Self-serving bias in historians from Japan and Korea as they have different opinion and stance on the treatment of comfort women during World War II. During World War II, Japanese kidnapped young maidens from Korea and kept them in brothels for the Japanese soldiers. Now, Japanese historians are claiming that the comfort women willingly offered themselves to the Japanese soldiers while the Koreans are
I wrote music that people called godly like or out of the world? I wrote a lot of music that was very recognizable and very pleasing to the ear. I am by far the greatest composer in all of history. I wrote music that people loved and enjoyed. I, Ludwig van Beethoven, had a very tough childhood, however my determination with music helped me become a worthy notable, write the most recognized music in the world, and be the greatest composer in all of history. Birth, Childhood, and Teenage Years I was
bloody civil war, the Soviet Union was officially formed. After World War II, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, established itself as one of the world’s superpowers, opposite of the United States of America. The Communist regime reigned over the Soviet Union until 1990, shortly before the Soviet Union collapsed and was formally dissolved in December of 1991. However, during that reign, many rules and regulations were imposed on all aspects of life, including music. Many musicians were denounced
Typically songs would begin with a slow tempo and soft playing, eventually building to large climaxes in which the entire orchestra played together. The energy of the performance was largely set by the conductor, who has the job of keeping all the musicians on the same page throughout the lofty pieces. There was also an interesting dynamic between sections throughout the performance. This often took the form of a style resembling call and response form. A given section, violins, for example, would play
idea of progress. What effect did these events have on music, literature, and the arts? Despite the incredible advancements from the scientific world in the late nineteenth century, the rapidly developing industry had its dark side. Telephones, automobiles, and airplanes were in their early stages of development, and were all crashing into people's worlds at an a dangerously fast pace. Contrary to the welcomed progress of such periods as the Enlightenment, the overwhelming influx of new ideas was
the composition of the swing era and is characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expand on their role as tempo-keepers. It appeared to sound racing, nervous, erratic, and fragmented. To jazz musicians and music lovers, bebop was a beautiful revolution in the art of jazz. Much of a song in bebop style would be improvising, which is when the only threads holding the work together are underlying harmonies played by the rhythm section. Bebop tunes
Villa-Lobos: From Brazil to the World As time passes, many people are seen as great masters and others as just an addition to the society. The 20th century had a widely spread of extreme comfort and poverty. Many people during the Industrial Revolution saw new horizons, but that did not last long. Consequently, the Great Depression brought misery and even levels of poverty never seen in the United States. After these entire drastic events, music composers sought to create music pieces that
Martin Heidegger’s “Memorial Address” is more than a commemorative speech honoring composer, Conradin Kreutzer. Heidegger takes this opportunity to bring to light a pressing issue. The philosopher concerns over the societal imbalance between calculative thinking and meditative thinking, favoring the prior. This topic at this given event holds so much significance because he is speaking to an audience who is currently experiencing the issue he speaks of, and could easily apply it to their very
conducted by music director Robert Spano. A meaningful piece written original to describe a lengthy heartfelt poem that took place during World War II. The transition between courses was a unique jazzy upbeat style of the Star-Spangled Banner whereas to begin the night it was a traditional legato style. The audience awaited to feel the recent material from composer Michael Kurth. Expecting to witness nothing less than sensory images from what inspired Michael Kurth to write such a delicate piece. As
Modern Composers: John Cage Music is a very peculiar term. Everyone knows what it is, yet there are different interpretations and definitions of what it means to them as seen from the varying styles of composers over time. In Beethoven’s case, music to him was an escape from reality and his greatest ally in cooperating with deafness. However, there are other composers who sought to think otherwise. John Cage is an exemplary modern composer who believed that music doesn’t need to make sense. He simply