Essays on Guitar

“If it has ‘science’ in its name, it ain’t (Minnick).” Those words were said to this writer by the smartest person he ever knew personally, a man with PhDs in Mathematics and Physics, a true scientist. He went on to explain that science, if it is science, can be reduced to mathematics and then can predict. “Science can generate electricity or flatten cities,” he said. The problem, of course, is that whenever one deals with the “soft sciences,” political science or economics (the dismal science) or sociology or history or any of the disciplines that are housed in ...

Introduction

Hawaii is situated on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, and the population is composed of the Polynesian tribes, a native collection of people and subcultures that have inhabited the Islands since 170 AD. The population was secluded from the rest of the world for more than 500 years before the British invaded America. The native population went through a period of threat, when the population reduced from 300,000 people to a paltry 24,000 persons, thanks to disease and disruption by visitors who invaded the islands (Ng and Arya). Nonetheless, the culture of the Hawaii people remained ...

(Student name removed for privacy) Analysis Report: Inception (2010)

Background

Christopher Nolan directed Inception and co-produced it together with Emma Thomas in 2010. Nolan was the one who wrote the script for the film and kept in the drawer of his table until the year it was released. The main roles were played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page and Tom Hardy. The score of the film, composed by Hans Zimmer, is said to be one of his most notable works. The production companies Legendary Pictures and Syncopy and distributed by Warner Bros. Paul Franklin ...

AMINAL’s motto states that all efforts to categorize the genre they play in are futile and that it is “their sworn duty” to melt their audience’s face. Indeed, the “molten rock”, as they call themselves can be used to define the style of the band and, thus, its appeal. The somewhat careless attitude towards what and how they play does not make the band appear uninteresting to the public; it is the part of the style they consciously use to attract new audience. In crude terms, people enjoy seeing a bunch of regular-looking dudes play cool music ...

AMINAL is a rock band founded in 2006 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Now it consists of 3 members: Dan "DP" Patierno - Bass and Vocals, Alex Heitzenrater - Guitar and Vocals, Jordan De Liso - Drums and Vocals. (“AMINAL”) In this paper, I am going to come up with some concepts of music apps to enhance the brand of the band AMINAL. Firstly, I would like to present some music apps that are convenient and can be helpful in this case. The first music app is called Last.fm. In this app, you cannot download songs or listen to ...

1. Factors likely to affect the demand for the line of Washburn guitars Various factors tend to influence the demand for any product. However, the factor in play may depend on the kind of customer for the product and the nature of the product (Boundless n.p). If the product is to be sold to the first time buyer, the demand- determinant factors may be different for a customer demanding for a unique product. The common factors likely to affect the demand for Washburn guitars when bought by first-time buyers include prices of the guitars and the income of the ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is an inevitable figure in music, especially when it comes to gospel music. Considered as “the Godmother of Rock and Roll”, Sister Rosetta Tharpe played a significant role in the further development of these genres and was a great influence on music stars such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Little Richard and many more (Graham, para. 2). Born in Arkansas in the year of 1915, Rosetta was an African-American and was raised by her evangelical mother, Katie Bell Nubin, who was incredibly passionate about the church. In fact, the passion was so great that Katie would ...

Biography: Aminal

Introduction Aminal is a rock band from Jersey City, NJ, which consists of three members. The genre of the band is Molten Rock, SmashWave. The most outstanding feature of this band, accept their unusual music, is a goat statue that is literally melting, being one of their iconic mementos (“Aminal Band. Aminal Music”), and very much in line with their slogan “Blood flows, fire burns and AMINAL Lives!” (“Aminal Band. Aminal Music”, 2). Now this is a band, which never ceases to amaze the audience and just gets better.

Summary of Current Project

The band performs on the same stage with such artists ...

Elvis Presley the king of Rock N Roll was born in 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi. His first interaction with the music happened at the local church where he sang along with his family (Wallace, p.101). Elvis was an only child. He comes from a poor family, that did not stop him from reaching a peak in his career and becoming an internationally acclaimed artist of all times, but before that he had to go a long way from a truck driver to a talented singer. Indeed, he used to think to become a truck driver that was eventually replaced by ...

