The Falls Two hundred yards downstream the noise of the falls, muffled by Interwoven trees and undergrowth Is reduced to a quiet murmur. She can hear the soothing repetition of the water as it surges to the river below. She feels a captivating warmth as she wanders along the rivers edge. As she draws near […]
Date: April 2nd, 2020
Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin “fired the Jazz shot heard round the world. ” This symphonic jazz concerto may be the most famous piece of American classical music. Undoubtedly the most famous classical work of Its own time, It was a serious concert work that contained elements of popular music In the sass Including the […]
Date: April 1st, 2020
Black Face, Blue Notes and Whitman The early growth and rapid expansion of popular American music In late nineteenth and early twentieth century America had widespread and Irreversible effects on not only the growing black population, but also on America as a whole. The growth and evolution of music in this period, though fraught with […]
Date: March 31st, 2020
Bebop was a revolutionary sound that captivated the audience due largely to the new found creative freedom of musical expression allowed by extensive improvisation. According to John Andrews (1998), “Bop marked the point at which both the musicians and their audience came widely conscious that Jazz was an art form. Andrews also goes on to […]
Date: March 30th, 2020
A path was drawn, a chase begun A trust developed and Joined us as one. An urge for a hug, a body to caress A feeling that was too strong to digress. 2. A best friend, you were, so dark and bold. To this mysterious man, my heart was sold. I craved for times so […]
Date: March 27th, 2020
Mozart exemplified the Viennese Classical styles of elegance, balance, and sophistication. Through this he exemplified and expanded all Classical styles, such as the sonata form and the double-exposition sonata (which gave the new material). He was able to be contrapuntal yet homoerotic at the same time. He frequently used symmetry in his phrasing, Like four-measure […]
Date: March 26th, 2020
Compare and Contrast: Mozart vs. . The Battles Mozart and the Battles both produced their creative works of music in differing time periods, Ft both composed and made groundbreaking work; the creative qualities of Mozart and the Battles are comparable at times yet contradicting at others. Mozart was a rogue in the music world and […]
Date: March 23rd, 2020
Pure energy! It was now or never! This was the opportunity I had been waiting for! It was time for action. It was a cold day. The wind was blowing, the trees swaying from side to side. It was time for me to conquer my fears. Although I did not know it, I was about […]
Date: March 23rd, 2020
Vienna while Mozart was there for a period. He wrote this In his “early phase” while he was In Vienna. This sonata was not really written Into a group of sonatas, but could be grouped with the other nine sonatas that were written in this early phase in Vienna. All of these ten sonatas were […]
Date: March 21st, 2020
Music preference and personality BY Meow New research from around the world suggests that an individual’s favorite music genre Is closely linked to his or her personality. Professor Adrian North of Heritor-Watt university, Edinburgh, UK, has undertaken the largest study so far of musical tastes and personality type. He is an expert on music psychology […]
Date: March 20th, 2020
