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- 6391: Origin Of Musical Instruments
- ... to make two silver trumpets which were to be sounded forth "for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps" (Num. 10:2). Also God told them: "If ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets" (Num 10:9). The fiftieth year, or the Year of Jubilee, was ushered in on the Day of Atonement by the blowing of the trumpets (Lev. 25:8, 9). Throughout the history of Israel, trumpets were used to gather the people together in times of war that they might go to battle, and usually in times of peace that they might come to the sanctuary for the purpose of divine worship. Special Occasions For The Use Of Music Among the Hebrews ... hid in a cave (Psa. 57). And he celebrated the deliverance which the Lord gave him over all his enemies by writing Psalm 18. When he repented of his great sin, he gave to the world his Penitential Psalm (Psa. 51). Thus in writing down under the Spirit's inspiration his personal experiences, men and women through the centuries have been spiritually blessed. But it must be remembered that these ...
- 6392: The Way It Really Was!
- The Way It Really Was! In the 1950's there were many problems. The Korean war and the civil rights struggle. Back then the music was all rhythm and blues (r &b). It was record mostly by black artists and for black audience but the white teenagers became interested. The music ... emerge like The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Most of them were folk and folk blues but The Beatles and The Rolling Stones played traditional Rock and Roll. Teens in the sixties were involved with anti-war and civil rights and some were involved with drugs and eastern religions. At the end of the 60's decade, trends occurred like art rock, protest music and psychedelic music. By the seventies Rock and ... there music across. The 50's had a clash of black and white music/traditions. 50's/60's Rock and Roll was born. Withen a few years, Rock and Roll was all over the world and in all different languages. Allot of the beginning Rock and Roll was allot better that now because he have branched out and created grunge, heavy metal, soft rock.
- 6393: The Beatles
- ... they were one of the first bands ever play real rock and roll music; or maybe it was those cute little peacoats they wore. Or maybe it was just because they were foreigners in the world of music, yet seemed to fit right in with the young people. Whatever reason was, the Beatles were a band that shaped a generation and ones soon to come. The Beatles were more than just ... nicknamed "The Home of the Beatles". The Cavern Club, which's premises comprised a small group of cellars below a seven story warehouse which had originally been used as an air raid shelter during the war. Later, Alan Sytner, a jazz fan decided to open it up as a new jazz club. After a few years, he sold it to Ray McFall another jazz fan. The club was originally strictly jazz ... were teenagers and they wanted more freedom than their parents had been given. 1964 was the absolute most important year of their careers. 1964 was the year they conquered the biggest record market of the world, America. It took a combination of talent and luck. America was suffering with the loss of John F. Kennedy and the Beatles appeared on the scene to bring them fun and excitement to end ...
- 6394: Jazz and Classical Music
- ... needed to perform or compose these kinds of music. Let's begin with a look at the histories of the two. The music called classical, found in stores and performed regularly by symphonies around the world, spans a length of time from 1600 up to the present. This time frame includes the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. The classical period of music actually spans a time from of 1750 ... this occurred in New Orleans, although similar music was played at the same time in other places. The most prominent exponents of this early music, called Dixieland Jazz, included Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. After World War I, Jazz music had evolved and was aided by the development of the recording industry. The small dance band ensemble grew into the larger orchestra known as the "Big Band". The music of the ...
- 6395: Film Score Music
- ... it may be. In the earliest days of film the music was played on a phonograph. This was around the time of Edison. The phonograph was an invention that did not last long in the world of film. The next step was the use of a vitaphone, which also did not play a lasting role in the movie industry. The next step was not the use of a recorded soundtrack but ... and understand the feelings of the characters. This film contains a scene in which a young woman, Jennifer Jones, races along the railway platform alongside the train that is carrying her true love off to war. Steiner chose to use elements from familiar songs, “I'll Be Home For Christmas”, and Irving Berlin's “Together”, intertwined with a military sounding symphony part to exemplify to us the thoughts that were racing ... Hara), and finally a theme for Tara. The theme for Tara is the most effective because this old plantation and it's collapse in essence symbolizes the collapse of the Old South after the Civil War. This theme recurs throughout the film each time is is modified slightly to show to the audience the undying strength and endurance of the proud tradition of the Old South in the minds of ...
