Essays on Music

“If you know your history, Then you would know where you’re coming from, Then you wouldn’t have to ask me, Who the heck do I think I am?”(Bob Marley) In other words, if people understand their narrative, then they’ll know their lineage, so others need...

Introduction Korean popular culture, also known as the Korean Wave or Hallyu consists of entertainment, music, television dramas and movies originating from South Korea (Roll). It started with Seo Taiji and the Boys, who garnered local attention for melding European melodies with Korean lyrics. They...

One of the arts that transcends culture is the art of music. Louis Armstrong was an individual who took the art of music, specifically jazz, and transformed it. Louis Armstrong was born in August of 1901, to Maryann and Willie Armstrong. When Louis Armstrong was...

The Beatles’ were no doubt the most influential British band in the 1960’s, with their music bringing and becoming a revolution to the face of rock and roll. Their use of drugs through their music changed the way and the direction of the Beatles’ as...

Like some form of fervent super glue, The Beatles’ sound is forever stuck to the image of 60s music. After the end of the 50s rhythm and blues era, the middle ages of music lied awaiting a sound to revive the industry, and so The...

Introduction In a career span of ten years (1960-1970), The Beatles successfully emerged in influencing and changing the music of the world we live in today. They were pioneers in building the bridge between post production and live recorded music whilst blooming with creative, artistic,...

The Beatles were a British rock band who brought a new style to the teenagers of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. They made a lasting impression and changed the world forever when they formed their group in 1957. They impacted the music industry, influenced...

In 1960, no one would have known that a small band in Liverpool England would become the most influential rock band in the world. Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr are the famous fab four members of the group that is known...

One of the foremost authoritative teams of the twentieth century the rock group revolutionized rock and roll into what we all know it as nowadays. Not solely were they, nice musicians, they wrote and composed each of their songs. The band well-tried to be common...

The Beatles were such a great influence in music and music history. Their creativity of experimenting with different music styles made them unique. The Beatles brought such happiness into people’s lives through the music they make. Each person in the Beatles had something good to...

Amidst their growing popularity and the crazed hysteria by adoring fans, the Beatles released their third album, A Hard Day’s Night on July 10, 1964. The commemorated opening chord of the album, accentuated by George Harrison’s new Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, sets a powerful opening sequence...

Surrealism came into the lives of The Beatles by accident and changed their music for the better by pushing them to task risks and go out of their comfort zone in order to develop new, unique styles of music. Nothing good happens in ones comfort...

Everyone has heard the terms the Fab Four, the British Invasion, or Beatlemania. All these terms are used when speaking about The Beatles. The Beatles were known worldwide for their musical talent. They had 41 albums that were released from 1961 (My Bonnie/ The Saints)...

It’s 1960, on a hot summer night, one hears a girl yell, then another and another, one starts to cry but tears of joy, as the lights start to light up, one look up and it’s The Beatles. The Beatles were such an important band...

One of the most well-known music groups, The Beatles, revolutionized music by using new techniques, experimenting with instruments and influencing how music was being made. Many experts on music can agree that the Beatles did not create every technique that they used but most can...

Franz Liszt and his innovations Franz Liszt was a complex personality in the history of western classical music. His legacy in pianism, composition, and his teachings reverberate through out the musical world. Known to have reinvented the concert experience through his bold choices, he more...

Moonlight Sonata can be said to be a song that marks a big change in the musical composition style of the genius composer Beethoven. It has something like grief, loss, prayers, and stormy intensity. Behind this famous sonata are many stories. This sonata is C#...

An Overview Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, nicknamed as “Moonlight Sonata”, is a solo piano piece in sonata form, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The reason it was nicknamed as the ‘Moonlight Sonata’ is due to its traces to the 1830s when the...

Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian who was one of the most important Classical composers during 18th century. He was born on 31 March 1732 and died on 31 May 1809. He wrote 104 Symphonies, 32 Piano Trios, 62 Piano Sonatas, and more than 90...