... down to write a song is, "Who is my audience?" I have many different styles with which I write a song. If I am writing a song to convey a personal message to someone, for example, a love song to a girl, I will write in a different style than I would if I am writing a song to make people move around and get excited at a show. In many clubs where I play, kids come to the ... kids. However, other venues where I play are places like coffee shops where people want to just sit back and enjoy the music. If I am writing a song for such a place, I will write in a more slow and laid-back style. A...

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... , which made his musical career take off. Many of the serious works that he was composing became some of his most famous accomplishments in the musical world. His growing reputation writing serious music brought him a steady income. Gershwin's interest in serious music had increased so much that he now wanted to write full-length operas, which he had been contemplating for ... the nineteen twenties and nineteen thirties, Gershwin's presence on the musical scene was like a brilliant, dazzling star streaking through the minds of the American people. His excellence still lives in writing st...

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... , known for his concerti grossi, Monteverdi, who wrote many operas, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi, the composer of many sacred works for the Catholic Church; but the Germans quickly assimilated the style with Bach, and Pachelbel becoming prominent in Germany and Handel becoming popular in both Germany and England, while Couperin was a French Baroque composer. A common element of baroque music is ... counterpoint, the writing of separate melodies played against each other by different groups of instruments in the same orchestra, and the use of ornamentation. In literature the Baroque style is ch...

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... Tanglewood and tuition at Juliard. While at Juliard Wynton was exposed to a vast array of music. During this time he developed quite an ear for style and found alot of dissastisfaction in the jazz fusion that was becoming mainstream. He spent his time going to old jazz clubs and classical concerts where he ... , He had a natural gift for gettting audience involved in his solos. . . He picked up the trumpet and played the hell out of it.' (Gourse 39) At age 20, Wynton was discovered by Bruce Lundvall, then president of Columbia Records. He immediately signed a deal and was told that he wo...

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... was first suggested by Bob Dylan. This kind of music brought to folk music a hard beat and amplification; and to Rock, a new poetic style. California was one of the major centers of rock activity and experimentation during the decade. First it was characterize for its surfing music, a very ... ". Groups that played this music were Country Joe and The Mamas and The Papas. Along with this hippie ideas popularity of hallucinogenic drugs produced a psychedelic style of music called Acid Rock. By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock n' Roll and Rock were evident. The early instru...

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... was first suggested by Bob Dylan. This kind of music brought to folk music a hard beat and amplification; and to Rock, a new poetic style. California was one of the major centers of rock activity and experimentation during the decade. First it was characterize for its surfing music, a very ... ". Groups that played this music were Country Joe and The Mamas and The Papas. Along with this hippie ideas popularity of hallucinogenic drugs produced a psychedelic style of music called Acid Rock. By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock n' Roll and Rock were evident. The early instru...

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... today. If it weren't for the Beatles who knows what music would sound like. The Beatles changed the face of popular music forever with their unique style sound and musical ability. The Beatles were an extremely talented band and there were several elements that contributed to their raving success. The Beatles were the ... for countless weeks on end and nothing else but their music got them on the top of the world. The Beatles were not just writing mindless rock tunes, they were writing classics. (Goldman David) There is no way that the Beatles could have done what they did without the a...

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... hundred years music seemed only characterized by three different places: France, Italy and Germany. So it was natural for the Russians to want a musical style of their own. On January 27th, 1874 Boris Godunov was received for its first time. In the footsteps of the most influential contemporary composer ... revolutionary idea of realism portrayed in art. As many modernists showed realism in their paintings, Mussorsgy showed realism with his use of time in vocal writing. As the viewer watches the opera unfold, they will notice the plot seems to be moving almost in real time. It is Modest'...

