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    Music Culture In a world full of music, I find that I am most grounded culturally in gospel music. Having been raised in a Southern Baptist church, I was indoctrinated into the use of gospel “tales”, also known as hymns, to help people of faith be reminded of what we believe in, to praise the God we worship, and to help us know about the promises he has made to us. Songs written through the ages about Christianity most often were heartfelt praises, but there were also many that were written as…

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    which is the true reason why he is so attracted to her. “‘Her voice is full of money,’ he said suddenly. That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it. . . . High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl. . . . ” (page 127) In this quote, the true reason of why Gatsby loves Daisy so much can be seen. Gatsby is man who loves wealth and status, and Daisy’s voice, her…

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    inner frustration and insecurity of not being recognized as part of our society is outstandingly depicted by kamala das in her poem – “the dance of the eunuchs”. “It was hot, so hot before the eunuchs came To dance, wide skirts going round and round cymbals Richly clashing and anklets jingling, jingling, Jingling. Beneath the fiery gulmohar, with long braids flying, dark eyes flashing, they danced and They dance, oh; they danced till they…

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    strong influence in their lives. Without this influence, attempts at Christian persuasion are often futile noise. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 13:1: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” Rather, through these relationships, Christians should follow Cheney’s (1983) advice and create a common ground with those around them, using their similarities and shared experiences as a starting ground as they enter discussion on topics…

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    daisy acknowledges this when talking to Nick he says, "Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly. That was it. I'd never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it. “(pg.) Money is such an integrated part of Daisy's life that she speaks like someone who only knows money. Finally, daisy relies heavily on money and this is elaborated by her cousin Nick Carraway who says,”They were careless people,…

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    Drums are musical instruments that give a sense of happiness and a sense of enjoyment. I have wanted to play drums since I was around 6 years old. I first saw them played on TV. I then found a greater interest when I saw them being played in church. I liked the base drum the most because of the big deep sound it has. People can use music as speech by expressing what they feel through sound. Elvin Jones is a Black American drummer who express himself through jazz. Elvin Ray Jones was born on…

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    Roxie Musical Analysis

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    The trumpet screams out, colliding with the steady cymbals of percussion and with that rolls the great roars of the trombone. Out walks a short haired blonde, barely wearing anything. The bar is filled with cigarette smoke and the sweet scent of scotch on the rocks. Suddenly, the woman singer’s voice throws a note or two down the spine. She’s telling a woeful story of her dead lover that beat her. Dim lights and half naked dancers surround her presence, all given to guests in downtown Chicago.…

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    Others are shaken, for example, maracas, and still others may be rubbed, scratched, or whatever else will make the instrument vibrate and in this way create a sound.Percussion instruments incorporate drums, cymbals, triangle, tolls, tam-tam, glockenspiel, timpani, chimes, and xylophone.The hints of string instruments originate from their strings. The strings may be culled, as in a guitar or harp; bowed, as with a cello or a violin; or struck, as with a dulcimer…

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    Dojoji Play Analysis

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    The shite strikes cymbals and shakes the bell from inside and is then revealed kneeling with her face to the floor and she has a robe covering her head. She then rises and is revealed to be in a different costume and mask than she had been wearing in the first act of the play…

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    these cults could get quiet intense. This is illustrated by the painting documenting the initiation of a young woman into the cult of Dionysus. In the painting the woman appears to be being ritually whipped, whilst another women dances with a pair of cymbals (258). These precarious hazing methods undoubtedly dissuaded many women from using…

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