Dangerous Effects Of The Fluxus

I now realise that the Arts, including music, creates opportunities to engage, inspire and enrich our lives. Music making and responding can challenge, provoke responses and enrich our knowledge and understanding of ourselves, our communities and the world.

A composer’s authorial intent is reflective of the contextual concerns of their time, a paradigmatic shift can alter the way in which individuals perceive and respond to their environment. This is shown through a comparative analysis of Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962) and Mendes’ film American Beauty (1999) as both texts display similar messages of oppression and rebellion amidst their contextual framework. Both writers critique the American Dream by depicting oppression as a means to tarnish human qualities as well as exploring the sacrificial, yet inherent rebellious nature of the human condition due to the deprivation of freedom.

Music should be understood, but not at the expense of the performer creating a “right result” and in turn taking away from the listeners enjoyment of the work being presented.

Through the use of techniques and themes, a composer is able to create distinctively visual images when describing the setting and characters in detail which help us to understand and form meaning of what the composer is trying to convey in their texts. The use of techniques such as body language, symbolism, lighting, music and photographic background slides create distinctively visual images same with themes that are being used within the texts such as truth which is evident in the dramatic text ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ by John Misto, the song ‘Lose Yourself’ sang by Eminem, and the film ‘The Eye’ directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud featuring Jessica Alba. These three texts demonstrate how the responders are impacted and what is

Music is a very powerful expression of emotions that come together as a whole to morph your psychological feelings into a sub-reality vision. Over the many years, history has been able to capture the moments at which music has made an impact on human lives. We can start with Manu Chao the artist that sings about left-wing messages and portrays his concerts as “collective therapy”. Or Juan Gabriel the young man that rose out of poverty to become the world’s most beloved artist/songwriter and whose music carried a resonate flamboyant style. Music is a way of communication that is used in many realms such as entertainment, tradition religion and sporting events. So far this semester, Chic 316 has influenced me to seek a more coherent relationship

Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film production of the Anthony Burgess novel, A Clockwork Orange, is a truly unforgettable film.  It is narrated by one of the most vicious characters ever put on screen, Alex DeLarge.  The promotional poster for the film advertised it as "The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are rape, ultra-violence, and Beethoven" (Dirks 1).  Needless to say, music plays a very important role in A Clockwork Orange.  The expressive use of music in this film gives the viewer a look into the psyche of the vicious Alex, a psyche that equates violence with art.  By doing so, the film shows us the complexity and duality of the human mind through a character who loves both

Composers’ representations of the complex relationship between people and politics are influenced by various moral and social agendas, whereby a portrayal of reality and meaning is inherently subjective.

In cultures all over the world, music can be seen encompassing many aspects of life for many individuals. It is a form of mass communication that"speaks directly to society as a cultural form", and often reflects a collection and pattern of personal experiences (King 19). Music is so influential because it communicates on three different levels: the physical, emotional, and cognitive. Not only does it operate in a nondiscursive way, by affecting the physiological mode of the body, causing one to move and dance, but it also encourages one to think. This paper will explore music as a form of protest; showing how a political message, in general form, is presented through music.

Rather than a musical composition or visual installation, the work 4’33’’ is a concept in art history. Therefore, I think there is no need to separate music and visual art. To be honest, 4’33’’ is the silence within 4’33’’ that presents ideas to the audience. Cage

To enforce mortality music continues to be censored, race was a factor in music censorship. In the 1950’s there was a new genre of music created, . Many older people considered this new genre of music a threat to society. “This phenomenon prompted moral authorities to take action”(Hall para.5).

As the title implies, Rosen warns against blaming music and the industry due to the fallacies in substantiating the validity of antagonizing the safe and expressive culture of music. She notes that rather than being a fuel for violence, it is a healthy expression of the internalized societal tensions that are present. Furthermore, “the most controversial lyrics...reflect the violence and despair in an artist’s imagination...but they reflect it–they don’t create it.” (Rosen 5) Therefore, there must be a distinction between promotion and causation–”music cannot cause action” (Rosen 5) To suppress and ban violent music would simply repress and internalize one’s expression, and “if you simply silence the songs, you may end up knowing less about

This essay will evaluate Adorno’s critical attack on popular music. The essay will briefly provide some context on Adorno. Adorno claims that “listeners are made not born”, thus listening is a cultural practice, in which modernity has transformed into a profit (Adorno, 2002:248). By this, the essay will begin by focusing on the broader idea of the culture industry, in terms of commodities and popular music as not being critical. Following on, particular focus will be given to three main areas which convey Adorno’s criticism of popular music. These being, the musical form under standardisation, pseudo-individualisation and regressive listening in terms of escapism. Standardisation will be evaluated in structural terms, and critiqued by Middleton (1990) and Witkin (2003). Adorno’s critique of popular music can only be understood in relation to his analysis of serious music, therefore, the essay will focus on both types of music. Adorno’s criticisms of popular music and critics of this criticism, will enable for a conclusion to be drawn on whether or not I agree with Adorno’s claims on popular music.

Thesis: Music is a unique form of sound powerful enough to manipulate mood, feelings, and cognition.

I have chosen to write about negative music and its effect on human behavior. I will trace the history of this type of music and discuss some studies which point out effects of listening to it.

People listen to music for entertainment, not aware of the detrimental effects that the music can have. There are many ways that an art form can be dangerous, but what can be more terrifying than precipitating death? The famous Hungarian Suicide song – Gloomy Sunday, written by Rezso Seress (music) and Laszlo Javor (lyrics) in 1933, has been accused of causing hundreds of suicides and has been reportedly banned by BBC and some reports show that multiple US shops refused to play the music because they didn’t want to be responsible for the suicides. However, at the same time, it has gained unbelievable popularity—the song has been translated into different languages and recorded 79 times till 2008.