Essays about: "music lyrics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 62 essays containing the words music lyrics.

  1. 21. You know who pop the most shit? : A study of profanity and gender differences in modern pop music

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Johanna Sandén; [2020]
    Keywords : Profanity; swear words; gender; frequency; profanity profiles; music lyrics;

    Abstract : Are there any gender differences in how profanity is used in modern pop music in 2019? The purpose of this study was to analyse music lyrics with particular attention paid to frequency and profanity profiles between female and male artists. The corpus used in the investigation contains a total of 34 music lyrics equally divided between the genders and was collected from a Billboard chart called “Hot 100 Songs”. READ MORE

  3. 22. New Eyes: searching for an identity in music through voice and text. A psychological and creative journey.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Mathias Aanundsen Hagen; [2019-10-02]
    Keywords : identity; creativity; aesthetic; message; psychology; syncretism; saxophone; voice; lyrics; transdisciplinary; honesty; composition;

    Abstract : In this thesis the concept of artistic and personal identity is explored. It sets out to understand an existential crisis and how to resolve it. The thesis draws perspective from psychological theories on creativity and mental development. READ MORE

  4. 23. SONGS OF RAIN AND LOCOMOTION. Text mining of Japanese lyrics of pop and enka

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Andreas Wahlberg; [2019-06-20]
    Keywords : japanska; Japan; lyrics; love songs; text mining; singer-songwriters; enka; 80 s;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to compare the differences in the vocabulary used in lyrics of the two music genres Japanese pop and enka. Text mining or lexical analysis as described by Hanks (2013) and previous studies on Japanese lyrics such as Kobayashi et al (2017), Hosoya et al (2010) and Ōde et al (2014). READ MORE

  5. 24. A Genre Analysis of Contemporary Celtic Music: The Revival of the Traditional Ballad

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Pontus Kawalec; [2019-04-02]
    Keywords : Linguistics; Genre Studies; Celtic Music; Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : This is a genre study in linguistics of which the sole purpose is to identify and categorise common conventions within lyrics from the genre Celtic music. Previously, there have been no dedicated or conclusive studies on the lyrics of Celtic music. READ MORE

  6. 25. Rights Claims Through Music - A Study on Collective Identity and Social Movements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Dzeneta Sadikovic; [2019]
    Keywords : music; politics; human rights; freedom of speech; oppression; discrimination; racism; culture; protest; social movements; sociology; musicology; slavery; civil rights; african americans; collective identity;

    Abstract : This study is an analysis of musical lyrics which express oppression and discrimination of the African American community and encourage potential action for individuals to make a claim on their rights. This analysis will be done methodologically as a content analysis. READ MORE