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... medieval Europe, art education was taught by private tutors for wealthy, high ranked families (Flynn, 2011). If a member of the middle or lower class desired an education in art, music, writing, etc., they would have to seek out an apprenticeship from a professional of their chosen art form. During the 1800's, the United States began its public education program, and Boston and ... school (The Dana Foundation, 2008). One of the studies performed concluded that students involved/experienced in music performance scored 53 points higher on the verbal portion on the SAT and 39 points higher...

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... was different than its predecessor the renaissance period, because music during the renaissance period was sung in the a cappella choral style, while in the baroque era instruments played a huge role. A major part of the baroque era was the introduction of a solo style. Also opera first appeared in the early baroque era. Monteverdi wrote the first operas of the baroque period. Opera and ... solo singing helped form the baroque style, and this style was mainly a part of church music. However, there were choral melodies created by artists like J.S. Bach. Bach was a great composer of chora...

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... works with a driving force in respect to culture, art and or politics. Part of the experimentalism associated with this style is the fusing of unusual genres. Many of these combinations contain unique and original features varying from composer to composer. Something that I find truly ... fascinating about this style is that it leaves a lot up to the composer's imagination. It opens up a whole new world of innovation and exploration in ... has a different and unique sound. For example, Morton Feldman was a revolutionary composer in this style. He was a friend and colleague of John Cage...

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... the bassus instead of the cantus firmus, Dufay was able to promote the development of four-part texture. 4) Discuss Dufay's harmonic style. The harmonic style of Dufay must be discussed in terms of triadic movement although it is unlikely that he thought in those terms. Triads are the ... all harmony. One of the great accomplishments of the Renaissance is his careful method of handling dissonance. This is a keen insight into his harmonic style. His techniques for underpinning the structure of a composition by carefully planned networks of tonal cadences were widely imitated and led to s...

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... vocal event of the year for the song. This shows that Jimmy Buffet is able to cross-over from his style of music to other types such as country. Jimmy Buffet has been writing and singing music since 1969 starting in Nashville. Jimmy Buffet has built a large fan-base many of them ... call their selves "parrot heads". Jimmy Buffet's style of music is un-like any other artist's in today's world. According to The ... O"clock Somewhere", then were else can jimmy Buffet's career and fan base go from here except up. As stated in The Baxter Bulletin, Jimmy Buffet" style of music is very laid-ba...

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... widely recognised until 1977 when he released the single "Short People" into the charts, which actually reached, number two. However he had been writing for some years before this success. This success marked the Turning point in Newman's career as an artist and from here on he has written ... he wishes he had lis6tened to his mum and not come to it. The song "Fell down Fast" by Kathryn Williams has a totally different style, arrangement and instrumentation to Randy Newman's. Kathryn Williams is an artist who is still getting herself well established through out the world. Her first albu...

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... . They tended not to worry on being naturalistic. Their work depended simply on quality. When the Renaissance came about, artists now became more characteristically inclined with realism. Before the Renaissance, style had aimed for a rich, glowing surface, with elaborate linear designs. Soon after, figures were then being portrayed and painted with a sense of depth, their volume represented by a careful use of ... ships of the labor done on such high structures as well as how exactly they put together everything. For example, the stained-glass windows that are found in most Gothic-style ...

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... create six volumes of poetry, 3 novels, and 2 books of Irish history and culture. Ciaran Carson is famous for his poetry and musical talent; however, his most famous attribute of his writing style is combination of poetry and music. In one of his notorious works, Last Night's Fun, he combined a series of essays and traditional tunes that inspired his work of poetry and ... be related. His writings and topics vary and do not tend to stay on track, jumping from subject to subject, where each new idea inspires a tangential subject. Carson's method of writing may be scattershot, but it real...

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... 1980's rap music has been called the "Anti Christ" in our culture, because of it's so-called influence on society. Rap is defined as a style of popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment. Rap has always been associated with the black community. Until one artist arose and broke the ... Eminem broke the barrier for white men emerging as the first white rapper to succeed in what was originally known as a black mans world. Eminem music style is not that of what we know as "Gangsta Rap" but that of lyrical rhymes and life stories told in a beat. Eminem...

