The form of the piece also allows for the musician to add their own Improvisation, and for the performance I saw, Anna would constantly strum wrought all the strings scale in a descending and ascending manner in order to portray the dynamics and pure elegance of the harp. Therefore, “Greensville” is a prominent and classic […]
During the sass’s, a new style of Jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the Jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” Jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whitman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time […]
I can still recall the first hip hop album I listened to. It was Reasonable Doubt by Jay Z. I remember how I instantly fell in love with the lyrics. I hadn’t heard anything like it before, primarily because I only listened to R and some watered down rap music. The lyrics were hard hitting. […]
How does the nightingale describe Love? “Surely Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, not is it set forth in the market- place. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance […]
The Baroque period took the humanist Roman view of Renaissance architecture and showed it in a new rhetorical, theatrical and sculptural fashion they expressed the triumph of absolutist church and state. The main view of Baroque architecture was more concerned about color, light and shade, sculptural values and intensity which could be seen in Its […]
Music has an Immense Impact on today’s society. And now that hip hop Is one of the most listened to genres, hip hop artist including rappers have a venue where they can vent and show the emotions that they are feeling. According to Tia C. M. Three in the article Loving Momma ; Haiti’ on […]
The title song “Jump For JOY’ uses coded language as a way to inspire social thought. The theme of the song was an explicit statement of social Justice that “pulled no punches”. In the words of Jazz Historian Graham Lock, What Jump for Joy made particularly clear was the contempt that blacks felt for various […]
Hip-Hop Goes Global It has been a quarter of a century since hip-hop first made its mark on the American music scene. Hip-hop has become a popular trend that is echoing around the world. By deflation, hip-hop refers to a culture that embraces a particular music, language, attitude, and dress fashioned after disadvantaged urban youth. […]
Eulogy Frank the greatest men who ever lived. As we gather at this sad moment to celebrate the lost of our beloved brother, friend and for some a hero. To me he was both a brother and a hero I look up to. Someone who I believe taught me to be a man am today. […]
Haydn has a special preference for writing music In a bundle of six. Each of the six pieces has Its Individuality while sharing many common features at the same time. Heyday’s solo keyboard sonatas show striking diversity in type and style. They often could be categorized by their style periods and each of them reflects […]