Located on the outer edge of Asuncion in Paraguay, a community lives on a landfill of Catuera. A majority of people living there sell any recyclable materials they find as a source of income. This area is stricken with poverty and a general lack of education: inducing youth towards delinquency and drug consumption. More than 40% of … [Read more...] about The Recycled Orchestra: Transcending Trash into Music
North American Instruments Highlight
The history of traditional North American musical instruments is cosmopolitan based on their construction and development. For example, musical instruments used by Native Americans have resulted from pan-Indianism. Pan-Indianism is a movement that unified Native American culture with a common basis. As a result, the Native American was synthesized. While the Native American … [Read more...] about North American Instruments Highlight
19th Century Classical Virtuosos: The Rock Stars of Their Day
In contemporary society we have electrifying and animated rock stars such as Ozzy Osbourne. Celebrated rock stars appeal to audiences with highly exciting and vigorous styles that showcase them as powerful individuals. In the19th century, a variety of virtuosi captured audiences throughout the Western world in the same manner. The significance of the large presence of virtuosos … [Read more...] about 19th Century Classical Virtuosos: The Rock Stars of Their Day
Historical Endurance of the “Dies Irae” Plainchant
“Dies Irae” is a Latin hymn and a particularly renowned melody of plainchant. Based in Christianity, the “Dies Irae,” or “Day of Wrath” is a rumination of the day of judgement. The first stanza of this Medieval Latin poem has be translated as: “That day of wrath, that dreadful day, shall heaven and earth in ashes lay, as David and the Sybil say.” While ominous in … [Read more...] about Historical Endurance of the “Dies Irae” Plainchant
The Star Wars Soundtrack: Neoromanticism and Contribution to the History of the Leitmotif
With the recent release of the seventh installment of the Star Wars saga, its legacy continues from its initial release back in 1977. There are many memorable and iconic features of the Star Wars legacy yet some of the most memorable features are the musical themes developed and reiterated throughout the seven films. When George Lucas was working on the first Star … [Read more...] about The Star Wars Soundtrack: Neoromanticism and Contribution to the History of the Leitmotif