations, it was a short step…

Today I’ve chosen a song by my favourite female artist, Lizzy Grant, aka Lana Del Rey. Her full name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant. This New York based American singer and song writer was born on June 21, 1986. She started off her career singing at bars and clubs in her home place, New York, at…