Jim Morrison – Still Hasn’t Left the Building
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Jim Morrison – Still Hasn’t Left the Building: This 6-page explicative essay details the musical contributions of Doors’ lead singer, Jim Morrison. In addition, his poetry, influences and lasting legacy is examined. Reported to have died in Paris in 1971, by some estimates Morrison is even more famous today. Bibliography lists 5 sources. SNJimmor.doc
Filename: SNJimmor.doc

JLrap.wps
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A six page paper which looks at the philosophical view of music’s cultural role, with particular reference to rap and alternative music and the way in which these genres identify and exemplify specific subcultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLrap.wps

Johann Sebastian Bach
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A 4 page research paper that offers a brief biography of Bach's life, an overview of his style and musical accomplishments, and a musical analysis of his Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major. Biography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khjsbno2.rtf

Johannes Brahms/ Op. 118
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes Brahms' intermezzo in e-flat minor, op. 118, no. 6. The writer discusses the tonality and structure of the piece, as well as what might have inspired the sadness inherent in this work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbrahms.rtf

John Cage
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A 16 page paper which examines the life and work and ideas of composer John Cage. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAcage.rtf

John Cage, Musical Innovator
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A 10 page research paper that examines the career of John Cage, a serious composer whose innovative music in the 1940s and 50s was a tremendous influence on subsequent composing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khjcage.rtf

Josquin/Monteverdi & Bach/Handel
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A 5 page research paper that, first of all, compares the music of Josquin des Prez and Claudio Monteverdi, and then looks at the careers of later Baroque artists, Bach and Handel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbarmus.wps

Kabuki Music
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of kabuki music. The instruments are described and the history of this form is included. Kabuki theatre is touched on as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA116kab.doc

La Musique Concrete
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A 9 page research paper on Musique Concrete (Concrete Music) -- a genre created using recordings of pre-existing sound material, usually not instrumental nor electronic in origin. Concrete Music was pioneered by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry in the 1940's and can very well be regarded as the predecessor of modern "noise" music. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Musiconc.wps

La Sonnambula
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( 5 pp) La Sonnambula (1831)is one of Vincenzio Bellini's (1801-1835)top three operas among the listening audience, and in tone is certainly the most light-hearted. This is not to cancel in any way the vocal pyro-technics of the bel canto tradition, which appears in this performance. The performers are not power-driven, as one might find on larger stages, but complement this simple story, and yet maintain a liveliness that is true to the more dramatic nuances of Bellini's other works.
Filename: BBsonnmb.doc

Latin Music Analysis
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A 5 page paper which examines how Latin music has been influenced by jazz. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGlatjaz.rtf

Leos Janacek
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A 7 page paper that discusses some important aspects of Leos Janacek's life in relationship to his success as a composer. From a childhood spent in a monastery singing in the choir, to an adulthood where he fell passionately in love with an opera star, many events lent themselves to the creative process that made Leos Janacek who he was. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAleos.wps