Concert Report/University of Michigan, October 1, 2008
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A 4 page essay that offers a student writing a concert report suggestions on how the student might address aspects of this assignment. The concert was occurred in Hill Auditorium on the University of Michigan campus at 8 pm on Wednesday, October 1 with Nan Washburn conducting ("Welcome"). The program consisted of "Kristin Kuster's Iron Diamond, Hayden's Symphony No. 99 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #2" ("Welcome"). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khmiconr.rtf

Concert Report: Beethoven's Ninth
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A "concert" review of the 1976 recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The writer offers a brief musical analysis of each movement, as well as comments on this recording. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbeet92.rtf

Concert Review
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A 5 page concert review that discusses the writer's impressions of four works on the program. The works discussed include Bruckner's Seventh Symphony in E major; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major; and Chopin's Sonata in B minor and his Barcarolle, opus 60. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbbcc.rtf

Copland & Gershwin/American Composers
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A 5 page research paper that examines Aaron Copland's Down a Country Lane and Gershwin's Three Piano Preludes, looking at structure, harmony and influences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcopger.rtf

Copyright Laws and the Protection of the Music Industry
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7 pages. Because of the latest technological developments of the internet, computers, and other types of equipment, the protection of music by copyright law is becoming extremely tenuous. Now able to download virtually any song they want, teenagers and adults alike are copying not only single songs but entire albums from the internet - all for free, which means no payments to the record labels and no royalties for the musicians. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAukcpy.wps

Costuming in “The Cell”
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A 4 page paper which examines the psychological need for costuming on the part of the character Catherine in the 2000 film “The Cell.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAccell.rtf

Count Basie, The Early Years
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Review of the early years as told by Count Basie to Albert Murray in the book "Good Morning Blues" Bibliography lists 1 source. jvBasie.rtf
Filename: jvBasie.rtf

Country Music - Not the Songs That Soothe the Soul
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A 5 page paper that argues the point that country and western music does not express the noble and pure American spirit as has been claimed. Discussed is the inherent depression and violence that has come to mark contemporary country music. Also disused is recent research aimed at linking country music with depression and high suicide rates. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: LCcmusic.doc

Criticisms Of Rap Music / Valid Arguments Or Extended Prejudices ?
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In this well-prepared 5 page essay, the writer argues that there exists a great societal irony in the fact that lyrically-violent rap music is critiqued as destructive to a specific culture and at the same time praised by ‘hip-hop advocates' for its realistic contributions to the social advancement of today's inner city Black youths. It is asserted that critics of rap music fail to recognize it for its redeeming social value. And more importantly, we should be struggling to correct the very real problems that rap describes in its lyrics and not trying to hide or bury them even deeper by attacking the music itself. No Bibliography.
Filename: Rap.wps

Critiquing a performance by the Russian State Symphony
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This 5 page paper focuses on Tchaikovsky as it provides a tutorial on how to write a performance review. Russian culture is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA616Rus.rtf