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    Steve Reich, a Minimalist composer and artist, has been composing music since he was about 14 years old (Morrison). Upon entering Cornell at 16 years of age, Reich studied philosophy- focusing specific attention to the compositions of Paul Wittgenstein (Morrison). Wittgenstein was involved in a serious accident, leaving him with just his left arm, and so created piano arrangements designed to be played with one hand (Oram). Returning to Reich, he developed the use of repeating patterns in his…

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    “Rock music, also known as "rock and roll," is a type of music that developed from rock ‘n’ roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember, which became popular in the 1950s in America and Europe” (Macmillan dictionary) Nowadays, rock & roll is one of the most popular genres of music all over the world, but the majority of listeners of this type of music do not know how it affects their psychology. There is a lot of debate about the fact…

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    The Power of Music “Where words fail, music speaks” once said by Hans Christian Anderson, is true in the world that we live in. A world where music surrounds us, we have the choice to listen to what genre at the click of a button, or the tap of a screen. If we were to open our eyes we could see the impact of music on our world. We have passed it from generation to generation, we are currently using it for therapy, and music changes how we emotionally view different things in our lives. Music…

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    1. What mood do the opening stage direction and setting description create? What effect is created with the music of the “blue piano”? The opening stage direction and setting description create a calm and soothing mood of the town. I felt a mood of soothing when the text stated, “You can almost feel the warm breath of the brown river beyond the river warehouses with their faint redolences of banana and coffee. This illustrates how the atmosphere of Elysian fields is pleasant and peaceful due to…

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    The Black Parade (2006) and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010) are two albums made by New-Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance has gone through many different phases in music and style. Each album created and curated a new era in their career. Each era to this day has cult followings with definitive styles and interests. “The Black Parade” and “Danger Days” are arguably the two most well-known My Chemical Romance Records, and they both have a large…

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    the African Americans who call it home; it traps them in a life of poverty, crime, and anger. Two brothers choose very different paths: the narrator becomes a respectable teacher whose goal is to assimilate into a white society, and the other is a jazz musician, a heroin addict, also hooked on a life of crime, who turns to music to find himself and connect to his community and heritage. Baldwin depicts the plight of African American men in the urban communities through such themes…

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    Culturally and socially Elvis’ music was particularly associated with topics such as sex, race, and class which contributed to important culture changes in America. "That's All Right Mama," was the first single Elvis released. It was played perpetually on his home-town Memphis station and quickly became a local and national hit. Elvis immediately scored big on the radio once he started making his records. Elvis was fascinated with radio and loved to talk live on the radio with broadcasters and…

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    “The word “festival” is derived from the Latin festum, meaning to feast, and originally defined a day or special time of rejoicing or feasting, often in memory of some great happening.” – (Martin et al 2005) Introduction This dissertation examines the motives behind customers attending unique and creative events. Does the overall setup and design of a music festival motivate customers to attend and does it enhance their overall experience? Objectives of the study • Understand the motivations…

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    My Live Aid At my Live Aid I would have One Direction (with Zayn Malik), Zayn Malik, 5 seconds of summer, Ed Sheeran, All Time Low, Green Day, blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, Tonight Alive, Taylor Swift, Halsey, Little Mix, Panic! At the Disco, Hozier, Good Charlotte, Twenty One Pilots, Sex Pistols, Ramones and my own band Verge of Chaos performing. I picked these artists because all of them are my favourite bands and artists. They are my favourite…

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    Jazz Age The Jazz genre has blossomed during the 1920s that has carried an impact to modern day. When the Great Migration happened, many African Americans had migrated from the South into the Northern and Western area. The known and pronoun white area had become a diverse community. The movement was followed by the Harlem Renaissance; also created because of their culture and artistic abilities such as painting, writing, music, and more. The harlem Renaissance was was the soul of the migrated…

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