Essays on Music

Everyone has a wake-up call Everyone has a wake-up call that can be triggered by an event, a situation, a song or a person. "That Power" song by Childish Gambino means a great deal to me. The actual song does not mean an awful lot-even though I love it very much-but...

Opera during the Napoleon III Second Empire Era Opera was a musical form during the Napoleon III second empire era and the nineteenth century. Verdi and Wagner were artists during that period and they composed and performed different operas. Similarities and Differences in Concepts and Approaches They had similarity and differences in the...

When the African, as slaves, were introduced to the Caribbean island of Haiti, the carried among them their cultural and ritual traditions. Dances and songs from various regions of Africa, as well as from the diverse ethnic groups, crossed paths and blended to create a new uniquely Haitian expression. Some...

The Late Period in Beethoven's Career The late period in Beethoven’s career was primarily marked with romantic music. During this phase, most of the compositions were based on real-life experiences by the composers. In this era, Beethoven mainly made several music explorations that had a significant focus on individual feelings. This...

In my view, the music of today is essentially ROMANTIC since almost every today’s music focusses on self-expression of emotion without considering the various rules of music. Romanticism has influenced almost every genre of today’s music because modern artists are trying to be more personal and emotional in their compositions....

The artistic style relating to Baroque traces its origin from the period of the 1600’s in Italy’s Rome before spreading to other extensive geographical regions of Europe. According to arts, Baroque associates to a previously renowned historical period whose style utilized a form of overstated movements which provoked a clear...

Introduction by Rapid Eye Movement (R.E.M) communicates a strong message through both its video and lyrics. The song's lyrics evoke acquiesce and sorrow emotions, which is clearly captured in its recurring verse of "Because everybody cries, and everybody hurts sometimes" (Bradbury 14). The lyrics tries to relay a message of hope...

The video I liked most is Notget VR which provides a spectacular view of a goddess (Björk) dancing in a snowy environment. In Notget VR, the developers made Björk appear in a motion-capture performance whereby the dark, ominous atmosphere dissolves as the dancer turns into a luminous body that is...

The Soundsuit Series and its Challenge to Western Aesthetics The series of Nick Cave's Soundsuit utilizes a series of performance as well as found mediums in order to challenge the philosophical assumptions of the western society concerning the choices that are seen to be complicated and consequently valuable. The art by...

The Set Design The two videos “Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Don Giovanni” and “DON GIOVANNI Commendatore” have the same set. The videos are similar because they are based on a scene where the Commandant’s statue appears and states that he has come for dinner. The scene takes place in the dining...

This paper aims to analyze and discuss baroque performance entitled Vivaldi Winter 1 er Movement by Nigel Kennedy- written by Vivaldi for an all poor girl performance group that had to perform in live events to be married off. The author reacts to Nigel s performance and provides an opinion...

Choreography Choreography refers to the art of designing dance moves to fit a given musical best. Mainly, it involves ordering sequences of body movements lain over the period of a song, often for ballet or staged dances (Sita 6). The Sleeping Beauty There are numerous choreographies created over the years, and the courses...