Essays about Music Page 34

“Franz Schubert was a programmatic composer”. Discuss this statement with reference to two pieces studied and refer to three of the concepts of music in your answer. Composers of the Romantic Period were attracted to programme music – music that provides a story, idea or scene. Franz Schubert, one of the earliest 19th Century composers,…

In the essay, “Blasting Music to Drown Out Reality”, by Sydney J. Harris, the author is determined that people use music as a way to, “keep reality at arm’s length”. “It is not in order to hear the music, but in order that the vacuum in their minds may be soothed by the sound, so…

“Ragtime” is an E. L. Doctorow’s novel that was published in 1975 and later won the National Book Critics Circle Award. E. L Doctorow himself is a famous American writer who is widely known for his unique works of historical fiction. The novel itself belongs to the epic kind of literature. It’s a contemporary realistic…

Washington appointed both Hamilton and Jefferson to his cabinet. Hamilton served as the secretary of the treasury, while Jefferson assumed the position of secretary of state. This formation of the cabinet was a significant decision by Washington, aimed at establishing precedents and offering guidance in areas not specifically outlined in the Constitution. During their time…

“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all” (John Lennon Quotes). John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940….

1. Why did TPB believe it was not violating copyright laws? What did the Swedish Court rule? The Pirate Bay believed it was not violating copyright laws because they said that they were merely a search engine similar to Google or Bing and were just providing the access or link to existing P2P networks that…

Introduction #1: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” By T. S. Eliot “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is filled with ethereal imagery of lust, love, and time lost.  The reader must make assumptions about if the time Eliot refers to is real or more a dream-like allusion to a sense of philosophical…

The priest-poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), born in the county of Essex, in England, wrote the poem The Wreck of the Deutschland in 1875, which is the year when the ship called “Deutschland” departed from Bremen to the United States of America (stanza 12) and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary (stanza 21 – line…

Exploring the intricate and historically significant music genre of jazz poses a difficult challenge for musicians and scholars due to its complex nature. Jazz is thought to have emerged in New Orleans, where it was specifically crafted for the pleasure of social dancers. John F.’s renowned publication, “Understanding Jazz: What Is Jazz?” offers valuable insights…

Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are two of the great jazz voices of the 20th century and though they both sang jazz standards and pop tunes of the time they both had their own distinct style. They have recorded much of the same songs but no one can be in doubt that they are listening…