One effective aspect of the story is the use of conflict between Sonny boy and his community. Examples of the conflict can be seen with the treatment of Grandma Sooky, Old Jason, and Clara. Grandma Sooky is always telling Sonny to stop looking at the moon, Old Jason tries to convince him to pick up a plow, and Clara is in love with him, yet he does not propose to her. These conflict all shape and give meaning to the story. First, Grandma Sooky want him to be conventional and follow religious rules not the moon "Devils". However, Sonny ...

Activity 1

The organizational structure that is presently in the organization is functional structure. In the functional structure, each organization’s portion is grouped in accordance with its objective and purpose (Daft & Marcic, 2010). For example, in company Jimi’s Jammers there are four departments, guitar manufacturing department, guitar design department, customer sales and service department. The decision making is, however, at the top of hierarchy as employees are dependent on decision of their leaders, and leaders are in turn dependent on decision of Henrich. There is chain of command, and the flow of information is from top to bottom. This ...

Recently I have been watching the live concert of Depeche Mode band which was shown on YouTube channel in the Internet. These are outstanding musicians who create wonderful music. Every their album is special and full of emotions. You can’t stay behind it. I watched one of the last concerts where they represented their last album “Delta Machine”. This album is especially touching because it is full of lyric songs. By the way, in their songs they sang about their real lives, real problems which may concern everybody. This album consists of thirteen songs, which won’t leave ...

As a manager, Jimi Henrich must be involved with what managers are expected to do. Specifically, he should be involved in all the four roles of a manager including planning, organising, leading, and controlling (Dyck & Neubert, 2010). In the planning aspect, Henrich needs to identify the goals and strategies of his firm as well as resources vital to the achievement of goals and implementation of strategies. One of the key task for him is to conduct an environmental scan of his business. One of the tools he will employ is SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and ...

Armstrong’s recording of Hotter than that is entirely based on his music prowess. He uses nonsensical syllables but produced solo brilliance which makes the track desirable to the ear and soothing to the heart with a combination of various musical instruments tones such as trumpet, piano, guitar, clarinets and alto saxophone which introduces the track. However, the trumpet dominates the whole track with the sound of other instruments playing distantly in the background. This is boring as there is no smooth flow of the tones. Armstrong’s trumpet solo is characterized by poor quality tones as he plays ...

Introduction

The period between 1980s and 1990s remains one of the significant periods in the political arena of China. During this period, the Tiananmen Square protests were witnessed Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang passed away. Students who demanded democracy and greater transparency in the government led the protests. During these protests, Cui Jian, a Chinese rock artist was one of the main individuals that inspired these students as they advocated for a democratic country. Cui started singing in 1981 and went on to form a band in 1984. He became famous in 1985 when he performed his hit ...

Picasso lived in Barcelona and Paris in his adolescent period after being born in Malaga in 1881. He was recognized as a great talent and a genius at the Academy in Madrid and in 1904 he moved to Paris temporarily. His talent was fostered by his father who was also a painter of not much ability. Pablo Picasso became a painter because he was encouraged by his family to explore his artistic abilities. Picasso’s early life was unsettled as he moved through Europe. “His gradual transformation from adolescence to adult was manifested in change in his personal and ...

Rock and roll began to emerge shortly after the Second World War somewhere in the mashup of cultures and peoples that comprise the American South. It is a hybrid form whose mixed heritage is marked by poor blacks singing Delta blues, hillbilly descendants of Scots-Irish immigrants, working-class factory heroes, Christian country folk, and urban teens crooning a cappella on street corners. Its journey of 70 or so years has taken it from the margins of society to the center of today’s multi-billion dollar global music industry. Its course can be charted by examining a select handful of the ...