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... been an admirer of Wagner, and his music. He was very inspired by Wagner's works. Despite this, he came off from Austro-German techniques in music, and created an innovative style of impressionism. Impressionism and Debussy are intertwined. Like the impressionist painters brought new theories of color or light, Debussy created new theories of, "light and color," in music ... 's music, a languorous and veiled sound; in orchestral music, this was an absolutely new approach. Debussy's orchestration is subtle, resilient and original. Even in, "La Mer," the closest he came to writing a sympho...

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... it in the form of novels, poetry and short stories. We tend to overlook other interpretations of literature with similar underlining ideals. Literature is viewed as imaginative and creative writing and a sign of the time. Few artists exhibit their talents in creating this type of musical form that convey ideas and stories that fall into the category of literature. ... talents through works of words, sounds and inspirations whose lyrics I find to be the most inspiring and truthful would be, Tori Amos. Tori is an artist whose distinctive style and background allows her to be not only the ch...

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... Southern California, and later completed a Masters degree and PhD in music composition and theory at UCLA. An early interest in avant-garde music techniques helped him to define his personal style, his compositions often blending traditional harmonies and a conventional orchestra with the texture of ethnic instruments and even electronic sounds. He has been known to use a wide range of exotic ... for combining several talented musicians with synthesizers and producing a creative and innovative sound. As his scoring assignments began to change, so too did his style. By 1990, Horner's them...

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... They wanted to hear concertos and symphonies, so they had public concerts. They wanted their children to learn music and play instruments. The composers began writing music geared towards the middle class. They wrote music that was easier to understand and play. Serious music changed to comic operas, popular folk tunes ... , and dance music. Mozart and Beethoven were both master composers of the 18th century classical style music era. Classical music emphasized different moods of music throughout one song, fluctuating with the composer's emotions. There are a large variety of rhythmic .....

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... interesting musical clues. As far as I read, most of these musical comments discussed the relation between Mozart and this Russian genius. Some of the users suggested that Mozart's style was weak compared to Tchaikovsky's style. On the other hand, Mozart's defenders argued that at his time, the German composer disposed of a smaller orchestra. Apart from this comparison I did not find any other ... with the Slavs civilizations and what kind of feelings arouse during the Serb-Turkish War. In fact, Thaikovsky used to call this piece his, "Serbo-Russian March," while writing. And even more,...

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... tragedy: "It is admittedly an "ideal" ground on which, as Schiller rightly saw something which surprises us just as much as the fact that tragedy originated in the chorus" (Nietzsche 39). The original theater introduced the chorus in order to set itself off from a naturalistic idea of art; and the first choruses were sung by satyrs. Through the blend of poetry ... , I wish to suggest, we derive from every true tragedy", the reaffirmation that "life is indestructibly mighty and pleasurable, this solace appears with palpable clarity in the chorus of satyrs" (Nietzsche 39). Nietzsche's posi...

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... to the sixteenth century it was not until the ninetieth century that concert music emerged. In those days there were songs for everyone young or old and a song in any style could be a hit. The music had mass appeal and time and again the concert audience spontaneously joined in to sing the songs they knew and loved. Some traits of concert ... War bandleader, who introduced him to different instrument and musical sound. His first symphony was in 1898 but even at this time he seemed to chafe at the ideal of writing conventional music. Another composer helping the evolution of concert musi...

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... would not make much difference, but it does in this case. During these three years, Beethoven made his famous statement that he would compose in a "new way." This more expressive writing gave rise to what is commonly referred to as his second stylistic period, and was a contributing factor to the rise of nineteenth century music. More specifically, it was then that ... functioned as a continuo instrument and often the conductor (Plantinga 283). With Beethoven, the piano became a purely virtuosic instrument in concertos. Beethoven wrote his first two concertos in an eighteenth century st...

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