The six Brandenburg concertos were dedicated to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. Each of the six concerti is distinct and can stand alone from one another as individual pieces, not to be seen as a set of works to some respect. Hearing the 5th concerto in comparison from the rest shows us clearly that Bach was a brilliant contrapuntist.…
Although this artifact of study varies from the standard artifact in rhetorical study, there is much to be said about the uses of rhetorical devices in relation to their musical equivalents. I chose to study Bach because of my appreciation for his music, the complexity, and the overall relevance in the musical world. Without having known any connections between music theory and rhetoric, some brief investigation led me to several meaningful sources that showed me those connections. I have come to realize that there is more research and information on musical rhetoric, even in connection to Bach, than I had previously realized. First, I will discuss who J.S. Bach is and his importance in the musical world. Next, I will dissect a work of Bach,…
All in all, students will receive many different messages from Ishmael Beah’s memoir, A Long Way Gone but the curriculum has vivid imagery to get the point across to readers. Undoubtedly, English IV department should keep on teaching students the meaning beyond of Beah’s touching…
I could speak of Joan Didion's use of rhetorical devices. I could describe every subtle simile she imposes and preach of her incredible use of personification, but I think the most important piece of the essay would, then, be neglected. In "Goodbye to All That," Didion compares her experiences in New York to the occurrences at a fair. This metaphor is discussed in a very roundabout way. Ultimately, though, Didion (like anybody) grew tired and dissatisfied with the fair (in her case NYC).…
Many of us have heard about the black plague. We have heard the horror and sadness that followed it as it spread. Barbara Tuchman wrote an essay called “This is the End of World”: The Black Death.” She tells us in more detail about what is officially known as the bubonic plague. The symptoms, the different types of the illness, where it spread, and how the people acted as a result of the plague are just a few things she wrote about.…
The novel, A Lesson before Dying, was written by Ernest J. Gaines in 1993. Gaines was born on the River Lake plantation in Louisiana, where he was raised by his aunt, Miss Augusteen Jefferson. Racism was prevalent shown by the whites-only libraries in Louisiana. After 15 years of living in Louisiana, Gaines moved to California, although he states Louisiana never left him. California had libraries available for the blacks also. In California, he lived with his mother and which inspired him to the point of writing about six novels and scores of short stories. In 1953, Gaines was drafted into the Army, and he later went on to study creative writing at Stanford University. While in the library, Gaines…
The theme Loss of Innocence was illustrated in the memoir. Evidently, as Ishmael Beah became a child soldier, his story would present a loss of innocence. The hardships and violence of war had been given in the perspective of a child, as Beah describes his experiences simply and without judgement. The Rebel attacks on his village and neighboring villages may have traumatized Beah but however, not have caused him to lose his innocence. He maintains it by pondering over old childhood memories and his ability to rekindle his sense of wonder. For example, Beah and his friends celebrate when they see the ocean. In A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah on page 59 it states “My eyes widened, a smile forming on my face. Even in the middle of the madness…
Ishmael Beah had a really tough life throughout his childhood and teenage years. In his literary work, A Long Way…
K:As a child who was a soldier in the Second Sudanese Civil War, Mr. Jal has had a first hand experience viewing human injustices within our world, just like thousands of other Sudanese children have had to live through the same experiences as well. However, he was able to escape from the harsh life of being a child soldier. With the aid of others, Emmanuel Jal was able to attend school, gained an education, and realized his passion for music. Becoming an artist, he was able to use his music to reflect his beliefs, raise awareness and provoke change as a social advocate.…
Behind every great person in life, there lies a person who assisted them in achieving their greatness. In the novels Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Antigone by Sophocles, this idea is portrayed perfectly. The way that Achebe developed Ezinma throughout the novel, I believe, is what was used to show readers the softer and gentler side of Okonkwo. In conjunction with that, Sophocles used Ismene to be the more tame and obedient side of Antigone. Through the descriptions and ways that these two female characters affect the main characters in each of these novels, Ezinma from Things Fall Apart and Ismene from Antigone, it is apparent that they both value their families, but Ismene would choose the law over her family while Ezinma would stay loyal.…
It also underlies the idea of music being a distraction from the hardships and rough patches people go through. In the first selection, Junior, Talloi, and Ishmael try to memorize lyrics to rap music in order to "avoid thinking about the situation at hand". The situation being the war and the reality of knowing the rebels would soon invade their village. In the second selection, Ishmael is deeply saddened ("Tears formed in my eye, and my lips shook as I turned away.") that his cassettes have been destroyed, as they were a symbol of his childhood and his life before the war and chaos. In the last selection, Ishmael once again uses music as a distraction, which left him "little time to think about what happened in the war", as the images were obviously horrifying to say the…
In this essay I will examine the characteristics of a masterpiece called Air, written by Johann Sebastian Bach in the early 18th century.…
Bob Marley, a Jamaican human rights activist and a famous reggae musician accomplished much is his 36 years of life. Marley lived in poverty for most of his childhood, but instead of letting this hold him back, it motivated him even more to persevere. As he got older he started using his rough times as a child to inspire his music, helping Jamaicans to relate to him. He then began to use world-wide issues to send messages through his music which caught the attention of many, and lead him to international stardom. Marley’s music reached out to people of all kinds, all over the world, by spreading positivity and inspiration through his music.…
Reading Musical Interpretation: a case analysis of J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B Minor (BWV 893) based upon framework and diagram established by Hellaby…
Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C is a collage piece that was inspired by the blues classic: “Good Chib Blues,” recorded by Edith North Johnson in 1929. The song is of the female ballad blues singer, who sings of lost love and heartbreak but eventually overcomes both of the terrible experiences. In Tomorrow I May Be Far Away, Bearden tried to express the history and culture of black in America based on his experience living as an African American. Romare Bearden often enjoyed listening to jazz and blues recordings which led him to begin improvising his artwork like the…