… places of the soul."… Plato. Greek philosopher. He wrote that before modern music, before experimentation with different musical genres. I’m here today to convince you that music stirs and evokes inside of us powerful emotions, and therefore shapes histo…

… it was a major source of entertainment. There were no televisions or radios so people made up fairy tales and made music. Many instruments were created and used in making music, some of which were very bizarre. Classical music that was woodwindy…

… you guess which of these bands was at the for-front of the 90’s grunge movement in music? 1) If you guessed Nirvana, you’d be correct 2) The band Nirvana, with lead singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain, helped shape the grunge movement…

… the time of the Vietnam War. There is a lot of controversy over this war. It discusses how people felt about the war integration, and the demonstrations of that time. Most of the younger people thought that America shouldn’t get involved in the…

… that get a lot of messages across to us through story, humorous and meaningful music. There are two love stories in it. One is between Sarry and Brian. Sarry is selfish while Brian has a secret. From the music sang by Sarry show that there are a lot…

… twentieth-century composers. Musicians were fascinated by its syncopated rhythms and improvisational quality, as well as by the unique tone colors of jazz bands. Unlike a string-dominated symphony orchestra, a jazz band emphasizes woodwinds, brasses,…

… over the United States over the past 4 years. In those years they have released numerous albums that have each went platinum multiple times over. However; there was great disappointment in their 1998 album “Enema of the State.” While at the same time…

… Preludes and Fugues (also known as The Well-Tempered Clavier). A prelude could take almost any form, the only conditions being that it should be in the same key as the fugue and form a suitable preparation of the listener’s ear and mind for what…

… the song’s popularity Ralph Mc Tell’s song “Streets of London” is about the everyday poverty which we, the “healthy and wealthy” part of our society, don’t seem to recognize. The song tells the story of an old, impecunious man who used to be…

… detailed past. This past, all based around the events which were pivoted and dictated by the rule of England and the English influence in Ireland. Prior to 1922 Ireland was simply one of Great Britain’s many colonies and was completely…