Music History Resources

Why Is Music Important?Written by Atmos Music is a universal language that can be used: to express emotion, thoughts, and ideas to raise awareness of societal and political issues to...

1. What is an overture? This happens at the very beginning of the opera and is played by the orchestra, without singers. It sets the scene in terms of musical style and atmosphere....

If we are to break down the Latin origin of the word Ethnomusicology , it simply means the study of music from nations. Boyd s definition of ethnomusicology refers to the st...

A discussion of the single To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, focusing on identity, history and politics Introduction The si...

Cultural Capital: The Value of CreativityThe theory of cultural capital proposes that social status can transcend the economic class system by applying value to non-financial assets ...

This article is an investigation into Mozart s improvisation and ornamentation practice, with a particular focus on the relevancy of this research to the performance of Mozart`s fiv...

W.C. Handy " the weirdest music I had ever heard" .Blue - best explains the mood of Negro slaves in White America, what they managed to express through the music blues music. It was f...