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In the passage from chapter three of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author illustrates Gatsby’s parties to be extremely flashy. From the previous chapters, the rumors of his wealth were well spread throughout everyone’s ears, his lavish parties allow everyone to be overwhelmed by his luxurious and pretentious. Nick was one of the few people who was actually invited to Gatsby’s party. Although he heard many rumors about the party, but he was still amazed by the party when he first…

Coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald himself, the Jazz Age was the period that The Great Gatsby was set in. Synonymous to the name “The Roaring Twenties”, the Jazz Age was named for the prevalence of jazz music rather than the wealth of the time. The Jazz Age was an age of prosperity, prohibition, dancing, parties, and robust, lively music. The music that was born during this era was entertaining, refreshing, and it reflected the feelings of the decade as a whole. The Great Gatsby is a novel of…

Technical aspects of the Double Bass in changes Physical changes in the instrument This is still a debate on whether the base comes from the violin family or shrimp family (some research shows even family ties guitar all the time. The only thing we are sure the tool is still under development in relation to the time it was used in the music. The history of the base begins about the first half of the 16th century, based on the violin family.However the term "base" is not often used until the end…

Thesis: While it is necessary for violinists and all string players to understand the instruments and techniques which are commonly used in performance today, it is just as important to know the origins of these items and concepts in order to fully gain mastery and understanding. While many musicians pay great attention to music history and theory from the Baroque Period onward, the early history of the violin and bowed instruments is sadly undervalued. Ancient String Instruments: String…

Music is a way of life for a vast amount of people. In order to have music a person needs an instrument, rather that instrument is their voice, drums, piano or something else is up to them. Today I am going to talk to you about the history of the violin , acoustic guitar, and electric guitar. The violin is an instrument with a voice that can range from a soft speaking angel to the devil rocking out to punk rock music. Violin 2016 states that the violin developed from a variety of fiddle types…

Hobbits tended more to play “pipes, flutes” and “fiddles”, or other simple instruments, while the Dwarves were partial to “the harp” (Hargrove 1). Dwarves were also known to use “little fiddles, flutes, clarinets, viols, and drums” (Hargrove1). The harp was considered to be a sign of royalty, to the dwarves, and Dwarven Kings would often possess one. Elves often played “the flute and harp”, but also considered their voices to be instruments, and it was often preferred…

During this time, some of the most original and talented composers manifested. One Antonio Vivaldi, was an Italian Baroque composer who was born 1678 in Venice, Italy. Vivaldi was trained by his father (Giovanni Vivaldi) to play the violin. He had become quite fine at playing the violin but, could not learn wind instruments because his shortness of breath. Vivaldi also wanted to become a priest while having musical education. So, he began to study and was ordained the “the Red Priest” in 1703.…

these lavish events in great detail and to great length, commenting on the frivolity often present in 1920s society. "By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived, no thin five-piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos, and low and high drums." (Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby) The twenties are known for a loose society. Music was getting louder, clothing was getting looser, and alcohol was more and more available. It was very much a…

More popular instruments were bagpipe, viol, lute, harp, gamba, organelle, sachet, cornett and much more. All of this instrument were the one that become those lyrics alive and enjoyable. The renaissance mass also took place in the renaissance era where catholic churches were more involve in…

this era in music. Aside from the omnipresent harpsichord, the baroque period also contained several hangovers from the Renaissance period, including recorders, viols, lutes, flutes and a whole range of string instruments that gradually fell out of use (classicfm.com). “With the new emphasis on melody in the Baroque era, the consorts of viols popular in the Renaissance were soon superseded by a new, more soloistic instrument – the violin. The development of the violin family is considered to…