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Historical musicology and social trends hold either the key to unlocking the secret of a ‘timeless’ song, or the supposition that perhaps ‘timeless’ songs are serendipitous – or without a measurable cause. As this paper will discuss music popularity as it changes over time, it is also important that corresponding changes in technology over the same time period are duly considered during analysis. Technological developments are powerful vehicles for global art exposure, and this must not be ignored

and Tasker’s biographies, similar themes are discussed. For example, both authors present Foster as a highly influential proponent in American culture. Foster’s music resonated with many people. Tasker discusses this and argues Foster is America’s troubadour which is a which is a poet of French origin setting lyrics to verse typically for a cause. Tasker states “Foster’s songs are not merely a folk expression rather, Foster’s songs reflected a character and temperament of the South.” Foster’s songs

One of the of the most prominent figures of the middle ages was Eleanor of Aquitaine. Due to the inheritance of her father’s vast estate at the age of 15, Eleanor became the most sought after bride in the nation. She became queen of France, queen of England, and led a crusade to the holy land. Not to mention, Eleanor is also honored for her famous court of love. Born in modern day Southern France in 1122, Eleanor de Guyenne, also known as Eleanor of Aquitaine, was the eldest daughter of William

He got a huge number of awards to his name. Highly noteworthy among them are The Grammy Award for the Best Country Album in the year 2008 for his album ‘Troubadour’. He also got the Favorite Country Albums award in All Music Year in Review in 2015 for ‘Cold Beer conversation’. Net Worth of George Strait Not only did George sang gracefully but he earned a lot of fortune too. In 2014 alone his earnings were

blood. Her lineage can be traced back to the earliest kings of both England and France.(follow link to take a look at Eleanor’s very long family tree http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/scokin/12251) Her father William X was the son of France’s first troubadour, William IX and

The tale of a boy who pulled a magic sword out of a stone, became king and ruled Camelot for many years is a tale that has been popular throughout the years. Thousands of books, films, poems, and comics have all been inspired by this famous story about King Arthur. So the question is- why has this story been around so long? Why is King Arthur’s story still popular today? According to earlybritishkingdoms.com, King Arthur was a legendary British ruler who ruled during the late 5th and early 6th century

Messenger, a one-act play that aired on September 11, 1928 on General Electric's experimental television station in Schenectady, New York, is just arriving at a distance of 78 light years. Comparatively, Benford E. Standley’s 1995 Webcast from the Troubadour in Hollywood, CA, one of the first online live video streams, has traveled a mere twenty-one light years. Given that one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers, one can begin to imagine the immense backlog of car commercials, music

Courtly love—an expression of passion, a token of intimacy, and a vibrant theme which permeates the spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Energetic and enterprising, young James Gatz ascends the social ladder to become a grossly successful and affluent businessman, all driven by a single purpose: to win the beautiful Daisy’s heart. Gatsby plays his role as Daisy’s courtly lover by his ambitions to satisfy his sincere, undying ardor and to prove his commitment to Daisy’s wellbeing. The

Compare, for example, Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks to Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned. The gestures of Cimabue’s figures are varied and angled to make a pleasing formal arrangement leading viewers to Madonna and the child, but the painting is not naturalistic. There is hint of perspective in the work, but it does not make it realistic. Leonardo’s Madonna, sits in a real-looking landscape, and appears to have a natural looking posture, even whilst mid gesture. The painting has a single light source

Between the back drop of the end of the Roman Empire and of closing of the Dark Ages the Roman Catholic Church had rose to pre-eminence to fill the governing roles in medieval society by direct control or through influence. This influence had grown to dominate nearly every walk of life of the time. With clergy the most literate people of the time the nobility had to depend on them as counsel. During 450 -1450 AD basic traditions of western culture in both art and music had formed. Through the guidance