Music Defines DressOften I have found myself people watching for the amusement of everyday life. Not by luck or sheer investigation, I have noticed something that everyone shares in common guys and girls alike, their personal style of clothing in reflection of their choose in music. I am not talki...

The scene: A crowded dance floor. It's dark, the fans are dressed wildly, the music is blaring, and the dancers are going crazy. It's the year 2002. Normally, in this situation, you'd expect the music to be some kind of rock, alternative, or even country. However, the music is swing, and the fan...

edi k.THE MUSIC INDUSTRY - GLOBALIZING IN MANY WAYSThe music industry is in a time of growth at this very moment. The environment for its growth has been increasing rapidly on many geographical boundaries and has been established through information technology and Internet. In this paper I will anal...

Dear Mr. President,I'd like to discuss a problem involving music sharing and Napster in America today. With the recent court hearing against Napster many teenagers and people are enraged with the judgment against Napster. I feel that music sharing should be legal regardless of the copyright laws i...

Fifteen people died on April 20th 1999. Two misunderstood teens went to school and killed 12 people and then themselves(Manson). On October 6th, 1998 a man was beaten, robbed and left tied to a fence. He died 6 days later(Boston). Both of these cases are a focus for something that no one would ever ...

Music in the 20th century is something that has evolved from early days of jazz and blues music, to Rap, R&B, alternative, and rock & roll. It has become evident that some bands stand apart from others. The influences of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council have helped one of the greatest rock bands of...

Music in the 20th century is something that has evolved from early days of jazz and blues music, to Rap, R&B, alternative, and rock & roll. It has become evident that some bands stand apart from others. The influences of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council have helped one of the greatest rock bands of a...

Fighting Music PiracyAh Internet, what a phenomenal invention! These days absolutely anything is possible to do and to get through the Internet. For instance, some of the most popular positive activities include the availability to instantly access the museums and libraries all across the wo...

Rock music was decaying in the late 80's. The rock scene was suffering from a repetetive pattern of big hair, flashy clothes, long guitar solos, and lyrics that weren't relating to the listeners. The music industry was begging for something new. This is the beat up state that rock was ...

The 1980s brought a new generation of fads and trends that changed the whole world, and most trends were set by the music industry. People emulated the style their favorite stars put off and were basically following everything a music star would do. This kind of praise for a music star has been goi...

The Cat Nobody Likes "COPY-CAT!!!" a child yells out to a peer who has copied his new-found idea. Many of us have used this term, yet do we really understand the depth of what we are saying? In today's world, there exists a large number of "c...

Kurt Cobain In 1987 he was living under a bridge in Aberdeen, Washington eating fish and making friends with the turtles. Four years and later and five hundred and fifty million dollars richer, Kurt Cobain is the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana. Nirvana's second album "Nevermind&q...

Fifteen people died on April 20th 1999. Two misunderstood teens went to school and killed 12 people and then themselves(Manson). On October 6th, 1998 a man was beaten, robbed and left tied to a fence. He died 6 days later(Boston). Both of these cases are a focus for something that no one would ever ...

NapsterAh, the Internet, what a wondrous invention. It is a speedy alternative to the U.S. Postal Service, a tool for enriching the minds of many, a worldwide shopping mall, and also a haven for copyright pillagers. Or is it? The last eighteen or so months of news from the mus...

Evil and Satanic, is what you would probably call heavy metal music today. Marilyn Manson, Anthrax, Metallica and Cannibal Corpse are a few of the many heavy metal groups of todays music world. Heavy metal contains music that should be more carefully analyzed by parents.It also affects the way teens...

Napster What would you do if had a access to all the music that you wanted and it was free? Well, in the age of the internet this situation is possible with mp3's. Mp3's are compressed digital audio files which has near cd quality sound. It was developed by a German engineering form cal...

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 drew more than 500,000 people to a pasture in Sullivan County, New York. For four days, the site became a counterculture nation in which minds were open, and drugs were accepted. The fans were attracted by the presence of the most famous rock bands and perfor...

Kurt Cobain was born a happy child, but his life soon took a turn to a bit darker side. At an early age Kurt was abandoned by his parents and took solace in music. As his love for music grew, he developed his own style of music thus began the band Nirvana, and with it the birth of grunge. With th...

In today\'s society reaching new and diverse heights is what differentiates one from the other. Creating an idea or style that an audience or market has never been introduced to can begin a new and ever-changing revolution. Ever since minimalism was discovered, one\'s views on certain aspects of soc...

The Generation of Rave Subculture and is the Term "Subculture" Still Relevant for the Genre? The dictionary defines subculture as "A cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or other factors that functionally unify the group and act collec...

Analysis of Handel's Admeto In the beginning of the 18th century opera seria developed into a vibrant art form, and took a center stage in operatic performance of London. As a genre, opera seria takes its themes from classical myths and literature, building on the musical standards developed throu...

Paul Auster's Music of Chance is a story about risks, money, and one man's lack of direction in his life. In the beginning of the story, the protagonist Jim Nashe, an ex-fireman from Boston, spends a good amount of time just driving around the country using the remaining amounts of his money his fat...

In The mid 70's a new culture emerged in The South Bronx section of New York City, little did anyone know that it would spread like a wild fire throughout the nation effecting not only the music industry, but Media, Fashion, marketing and advertising, and almost every aspect of modern society....

Jason Nikouyeh Professor WillisEnglish 111, Section 1334 November 1999Technology is Changing the Way We Listen to MusicDownloading MP3s from the Internet should be made legal. An MP3 is a near CD quality digital recording of a musical piece that is compressed so it can be distributed through the In...

Among the influential composers of classical music, there have been few who have contributed so much in both talent, creativity, and style as Joseph Haydn and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Both extremely talented in the art of classical composition, Haydn and Beethoven placed their heart, soul and ingenuity...