Western music in the high-art tradition musicology is perceived as dealing essentially with the factual‚ the documentary‚ the verifiable‚ the analysable‚ the positivistic." Richard Middleton defines musicology as "the scientific study of music." Nicholas Cook‚ in his article What is Musicology?‚ claims that musicology "is all about the knowledge that underlies the enjoyment of music." Traditionally‚ being a musicologist ’ has come to mean an academic who studies and writes about music from
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What Was The Fashionable 1950s Man Wearing? In the 1950’s life was changing in America. Due to the war‚ Europe had stopped producing fashion‚ this gave American designers a chance to show what they were capable of. As the wartime restrictions on fabric eased and America’s economy improved‚ the population was able to express themselves through Men and Woman’s fashion. There were certain elements of mens fashion in the 1950s that were standard amongst the general American population. As the war
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Popular Culture � PAGE �1� � The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society Introduction to Popular American Culture Word Count: 817 The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society The American way of life revolves around popular culture. The artifacts surrounding them shape the lives and personalities of individuals. The choices people make regarding the things they buy come from commercials they have seen on TV‚ ads in the newspaper‚ or something they have seen someone
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Popular American Culture Dustin C. Nelson SOC/105 May 1‚ 2011 Laura Cobb Popular American Culture The purpose of this assignment is to discuss what Popular America Culture is and how it affects my life. The first topic will cover what culture is and more specifically what popular culture is. Next the three major trends in Popular America culture will be covered and the influences of each of these major trends. Finally the last topic that this paper will cover how Popular American Culture
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Native American Music has varied throughout the years. According to Beverley Diamond’s journal‚ Native American Contemporary Music: The Women‚ women’s roles have changed in recent years that has given strength to indigenous women’s voices (Diamond‚ pg. 388). In Diamond’s journal‚ she mentions a music gathering in Boston that showed her the prevalence of women in Native American music today (Diamond‚ pg. 387). Diamond states that at the concert she realized that‚ “Native American women in popular music
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1. “An analysis of the popular culture of the United States from 1865 to 1900 reveals deep class‚ gender‚ and ethnic or racial divisions.” Assess the validity of this statement. I believe that this statement is very accurate given the social conditions of American society around the turn of the 20th century. Following the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ Americans struggled to regain a sense of normality and divisions between different groups of people highlighted the flaws within society
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The 1950’s The Fifties in America was a decade of change and movement. For some‚ the 1950’s was centered around wars and conflicts‚ recovering from World War II and entering the Cold War. For others‚ that decade was full of adventure‚ trying out new things and doing stuff mother would not be so proud of. Richard Crandell and Roberta Beerhorst are two proud Americans whom were both growing in their late teens and 20’s during the 1950’s. Richard‚ mostly known as “Dick”‚ who now resides in Kentwood
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Most popular sports in the US In America‚ you can find a lot of fun things to do. One of those things is doing different sports. It is a sporty country‚ and for many people sports become part of their lives. There is a lot of different types of sports‚ but the most famous are team sports‚ such as American football‚ baseball‚ ice hockey‚ and lacrosse. Those are the most four known American sports‚ and from the first look they seem to be very similar‚ but if you want to get into them‚ you should learn
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unforgettable composer of American Choral music. The composer’s involvement in the complex‚ and extraordinary history of American music was developed throughout his lifetime derived from a range of miniscule to monumental contributions. Though familial troubles may have limited his early education of music‚ he never strove for less than remarkable. From efforts with the singing schools‚ and his compositions of hymns‚ anthems‚ psalms‚ and fuging tunes‚ his role in American history of music will never be dismissed
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1. Discuss the impact of MTV on Rock Music and the American culture. In the 1980s‚ a commonly known television station called “MTV” was introduced to cable television. MTV‚ believe it or not‚ originally started out by playing solely music videos‚ typically dance oriented. MTV brought filmmaking and music together and created something entirely new‚ soon allowing artists to have artistic freedom with their music. MTV’s target audience was in the Midwest‚ which consisted of mostly white teenagers.
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