Music relates traditions and communicates messages and thus it takes different styles and functions in various societies around the world. The different functions of music are based on religion, cultural practices and other nonreligious activities. The different Categories according to function are popular music, sacred music, secular and art music. There are many categories of music that ar... read more

I have recently been to two concerts: one of orchestra music, and another one of jazz. I cannot say that I am a true connoisseur of orchestra music, but the pieces I was listening to have really won my heart. On September, 12th, I was lucky to visit the concert of orchestra music, where I could enjoy listening to “Fabric” by Henry Cowell, “La Histoire du Soldat” by Igor Stravinskiy, and Xena... read more

The Beatles…hardly anyone could not but know this English band ranking the highest rates at the beginning of 60th with their “She Loves You”, “Yesterday” and “Yellow Submarine”. The fourth of which – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr – are still associated with pop culture and fashion style of 60th. Hairstyle which appeared to be their business card was created sp... read more

It is true, that our world will never lack exceptional and remarkable people, but some say, that the most talented of them have already been born hundreds of years ago. One of today’s most admired artists is Franz Joseph Haydn and his influence on classical music is immense and overwhelming.The great composer Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria close to the borde... read more

Introduction

During the 15th century, the political and social changes in Europe caused by the significant historical processes such as the Hundred Year War, the growth of the Spanish kingdom, and the cultural progress of Italy affected the development of Franco-Flemish composers’ dominance in music of the Renaissance period. The s... read more

For current comparison I have chosen excerpts from two quite different concerts – one featured the grand opus by J.S.Bach, namely his Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major BWV1050 performed by Croatian Baroque Ensemble, the other featured no less grand performance by the rock band Evanescence at Rock am Ring in summer of 2012 (both retrieved from YouTu... read more

Thesis: Confucius says about the music as a whole and harmonic system. Thus, speaking about Prise and Imperial songs that have found their proper places, he implies that they compile a larger and accomplished phenomenon that also reflects the political and social situation.

Reasons:

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Today’s world is the environs with high competitiveness and fast changes. The most global developments are connected with IT. There are no lack avenues if talking about the necessity to find and listen to latest music for Free. A lot of big corporations and conglomerates, by diversifying their products and services, provide software for making music a... read more