©Copyright 2003 Timothy S. Hughes Groove and Flow: Six Analytical Essays on the Music of Stevie Wonder Timothy S. Hughes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Washington 2003 Program Authorized to Offer Degree: Music University of Washington Graduate School This is to certify that I have examined this copy of a doctoral dissertation by Timothy S. Hughes and have found that it is complete
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Solomon’s memoir‚ Anatomy of Melancholy‚ was an amazing and clear view and portrayal of the disease‚ depression. Solomon‚ gifted as a great writer before his depression‚ was able to articulate the debilitating symptoms of depression on the mind‚ the body‚ and I would go as far as to say‚ the soul. He covers his journey of depression while sharing very intimate details of his thoughts‚ other’s stories‚ treatment‚ and statistics of the illness. As someone who is studying psychology‚ my understanding
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Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow‚ published by Currency Press in 1986.[1] First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986‚ it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas‚ 1968. It has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states‚ including Western Australia‚ New South Wales‚ Queensland and
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“superstition” that I noticed was the dynamics‚ singing voice and singing style‚ and tempo. Right from the beginning of both songs‚ you are able to notice distinct sound differences between the two songs. For example‚ Stevie Wonder’s version starts with drums and a synth drum bass and then Stevie adds the electric guitar. On the other hand‚ Jeff Beck’s version immediately begins with the guitar‚ and eventually adds drums to the beat. In terms of the dynamics of the song‚ Wonder’s version has a softer‚ funkier
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Stevie Wonder’s influence on modern R&B Stevie Wonder is one of the most commercially and critically successful artists of all time‚ recording over thirty top ten US chart hits. His influence on many music genres is in its abundance. In the 1970’s he released a large amount of work that is still heard today and still covered today by many artists. He played many instruments including piano‚ numerous synthesizers‚ drums and bass guitar. His voice and vocal melody lines were rated amongst the
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Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13‚ 1950‚ in Saginaw‚ Michigan. He was born six weeks early with retinopathy of prematurity‚ an eye disorder which lead to his blindness. Wonder showed an early gift for music‚ first with a church choir in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ where he and his family had moved to when he was four years old‚ and then later with a range of instruments including the harmonica‚ piano‚ and drums in which he taught himself before the age of 10. Stevie Wonder was just
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1. Who is your personal hero? My personal hero would have to be Stevie Wonder. He had no super power or special ability but was a hero to millions of people. As a baby too much oxygen was unintentionally forced into his incubator‚ triggering irreversible loss to his eyes‚ causing blindness. As a child other kids would insult him saying‚ “The blind man is coming." I can relate because I was bullied in school. When he showed his talent of singing in the church choir. He was frequently reminded of
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Discuss on the elegiac quality of Arnold’s poetry. / Write a note on the dominating note of melancholy in Arnold’s poetry. / Discuss Arnold’s criticism of life expounded in his poems. / ‘Arnold’s poems are always of regret‚ loss of faith‚ instability and nostalgia.’ Elucidate. In its ancient Greece ‘elegy’ used to denote a kind of poetry dealing with the subject matter of change and loss. As a humanist Arnold was very much concerned about the gaining of supremacy of science‚ theology and natural
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The sea is … a lion’s roar a shark’s restaurant a quilt of blue a surfer’s paradise The sea is … a leaking ink cartridge the eyes of a fair haired child the sound of the crashing waves a shiny blue sheet hugging the shore a blue lagoon blue nothingness God’s tears a deadly suffocating machine a mermaid’s kingdom water‚ alive a flooded land occasionally death when oil tankers spill a fish’s home white horses riding on a blue carpet a bowl of salty water
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Will Smith In my life ‚ I have had many Idols-From Eddie Murphy to Tupac‚ they have never been scarce in number. However‚ I am taking this time to dedicate my essay to the one person I find has had an adventurous life-Will Smith. At the age of sixteen‚ Smith met a DJ at a party. The pair became friends‚ and the rapping duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and soon enough the Fresh Prince was born. Wilfard Christopher Smith Jr. was
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