Essays on Music

Most European explorers and missionaries encountered African songs as early as the nineteenth century. But it was solely in the prime of the year 1947 in South Africa and later via the inauguration of the Society for Ethnomusicology in the United States of America in...

The Rat Pack was formed in 1955 and consisted of these five members whose names were Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. The type of music that the pack created and performed was Jazz. They recorded a total of...

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 16 and baptized on December 17. He was the child of Johann Van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena and they lived in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven was the eldest of his two other brothers. He was supposed to have six...

Grace Millane, 22, went missing while backpacking in New Zealand. After being reported missing by her parents, Millane’s body was discovered on the outlying districts of Auckland, New Zealand. Following police investigations, a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. During the trial, a...

Today, we’ll be exploring a musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm: K-pop, or Korean popular music. Its explosive popularity began in the mid-1990s. However, the development of K-pop into its current form involved decades of history and politics. I’ll only be scraping...

This paper I will be comparing two great composers that many who have never studied music may know. These composers are known as Beethoven and Mozart, many music professionals agree these two composers are a part of elite company when it comes to composing and...

Over the course of the semester, my classmates and I were able to learn about many different composers of the classical time period which was music generally made before the 19th century. Music that was made after the 19th century was considered the modern time...

One of the most famous composers of all time, Ludwig Van Beethoven played a large influence in music in the world. He remains one of the most well known composers, it is no doubt he made possible by his amazing symponis. It is not known...

Music is a human phenomenon. It influences our daily lives and our culture. Music fills our world from numerous cultures across the globe. This musical variety has endless possible experiences, evoking intense emotional connections and expressions. If music is a phenomenon to humanity, where did...

The Korean Wave, which they called Hallyu is an idea that South Korea’s culture and popular cultures such as TV dramas and movies become a major global cultural. And the most important Hallyu is K-pop, which means Korean Pop music. K-pop is becoming one of...