Abstract

“Song of Solomon” is the third novel written by Toni Morrison and is a very remarkable and rich piece of fiction. Its power lies not only in the representation of African Americans century but also the author’s insistence on the necessity of healing the alienated and broken protagonist, Milkman Dead. His journey to the recognition of the cultural past can be viewed in the context of the mythic quest, as he follows it, first for gold, and then for knowledge about his ancestry. Significantly, in the novel, the writer employs classical myths, specifically that of Icarus and the ...

Introduction

Aesthetic music is important in providing listeners with the unique experience that makes them enjoy the rhythm and harmonization of songs. Many people are interested in listening to music that has the ability to present the beauty and human enjoyment desired by fans (Bowman 2). Music needs to fulfil emotional needs of listeners and create the aesthetic valuation in terms of tone, tempos, the taste and judgement (Davis 61). The fact that music has the ability to affect emotions and intellectual capacity of the society means that artists ought to compose and perform songs that offer unique exposure while ...

1 - Steve Eckels This music makes me feel relaxed and calm, as the melody is the embodiment of patience. It is very monotonous and tranquil, but there is not a feeling of being bored while listening to the music. The man uses rapid musical transitions changing the tempo, which makes the music colorful and bright. 2 - New Big Sky Singers It is so dynamic that I cannot sit in one place. The rhythm is mixed, so the sounding is very unusual. The music makes me feel so vital, as if I am full of unquenchable energy. 3 ...

Music

Harry Partch Introduction Every other music genre has its own outstanding representatives. Singers and musicians who raise a particular genre to whole a new level of recognition. Those who made this genre worth speaking about. Those who write down their own names between the lines of their eternal compositions. These people will live as long as there will be at least one person who admires their input into the development of the musical industry. One of such memorable musicians was Harry Partch. In this research paper, we will talk about his life, career and a road to success which ...

Rock music has evolved over the ages and can be traced back to the years of the 1940s. Rock music emerged after fusion of different music genres like country music, jazz, blues western swing, rhythm and blues amongst other (Covach 3). The early rock musicians are like Little Richard, Bill Haley, and Chuck Berry. They are credited with the popularization of rock music in the world as they presented unique fashion styles, dance moves and even integrated pop culture in their music. Though this genre of music was in existence in early 1940, it came to acquire its name ...

Paul Carter is a disabled journalist who was born with no legs or rather the lower limbs. Essentially, Paul Carter is one of the co-directors of the Markthree Media, which is also an award winning TV production entity. When introducing himself in any forum, Carter mentions this using a characteristically instigated humor that those who often read his Backlash column available in the Disability Now magazine easily understand. Based on the interview, Carter informs us that he was born with a condition of cerebral palsy because he was prematurely born with a two and a half. He has had ...

In a sense, any rock music is revolutionary. By its very beat and sound it has always instinctively rejects restrictions and celebrates freedom and sexuality. At first, this music was not taken seriously by anyone. It was thought that this is another fashion that will soon disappear, as it was the case with charleston, boogie-woogie and twist. But this music very fast “won” the world. In the development of the music of the late 1960s trends towards an increase of its role in society, characteristic for the 1960s, manifested especially evidently: from another means of entertainment rock music through ...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Heavy event experience, causing mental suffering. B. Thesis Statement: Solid and distinct line running through the entire film, at times, with the elements of this drama. Not much, but catchy. The first fact is the use of people as objects evoke disgust and aversion. The second - the main characters were both prisoners now run, coupled with rebellion against the system makes the experience for them. The third death of a pregnant woman - it was a pity, she is very strong and brave. Hooked. Then move "Man Zombie" from fanaticism to Joe to ...

For this interview, I chose to pose questions to a long-time family friend, whom I will refer to as Sam. Sam, who is now 46 years old, was born in 1969. The Vietnam War was at its height in the late 1960s, and early 1970s. Sam informed me that his father was nearly drafted to serve in Vietnam. However, as his father had high blood pressure, he failed his physical exam, and was not drafted into the armed forces. However, Sam told me that his mother worked in an ordnance plant that manufactured various types of ammunition, such as ...

