Music Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Brief Biography of Bill Cosby the Comedian (1293 words, 2 pages)

Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937. He was the oldest of four boys. He had three brothers, and their names were James, Russell, and Robert. His father ran away near Christmas time when he was very young and he had to get a job to ... Read More

An Analysis of Commedia Dell’Arte the First Improvisational Drama (3091 words, 4 pages)

Commedia Dell'Arte (1400-1600 AD) 1.)Commedia dell'Arte was essentially the first improvisational drama. The Commedia dell'Arte was popular in 16th and 17th century Italy, in a period when theatre plays were classic and cold, and amateur actors recited their memorized lines onstage with no apparent emotion. Commedia dell'Arte - in English, ... Read More

A Reaction to the Movie “The Majestic” (659 words, 1 pages)

The Majestic 1. Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) seems to have it all a beautiful girlfriend, a house in Hollywood, a nice car, and a successful career, until he is included on the infamous Hollywood Blacklist. Soon everything seems to disappear. He loses his job as a scriptwriter, his girlfriend, and ... Read More

Plans on Setting a Theatre Play (1563 words, 3 pages)

Oedipus Rex is a classic Greek play, fitting the Aristotelian mould of tragedy. In my production of this piece, I would like to set it in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic stetting. In doing this, I would like to draw parallels between modern audiences and the original role of the audience for ... Read More

A Comparison of Movies Gattaca and 1984 (2334 words, 3 pages)

Futuristics Final Essay Gattaca and 1984 By Diane Dennerll In my opinion, there are two movies from this course, which are very comparable. The Hollywood-esque Gattaca is a prophetic distopia concerning genetic discrimination in the early 21st Century. George Orwells classic 1984 is an even darker distopia (which was revealed ... Read More

A Comparison of the Story Super Toys Last All Summer Long and the Movie Artificial Intelligence (2269 words, 4 pages)

1. Compare the story "Super Toys Last All Summer Long" with the movie Artificial Intelligence. Do they use the same symbols? Do they have the same themes? Explain why or why not. Adapting literature for the big screen is a risky process, and can yield great results as well as ... Read More

Hector Berlioz Pioneered a New Approach in Program Music with His Symphonie Fantastique (3363 words, 6 pages)

During the Romantic period many composers made a huge impact with their music, some with traditional forms and others with new styles, such as program music. One of the composers who became a pioneer in the new program approach was Hector Berlioz with Symphonie Fantastique. As well as being a ... Read More

Talents Produced Between 1960 and 1970 Are Mind-Blowing (1200 words, 2 pages)

Tell someone to name a band from the 1960s and '70s and you could probably listen to a dozen answers before hearing the same one twice. The overwhelming amount of talent squeezed into these two decades has produced some of the most popular, most powerful, and in some cases, the ... Read More

A History of Zapatista Militia in A Place Called Chiapas Video (358 words, 1 pages)

A Place Called Chiapas Video This video was a very I opening piece on the situation in the Mexican territory known as Chiapas. I had heard a small amount of things about the problems previous to seeing the video and now realize that I had seen and heard was only ... Read More

An Analysis of Quality of Plot Performance in A Midsummer Nights Dream Movie (1936 words, 3 pages)

So often, when books or plays get made into movies, the whole story is butchered, and the final outcome is uninteresting. This is not the case for A Midsummer-Nights Dream. The movie A Midsummer-Nights Dream was extremely well acted out , and had an entertaining plot that kept its viewers ... Read More

A Marxist Analysis of This Side of Paradise Episode in The Star Trek Series (1381 words, 3 pages)

Marxist Analysis of the Star Trek Episode This Side of Paradise Introduction I am doing a Marxist analysis of the Star Trek Episode 'This side of paradise'. This episode was aired on March 2 1967. In this episode a group of colonists are found alive on a planet being bombarded ... Read More

A Brief Summary and an Analysis of the Movie Gladiator and the Character Maximus (1376 words, 2 pages)

"Gladiator" is a movie meant to be remembered for many years to come. It is an action-packed historical, tragic, emotional, vengeful, moral, amazing, exciting, breath-taking, and thrilling ride into the era of the Roman Empire. Maximus was the most honorable, respected, and skilled general Rome had ever has, and when ... Read More

A Biography of Henry Spencer Moore a Sculptor (3425 words, 5 pages)

Henry Spencer Moore was born on the 30th of July 1898 in the small coalmining town of Castleford, Yorkshire. He was the seventh of the eight children of Raymond Spencer Moore, and his wife Mary Baker. His mother was an affectionate woman who inevitably played a central role in her ... Read More

A Brief Summary and the Theme of Vietnam War in the Film Platoon by Oliver Stone (990 words, 2 pages)

The Vietnam War was on everyone's mind in 1960s and 1970s in our country. It was the center of much of America's troubles during this time, but only the soldier's who fought in that war knew the true madness that was Vietnam. Oliver Stone began writing Platoon because the Vietnam ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of the Film The Sixth Sense (1737 words, 2 pages)

