... The use of choral voice in the end of the piece had never really been done before in a popular composition. Beethoven's feelings were impossible to express using simply the instrumental sound. The breaking of classical music barriers opened the floodgates for countless other composers, giving them the liberty to experiment in their own work.6 However, in the 5th symphony, Beethoven's more ... symphony, Beethoven was completely deaf.8 In contrast, some credit Beethoven's innovative choral capabilities to his deafness. This theory argues that Beethoven was not imprisoned by the limitation...

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Marche Slave is a new piece for me. Although some fragments have a recognizable sound to me, I am sure that I have not ever listened to this particular piece. It reminds me to some melodies from the Disney movie, "Aladdin," but I would say it is only a ... of that year, Serbia and the Ottoman Empire were engaged in the Serbo-Turkish War. Russia openly supported Serbia. It is remarkable the fact that Tchaikovsky was Russian. This may sound obvious but, despite he was not an avowed musical nationalist, his nationality is crucial to understand why he sympathized with the Slavs civilizations and...

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... are very different lyrically, but similar musically. Cryptopsy's lyrics are vaguely reminiscent of the Transcendentalists, as they often depict nature's beauty. Unlike the Transcendentalists, however, their lyrics also display nature's fury and ruthlessness. For instance, the song " And Then it Passes- says "Biting bitterness Bitten, blizzard blowing Facial disfiguration Beaten red raw by the arctic fist- (And Then You'll Beg ... often to play music as loud, fast and heavy as they can. Since during this period Metal came into the mainstream, people may have heard Thrash metal and genera...

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... to join two bands, Sweet 75, and eventually Eyes Adrift, although keeping a lower profile than Grohl. Nirvana's crossover appeal can be traced in their skillful ability to combine the hardcore fury of Grohl and Novoselic with the plaintive, introspective lyrics and vocals of Cobain. Although Nirvana 'spoke' to the disillusioned, post-baby boomer youth of the nineties, they were much more ... a songwriter. Puddle of Mudd - This is an educated guess. Puddle of Mudd is produced by Geffen, who also produced Nirvana. Puddle of Mudd is accused by some of trying to 'sound like Nirvana'. So, it...

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... to go and talk to everyone. After much anticipation, Taproot finally came on the stage. The energy that had died down for half an hour, was instantly refueled at the sound of the guitar. I became one with the crowd, as we formed circles and just danced. Then, my friends lifted me up and placed me on top of the world. As ... I was floating above the crowd, everyone was touching me to maneuver my body around them. I could just feel the energy through their fingers as I soared above the fury and the excitement. I didn't know where I was anymore. I felt like I was on top of the world and no...

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