Aerosmith is one of the most popular and long-lasting American rock acts still around today. Some contend that it is the all-time best-selling rock band from America. The first true conformation of the band was established in 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, and they were signed by Columbia records the year after. In 1973 they released their first studio album titled Aerosmith, and this was followed by Get Your Wings the year after. Nevertheless, it was only in 1975 when they became truly popular with the album Toys in the Attic. The year after, they released Rocks, which was also ...

Music could be one of the greatest inventions that happened in our history. It is a form of art and a form of cultural activity which is created out of various elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and even the audible qualities of texture and timbre. There are many types of music that were created that may have started in the early days. One of which is the Jazz music. This type of music represents a perfect combination of music components and elements in order to create an audible sound that many people have been enjoying since the early ...

Rock and roll is one of the most important genres in the history of modern music. The signature guitar styles, drum rhythms, and powerful electric sound allowed this genre to singlehandedly change the way that music was created, presented, and performed. Rock and roll techniques and styles are present in almost every single genre on the radio today, and the traditional rhythms helped to form the basis for other styles of music. Bo Diddley was a rock and blues legend who was so intriguing that he spent over 60 years on the road playing his songs. Born in Mississippi, ...

Overview

One of the most influential rock bands that rose to prominence in the early 2000s is the band The Killers. This group is composed by vocalist Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci and they are best known for their signature song “Mr. Brightside”, the lead single from their album Hot Fuss. The name of the band is derived from the New Order’s music video for their single Crystal (“The Killers”, 2007). The band is known for their indie and synthpop vibe, with a touch of New Wave and Heartland Rock. So far, ...

Album Review of ‘Here’s Little Richard’

One of the most revolutionary albums that was released during the 1950s and was the most liked rock n roll albums, ‘ Here’s Little Richard’ is the debut album that was released in the year 1957. Having been directed and sung in a raspy voice by Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) himself, the album holds the place in the top 50 of the greatest albums ever, even today. Despite having made five decades ago, this album is possibly the greatest rock n roll hits, which people love to listen and remember even today. This particular album of Richard was ...

Over view of the concert The concert I choose to attend was “Ben Ottewell of Gomez / David McMillin of Fort Frances” at Berkley College of Music. Berkeley hosts more than 1,500 concerts and events at different venues on campus. The venue was Red Room, Cafe 939, Berkley College of Music I went to the event with a group of friends and the tickets cost just $15. The performance was to begin at 8.p.m. and we were all excited to see Ben Ottewell live on stage. Ben Ottewell is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band ...

The history of the fusion of American and European popular music can be traced back to the first half of the 1960s when British musicians started to actively conquer the U.S. audience. However, before dwelling on such phenomena as Beatlemania and the British Invasion, as well as the entire congruence of European and American traditions, it is important to analyze the nature rock music and other genres that appeared popular during those times. Rock music is a common title of a number of music trends that emerged in the 1950s. With that, rock is not merely music, but rather ...

Video Case 13: Washburn Guitars: Demand, Pricing, and Costing

Question 1

For a first-time buyer of the guitars, similar to many other products, the price will play a crucial role in determining the demand. Economic theory project that when the price is high, the demands tends to be low (Barnes, 2008). However, it is worth noting that price is relative to the level of income. If for example, the guitar cost $ 500; to a person earning $ 100,000, this would not be an expensive item. On the other hand, to a person earning $ 10,000, the guitar’s price is relatively high. Second, in the music age of ...

1. What is the name of the song?

The name of the song - «Before He Cheats».

2. Who is / are the performer (s)? It was performed by Carrie Underwood, a famous American country-style singer, who began to gain her popularity after winning at American Idol in 2005. 3. In what year was this performance recorded or filmed?

This song was released August 19, 2006 as part of the singer's first studio album.

4. What is the genre or style of music called? The genre of this song is country or country-rock, since in addition to country motifs, there is a strong and clear bass rhythm, which is typical in rock. 5. How did this genre start and who were the ...

