INTRODUCTION I n 1819‚ Singapore was founded as a trading colony by the Great Britain. In 1963‚ it joined the Malaysian Federation but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world’s most prosperous countries with strong international trading links‚ having its port is one of the world’s busiest in terms of tonnage handled‚ and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe. GEOGRAPHIC CHARACERISTICS Singapore is a small
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Ragtime Music – The Beauty of Syncopation Ragtime originated in the 19th century from the combination of African and European musical ideas in the southern states of the U.S. The music was more a result of experimentation and informal learning by example‚ often by self-taught musicians who played in streets and bars. This relaxed folk music became formalized into Ragtime by composers like Ben Harney and Scott Joplin who played the music to large audiences and published it so that its popularity spread
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root of modern pop music. Blues is after the civil war‚ by American black Africans in poor underlying life creates music. In the process of development‚ as the change of black life circumstances and the thought emotion‚ it has experienced the change of different style. Its on the development of contemporary pop music in the world is produced an indelible effect. In this paper‚ the development course of Blues‚ to explore the impact of its pop music to the world. Blues music is the song of black
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Music‚ a defining aspect of Human culture for centuries‚ is influenced heavily by the social institutions of the time. This can be most evident in “pop”‚ short for “popular”‚ music. Music is a demonstrative language of culture. It tells a story‚ conveys ideas‚ opinions‚ and emotions of life experiences. Music has the power to link generations. In recent history such themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are
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investigation will show how rap and punk music shouldn’t be considered hoodlum music. There is no set definition for a way music is supposed to be. “One of the most difficult art forms to define‚ music is also one of the most admired art forms.” (Buzzle 2015) Music shouldn’t be looked down upon because mass media has made a mockery of both genres. The problem is that people often denounce the music before even listening to them music. This is important because all forms of music should be respected. The qualitative
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of Salvador‚ Bahia—an area that harbored the most slaves from Africa to its main slave port in Salvador—Africans came and left a legacy of African culture such as Candomblé‚ samba‚ and music. Brazilian music has always played a big role in the culture. Music in Brazil is a ‘national passion. (BBC docu.) The music composed in Brazil was used to build its national identity and also produce unity among Brazilians. As mentioned in the Brazilian Sound‚ samba is comfort‚ celebration‚ escape and abandon
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Country analysis Amsterdam‚ 04-11-2013 GROUP 13 Contents GDP The Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period‚ usually a year. It includes all private and public consumption‚ government spending‚ investments and exports minus imports that occur within a country. GDP is used as a measurement of economic growth and shows a country’s economic situation.
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technology‚ music connoisseurs are currently being exposed to more music than ever before. More people are able to make‚ share‚ and obtain music‚ the result being people hearing many different styles of music that previously he or she may have never discovered. Out of the millions of artists and thousands of different genres of music‚ my personal favorite type is rap. While many people may not be attracted to this genre of music‚ I believe that it has many different styles and artists. Rap music alone
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English 1-Section 10 Paper #1 Assignment Authentic Music Authenticity is broadly defined as what is genuine and real. People look for authenticity in aspects of life that are important to them‚ such as relationships‚ designer clothing‚ art‚ etc. Music is a form of art where authenticity is valued greatly. As video has killed the radio star over the past few decades‚ authenticity in music has become less appreciated and unimportant to many listeners where listeners choose popularity over
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to the real background. Music‚ in theories‚ has been known since the beginning of time. Historiographers have found traces of Music in “primitive cave drawings‚ stories from the Bible‚ and Egyptian hieroglyphs”‚ which showed “the fact that people had created instruments and had been making music for centuries” (ipl.org). Music was also first written as Muses‚ the nine goddesses of various arts from ancient Greek mythology. These only point to the fact‚ that music may not have a true origin. However
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