The Influence of Beethoven
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A 5 page research paper that examines the influence that Beethoven and his music had on his own contemporaries and on modern society. The writer argues that Beethoven's music has become virtually synonymous with everything that epitomizes musical excellence in Western culture, and that it continues to inspire and motivate. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 90ludwig.rtf
Paper Title: The Influence of Beethoven

Beethoven the Revolutionary
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This 8 page paper discusses the reasons why historians and musicologists have both consistently labeled Beethoven as a revolutionary. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVBeeRev.rtf
Paper Title: Beethoven the Revolutionary

Sonata Form in the First Movement of Beethoven's 5th
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This 14 page paper talks about this particular piece in detail composed by Beethoven. It cites 3 sources.
Filename: 991stof5.rtf
Paper Title: Sonata Form in the First Movement of Beethoven's 5th

"Peony Pavilion" & Confucianism
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A 4 page research paper that analyzes the 400 year-old Chinese opera, The Peony Pavilion, in regards to how it reflects Confucianism. Also the writer discusses the music and style of this work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khpeony.rtf
Paper Title: "Peony Pavilion" & Confucianism

"Traditionalists and Revivalists in Jazz" by Chip Deffaa
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A 12 page book review which considers the book's chronicle of 14 important performers who are frequently overlooked in popular jazz texts. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGtrarev.wps
Paper Title: "Traditionalists and Revivalists in Jazz" by Chip Deffaa

1791 and the Mozart Movie.
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(5 pp) What we shall be looking for in paper are the differences between the 1984 film Amadeus, directed by Peter Shafer, and 1791 - Mozart's Last Year by HC Robbins Landon (1999). As one begins to study Landon's scholarly, but readable book, we will begin to find many differences indeed. One might even wonder how the movie veered so far from the truth, but was such a great box office hit - obviously it was the music that did most of the work.
Filename: BBmozart.doc
Paper Title: 1791 and the Mozart Movie.

19th Century Overtures
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A 10 page research paper that, first of all, defines the different types of overtures that were written in the 19th century and then looks at some representative work by Beethoven Mendelssohn and Wagner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khovrtur.wps
Paper Title: 19th Century Overtures

2 Very Different Popular Songs
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A 4 page research paper that discusses 2 different popular songs. The term "popular music" encompasses a huge range of music, written for a variety of purposes for use by a broad range of performers and intended for an equally varied audience. At what might possibly be considered as opposed ends of the popular music spectrum are Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," which incorporates Caribbean rhythms into a song that expresses the frustration of marginalized people against the often arbitrary power of authority, and Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! from their 1943 musical. One song is an underground protest against authority; the other is a song meant to celebrate the mythos of mainstream culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khmarrh.rtf
Paper Title: 2 Very Different Popular Songs

9/11 Centennial
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A 3 page research paper that takes an usual form. Presumably, it is 2101 and there is a remembrance planned for commemorating the centennial anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. An original musical composition has been commissioned for the occasion and this discussion offers a description that of that work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh911mus.rtf
Paper Title: 9/11 Centennial

A Look at Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook
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This 6 page paper looks at the album first released in 1959. Some biographical information on Ella Fitzgerald is included. Jazz in the 1950s is discussed, and finally, an analysis of the album is provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA232Ela.rtf
Paper Title: A Look at Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook