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The History of Ragtime in United States Mirrored in the Life and Work of Scott Joplin a Composer (788 words, 2 pages)

The Ragtime Story The history of ragtime is mirrored in the life and progress of Scott Joplin. This is not merely because Joplin was one of the great ragtime composers. The King of Ragtime experienced many of the elements whose confluence developed into those Euphonic Sounds which were the musical ... Read More

The Effects of Fiscal Federalism in the Twentieth Century (822 words, 2 pages)

Fiscal federalism is the result of the states' dependence on the national government for funds. Until 1913, the national government had minimal monetary resources, thus possessing little control over the affairs of the states. Once effected, the Sixteenth Amendment resulted in the amassing of government funds on the national level. ... Read More

A Biography of Arnold Schoenberg, an Austrian Composer (733 words, 1 pages)

arnold schoenberg By Anonymous Arnold Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874, to a Jewish family in Vienna. He taught himself composition, with help in counterpoint from the Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky, and in 1899 produced his first major work, the tone poem Verklrte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for string sextet. ... Read More

A Biography of Felix Mendelssohn a Composer (234 words, 1 pages)

Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1809. His mother taught him music at a very young age. Felix would write music for the entire family. His family had Sunday morning Concerts when he, his brother, and two sisters would play for whoever wanted to come. At these concerts ... Read More

An Analysis of Change in Perspective in the Works of Various Composers (2169 words, 3 pages)

"The way we view the world is constantly changing". Change is necessary for growth and progress, and without it, life would be very stagnant. More specifically, a human being's perspective (how one sees the world) is constantly changing in relation to a variety of issues. Everyone has their own perspective ... Read More

The Islamic Revolution in Iran: The Most Relevant and Overwhelming Revolution of the Twentieth Century (1685 words, 3 pages)

In February of 1979, perhaps the most relevant and overwhelming revolution of the twentieth century was executed in Iran. The Islamic Revolution, as it was known, would forever change the face of politics in not only Iran, but also the entire Middle East and produce political and social aftershocks that ... Read More

A Biography of Beethoven a Composer (488 words, 2 pages)

I. Education in general and in music Beethoven came from a musical family, and his early musical training was under his father's guidance. His father taught him piano and violin. His general education was not continued beyond the elementary school. He was practically illiterate in math. II. Self assertion As ... 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

A Biography of Ludwig van Beethoven a Composer (725 words, 1 pages)

The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the rank of historys greatest composers was paralleled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair (Internet--pg. 1). Beethovens family was of the Flemish origin. His mother, Maria Magdalena, died after a long illness when Beethoven was ... Read More

A Biography of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina a Composer (1588 words, 2 pages)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina The greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, born at Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) in 1514 or 1515, according to Baini, Riemann, and others, according to Haberl, in 1526 died at Rome, 2 February, 1594. His early history is practically unknown. Giusseppi Ottavia Pittoni (1657-1743), in ... Read More

A Biography of a Composer Aaron Copland (798 words, 1 pages)

Aaron Copland was the embodiment of what a composer can hope to become. Copland was very much in touch not only with himself and his feelings, but with the audience he intended to reach. Very few composers have a concrete idea of what 'types' of people they wish their music ... Read More

A Biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a Composer (610 words, 2 pages)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27th, 1756. He was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl. Leopol was a very successful composer, voilinist, and the assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Mozart showed musical talent at a very young age. By age five he was ... Read More

A Brief Biography and a History of the Works of Claude Debussy a Composer (2135 words, 3 pages)

Claude Debussy composed his music with an emphasis on sound, sensuous, and sumptuous sound. His music turned away from German-Romanticism and German music with its chromatic harmonies and melodic formulas. Debussy uses color as his basic building block and in doing so has constructed a style of music to represent ... Read More

Changing Patterns of Choice Characterizing Life in the Twentieth Century (1137 words, 2 pages)

Life in the Twentieth Century is Characterized by Changing Patterns of Choice The above statement is, indubitably, true. Life is based upon an individuals choices upon their concept of the world. Beginning with the time of birth to the time of death, everyone spends every minute in life making a ... Read More

A Biography of John Williams, the Most Successful Hollywood Composer (982 words, 2 pages)

Surviving John Williams To think of timeless music, music that has survived for twenty, thirty, even hundreds of years one cannot help but think of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. But that leaves a question in the mind, What has happened to classical music and where is it going. Earlier this ... Read More

An Analysis of Citizen Kane by Orson Welles and Other Movies Composed by Bernard Herrmann (2351 words, 4 pages)