- 6396: Porgy and Bess
- ... Desylva. Unlike "Shuffle Along" this play had white performers in blackface, which was the norm on Broadway at the time. The play was yanked after opening night after terrible reviews. Charles Darnton of the Evening World found the Gershwins piece "the most dismal, stupid, and incredible blackface sketch that has ever been perpetrated." Critics ignored Gershwin's operatic endeavors but the play and its revival "135th St." showed that Gershwin had ... and it was finally produced at the Met some 50 years after the first production. It is probably the only opera founded on 1920's and 30's jazz which has survived past the post- World War II period, when composers began to use jazz satirically. Unfortunately, Porgy and Bess inspired no copies. Had the art of the black musical been thriving, the Gershwin show would have encouraged other producers, writers, ...
- 6397: Evolution of Women’s Underwear
- ... underwear. They were ideal for slacks, but not very useful for shorts, since they came down very low on your thighs. In the 1940’s underwear was not heard of or seen of much. The war made it hard to get and make these products. Since bras and underwear were so hard to come by many of the woman tried to construct these undergarments themselves. The 40’s also brought about ... Carpenter due to anorexia, people began to question the health benefits of being to thin. A healthier looking body shape began to immerge. In the 1980’s women were forging their way into the business world. Companies like Victoria’s Secret “…revealed that underneath the pinstripes, many women would want to wear very feminine lingerie” (Mulvey and Rhichards, 185). Also popular at this time was underwear that was sensible, big, and ... of the 90’s. Women’s fashion including undergarments and body shape are influenced by, politics, mortality, media, women’s roles, and even evolution. Underwear and body shape will probably continue to evolve as the world changes. “…Function of fashion is to challenge, react, copy, and move on” (Mulvey and Richards, 7)
- 6398: Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than Fiction
- ... such a monstrous mound of garbage is the largest thing ever produced by human hands. Unhappily, this is not the case. The Fresh Kills Landfill, located on Staten Island, is the largest landfill in the world. It sports an elevation of 155 feet, an estimated mass of 100 million tons, and a volume of 2.9 billion cubic feet. In total acreage, it is equal to 16,000 baseball diamonds [Miller ... of prepared food. Plastics biodegrade not at all. Biodegradable plastic is an oxymoron at best; the most unstable plastic requires intense sunlight to decompose, and sunlight is denied in a sanitary landfill. Newspapers from before World War Two are still readable; they have, in fact, become important date markers for scientists examining garbage strata in landfills [Rathje 112]
- 6399: The Olympics
- ... scholar, is the man credited for the revival of the Olympics. In 1829 he organized a crew who excavated the Temple of Zeus. Then between 1875 and 1881, Olympia was dug up and revived. After World War II, all of the buildings were excavated and everything was totally restored (Girardeau 1972). The first restored Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, and everything was different. For example, men from all over, not ... Most people are pleased by the way the Olympics have matured, and can’t wait to see the day when women and men compete against each other. Works Cited Bellow, Lawrence. Sports Ethics. California: Contemporary World Issues, 1994. Bresnahan, Brian, and Tutee, Chris. Track and Field Athletics. St. Louis: C.V.Mosby Company, 1947. Former, Harvey. Olympic Controversies. New York: Impact Publishing Company, 1987. Girardeau, Wolfgang. Olympic Games. New York: ...
- 6400: Macbeth - Nature vs. the Unnatural
- Macbeth - Nature vs. the Unnatural Nature’s Reaction In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there is a strong relationship between nature and how it reacts to the events that occur in the human world. In the beginning of Act II, Macbeth murders King Duncan so that he can become king. Shakespeare makes a connection to the darkness of the sky: "Their candles are all out." (49) Stars are connected ... the perfect scene for murder. When Macbeth kills Duncan, nature reacts immediately: "I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry." Nature feels the pain of the murder also: Now o’er the one-half world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep. (53) "Nature seems dead" because human life also seems dead, and as people are silent and in shock from Duncan’s death. Nature reacts in ... chaotic. The first example of this is Duncan’s horses: Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race, Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would make War with mankind. (75) The King respected Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, but they became crazy and turned against the King. All this unnaturalness is self-destructive. We find out that Duncan’s horses actually eat ...
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