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  • History of Country Music

    History of Country Music

    When I was a young boy my Grandfather always liked to tell the tale of how he was wounded during the extraordinary battle that killed the great Roland. My grandfather was a brave knight that held all the qualities a knight was supposed to possess. He was a chivalrous, brave, strong knight that feared nothing. He had never been beaten in battle, and I suppose he never was. That is for you to decide. My

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    Essay Length: 1,668 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Music History : Vienna

    Music History : Vienna

    I. In the reading, "Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II," the major opera theatre was called the Burgtheater. This particular theater sat 1350 audience members. These audience members sat in various locations within this theater. The, "parterre noble," sat right in front of the stage and was reserved for the nobility. The first two tiers of boxes were also reserved for nobility except for those belonging to the imperial family, or reserved for foreign

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Edward
  • History of Rap Music

    History of Rap Music

    Rap music is truly an American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my intentions with my unit is to show that rap music is not a fad, but a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years in the United States. In

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    Essay Length: 5,491 Words / 22 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Jessica
  • History of Rock and Roll Music Outline

    History of Rock and Roll Music Outline

    History of the rock music industry Introduction: I. How has an industry grown to become a 32 billion dollars a year machine? II. Ill tell ou how, by scouting new talents from each and every corner of the world to bring us the music that each of us desires. III. This is the recording industry which even though their sales have been steadily declining due to internet piracy it is still an industry which has

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Victor
  • Music History Through the Middle Ages, Rennisance, Baroque, Etc...

    Music History Through the Middle Ages, Rennisance, Baroque, Etc...

    Music has evolved too many different forms that we recognize today. We trace this development throughout time. Beginning in the middle ages, we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events, politics, religion, technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better

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    Essay Length: 1,141 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the

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    Essay Length: 1,788 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • The History of Swing Music and Dancing

    The History of Swing Music and Dancing

    The period of the 1930s and 1940s is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, and others became household names and music icons ("Jazz History- Swing"). Swing music was a trendy style of jazz, while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they became more widespread, both became a vital part of America. The 1930s brought a style of music that was possibly

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Top
  • History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music

    History of Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the

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    Essay Length: 1,789 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Top
  • Music History

    Music History

    An orchestra is an organized body of bowed string instruments, with more than one player to a part, to which may be added wind and percussion instruments.In the Greek theater the term denoted the semi-circular space in front of the stage where the chorus sang and danced; in the Roman theater is was reserved for the Senators' seats, Throughout the years the size and strength of orchestras across the world have varied. In the mid-18th

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    Essay Length: 486 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Mikki
  • History of Rap Music

    History of Rap Music

    There’s always been a connection between sex & music, but a new generation has been triggering assaults, rapes, & homicides all over the world. Black teens have been tricked into sex with older celebrities by empty promises of fame, fortune, & record deals. Teens take music videos & the actions of the superstar for what is out-of-control behavior. Some mothers & fathers have virtually pushed their young kids into the arms of “stars” for

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    Essay Length: 347 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Rap Music’s History

    Rap Music’s History

    Rap’s History Rap music began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the mid 1970’s. Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early artists of this art form. Through their performances at clubs, rap gained in popularity throughout the rest of the 1970’s. The first commercial success of rap was the song �Rapper's Delight’ by the Sugar Hill Gang in 1979. It helped bring rap music into the spotlight. The 1980’s

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Alan Freed - History of Rock Music

    Alan Freed - History of Rock Music

    Alan Freed Alan Freed was born December 16, 1922 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was considered the most the most famous Disc Jockey(DJ) in rock 'n roll history, however, controversy encircled the man and he received lots of criticism especially from white adults during his career. I think that Alan Freed greatly helped shape the sound of music today and further advanced the progression of rock music. He is the person who coined the term

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    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The History of Western Music

    The History of Western Music

    The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time, ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While, Western music first emerged from Europe. Western

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Jon
  • The History of Rock Music

    The History of Rock Music

    Gabriela Cortez The history of what we consider Rock music, in America, dates way back to the 50s. Other forms of popular music at the time were Blues, Jazz, Country, and R&B; however Rock N Roll certainly dominated or rather fused together those different genres of music. Rock is a music born from America’s progressive era, which has been labeled and redefined over the years. When Rock N Roll hit the heart of America in

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    Submitted: May 30, 2016 By: Gabbagabba
  • Analyzing Music