Citizen Kane 1941, directed by Orson Welles, and composed by Bernard Herrmann, has been listed as one of the greatest films ever made. Although this was Bernard Herrmanns first film score, he definitely laid the cornerstone of greatness in this film of which his other works would soon join. A ... Read More

How German Hitler and Stalin Shaped the World in the Twentieth Century (4978 words, 6 pages)

The twentieth century has seen many leaders come and go, but few have had the impact that Hitler and Stalin had. These two men, along with Mao of China, helped shaped the world as it is today. Hitler was one of the greatest motivators of his time. His uplifting speeches ... Read More

The Ethnic Composition of the First Wave of Immigrants Composing the United States Ethnic Community (1364 words, 2 pages)

Frozen Pot Kim's Search for Identity During the first wave of immigration, the ethnic composition of the United States had been greatly altered. Millions of people from around the world with different religious and cultural beliefs poured into the nation. During this short time, there were numerous conflicts and tensions ... Read More

A Biography of the Composer Wladyslaw Szpilman (845 words, 2 pages)

Composer Biography Paper Wladyslaw Szpilman "I played Chopin's Nocturne in C sharp minor. The glassy, tinkling sound of the untuned strings rang through the empty flat and the stairway, floated through the ruins of the villa on the other side of the street and returned as a muted, melancholy echo. ... Read More

Brahms Still Represents an Inspiration to Young Composers (1443 words, 2 pages)

Brahms started out his life in a very respectable family. Both of his parents were of esteemed ancestry. Brahms father was a musician who played horn, violin, flute and double bass. Obviously music was important in this family. So when Brahms was old enough, of coarse he was put into ... Read More

The Life of Beethoven – The Greatest Composer (2751 words, 4 pages)

Beethoven Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 to Johann van Beethoven and his wife, Maria Magdalena. He took his first music lessons from his father, who was tenor in the choir of the archbishop-elector of Cologne. His father was an unstable, yet ambitious man whose excessive drinking, rough ... Read More

A Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach, a Baroque Composer (817 words, 1 pages)

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1,000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, the Mass in B-Minor, the motets, the Easter and Christmas oratorios, Toccata in F Major, ... Read More

A History of Kurt Vonnegut One of the Most Influential Writers of the Twentieth Century (1804 words, 3 pages)

Kurt Vonnegut is considered one of the more influential writers of the twentieth century. At first, he was pegged as a mere pulpscience fiction writer by his contemporaries, but he later gained popularity among college students of the Vietnam generation. His unique style led to some of his work being ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effective Use of the Spiritual Described in I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman in the Twentieth Century (1292 words, 2 pages)

The twentieth century afforded the opportunity to augment the "spiritual" Walt Whitman eloquently described, in his nineteenth century work "I Hear America Singing," with the voices of the human collective the world over (from the downtown city dweller to the indigenous natives roaming the wilds). The mechanics, wives, and many ... Read More

The Twentieth Century Represent the Time When Women Take Charge of Their Life (626 words, 2 pages)

Women Take Charge World War II was a time for many changes to take place in the United States and many other countries across the world. The changes varied from devastating to beneficial in some places, but a revival of spirit seemed to sweep across America. Women especially experienced this ... Read More

The Life and Times of Composer Heinrich Schtz (4116 words, 5 pages)

Heinrich Schtz is the most important composer in the early Baroque period and the most important German composer up until the time of J.S. Bach. He is the first to command the respect of other composers on an international level and to achieve international acclaim. Through the example of his ... Read More

A Biography of the composer Charles Edward Ives (521 words, 1 pages)

Charles Edward Ives was born in Danbury, Connecticut, on October 20, 1874. He is both the most outstanding composer in American history, as well as a winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for his Third Symphony. This is the same symphony that Gustav Mahler reportedly brought to Europe but died ... Read More

19th Century: A Century of Authority; A Century of Facism (2271 words, 3 pages)

....Given that the 19th century was the century of Socialism, of Liberalism, and of Democracy, it des not necessarily follow that the twentieth century must also be a century of Socialism, Liberalism and democracy political doctrines pass, but humanity remains, and it may rather be expected that this will be ... Read More

The Twentieth Century Black Migration to the North (502 words, 1 pages)

Twentieth century black migrations to the North represent the most critical mass movement of African American people in history other than the forced migration of slavery. Because of the huge impact of these migrations on African Americans and on the nation at large, it is important to understand the reasons ... Read More

The Life, Work, and Death of the Cornish Miners and Their Families in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (964 words, 2 pages)

Instead of a bath tub or shower washbasin's or a cast iron pot were used. The water had to be pumped from the water pump in the front garden. Many of the Cornish houses were built without a plan for a bathroom. Water was drawn from an underground tank and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013