Martin Chambers Essays

The Pixies have sold 500,000 copies of Surfer Rosa, their 1988 debut album. They are an alternative/indie rock band originating from the eighties, and are best known for the songs “Where is my Mind?” and “Here Comes Your Man.” I personally believe that the Pixies should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to their influence on the alternative scene, the key elements they incorporated into their songs, and the lyrical value portrayed. The Pixies hold a significance to alternative and

THE "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal --the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellow-men. And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the

My Experience with Revenge It is possible to say that I know quite a lot about the revenge. I saw its examples both in the literature (cinema) and the real life. First source showed global, more dramatic types of revenge, like the blood feud, Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado or many action movies where the antagonist retaliates for the death of his/her parents, family or friend. The real life demonstrated more routine, down-to-earth cases. These small revenges appear both at home and work. For

Jacob opened his eyes. He looked around him inside the cryo chamber as his eyes were still adjusting to the bright lights from the ceiling. The loud, monotone loudspeaker blared, “All humans from Section 5 report to the recycling chamber!” The cryo chambers opened up and the people from Section 5 detached from their places. Jacob nonchalantly trudged into the organized square which Section 5 grouped into. They soon were marching down to the recycling room just like every other day in his life.

own, yet she was able to juggle “the demands of her writing career and motherhood with extraordinary success” (Martin 1). Her interest in literature emerged at a very early stage: her grandmother used to tell her Creole stories that sometimes included topics related to “extramarital romance and interracial marriage, which gave the young girl an unusually complex view of the word” (Martin 2). With the time, she became a well-known novelist and short-story writer. Many of her works describe themes such

Symbolism In Red Death Symbolism has taken form as an object, person, or situation that can represent a different meaning other than its literal meaning. It can be personal, emotional, physical, mental, memorable, or something with significant importance described to the reader. In many works done by Edgar Allen Poe, he expresses symbolism in his writing to let readers think about the things he included in his stories and what they mean. In the following story “Masque of The Red Death,” Poe uses

Over the past weekend, I saw the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra included, Violin 17, Viola 8, Cello 7, Contrabass 5, Harp 1, Flute and Piccolo 3, Oboe 2, English Horn 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet 1, Saxophone 1, Bassoon 2, Contrabassoon 1, French Horn 5, Trumpet 3, Trombone 2, Bass Trombone 1, Tuba 1, and Percussion 5. There was also some vocalists including Soprano 14, Alto 15, Tenor 11, and Bass 8. The two pieces that were being performed were, Symphony No. 1 - Winter Dreams -

Concert Report Questionnaire: Symphonic Concert 1. Who was the composer(s) of the piece(s). The composer of the pieces performed last night was Frederic Chopin, and Johann Sebastian Bach. 2. In what time or style period were these pieces written? (Explain how you know by giving details about the various style period. i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, etc.) Frederic Chopin was a romantic era composer, and you could tell that in the pieces performed due to the amount of harmony in his

Introduction There was marked the rise of some virtuoso male singer in the baroque period which has a specific name: castrato. It was common of a male had been castrated before puberty for being a singer in Italy from 1600 to 1800. Some of them were famous and favored by many nobleman and received the highest fees of any musicians (Kamien, 2016), but they need to bear a pain surgery, incomplete body, arduous school life for music training. Therefore, the questions arise here and hope to find out

Antonin Dvorak was born on September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves, a Czech village, located on the Vltava River north of Prague. He was the first of nine children. His parents were Anna Dvorakova and Frantisek Dvorak. When he was a young child he became interested in music. At the age of eleven, Dvorak dropped out of school. At this age, he became an apprentice butcher. At the age of twelve he went to Zlonice to live with his aunt and uncle and study German. There is where he took music classes which grew

I was born in California, but I lived most of my life in Idaho and Washington. Some of the things that interest me are to make things with Legos, and to watch documentaries. Eye Witness videos that we’d check out from the library are the best. I was in a home link program up until seventh grade. A home link program is you do your main curriculum at home, but you get to go to a class or classes once or twice a week. There were classes like woodshop, rocketry, pottery, cooking, choir, and piano

As my baton cut off the orchestra and the final chord of the Overture to Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro rang through the hall, a flood of thoughts came rushing through my brain. How was Mozart such a genius? Who was Mozart from the inside? What events from his life caused him to write such beautiful music? “Terrific rehearsal everyone! See you tomorrow for the concert.” Knowing that I would never have the opportunity to learn the answers to these questions, I packed up my music and walked out of rehearsal

was in store for me, my eyes opened wide as I saw Mozart! I felt as if I wasn’t completely ignorant towards the classical music world, here I am in Carnegie Hall for the first time and I have a general background of the two original composers of Chamber Symphony No. 2 and Great Mass in C Minor. As Botstein started to conduct The Orchestra Now with Schoenberg, I was amazed at the beautiful sight of the orchestra in compliment to the beautiful environment. The sound of the four violas won me over

compositions and style would be one of the few to be recognized within the classical period. Through his music he expressed his thrill of life and beauty, developing the form of strong quartet. This form would be the most vital form within classical chamber music. Besides his development of the string quartet, his collective works would be made up of 17 operas, 68 string quartets, 62 sonatas and 107 symphonies. Haydn came to know his talents as a musician at the age of six where he was offered to study

There are millions of prominent composers that we know globally today in the world of music. When people hear the word “composer”, they almost automatically think of classical musicians. Society spits out legendary composers like Beethoven and Mozart, Bach, maybe even Wagner. However, it’s rare to hear the name Chopin thrown into the mix. Even though he is just as much an instrumentalist as the others, he seems to be less popular amongst the others. Perhaps this is because the world doesn’t know

Through the technique used in his music and his determination to achieve what he desired, Frederic Chopin has proven himself to be known as one of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century. Although he lived a short life, the Polish composer was able to complete over 200 compositions (Evans). In addition to finding fame and success in his career, Chopin found the love of his life after moving from his homeland of Poland to France. While he is most well known for his piece “Nocturne”, all of

Salieri, who told Schubert he was a musical genius. Schubert played the violin in the students' orchestra, was quickly promoted to leader, and conducted when Ruzicka wasn’t there. He also attended choir practice and, with his fellow pupils, practiced chamber music and piano playing, entertaining many critics thereafter in breathtaking performances. In addition to having those performances in 1812, Schubert's voice broke, forcing him to stop going to said college, though he did continue his instruction

Samuel Barber, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for music, was a contemporary American composer during the 20th century. Composing mostly orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music, Barber made many accomplishments throughout his career and was one of the most celebrated composers of his time. The 20th century, consisting of the Great Depression and both World Wars, was the time period that Barber lived during. The Great Depression played an immense role in the thoughts of the people of America and

Franz Joseph Haydn was born in March, 1732, in Rohrau, Austria. Haydn was the second of five children who survived in infancy. Haydn’s father, Mathias Haydn, was an amateur musician, Haydn’s mother, Maria Koller, was a cook for the rich family in Rohrau. From early age Haydn demonstrated his musical talent quite early. As a five year old boy, he could sing all of his father’s simple pieces correctly. In 1737, a cousin of Haydn’s mother, Mathias Franck, took Haydn to Hainburg where he received his

A review of a recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 The recording of the finale (4th movement) of Haydn’s String Quartet Op.33 No.2 that I have decided to review for you today is performed by the ‘Ariel Quartet’. This performance has a strong sense of togetherness and the performers give a sense of enjoyment through the performance. From research I have learned a lot about the background of this piece and about Haydn himself. Joseph Haydn wrote music for