1. Considering the “Stabat Mater”, it is necessary to state that the sounds of male and female vocals are heard, creating a harmony and polyphony between each other. The choir consisting of traditional male and female voices represents a classical approach towards performing a classical piece of music composed and written specifically for choir performance. As for the song “With arms wide open” performed by Creed, it is an example of traditional rock music performance with a baritone-voice vocalist leading the song accompanied by the musical band consisting of guitar, bass and drums. The overall sound appears to be ...

Neither Kid A, nor the band that made it need any special introduction. Everyone knows about Radiohead, one of (if not THE) biggest rock bands of the 21st century. All music enthusiasts, but laymen listeners as well, should also be aware of the importance of Kid A and the impact it had on music: the way we look at pop and rock norms, the way music is marketed and distributed, and the way in which it is made and produced. Writing a review for one of the most influential, game-changing albums in the history of rock music is no ...

Winter bones

Teardrop Dolly is one of the main heroes of well-known book and movie «Winter bones». He is uncle of Ree Dolly who tried to find the way out of dramatic situation in her life. It is quite interesting to notice how her attitude to Teardrop evolved through the plot. Firstly, she was scared of him always looking as nightmare then after some events she started to see the real Teardrop who appeared to be the only person she could trust. He has amazing character that is impossible to understand without deep analysis. His three blue teardrops done in jailhouse ...

Considering the Beatles' creativity regarding the songwriting, is becomes clear the whole success of the band was achieved by the sweet childhood moods and memories brought from the past by every member of the quarter. Indeed, Paul played the trumpet since early childhood, and later it outgrew into obsession with skiffle and rock-n-roll when he asked his father to buy him a guitar that would never leave him afterwards. Likewise, John practically did not pay any attention to studies, which did not prevent him from becoming friends with Paul who had the talent to reconcile daily conflicts. Childhood memories, ...

Introduction

Domenico Scarlatti is one of the most well known Italian Baroque composers. He is best known for his work on the keyboard sonatas. It is known that most of his life he worked for the royal families in Spain and France. While working for the royal family in Spain, he was able to compose over 500 sonatas. Dominico Scarlatti’s history and time spent in Spain has influenced his famous sonatas compositions that use the Spanish guitar style.

History of Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti was born on October 26, 1685 in Naples and died on July 23, 1757 in Madrid. It is known ...

Having been brought to existence back in 1976 by Richard Hoover, Santa Cruz Guitar Company have grown to produce quality guitars in the region of 500 and 700 acoustic guitars every year. This acoustic guitars’ manufacturing firm is in Santa Cruz California. At present day, the instruments have been regarded and classified by guitar lovers as to being some of the worlds most desired and the finest steel-string guitars. They have appreciated the concepts of total quality in which case they have a complexity of overtones, and they are also highly resonate.

In Santa Cruz Guitar Company, their definitions ...

Artist: Ella FitzgeraldTitle: “Smooth Sailing”Recorded: New York, June 26, 1951Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Hank Jones (piano), Everett Barksdale (guitar), Arnold Fishkin (bass), Bill Doggett (organ), Johnny Blowers (drums), and the Ray Charles Singers. Composed by Arnett Cobb.

Ella Fitzgerald, the celebrated jazz singer, is known for many things. One of the most important vocalists to emerge from the big band era, her command over her voice and sunny, lighthearted style characterize many of her pieces. From soulful ballads to the fast-paced bebop, Fitzgerald’s voice is renowned as one of the most virtuoso instruments of jazz. ...

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Probably the most famous rock band after the Beatles, ‘The Rolling Stones’ hailed from London and were formed in 1962. This means that they have been active on the rock scene for over half a century. The band’s leader and frontman Mick Jagger is a legend in his own right and although he is now over 70 years of age, he is still incredibly virile and powerful both as a personality as well as a musician. Over a number of decades the band’s line up has obviously changed several times but Jagger and Keith Richards have remained in the band since its ...

