John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5‚ 1912 – August 12‚ 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music‚ electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments‚ Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and‚ in the opinion of many‚ the most influential American composer of the 20th century.[1][2] He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance‚ mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham‚ who was also Cage’s romantic partner for
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Ancient Greek Music Ancient Greek music was extremely popular in those times‚ and frequently used at ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. It was also played a lot because the Greeks saw playing it as a way of worshipping the Gods‚ pipes and pans were played when worshipping Dionysus‚ the god of wine and partying and other instruments played for other gods. The word ‘music’ comes from the muses who were daughters of Zeus and were known to be the goddesses of the inspiration of literature‚ science
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Because Donoghue’s aim was to focus on the love between Ma and Jack‚ the mother is represented as a loving parent. This is shown when Ma shields Jack from the reality of their situation throughout the first part of the novel. The phrase “Ma takes a pill from the silver pack that has 28 little spaceships‚” uses statistics such as “28” and nouns such as “pill” indicating that Ma is taking the contraceptive pill and has a non-consensual sexual relationship with her captor. Oblivious to this‚ Jack refers
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Over the years rock music has emerged into numerous forms such as garage rock and protopunk. One such form is punk rock music which has its roots in the rock and roll music of 1950s’ America. Punk Rock has a long history of events and musicians who collaboratively created this genre. It is interesting to know that how beautifully this genre shaped up gradually with the influence of its environment‚ culture and nature of people. In the 1960’s‚ punk rock was a term used for ’garage musicians’. These
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Josh Opening Statement- Boris Opening Statement- Censorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic‚ however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before you can form an opinion on this‚ you must hear both sides of the argument on this much-debated topic. Some people believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing
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John Winston Lennon Early Life John Winston Lennon was born to Alfred and Juila Lennon on October 9th‚ 1940 in Liverpool England. John was Named after paternal grandfather and the prime minister at the time‚ Winston Churchill. With his parents messy relationship‚ and his father never being around. His aunt‚ Mimi Smith‚ complained to the Liverpool Social Services‚ causing Lennon’s mother to handover the care of John to her. Throughout the rest of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle
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Theology in The St. John Passion Eric T. Chafe writes that “music scholarship has recognized that the structure of the (St. John) Passion...was carefully designed with a great deal of musico-theological intent.” That is to say‚ Bach was very purposeful in his efforts to portray John’s theological message through his music. This differs from his approach in the St. Matthew Passion‚ where a more Lutheran theology is presented. This is intriguing to note because “in the seventeenth and early eighteenth
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The paper presents the life of John Stuart Mill through his biography. A glimpse on his exceptional life as a child was also included in his biography. Likewise‚ his major contributions as a philosopher and economist were also discussed. Since John Stuart Mill was a proponent of utilitarianism‚ the paper focuses its discussion on Mill and utilitarianism. The views of John Stuart Mill on utilitarianism and how it differs from Bentham’s views were given much attention in the paper. The
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U37649838 Michelle Slaughter HUM1020.521S15 January 26‚ 2014 Timeless Art The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is located near the university‚ addressed at 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota‚ FL 34243. Although this museum has a large variety of venues and exhibits‚ this paper will be focusing on looking into the Museum of Art‚ part of John Ringling’s legacy‚ seeing as he was one of the most prestigious art collectors of the early 20th century. Here‚ they have featured exhibits that include but are
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John B. Watson is considered the founder of behaviorism. He suggested that psychology should be objective and focus on human behavior. Watson ’s views dominated the field of psychology during the first half of the twentieth century. His theories and behavioral techniques that many psychologists have built on are still used today. This so-called father of behaviorism was born in 1878‚ in South Carolina into a poor family. Although left fatherless at the young age of thirteen‚ Watson who had
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