... , though different in technology, is similar in purpose and in symbolism, as each represented the vulnerability of each character's strength. The sword, being a very simple weapon, provides a very complex way of life in which characters live and die by. The use of leitmotif was prevalent throughout both pieces ... . Both musical compositions provide more than just sound, it provides "entity" of characters, composers, and themes. The music in which each character of the same role ... piece of music that I found most striking was that of Darth Vader and Hunding. Both pieces single handedly...

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... should not be when in fact both Schumann and Schubert were writing to express themselves, not a format; the techniques used by Schumann were those best suited to his romantic-poetic character. This complaint about his orchestration has remained the most common; various conductors have tried to "remedy- this problem by doubling parts or introducing additional instruments. Whereas, when conductors perform ... Schumann's music with its original "feminine- grace and unmatchable charm can be heard. In reality, what some textbooks or conductors may call defects are actually Schumann's assets...

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... should not be when in fact both Schumann and Schubert were writing to express themselves, not a format; the techniques used by Schumann were those best suited to his romantic-poetic character. This complaint about his orchestration has remained the most common; various conductors have tried to "remedy- this problem by doubling parts or introducing additional instruments. Whereas, when conductors perform ... Schumann's music with its original "feminine- grace and unmatchable charm can be heard. In reality, what some textbooks or conductors may call defects are actually Schumann's assets...

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... attempting to shelter her children from the evils of the world in the 1970's. This character could easily have been portrayed as the stereotypical hysterical mother figure, but instead McDormand gives the character a sense of hidden emotion and motivation. Billy Crudup as lead guitarist Russell Hammond creates a wonderfully complex yet simplistic rock star. He is zesty and dashing in a part that seems as ... ...

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... music as a musical mirror of the world" (Nietzsche 33). Music, originally known to the Greeks through an Apollinian sense, eventually developed another, a Dionysian, counterpart. "The very element which defines the character of Dionysiac music (and thus of music generally): the power of its sound to shake us to our very foundations, the unified stream of melody the destruction of maya" (Nietzsche ... . Music was initially Apollonian with "Doric architectonics in sound" (Nietzsche 21) and was quite simple and relaxed. Out of this orderly, composed fashion the Dionysian music grew, with it...

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... . Towards the end of the century, music became more fluid and "romanticized". The ideas of contrasting movements gave way to pieces that more or less the same general musicality and character all the way through. Towards the end of the Baroque period, the great composer J.S. Bach shined and wrote some of the best Baroque pieces ever written, still Baroque in style ... broken into several contrasting movements with different conversations and phrase. Music became more like a happy dance during this period. During the classical period tonality was brought to new heights. New complex harmon...

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