Music

means, laws, or forms; he released neither himself nor others from the traditional rules of his art ... And just as he respected the laws of art, he respected those of reality. He never separated art and reality, never understood music as unconditionally absolute or used music as a surrogate for religion. His greatest works in fact serve the expression of moral concepts: the idea of Christianity and of the moral upbringing of man. (Arnold Schmitz, Das romantische Beethovenbild [ 1927)) Here, on…

Zukofsky’s great love for music as an art form to experiment with shows up as interweaving themes in his work. Consider this passage from the first chapter of his great poem “A”: “Music leaving no traces, Not dying, and leaving no traces.” (“A” 6) Zukofsky aims to explain the process of a scientific recording, through the processes of objective statements made in his work. On the other side of the coin lies creation, the ability to produce something tangible from the mere idea of it. On the…

its breath – and then – the downbeat. I’m convinced classical music is the love of my life. Every interest has humble beginnings - mine were Baby Einstein DVDs. The mix of colorful toys and classical music piqued my interest. That’s where half of my interest came from. The other half came from a…

October 2015 Abstract Music has been known to affect people throughout their life. Whether it be instrumental or lyrical, both listening to and making music can have profound impacts on development. Music helps infants and children in manners of comfort and learning. As adolescence, music is a key for developing identity and emotional stability. Even as adults, music continues to guide psychological development through relationships. As people grow old, music proves to be key in…

image that often comes to mind is a performer on stage playing popular, rock, or classical music. However, what many do not realize is that there is a large range of mediums through which one can present music. Some of these methods include writing music to accompany a visual or interactive component such as television or video games. Despite the number of opportunities for original music, the art of writing music to picture is a arduous craft in itself. The challenges can sway composers from…

Music has the capability to change lives and move the ones who listen to it. It has extraordinary powers to change the way people think and act. With such a profound effect on people how beneficial is it on the process of learning? It can be hard to find something perfect to listen to with millions of songs and hundreds of genres to pick from. When trying to improve the learning process there is music out there that can be distracting, which can be problematic. On the other hand, listening to…

Music is a very important aspect to our everyday life. Some might find it difficult to go throughout the day without listening to some kind of music. There are different reasons as to why people listen to music, some may be for entertainment, emotional connection, and or physical activity. Music has different effects on everybody which provides the support for music therapy. Music Therapy is the use of music to promote, maintain, and restore mental, emotional, and spiritual health. The idea of…

As a child, and even now, my mom is in charge of the music. She would mainly play music she grew up with as a teen or music her brother introduced her to which varies from the 50s to the 90s. When I was thirteen years old my parents were going through a divorce, and my mom was driving and a song came on the radio. This song was “No Rain” by Blind Melon, and usually, when I heard it, it was just a calming, catchy song. But when I heard this song on this occasion, I heard it with a different…

they did in the past. Music is something that many people have taken skills from and used to become successful. Some of these people are famous and can credit great amounts of their success to their musical background. Sometimes people use skills for one field or job that they gained from doing something else entirely. Musical training and success in life can be directly correlated because people gave proven it, science has proven it, and life has proven it. One reason why music training can…

Music is termed as sound that is organized using melody or rhythm. If you bang something making in a rhythmic way, then you are making music. Music has pitch, rhythm, and timbre. People have loved music since the Stone Age. People in the Stone Age made music from trying to imitate sounds that occurred naturally. This kind of music is also found these days. Animals use music to guard their territories. Song birds and monkeys are good at this. Music is a language for all humans where normal…