The Song of Roland

circumstances. This is hopeful for a the popularity of classical ballet and making it universally relatable to all viewers. Audiences relate with personal stories by placing themselves in the character’s shoes. Analysis the dramatic circumstances in a song for an actor help them relate to their character and audience. Classical art like ballet need this connection and An American in Paris has been a new way to elevate story and dancing. It even has affected the way Robert Fairchild approaches…

Music is the creation of rhythms, beats, and other elements blended together to create a track. It can be with or without lyrics, however modern day music is generally created with lyrics. Sound and music are two completely different things; music is organized sound with repetition and rhyme which has meaning behind it. But unorganized sound is simply just sound without meaning. The roots of modern day music stem back to the early twentieth century. During this era the music industry was booming…

Just as epic requires one or more central heroic figure, however, it also needs a coherent internal logic of victory and defeat with which to frame that hero’s actions. We have already noted Roy’s argument that Absalom, Absalom! questions the legitimacy of Sutpen’s dynastic goals, and that of Southern settlement. Roy then complicates this logic, framing Sutpen’s imperialist goals against those evident in other “European nationalist epics such as the Aeneid, the Lusiads, and The Liberation of…

"Beethoven's pastoral symphonies are not only more fascinating than the most beautiful scenery of the painting but more imaginative and convincing that it is heaven on earth. There the soul is integrated with nature and is immersed in peace. This is the French novelist George's praise of the great work in the "travel letter." Beethoven's nine symphonies are great, but one of my favorites is the pastoral symphony. The reason is simple: this piece of music is natural. Beethoven was a pioneer. He…

the United States. He is said to have been born in Kenya, his father’s birthplace, and not Hawaii. His birth certificate? The one he released to quiet all rumors? According to the conspiracy, it’s definitely a fake. 7. Shakespeare Is-ith a Fraud Roland Emmerich, producer of the movie Anonymous, only added fuel to an already out of control fire. Shakespeare, according to this conspiracy, was merely the pretty face used for the real writer of all those plays and sonnets. Despite not having much…

personal experience in order to author her music – a theme, which many would argue makes her relatable, authentic, and the key to much of her success. For this discussion it is beneficial to look at Swift’s role as author through the eyes of theorist Roland Barthes: “(b)ook and author stand automatically on a single line divided into a before and an after. The Author is thought to nourish the book, which is to say that he exists before it, thinks, suffers, lives for it, is in the same relation…

Dead,” and Jimi Hendrix. Then with the turn of a new decade many were able to put Woodstock in their rear view and drive to the outskirts of town for some laser lights and glow-sticks. Those who couldn’t became like the man from the Bellamy Brothers song “Old Hippie.”("Bellamy Brothers- Old Hippie")…

retain its originality, the poet’s voice must be muted and also the initiative taken by the words should be stilled,so that the poet’s presence and overall reign over it will be absent. For instance,we take into account T.S Eliot’s famous poem The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock. The character of Prufrock is not necessarily the reflection or the portrayal of Eliot himself. Alfred Prufrock is created in our imagination and perception with the language that the poet has employed- the use of…

Tikita Tikita: The story of an apolitical music in a politically charged time Punta is upbeat music with lyrics that are mostly about having a good time. What was happening in the country to necessitate this musical distraction? Time between the late 1960s up until 1990 were eventful times in Honduras in which the country was going through cultural, economic and political changes. The question being was that punta an escape for its listeners, as escape from the unstable affairs of Honduras.…

The Spanish Reconquista The history of Spain is a tale of both the blending and the clashing of cultures. When Muslims, Jews, and Christians could maintain peace, Spanish culture would exceed that of all the rest of Europe. When persecution and strife broke out, wars that amounted to crusades were the result. Ultimately Spain was united as a nation under triumphant Christian monarchs whose exploits went beyond anything medieval Europeans could even imagine. The result was the foundation of…