Essays on Music

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 ”Allegro con brio” (first movement), first carried out in 1808, has always been an eye-opener to me because of how it is delivered by revealing to the ears and the deepest part of my soul. This is with regards...

The US has produced a truthful share of outstanding composers and songwriters who have made a great contribution into the tune industry not solely to the country but to the world as well. However, a move from the American frontier to the boarders of the European countries exposes one to...

Sonny and J. Alfred Prufrock are characters in two famend works of art written by two pioneering poets James Baldwin and T. S. Eliot. Even even though the two poems, Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues and Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock are different in some aspects, they also have...

Ludwig Van Beethoven: A Musical Genius Ludwig Van Beethoven was a pianist and composer of German origin. His music is greatly distinct from the rest because of their large extended architectonic designs that featured broad templates, musical materials, and motifs developed through 'modulation' technique (Swafford 92). The Technique of Modulation The technique involved...

The Beatles were a well-known rock and roll band that formed in England in 1960 and revolutionized popular music as a highly innovative and lucrative art form during the next decade (Beatdom 2015). The band was a well-known collective at the time, producing hits such as Hey Jude, With a...

The Beatles were a well-known British rock group that were successful in the 1960s; their songs revolutionized music on many continents. The Beatles were made up of four men: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star. These four men produced music that was widely embraced and had a...

Yoga has been defined as a method of controlling the alteration of one's brain. Yoga is also a commonly known term around the world, and many people follow it. However, there are a variety of causes why people practice yoga today, including mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, or all three....

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), a German composer and pianist, said of his Fifth and Ninth Symphonies, "Music is a greater revelation than all knowledge and philosophy." In certain ways, his thoughts encourage one to look to music for answers to the essence of life and revelation about other human circumstances....

Beyonce’s performance of Sandcastles and Love Drought were powerful in rendition. Her performance included the use of holograms, head pieces and digital screens. She, through her performance, evoked religious symbolism from the goddess of Hindu and Virgin Mary of Christianity. The performance stunning, though she performed while being pregnant with...

The paper delves into three artistic works by the Beatles, the most well-known band of the twentieth century. There is some contemplation on the mysteries of music and the origins of inspiration that fed the musicians. There are some theories about the harmonic arrangement, harmony, sound style, and other elements...

The Beatles: Revolutionizing Rock and Roll Music The Beatles are one of the most iconic musical forces of the twentieth century, inspiring the world and paving the way for other artists. The Beatles were a four-man band that rocked the world by revolutionizing rock and roll music. With their songs, the...

Markedly, the hip-hop lifestyle is intricately intertwined with race, class, and gender. This argumentative essay looks into the context of them intertwining with the hip-hop culture. Moreover, it looks into the way hip-hop challenges people’s way of questioning and the ones responsible for the culture. In the past thirty...