Music Essay Examples Page 23

Guillame de Machaut was one of the foremost composers of the 14th century. His music presents a very clear picture of the changes that were taking place in the music and musical style in the 1300’s. In this essay we will analyze one of Machaut’s most famous secular songs “Foy Porter” and observe the techniques…

Although he has only been on the rise for the last few years now, Childish Gambino’s style has managed to drastically change. His genre has shifted from being hardcore and in your face rap that is in his first record label albums “Royalty” and “Camp”, to what some would choose to label as indie or…

Ever since I was five, my biggest fear was being alone- not like being left alone with no one in the house, or driving home by myself. I’m talking about the emotional part- the part where you don’t have anyone to talk to, or anyone to be here for you. I struggled for a long…

Technology has a big impact on our youth. Nowadays you see fewer kids go outside and play or do activities out of the house. Most kids would rather be inside playing video games such as Play Station or other gaming consoles. Media is one of the important things that have potential to generate both positive…

The Hudson Project Musical Festival of 2014 was the most exciting adventure I have ever experienced. It happened over the course of three days this past July. The goal of the people running this event was to create a modern day Woodstock, and I believe they did just that. They held the event in Saugerties,…

Expression, slang characterization, and boastful rhyming often describe the genre known as rap music. Rap music was originally recognized as traditional storytelling in the late 1970s. It was discovered by DJs and disc jockeys in New York clubs where people did not come to just dance but to listen to the interesting new style of…

Many band teachers will be happy to recount all of the ways that playing an instrument will make you smarter, but are they really true? Of course! Many studies have been done that show music education expediting learning in other subjects and boosting abilities that are sure to be used in everyday life (Brown 2)….

The genre featured in my music video/storyboard was pop/soul. In order to construct my storyboard and music video, I had to analyze cd covers, music videos and generic conventions within the genre. First of all I studied music videos by John Newman and Sam Smith as they use similar narratives and generic conventions. I looked…

In modern society, rap is seen as an attraction of public entertainment of those in the working-class group. Looking back at the origins of rap, the difference of it now compared to before is quite distinctive. Before, rap had meaningful lyrics which conveyed the true scene of African-American life to listeners. It had the power…

When choosing a musical genre that relates with the American culture only one thing came to mind, country and American folk. Country music has revolutionized from classical folk to American commercialized. It provides an example of everyday living for the average American and the lifestyles that we live. The reason I chose to discuss how…