The following has been written as a critical analysis of the film "The Sixth Sense". In this essay I will discuss a large variety of techniques and parts which help create the film. I will also focus on a certain extract of said film. The basic plot of the film ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrative Structure of the Films Top Hat and the Gay Divorce and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1285 words, 2 pages)

Top Hat is one of the all time great musicals of the 1930s, and is the epitome of the RKO productions of the time and of the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It had a familiar cast and plot structure, Astaire as an entertainer who stumbles upon love, ... Read More

The Issue of Defining Art (533 words, 1 pages)

Art is a very complicated and thorny subject. It can be a source of heated discussion in the same way as religion or politics. One person's idea of art can be very, very different from another person's view, and the disparity between them can lead to harsh words and hurt ... Read More

A Brief History of the Beatles One of America’s Most Influental Rock Groups from the 60’s (1033 words, 2 pages)

The Beatles were one of America's most influential rock groups from the 60's. The 1960's were years of psychedelic experimentation, new cults, and some of the best music that had ever been heard before. With the Vietnam War going on and the draft being placed in full effect, the youth ... Read More

A Biography of John Nash a Nobel Prize Winner Represented in the Movie A Beautiful Mind (465 words, 1 pages)

A Beautiful Mind John Nash, winner of nobel prize, is the hero of A Beautiful Mind. His shyness might make him look arrogant and impertinent. He used his windows as a note and wrote every formula on it. Not only was he smart but he was hansome. He has a ... Read More

A Brief Summary of Communication Front: About Art and Technologies and How Can Artists Make New Technologies for Their Work (1096 words, 2 pages)

Communication Front is about art and technologies, about how artists can make use of new technologies to open up new possibilities in their work, about how communication technologies can help us break out of geographical isolation - imposed by visa regimes like Schengen and by financial dependency on funding from ... Read More

How the 60’s Changed Our Lives with the Progress in Politics, Religion, Class Struggle, Racial Issues and Music (8032 words, 10 pages)

The 1960s were a time of major political and social change. These changes were primarily fuelled by the youth of the time. Their parents had come from life in both the great depression of the 1930s as well as World War II, and were on a whole more conservative than ... Read More

Woodstock Festival and Its Influence on the United States’ Culture and Society (1220 words, 2 pages)

Many large concerts occurred throughout America in the summer of 1969, but none were as well known and symbolic as Woodstock. Its impact on Americas culture and society as well as its youth will not be forgotten for many years to come. Four men named Michael Lang, Artie Kornfield, John ... Read More

The Theme of War in the Movies Saving Private Ryan and the Thin Red Line (628 words, 2 pages)

War In both Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line, a recurring theme appeared to be the impact of war on the common soldier. Through a variety of different scenarios, the viewer is exposed to the daily hardships that one must endure while in battle. The soldiers are continuously ... Read More

An Analysis of Different Perspectives on the Vietnam War in Gardens of Stone by Francis Ford Coppolas (947 words, 2 pages)

Gardens of Stone Francis Ford Coppolas Gardens of Stone provides three different perspectives on the Vietnam War. There were young men such as the character Jackie Willow who believed that it was their duty to serve their country. This soldier wanted to serve on the front lines because he believed ... Read More

An Analysis of The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez (861 words, 2 pages)

Tracy Stevens 26 February 2001 The Rokeby Venus I choose to look at the painting The Toilet of Venus or more commonly referred to as The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velalazquez. The Rokeby part came into effect, because the painting was originally displayed in the Morritt Collection at Rokeby Hall ... Read More

It has been known that the Romans and the Greeks have had many interactions with each other, whether it would be due to trading or just plain traveling, the stories of their myths have crossed each other in one way or another. This is may be the reason why there ... Read More

The Rise of Ludwig Van Beethoven One of the Greatest Composers of All Time (3021 words, 4 pages)

Ludwig Van Beethoven The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the ranks of history's greatest composers was paralleled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair. Beginning in the late 1790's, the increasing buzzing and humming in his ears sent Beethoven into a panic, ... Read More

Frustration between a Mother and Daughter in The Music Lessons by Wakako Yamauchi (917 words, 3 pages)

In the play The Music Lessons by Wakako Yamauchi two of the main characters are in engaged in a dialogue which is common for a mother and a daughter to have. In act two, scene four, Chizuko and Aki seem to express frustration to each other after Aki coming home ... Read More

A Biography of John Lennon One of the Most Prominent Musicians Ever to Walk the Earth (1674 words, 2 pages)

The Life and Influence of John Lennon One of the most prominent musicians ever to walk the face of the Earth was John Lennon. He was a founding member of the Beatles, the most successful rock band in history and later had a successful solo career. Lennon had a remarkable ... Read More

The Summary of Last of the Mohicans, a Historical Epic Movie (619 words, 1 pages)

The film Last of the Mohicans is set near the Canadian border and the New York area in the mid 1700s. The driving force of the movie is to tell the tale of the last surviving Mohican Indian and how this came to be. The movie begins when an Indian ... Read More

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