Accompaniment

In a society where technology has taken over, few have been able to resist the temptation of the “parlor wall” and other distractions. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the author describes a dystopian society where books are burnt, along with houses in which they are hidden. This is the job of firemen such as Guy Montag, and he enjoyed his job. One day, Montag meets Clarisse who changes his perspective about reality and the world that he lives in. After his encounter with Clarisse,…

Sexual assault is a serious crime that is extremely consequential in the United States, especially within the U.S. Armed Forces. Although sexual assault is a serious crime in and out of the military, the military seems to look over the issue. According to an article by Jennifer Koons, the Pentagon has stated, approximately 3,000 service members reported being sexually assaulted in 2012. While that number is somewhat large, a confidential Department of Defense survey suggests an even bigger…

Censorship in films can be best described as the maxim “see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil”. Especially in Malaysia, the censorship in films are very strict when it comes to sexual content. With this being said, citizens of Malaysia have very minimal, almost close to none, in terms of exposure to sexual content in films. The Film Censorship Board of Malaysia, as known as ‘Lembaga Penapis Filem’ or ‘LPF’ for short, is under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Board was…

This couple’s story about their leopard “daughter” gives just the right amount of sad, heartwarming feelings, while at the same time teaching you about a very serious problem. Growing up, I loved animals of all kinds. I would, and still do, sit and watch Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild for hours. I was especially interested in exotic animals. Most of these exotic animals being endangered left me very sentimental. I found myself seeking out more and more stories like these. This talk begins asking,…

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 to sing without accompaniment on more solemn occasions (Hargrove 1). A famous elven harpist and singer was “Maglor, one of Feanor’s sons” (Hargrove 1). These harp was a basic instrument that Tolkien borrowed from the Middle Ages, during which the harp was considered…

While bearing the accompaniment of that mysterious spirit, he is shown what life is like in the near to far future; what life is like without him, and what he has caused because of his stingy and money-grubbing attitude and nature. He sees glimpses of scenes; one of such is of…

is akin more to western ideas. Tchaikovsky bridges the gap between the two schools, for example tonality in his thematic presentation reveal that all of his themes are revoid of modality, thus suggest more functional, supplementary chromatic, accompaniment, while many themes possess Russian Character-minor. Tchaikovsky structural innovations of the ninteenth century symphony are noticeable,…

As the national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner is more than familiar to Americans. Most of the time, we feel a sense of patriotism when the tune rises. Usually, our society confirms that the lyrics of the national anthem promote a sense of praise for our nation. This makes people rarely examine what other messages our national anthem wants to pass to us. However, Jimi Hendrix, the renowned rock guitarist from the late 1960s, interpreted our national anthem in a very different perspective. He…

notes are not expressive and played with other sounds that drags the music away from the essence of blues. “Some vague blue notes are scattered around in the principal melodic design of Piano Rag Music, but they are surrounded by a polytonal accompaniment that robs them of all resemblance to the Negro music.” (pg. 256, Jazz its Evolution and Essence). A big contributor to jazz was Louis Armstrong. One of his styles was shown in “Potato Head Blues” and “Skip the Gutter” shows in his stop…

The voice of human nature is essential to blues music and instrumental accompaniment acts as almost an accent to the heart wrenching sufferings which are proclaimed through true Johnson style blues (Wells 17). The Rolling Stones social commentaries and political endeavors, are an excellent example of their connection to Johnson’s…