Asian Studies Segregation can breed empowerment, by creating self-defined and self-sustaining communities. Asian communities, for example, have been able to maintain identities that are separate from the white hegemony. Terms like Asian-American mus Continue Reading...
American-born choreographers and dancers also added to the development of American ballet. "Choreographers such as Ruth Page, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robbins created dances to specifically American themes. American dancers who have gained fame in Continue Reading...
Globalization American Cultural Products have an Impact on Other Cultures About the American Culture How the American Culture Affects Products Globally Influences of Culture on One Another American Culture in China American Culture in Korea Ma Continue Reading...
Bestseller Bargains Former bestsellers, now in paperback, discounts on hardcover. For those who prefer having hardcover books. Allows price of Hardback to be within range of trade or PB. More for gifts of collectibles. Friday Sale Deep discou Continue Reading...
One text states, "16 million Americans -- about one-third of the available workforce -- was unemployed" (Lamb 237). It was one of the worst times in American history, and it took President Franklin D. Roosevelt, elected in 1933, to end it with his r Continue Reading...
Music-Romantic Period 'ROMANTICISM' is a concept that can be easily recognized but is probably just as difficult to define. Like all other movements, Romanticism also emerged as a reaction to general idea, practices, social norms and political probl Continue Reading...
Classical and Contemporary Dancing -- Dancing of stylization, dancing of tradition, dancing of innovation, dancing of continuity Chapter 5 of Gerald Jonas's Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement illustrates that classical dance, or tradi Continue Reading...
This were then replaced with larger big band orchestras as technology allowed such large groups to be clearly recorded, "As the swing era began, shorts were made of many of the top orchestras," (Yanow 2). Big band orchestras began showing up in all Continue Reading...
Part 3 - Piano Concerto #2 in G minor, Op. 22 -- Camille Saint-Saens (1868) -- This work is said to be Saint-Saens' most popular piano concerto; premiered with the composer as the soloist and Anton Rubinstein conducting. Saint-Saens wrote it in 3 w Continue Reading...
Mariah Carey - Biography Mariah Carey was born on Long Island, New York, on the 27th of March, 1969. She was born of mixed ethnicities: Her mother was Irish-American (Patricia Hickey) and her father, Alfred Roy Carey, was Venezuelan and African-Amer Continue Reading...
Most large cities have a symphony orchestra, which may perform a dozen times during a season. Jazz and the blues, however, are usually available most of the time in small venues like bars and clubs, and often during the year at large festivals, such Continue Reading...
Aaron Copland Outline INTRODUCTION a. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the life and works of composer Aaron Copeland. It will discuss some of the composer's well-known works, and analyze his contribution to modern classical mus Continue Reading...
Even now music like Beethoven's seems elitist. Unlike a punk rock show, a classical music concert is attended by well-heeled individuals: people who dress up in gowns and suits and who leave their car at valet parking. The culture that surrounds cla Continue Reading...
"The traditional march became the dominant form, and the result was a new art form, the Classic rag" (Jasen p. 83). However, if one were to analyze the Entertainer more closely, the tonal harmonies are those that one would hear in classical music, Continue Reading...
This is not to say however, that all classical music is soothing and therapeutic. In fact, the majority of traditional classical music are not therapeutic because this is not the intent of the original masters. Concertos by Beethoven, Bach and Brah Continue Reading...
Louis Moreau Gottschalk Pianist-virtuoso and composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was born in New Orleans and grew up in a neighborhood where Creole music was commonly played. He was heavily influenced by African -- Caribbean music throughou Continue Reading...
Alberto Williams and Nationalism Introduction & Brief History Lesson Generally speaking, the term nationalism is used to describe a sense of identification which individuals within a society or culture share regarding their state of residence. Continue Reading...
The author is extremely qualified to write this book. He began studying piano at the age of six, and remained a musician throughout his life. He also hosted a radio program from 1959 until his death in 2005 about classical music, and he traveled th Continue Reading...
Mozart especially did the trick. Einstein loved Mozart's highly organized, intensely patterned sonatas. He felt, as many before him, that music and the reasoning intellect were linked. Music and his scientific work...were 'born of the same source.'" Continue Reading...
He is faster in every movement than any other of the above mentioned conductors and yet he scarcely sounds rushed" (Laurson 2008). Even without an extensive knowledge of the history of Brahms symphonic compositions, the modern, 21th century nature Continue Reading...