    Analyzing Music

    Music on one of the most powerful of the arts partly because sounds – more than any other sensory stimulus – create in us involuntary reactions, pleasant or unpleasant. It may be difficult to connect analysis with the experience of listening to music, but everyone's listening, including performer's, benefits through understanding of some of the fundamentals of music. Music can be experienced in two basic ways: hearing and listening. Hearers do not attempt to perceive

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • History on the Articles of Confederation and Constitution

    History on the Articles of Confederation and Constitution

    History on the Articles of Confederation And Constitution The first constitution and government of the colonies, the Articles of Confederation, was drafted by John Dickinson in 1776, during the Second Continental Congress, and was ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781, remaining the unifying document of the states until June 21, 1788. The Articles provided for a loose confederation of the independent states, which gave limited powers to a central government. The Articles

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany National Socialism between 1920 and 1945 can best be described as an era of constant change. Hitler's enrollment in the German Worker's Party provided him the foundation needed to propel his idealistic views of anti-Semitism and Aryan superiority. Soon after Hitler's enrollment the party's name was changed to the National Socialist German Worker's Party and in the summer of 1921 his talents as an orator and propagandist enabled him to take

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • History of Romantic Poetry

    History of Romantic Poetry

    History of Romantic Poetry In earlier days of poetry there were three types of poetry that were alike in some ways but different on views. Eighteenth century poets and Romantic poets focused mainly on nature and incorporated God some of the time. But in the works from the Puritans, their main focal point was also on nature, but it always came second to God. These different movements in poetry came about through the works of

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Monika
  • History of English Royal Family (eleanor of Aquitaine)

    History of English Royal Family (eleanor of Aquitaine)

    Eleanor of Aquitaine The Troubadour's Daughter Eleanor of Aquitaine was born around 1122. Her grandfather, William IX, was the wealthy and powerful duke of Aquitaine. He was also a musician and poet, acknowledged as history's first troubadour. William IX didn't just sing about love. By the time he was twenty he had married and divorced his first wife, Ermengarde. His second wife was Philippa (or Maud) of Toulouse, the widowed queen of Aragon. They had

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Max
  • How Else Can Be Classified as Music

    How Else Can Be Classified as Music

    All are well aware that the case is not very, very simple. About how difficult it can be read from kurokikaze. At one time, read a book AV Voloshin «Mathematics and art». So that idea. We can try to find a ringing in her small piece, but for this we will need to be moved to a more simple look. For example, at the entrance, we will have a file mp3, wav, ogg, or even

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    Submitted: December 14, 2008 By: Mike
  • History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article or section provides some complete reference citations, and includes a list of references or external links. However, its verifiability remains partly unclear because it has insufficient in-text citations. You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. History of California To 1899 Gold Rush (1848) American Civil War (1861-1865) ________________________________________ Since 1900 ________________________________________ Maritime Railroad Slavery

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    Submitted: December 15, 2008 By: Monika
  • United States History

    United States History

    Us History The United States is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The United States ranges from the Atlantic Ocean on the nation's east coast to the Pacific Ocean bordering the west, and also includes the state of Hawaii, a series of islands located in the Pacific Ocean, the state of Alaska located in the northwestern part of the continent above the

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2008 By: Jon
  • Document Based Question for Ap History Test

    Document Based Question for Ap History Test

    Document Based Question For Ap History Test To a certain extent, the American Revolution was a war within a war, specifically the Loyalists, colonials loyal to the king, against the Patriots, the American rebels, which helped fundamentally change American society. The first reason the American Revolution changed American society is because the war was not only fought between the Americans and the British but between the Loyalists and the Patriots. The Loyalists were loyal to

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    Submitted: January 7, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Life and Music of John Coltrane

    The Life and Music of John Coltrane

    A Brief Look Into The Life and Music of JOHN COLTRANE Pg. 1 John Coltrane was born in born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926. John Coltrane was an only child. His father, John was a tailor who played the violin and ukulele, and his mother Alice played piano and sang in the church choir. This was a great environment to foster his love of music. Coltrane soon moved with his family to

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    Submitted: January 8, 2009 By: Bred
  • Music in the United States

    Music in the United States

    With the start of the 20th century music began to play a huge part in the rapidly maturing United States. The music of the 20th century was not only there to entertain the people but it was more. It was used now to influence and manipulate the listeners, the artists had a goal to entertain and to enlighten the listener so that they could get their messages heard. Music is one of the best

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    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: Bred

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