Counterpoint

Franz Jospeh Haydn was crucial figure within musical history. Born 1732, he was an essential figure in the growth of chamber music and his influence within musical form earned him the name of the father of the classical period. A symphony typically refers to a large work for an orchestra that was usually in four movements. During the 18th century, the symphony had been developing and by this point most composers had established a pattern of four sections that became known as movements.…

Madelyn Emmett MUS 100 30 April 2017 Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler was born on July 7th, 1860 in Bohemia, then a part of the Austrian Empire (citation). As a German-speaking Jewish man, Mahler came from very humble beginnings in a world where his very identity made him an outsider. After migrating with his family to the booming town of Iglau as an infant, Mahler was first acquainted with music through street tunes and the town’s military band, inspiring him to first play the piano as a mere…

Grigorovich is most obvious, in his slavish mimicry of what is not especially “danceable” music. There are swooping brass notes followed by long rests. When the orchestra plays, the dancers move. When the music stops, the dancers freeze. Some visual counterpoint would have been nice. At best the trashy restaurant scenes could be qualified as guilty…

According to the World Health Organization, “more than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV.” Unlike other viruses, our bodies are unable to get rid of HIV. So once an individual contracts it, they have it for life. This virus attacks the host’s immune system which—in turn—opens up the possibility of other diseases to wreak havoc within the body. To be more specific, AIDS.gov states that HIV’s objective is to attack key points…

Moore was accused of trying to make a quick buck off the scientists who saved his life by removing his cancerous spleen, his plea for three billion dollars was denied having made it all the way to the supreme court. As a result of these cases having come from times in history without adequate legislation on tissue donation by which to comprehend the processes and limitations of tissue donation and property rights, Lacks and Moore both ended up in less than perfect standing. Lacks died poor, her…

Topic Since the eighteenth century, scholars have debated whether William Shakespeare, high school dropout and glove maker’s son from the backwoods town of Stratfordupon-Avon, would have had the education, sophistication and literary skill to have written plays that are considered the most important works of literature in English. In the course of this debate, scholars have put forward many contenders as the “real author” of the plays, Queen Elizabeth I, Francis Bacon, and Christopher Marlowe.…

Laura Mulvey, in “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” (1975), reveals how traditional cinema is imbued with an active male gaze that communicates dominant and sexist ideologies. She argues that classical Hollywood movies reflect the patriarchal system in which they are produced, with women being “looked at and displayed” for the (assumed) male spectator’s pleasure. While the success of several recent female-led blockbusters seem to indicate a shift toward greater female representation, I…

The music of Brazil was formed from the mixture of European, African and indigenous elements, brought by Portuguese settlers, slaves and by the natives who inhabited the so-called New World. Other influences have been added throughout history, establishing a huge variety of musical styles. At the time of the discovery of Brazil, the Portuguese were amazed at the natives ' way of dressing and the way they made music: singing, dancing, playing instruments (rattles, flutes, drums). Brazilian music…

desire to learn, “protect, love and cherish”(33) are attributed to his innocent nature. But, the “one train of enjoyment” that is Victor’s life does not shield him from man’s vice. Victor’s corruption is made apparent for the reason of displaying a counterpoint that without any out of the ordinary extreme negative experiences corruption still occurs. Society, even in his life style, leads him to a different kind or of corruption—prejudice. Victor makes that evident when he first sees the eyes of…

9:00 I will argue that the reason Rama doubts his wife’s fidelity and subjects her to a trial by fire is because Rama and Sita were surrounded by a large crowd and therefore subject to the culture’s biases and pressure. This means that people of that time may have collectively held a bias towards women as detrimental to society through their possession of negative traits. This alludes to the possible viewed role of women as generally impressionable and evil members of society. First I will…