Almost all classic songs are about love. Since ancient times, artists have endeavored to write songs of love to stir the heart. Their works have ranged from the saccharine and sappy to the truly moving. In spite of the artists’ varied levels of accomplishment and artistic merits, each of these songs relies on certain tropes and exhibits certain qualities that are endemic to the “love song” genre. In all quintessential love songs, three tenets (common qualities) have stood out; simple lyrics delivered with sincerity, use of a saxophone and they are sung in moderately slow tempos.

Quintessential love songs ...

Perception: Matching Game

Selection: Salient Information First, the initial stage is the perception process. While at the selection phase, one must identify and gather salient information that is unique. As such, different individuals gather different information from one other due to differences in individual personalities, attitude, and experience. Resultantly, the salient information is gathered, organized, and interpreted to come up with a perception.

There are numerous pieces of salient information that enable me to determine the move to make on each item when in the process of completing as matching game. Arguably, the individual’s gender remains as one piece of information ...

Introduction

Helping people with amnesia to live a normal life can be a daunting task. It requires patience and lots of observation of behavior. In The Last Hippie, Dr Sack presents the case of Greg F. Greg was a patient who had severe anterograde amnesia caused by damage to his temporal lobe systems and the diencephalon. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories. The afflicted individual is unable to place new information into long-term memory but the long-term memories present before the tumor or injury remain undamaged. This may occur after an injury or brain tumor. In Greg’s case, it ...

Isaksen, Dorval and Treffinger (2011) consider that creativity and problem solving are interconnected in a natural manner, as creativity represents an inner characteristic of individuals that manifests when situation requires. The authors consider that creativity produces various outcomes, depending on each individual’s inner creativity (Isaksen, Dorval & Treffinger, 2011).

According to this observation, as I have observed the world for the last few days, I understood that people have different creative processes that they use for solving problems and for interacting daily. As a reaction, the outcomes of applying creativity to solving problems or interacting are different. Many people ...

In life, each day brings us new situations, new conditions, opinions and an array of challenges. Sometimes we end up asking ourselves questions like, what will I do if? And at different stages in our lives, the answer will always be different. As for my life, I also have had my fair share of challenges; some of them had a mysterious way of effortlessly resolving themselves while others required a lot of my time, dedication and a lot of perseverance. In this paper, I will discuss one of my goals that I had set while in high school and the challenges that ...

According to the Guinness World Records, the Beatles is considered the best selling group of all time. It was composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were one of the first bands to write and play their own music that started the Beatlemania phenomenon during the 1960s. Their song “Yesterday” is also the most recorded song in history. They are included in Time magazine’s list of the 20th Century’s 100 Most Influential People. To date, they hold the record to the most No. 1 songs in Billboard’s Hot 100.

The ...

Rhoma Irama is one of the most acclaimed Indonesian musicians of all time, innovating and exemplifying the best of the Indonesian dangdut style of popular music. After a difficult and intriguing childhood, he became a superstar in Indonesia in the 1970s, dubbing himself Raja Dangdut, which translates to the "King of Dangdut." Rhoma Irama's contribution to the world of Indonesian pop music is immense, and his popularity helped to provide some crossover success in the United States as well. His popularization of dangdut allowed the lower-class of Indonesia and Jakarta to express themselves in a culturally relevant and powerful way, ...

Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Return to Forever “full live”

The concert of “Return to Forever” has impressed with the variety of themes and layers. Avant-garde style performed by the most successful line up of the group in its history: pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke, and drummer Lenny White in this album, called “Romantic Warriors” also brings mature sound of traditional jazz approach in their sound. This jazz/musical classic concert sometimes drive to medieval, I would even say baroque style, as in “The Magician" by Clarke. The “Romantic Warrior” includes compositions from all of the players, making it really collective work. Each of these ...

