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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Musical' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Musical 1. The Music Of The Middle Ages - By: Michael Russell The music of this era is often called medieval music. This spans nearly a thousand years and signaled the musical development of Europe. Medieval music stands as the predecessor of the Western music that we know of today. Medieval music started from about 500 A.D. and ended a... 2. Characteristics Of African Music - By: Michael Russell Compared to the other first peoples, African tribes have a highly developed sense of harmony. No one seems to know exactly how old the music of Africa is, or where it started or how it grew or even how much it has been influenced by other primitive cultures. Africa is a large continent w... Featured ArticleMusical Guide - Wizard Of Oz In this article we're going to review one of the most popular movie musicals of all time, The Wizard Of Oz. Back in the early days of television, it was a tradition every year around April to show The Wizard Of Oz. Over the years, with cable and the battles over movie rights, this tradition has stopped. But The Wizard Of Oz still remains a timeless classic. The movie was made in 1939. Had it not been up against such power houses as "Gone With The Wind" it ju ...
Read full story 3. A Guide To African Music - By: Michael Russell Every time you turn on your radio or listen to a television show, there is a huge chance that the music you hear is at least partly African in origin. This is because the music of Africa has strongly influenced and penetrated the music of Europe and America. Diverse musical types as... 4. Musical Guide - What Makes A Musical? - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to try to explain just what it is that makes a musical a musical and go over the more technical aspects of the form. By technical definition, musical theater is a form of theater that combines music, songs, dancing and spoken dialogue. It is actually ... 5. Musical Guide - A Well Rounded Education - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to try to give an idea of what shows to go see if you want to get as broad a musical theater background as possible. To just say you're going to see a musical is not only less than adequate but it's inaccurate at best. The truth is, a musical is not j... 6. Musical Guide - A Brief History Of Musicals - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to present a brief history of musical theater from its early beginnings right up to the present day. Musicals actually started with the ancient Greeks who put on plays with songs. While they weren't called musicals at the time, that is indeed what the... 7. Musical Guide - Wizard Of Oz - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review one of the most popular movie musicals of all time, The Wizard Of Oz. Back in the early days of television, it was a tradition every year around April to show The Wizard Of Oz. Over the years, with cable and the battles over movie rights, th... 8. Musical Guide - Review Of Mary Poppins - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to cover one of the most unusual musicals of our time, the part human, part animated Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins. It's probably the one musical responsible for making Julie Andrews a household name. But Mary Poppins was more than just that. br ... 9. Musical Guide - Review Of Showboat - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to cover one of the oldest and longest running musicals in history, the one and only Showboat. Showboat first came to the stage in 1927, almost 80 years ago as of this writing. It was actually quite ahead of its time in many respects. For one thing, i... 10. Musical Guide - Review Of The Producers - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review a musical that has had more revivals and renditions than any musical in history. For those who were not around in the 1960's it is really hard to know which came first, the chicken or the egg. Or, in the case of the musical The Producers, wh... 11. Musical Guide - Review Of Tommy - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review one of the most unusual musicals of our time, the rock opera Tommy. The rock group, The Who, had been together for around 5 years by the time they came out with their then revolutionary concept, Tommy. It was the very first rock opera and to... 12. Musical Guide - Review Of The Sound Of Music - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review one of the great musicals of our time, which is actually a true story, The Sound Of Music. The Sound Of Music is based on a very true a heroic story about the Von Trapp family. Briefly, since this article is really about music and not histor... 13. Musical Guide - Review Of My Fair Lady - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review the Broadway production of one of the most popular musicals in the history of Broadway musicals. Actually, My Fair Lady did not originate on Broadway. It was first performed in England in 1956. Since that time though it has been seen all over the wo... 14. Childrens Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell The right kind of childrens musical instruments to get depends very much on the age. You have probably seen children musical instruments before in an elementary school, or even a kindergarten, so you know what I am talking about. As a teacher who works with very young children, I can tell you that s... 15. Musical Themed Paintings - By: Michael Russell Musical themed paintings can be fun to find and fun to buy. I have a musician friend that recently purchased a new home. She bought new furnishings and asked me to find a new painting for her. I found her a fabulous creation by Osnat. It was an enormous, gallery size painting. My frie... 16. Brass Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell If you are looking for brass instruments, you should first try other sources than a music store. It is a funny thing about brass musical instruments. Aside from the electric guitar, I think that there are more people that try and get rid of a brass musical instrument than with any other family of in... 17. Children Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell One of the best ways to encourage your kids to be creative and develop their imaginations is to get the children musical instruments. Kids musical instruments are, in many cultures, an indispensable part of growing up. It is thought in some places that growing up without music is almost just like gr... 18. King Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell If you play a member of the brass family, you will find that King musical instruments are a pretty good bet. I am not saying that a king musical instrument is always the best bet, but I have been playing them for a few years, and have been pretty happy with the results. The real problem, though, wit... 19. Cheap Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell You can buy musical instruments at any number of places, but if you are looking for cheap musical instrument, your options are a little bit more limited. Many people, when looking for a cheap musical instrument, make the mistake of either relying on their local store and skipping other sources all t... 20. African Musical Instrument - By: Michael Russell One of the neatest ways to really express your love of world culture is to learn to play an African musical instrument. There are thousands upon thousands of African musical instruments, and each one has a unique and beautiful tone. My favorite African musical instrument is called the dono drum. The... 21. Discount Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell I own a store specializing in selling discount musical instruments, and let me tell you, it is no easy job in this day and age. With Guitar Center's popping up in nearly every city of any size, and guaranteeing to match anyone else's price, it is hard to get any share of the profit for cheap musical... 22. Miniature Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell There is something about little things that always gets me. I am a professional musician, so I especially go in for miniature musical instruments. Whether they are toy pianos or childrens guitars, or models that are quite a bit smaller, I have always thought that miniature musical instruments were s... 23. Antique Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell As a sometimes musician, I have a very strong belief about using instruments for decorative purposes: you should not. People who collect antique musical instruments really bother me, and sometimes they anger me outright. It seems to me that, whether or not it is an antique musical instrument, its pu... 24. Recorder Musical Instrument - By: Michael Russell Im not the most musical person. I cant read a note and I cant carry a tune. However, I discovered that I can play a recorder musical instrument. This is no accident. Way back when I was in 6th grade all of the students had one and we were required to play the recorder musical instrument for class.b... 25. Children's Musical Instruments - By: Michael Russell As a manufacturer and seller of a wide range of folk instruments, I have seen many kids happier because their parents bought them children's musical instruments. Although there is a tendency among parents to buy something really chintzy like a toy piano, so that if their kid decides that they do not... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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