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Term Papers on Music
Origin Of Musical Instruments
Number of words: 2644 - Number of pages: 10.... reveals the fact that timbrels were being used at banquets and at religious gatherings. Jacob's father-in-law Laban, lived in Babylonian territory, and when Jacob left him in haste, he said to him: "Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly . . . that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? (Gen. 31:27). This suggests the possibility that some of these musical instruments as used in Babylonia found their way into the life of the early Hebrews.
Egyptian Musical Instruments Influencing Moses And Israel.
Moses receive .....
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Daniel Johns
Number of words: 271 - Number of pages: 1.... got the guitar Chris
Jonnou, Ben Gillies, and he, were bored. So they decided to start a band.
When they did they made up a song called "Tomorrow." They entered it into a
contest that was held in their city. The judges loved it, so they got to
record a single with the song "Tomorrow." Their first single. Then they
played it on the radio and everybody loved it. Everybody went and bought
the single. A music company called Epic records came to them and they
signed a record deal. They made their first album "Frogstomp." They
started to put a band together in 1992. They started in Australia. All of
them lived .....
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Tone In Music
Number of words: 420 - Number of pages: 2.... listen to music, what determines how we classify it? Its usually the tone, either its soft, hard etc. What makes music soft and hard, is the tone in correlation with the manner in which it is presented. For example compare the tones in the instrumental pieces Canyon and Beethoven's 5th symphony. In Canyon, the tone throughout the piece is upbeat and high-strung, very forceful in intensity. Beethoven's symphony number 5 on the other hand is totally the opposite, in which the tone is characterized to be mellow and soft. These contrasting tones serve to identify w .....
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The Existentialism Of Dave Matthews Band: Rhyme And Reason
Number of words: 583 - Number of pages: 3.... must be my soul I’ve had enough of being alone I got no place to go.”
The theme of dying is also a big part of this song. Dave talks about dying through his own devices and “ ending up 6 feet underground” because “ he needs to kill his pain”. In addition to showing that death is the ultimate end, this also shows that happiness only exists in the present. By needing “to kill his pain” Dave shows that he is unhappy and troubled at the present time and needs relief immediately. Since the song is mostly about dying and relieving pain there are many examples of .....
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The Drums
Number of words: 1691 - Number of pages: 7.... be the
depth of the shell and the second measurement would be the diameter. Every
drum has a batter head wich is struck by either a stick or a foot pedal. If
a second head is used at the other end of the drum it is called a resonator
head. Lets start with the bass drum.
THE BASS DRUM
The bass drum is obviously the bass or low pitch drum in the set. The bass
drum is set on the floor with the batter of the drum facing vertically so
that a foot pedal may be used to hit the drum. The standard depth of a bass
drum shell is 14" and standard shell diameters range .....
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The Conspiracy Behind The Beatles
Number of words: 2334 - Number of pages: 9.... that
Paul McCartney, a member of the Beatles, had died. He claimed he had
received a phone call about it and evidence could be found within their
albums. Both other radio stations and the media picked up on the rumor,
and it spread quickly. As the word spread, the story also got changed.
Two different stories are best known for Paul's death. The first one as
stated from a webpage dedicated to the conspiracy goes like this:
The story that Paul McCartney was involved in a car accident.
Apparently, he hadn't noticed that the lights had changed. T .....
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Can Manufactured Bands Ever Be Classified As 'Good' Art? The Effect Of The Market On The Construction Of Music
Number of words: 2383 - Number of pages: 9.... or music. These are all different
forms of art, but one thing binds them all together - the fact that they are
creations, created and crafted to the personal specifications of the artist.
This makes the product original.
Two values by which I judge music are creativity and originality. I
believe that good art provides 'food for thought' - that special something which,
after the tape has finished, after leaving the cinema or closing a book, leaves
an 'aftertaste' - something to think about, be it, 'how did he/she play that' or,
'what was he/she trying to sa .....
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The Grateful Dead
Number of words: 1304 - Number of pages: 5.... a part of the Grateful Dead electronics and recording family,joined the
group along with John "marmaduke" Dawson,who later joined the New Riders of the
Purple Sage. Work was scarce for the Jug Champions until Dana Morgan, owner at
the store where Jerry taught banjo and Pig Pen worked,provided the money and
equipment for them to become electric. After they had become electric they
renamed the group the Warlocks. Dawson and Matthews were soon to leave and they
were replaced by drummer Bill Sommers (Krentemann) and Phil Lesh, who was a
trumpet player who le .....
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