Twang

Twang is a five-member traditional country and western band from Montana. Their sound is reminiscent of country and western music of the 1960’s and ‘70’s that was infused with steel guitars, and the rhythmic sound of foot-tapping guitar licks that people easily got up and danced to. As I watched the video I found myself tapping along to their sound and being taken back to the days when country and western music came from the real roots of the genre. Their music is upbeat and reminded me of the days of Porter Wagoner and Asleep at the Wheel. ...

How they Have Changed Music Production

Abstract The music industry has made many changes over the years. From old style music played on phonographs, to music made purely on a computer, the past century has brought forth incredible technology. Arguably, the biggest change in music production has come in the form of digital audio workstations (DAWs). DAW’s have changed the music industry from being dependent on large music production studios, to being able to happen in anyone’s living room. The purpose of this paper is to explain the many ways in which DAW’s have impacted the music production industry. In order ...

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Techniques used by Pablo Picasso – “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass” Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was an artistic genius who employed several techniques to portray his talent. In the course of his transformation to also being a modern artist, he is famous for co-founding the Cubist movement along with Georges Braque. His works “The Violin” and “Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass” are brilliant examples of this period. Picasso’s “The Violin” (1912), was created using Braques’ method of papiers colles displaying Synthetic Cubism. ...

Essay on Pink Floyd’s Meddle

Pink Floyd, one of the most popular and progressive rock music groups in the history of music, achieved its popularity because of the psychedelic musical pieces they created. The characteristics of Pink Floyd music are the meaningful lyrics, experimentation with sound and the wonderful live shows they conducted. Meddle is the sixth album by the group, and released in the year 1971. It gained immense popularity, and is in fact, one of the most popular music albums ever. Etched in the minds of the listeners, Meddle has a quality of experimenting with various sounds and creating a new effect altogether. The ...

Acoustic guitar and drums are heard during the intro. The overall texture of the song is thin because it is the acoustic song. Drums are keeping the tempo during the song. I would say that the tempo of the song is slow. The mood of the song is sad. One of the features that show that is the acoustic instruments. I do like the mood of the song. It is slow and resembles meditative music. The dynamics of the song does not change. It is rather difficult to change the dynamics of the song, because it is acoustic. The ...

For the analysis, I have chosen song by Metallica “Blackened”. The song lasts for 8:02.

Instrumental element

In the song, the band used percussion and string instruments. In the very beginning, the first part of the intro (0:00 – 0:36) a growing sound of guitar is clearly heard. In the next second, 0:37, a listener hears drums. Since that time, the second part of the intro. The vocalist begins to sing since 1:22. We see that instrumental intro is rather long. The vocal element contrasts on the background of instruments. In the song, we hear soft guitar sounds, loud drum beats and sharp ...

The life of all the contemporary guitarists that started playing after 1980s was closely connected with the creation of grunge music and the “Nirvana”, in particular, as every guitarist had been learning the “Smells like Teen Spirit” as his first song on guitar during that time. The main goal of this paper is to discuss the genre of the band itself, the other characteristics of the genre that were used by different musicians of the time and after this period; the roots of the genre will be discussed there. The musical style of Nirvana was best described by ...

Psychedelic rock is an important element of rock music and in Jimi Hendrix’s songs we find this style completely at one with the mood of the time. Essentially, although psychedelic rock consists of several distorted and original sounds, it is intended to put a person into a trance and make you forget all the woes which are consistently troubling us. I have considerable experience in psychedelic rock, having listened to various albums from the late 1960’s including those by The Doors and later those of the Australian band, Rush. The influence of drugs such as LSD and others created ...

George Braque understood art in terms of lines, mass, volume and weight used these elements to create subjective beauty. The purpose of art was to create rapport between him and the art piece (Mical, 2003). Braque yearned to not only see but touch artwork and so he created pieces that bridged the manual space and later incorporated other materials like sand and paper onto the canvas. He fragmented his subjects into pieces as a way of getting close to the subject like an artistic surgeon. Fragmentation allowed him to achieve space and movement in his pieces. In the Violin and ...