The Role of Protest Music in African American History within the US
Overview An extended essay (EE) in studies in language and literature gives students an opportunity to undertake independent research into a topic of special interest to them within the subject. It is intended to promote advanced research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity. The essay is open to students who are writing in a […]
Classical Music History- François Raguenet-Parallele
Explain the significant differences between French and Italian musical styles according to the contemporary accounts presented by Raguenet(files attached, Have to read this file). From the repertoire of this unit,(listed below), please cite TWO specific musical examples that exemplify French taste, and two that demonstrate Italian taste. Then, explain how these illustrate Raguenet’s claims. (use […]
Example topics: Native American Flute, music, dance, cultural
Topic that identifies characteristics of Native American Culture and how it influences/contributes to contemporary cultures and/or what factors have changed perspectives regarding Native American cultural practices. Example topics: Native American Flute, music, dance, cultural practices, oral tradition, etc. Any subject relating to Native American Culture OR musical self-expression will be accepted. Perhaps comparing parts of […]
Research on Music and Infants
Research on Music and Infants: ◦ This research tries to answer the following question: What are the musical/sound features (pitch, volume, texture, duration and form) connected to the early years (0-6 years old; infants/toddlers/children/babies) brain development research? ◦ Find at least 50 relevant articles ◦ You have to search only on Google Scholar and PubMed; […]
Music Paper/ International Education.
For the music paper you must create 500 to 600 words of written text. You need to either attend an event in person or you may view a program on the web. Since this is part of the international education component of the course you may not use American musicians or American based compositions i.e. […]
Music and Extra-Musical Forces
Music and Extra-Musical Forces—The Baroque saw some of the first works of program music (instrumental music depicting an extramusical idea, character, place, or story) and most famously a series of four concertos by Vivaldi called the Four Seasons. Chapter 4 discussed the first movement of the Spring Concerto. For this discussion, pick one of the […]
Cuban Music Influence on American Culture
1, Abreu, Christina D. Rhythms of Race: Cuban Musicians and the Making of Latino New York City and Miami, 1940-1960. The University of North Carolina Press, (2015). 2, FERNÁNDEZ, RAÚL A. “The Course of U.S. Cuban Music: Margin and Mainstream.” Cuban Studies, vol. 24, 1994, pp. 105–122. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24485772. 3, Gil, Sonia. “The Origins of […]
Music on Screen: Is the music providing information that is not
You will compose a critical essay about a song used on screen, chosen from a list of options posted on MyCourses. Your discussion must address this scene only. Drawing on the concepts we discuss throughout the term, your analysis must discuss the context of the song (e.g. genre, history, style), as well as provide an […]
Margot Fassler writes in Music in the Medieval West that “[t]he male
Music subject, ready the prompt carefully.Musical Examples: Bernart de Ventadorn Can vei la lauzeta mover Comtessa de Dia A chantar Marcabru L’autrier jost’una sebissa Guiraut de Bornelh + Raimbaut d’Aurenga Ara’m platz William IX, Duke of Aquitaine Companho, farai un vers qu’er covinen Readings: Taruskin, Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century Chapter […]
Music industry and Prosumers: Napster 1998
• disrupted the allocation from the market and enabled greater numbers of people than ever before to trade music • The success of Napster as a new network medium enabled people to publish and network music. • It followed that our “push” culture, made available by the few who owned the media as the means […]