What has been determined to date is Machaut's masterful use of language and syntax to help amuse and entertain his intended audiences, and in an era absent the Internet, cable television and the popular press, it is not surprising that his works wer Continue Reading...
Philip Glass Biography Philip Glass is certainly the world's finest identified living serious composer owing to vast amounts of American recording contracts. He has a readily exclusive, if ever controversial, style that is both imitated and parodied Continue Reading...
Humanities Related Library Internet Resources Annotated Bibliography Pierce, James Smith and HW Janson. From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History, 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. There are several factors Continue Reading...
Johannes Brahms Brahms - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was one of the leading symphonic composers of the European Romantic movement. He was also a pianist whose works have become staples of the symphonic and concerti repertoire, although he also compo Continue Reading...
The Catholic Church was forced to react and respond to the Protestant Reformation. This can be seen in the music of Palestrina. The Council of Trent resolved to eliminate the use of secular and ornate music during masses, which it saw as part of th Continue Reading...
Listening & Analysis: Violin Listening Introductory Concepts -- the Referential Listener Clarinet Concerto in a major II. Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed Clarinet Concerto in A major II for the clarinetist Anton Stadler. The musical wo Continue Reading...
Production Techniques and Their Influence Mixing Evolution How it works? Influence on music genres Equalization Evolution How it works? Influence on music genres Music touches every person in this world in a big way and the society as a whol Continue Reading...
There is a similar goal in the "Thriller," but with the annotation that Michael Jackson also aims to follow the story line and, at the same time, create sensations for the listeners. The musical piece is called "Thriller," so the music has to commu Continue Reading...
Kamien (161) notes that "theme and variations" was a basic musical idea widely used in the Classical period. In the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94, the strings play the theme for the first time, softly and sweetly. Suddenly, the orchest Continue Reading...
Mozart v. Schubert Two of the best-known composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Peter Schubert, shared much in common in terms of their upbringing. Both from present-day Austria, Mozart and Schubert grew up in musical families, wit Continue Reading...
Black Entertainment and Sports Institutions/Organizations in Atlanta, GA 1880s to the early 1900s -- "African-Americans in Atlanta were entertained by traveling minstrel companies and local orchestras which performed at social events held at the fir Continue Reading...
Violin Concerto The Violin Concerto was one of the last works of Mendelssohn and this was composed in E Minor. It is also hugely popular and is performed by artists all over the world. Published in 1845, this piece was written for a solo violinist Continue Reading...
This is possibly one of the central characteristics of the Blues - its potential for innovation and imaginative development - while still retaining the essential emotions of its origins. Blues remains with us in contemporary American culture, and a Continue Reading...
Miles Davis With a career spanning several decades, and an influence spanning several continents, Miles Davis has arguably had a bigger influence on jazz music than any other musician. In the 1991 obituary in The New York Times, Miles Davis was desc Continue Reading...
Article Analysis The author presents three specific theories to explain Cockburn's success at being so versatile. First, he suggests that it is a function of the artist's "persona" but even the author acknowledges the hackneyed metaphor. Second, h Continue Reading...
Rock n' Roll: A Reflection of American Culture Music and art are products of the society from which they evolved. History tells us about events that happened in a certain time, but the events themselves do no tell the whole story. Behind these event Continue Reading...
role did graphic designing play in the 1960s in popular culture? The ability to transfer an idea, concept, theme, or notion from the abstract depths of one's mind onto the rich whiteness of a canvas is indeed, a unique one. It is a gift that one is Continue Reading...
Apparantely, Haydn made a huge amount of money on this piece, causing him to comment, "a thing possible only in England." The Vivaldi Concerto, it turns out, can be played as a Lute or Guitar Concerto, with the lute being a bit more popular in Court Continue Reading...
Les Preludes and Hamlet represent the pianist's symphonic poem. (Gmoser 72) Liszt also left his mark on operatic paraphrases for solo piano. Compared to the other composers, who were writing flashy introductions, Liszt's paraphrases and fantasies o Continue Reading...
George Strait's the Cowboy Rides Away Tour In January, I had the opportunity to see a musical legend perform. Country singer George Strait has announced that he will be retiring from touring, though he has not announced a retirement from recording Continue Reading...
