Essays about Music Page 43

Sharon M. Draper captures the life of an average teen through the realest form of unreality exceptionally well. November Blues tells the story of November Nelson and Jericho Prescott after a horrible accident at their school. November Nelson is an average 16-year-old social butterfly in high school; she had a “perfect” life, a devoted boyfriend,…

Outpace Shaker was a philanthropist, poet, activist, prophet to some, and a martyr. His phrase “Thug Life” was the battle cry for the underdog. It was the glimmer of hope and guiding light for people who had lost hope for their future. Outpace Shaker was something like a black Jesus for the African- American community….

The dry character of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” an early verse form by T.S. Eliot ( 1888-1965 ) in the signifier of a dramatic soliloquy, is introduced in its rubric. Eliot is speaking, through his talker, about the absence of love, and the verse form, so far from being a “ vocal,”…

For women of all races, the journey of finding one’s voice has persisted to this day. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie attempts to find her voice in spite of the resistance from men, and occasionally, other women. During her journey to find her voice, the men she encounter, also,…

The documentary “JAZZ” directed by Ken Burns in 2001 explores the origin and progression of jazz, which is widely regarded as America’s greatest cultural achievement. The first segments, titled “Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924),” focus on the early development of jazz. These episodes trace its roots from New Orleans and its subsequent…

The famous “Emperor Quartet”  whose second movement contains variations on the old Austrian national anthem, “Gott erhalte Franz der Kaiser”, for which Haydn composed the music. Unfortunately, this song was adopted as the melody for “Deutschland Uber Alles” and, after World War II, the Austrians adopted a new national anthem. Davis recorded Haydn Symphonies 93-104…

Jazz and Its HistoryJazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on its way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the lost generations, and the flapper with her rolled stockings, short skirts,…

The book The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles T. Brown basicallyproposes methods for analyzing music and anyone who reads the books should beable to develop techniques for listening to music and making legitimatestatements about it. It treats rock and roll as a serious art form and tracesit cultural roots throughout the book. Assumption…

Christopher Wallace stood a big adult male at standing 6? 3? and weighing 300 some lbs. Christopher aka “Biggie Smalls” named himself after a hustling character in Bill Cosby’s “Lets Do it Again” action-comedy. He felt that the name fit him good and said in an interview with John Farley. Writer of Parents aren’t supposed…

creatureThe Beatles composed and sang many beautiful and timeless songs during their musical career. One song, however, captures the essence of Victor Frankenstein’s creation. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818. The Beatles wrote a song off their The White Album entitled Blackbird in 1968. Generations apart from each other, these two artistic masterpieces are more…