Papers on Music and Musicians
Music In Video Games
Words: 1356 - Pages: 5.... for playing music during a game. By
closely examining the contribution of the preceding technological advancements,
one can see that technology has indeed caused great improvements for music in
the video game industry.
The first technological enhancement which greatly enhanced the quality of
music in video games is the number of bits which a sound Central Processing Unit
(CPU) has. The sound CPU is a component in a video game system which controls
every single sound which a system produces. This, then, obviously includes
music. Specifically, the CPU controls what sounds are to be played at what time,
their volume and dynamics, .....
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Mozart And His Music
Words: 820 - Pages: 3.... played before distinguished
audiences, and composed a sacred chorus. In 1770, he began to master the
two types of Italian opera: opera buffa (comic opera) and opera seria
(serious opera). In 1777, Mozart's family visited Paris. His mother fell
ill and died during their visit. In 1782, Mozart married Constanze Weber
against his father's wishes. In 1783, Mozart and Constanze visited
Salzburg, where he helped Michael Haydn out of a difficult spot, by
writting some violin duets. He completed a set of string quartets, and in
so doing, deeply impressed Josef Haydn who was the greatest master of music
for string quartets. In 1786, Mozart's .....
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Review Of A Concert Of Sacred Music From The Moores Opera
Words: 591 - Pages: 3.... image of the Virgin. Mozart wrote this composition in 1797 at the
age of twenty-three. The six works of the Coronation Mass are: Kyrie,
Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei.
My favorite piece was Gloria. It was louder and more powerful then
the rest. The parts were sung by women then men in a beautiful combination.
The music was soft and intimate then quickly getting louder and more
powerful. “Gloria” was trying to make a point in a almost begging manner.
My favorite was the Amen at the end, and how it was equally distributed
between the female and male.
I also enjoyed Credo. It was sad and hurtful. The strings and .....
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Censorship...Who Gives A F**k!!!
Words: 1956 - Pages: 8.... see an "PG-13" rated movie but the
theater wouldn't let me in. When I argued that "my parents said I could go see
it!!", the theater management always said things like I need to be 13 or must be
accompanied by a parent and so on. I then proposed this question, my parents
said I could see it, now why can't I see it? The answer to that question is the
government doesn't think I am old enough. My mom said live with it, there is
nothing you can do. I think that made me more inquisitive.
That was just the beginning, I was too young to go on certain rides and
too young to go into stores like Sharper Image and I was too young to purchase
the .....
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Monteverdi’s Eighth Book Of Madrigals
Words: 667 - Pages: 3.... book is the largest of Monteverdi’s secular works.
The eighth book contains twenty-two seperate works. These works are divided into two sections. The first of these sections is called ‘Canti guerrieri,’ or ‘Songs of war.’ This section contains nine works. Of these nine works, four of them have more than one section. The second is made up of two sections, the third: three sections, the sixth: four sections, and the ninth: two sections.
The second section of the book is entitled, ‘Canti amorosi.’ The English translation of the title is ‘Songs of love.’ This section is made up of thirteen total works. Three of the .....
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History Of Rock And Roll
Words: 1686 - Pages: 7.... the late fifties to the early sixties this type of Rock and
Roll, listened to by kids in slicked back hair and leather jackets,
dominated the charts. This could most be seen in the movie Back to the
Future. In the late sixties however a new type of rock emerged.
Led by four young British men known as Paul, John, George and Ringo
this music was more like the gateway from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix.
Known as the Beatles they stole the hearts of millions of teenage girls
with songs such as Michelle and Julia. If you were lucky enough to have
one of those names you were idolized for life.
This new type of Rock and Roll, sometimes r .....
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Music Therapy: Can It Help Anyone?
Words: 1766 - Pages: 7.... maintenance, and improvement of mental and physical health." (University of Iowa) The idea of using music as a way of healing, physically, and psychologically, is as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato, according to E. Thayer Gaston. But the professional use of it in the 20th century began after WWI and WWII when musicians would go to the Veteran's hospitals around the country to play for the thousands suffering from the emotional and the physical trauma of the wars. There were notable responses in many of the patients, which led the hospitals to hire musicians to play all the time. It was soon clear that the hospital musicia .....
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Jimi Hendrix
Words: 978 - Pages: 4.... during his schoolboy
days in Seattle, drawing influence from blues legends like B.B. King and
Robert Johnson. He slung his guitar over his back and left home to enlist
in the 101st Division of the Air Force (the "Screaming Eagles"), where he
served as a parachute jumper until an injury led to his discharge. Hendrix
then began working as a session guitarist under the name Jimmy James,
playing behind such marquee acts as Sam Cooke, Ike and Tina Turner, and the
Isley Brothers. After gigging extensively with Little Richard in 1964,
Hendrix became entangled in a contract dispute with the mercurial artist
and left to form his own band, Jimmy Jame .....
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RIP Tupac Amaur Shakur (1971-1996)
Words: 243 - Pages: 1.... when
we die, we outlaws, let me ride."-Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
His name was Tupac Amaru Shakur he was born on June 16, 1971 he was
twenty-five years old when he was killed In las Vegas ,Nevada On 10 13,
1996 He measured 5' 7" tall and weighed 165 lbs. He was a rapper/actor. He
was talented when he put his mind to something.Some would say like to dance
with death. 2Pac was a rapper/actor who recorded numerous records a played
head roles in a few movies. He sold more then ten million records and made
millions from his movies this is a man that was born into violence and went
the opposite direction by doing everything everything his pa .....
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Basquiat And Davis
Words: 1116 - Pages: 5.... Show, which made an overwhelming impact on him. After a visit to Paris in 1928 he introduced a new note into U.S. cubism, basing himself on its synthetic rather than its analytical phase. Using natural forms, particularly forms suggesting the characteristic environment of American life, he rearranged them into flat poster-like patterns with precise outlines and sharply contrasting colors.
He later went on to pure abstract patterns, into which he often introduced lettering, suggestions of advertisements, and posters. The zest and dynamism of such works as Swing Landscape reflect his interest in jazz, which Davis considered to be the counterpa .....
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