Like urban music in the United States‚ bachata began as music for poor and dispossessed. Originating in the Dominican Republic‚ it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans. Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music‚ bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media‚ mainstream musicians‚ and middle- and upper-class Dominicans‚ mainly because the lyrics often about hard drinking‚ women troubles‚ illicit sex‚ and male bravado were considered
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well educated musician and an activist. He studied music at the Trinity College of Music London. Upon his return from abroad‚ he was exposed to highlife and jazz and later on developed afrobeat music. He died in Some of the foreign and indigenous musical elements in afrobeat music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti are: JAZZ: This is a combination of elements of western music and characteristics traceable back to the music of west Africa. The fundamental in distinguishing features of jazz is based on simple
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look ahead to the future and see what lies ahead of me. Something that I enjoy that keeps my mind off of all the negative aspects of life is Musical Theater. I had a wonderful opportunity to audition for the Kristin Chenoweth Broadway Bootcamp back in February 2015. I felt completely unprepared as I walked into this audition with little to none musical background. I walked in the room
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Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix. Hyperion‚ New York‚ N.Y. Glebbeek‚ C. & Shapiro‚ H. 1990. Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. St. Martin’s Press‚ New York‚ N.Y. Waksman‚ S. 1999. Instruments of Desire: The Electric Guitar and the Shaping of Musical Experience. Harvard University Press‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. London‚ England.
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on whether or not Broadway musicals are considered “serious” art forms. People feel that a musical can never be taken seriously if the character is always singing sporadically‚ which is very unusual in real life. However‚ musicals have been around for quite some time now‚ many musicals are being adapted into major motion pictures‚ many children are raised on the famous Disney musical cartoons and everybody( whether they’ll admit it or not) has seen at least one musical in their lifetime and are
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The clarinet is perhaps the most underrated musical instrument. It was introduced to the orchestra during the classical period1. Since then it has been a very integral part of modern music such as jazz and can produce tones rapidly and has a wide range of dynamics and tone color2. The clarinet does not have direct ancestry to any other instrument. Though the chalumeau; the earliest European single reed instrument is the closest one3. Clarinet’s roots can be traced back to ancient Egypt‚ but the
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Jersey Boys I watched this play on Thursday‚ April 18th at 8:00 PM at SHN Curran Theatre in San Francisco‚ California. Jersey Boys is about the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (Four Seasons) made extraordinary music under the genre of rock and pop. The story took place back in the 1950’s when the Four Seasons were just starting up. Location of the tale is in New Jersey. The purpose of Jersey boys is to tell a tale about the hardships that Frankie
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forest of the night‚ What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Genres of Poetry *Narrative Poetry- a narrative poem is one that tells a story.Types of narrative poetry include ballads and epics. *Lyric Poetry- a highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of the speaker. Common types are sonnets‚odes‚free verse‚and elegies. *Dramatic Poetry- a dramatic poem is a verse that relies heavily on dramatic elements such as monologue or dialogue. Two types of dramatic poetry
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Name _________________________________ Date_________________ ELA 8 Poetry Terms Musical Devices - Couplet - Satire - Allegory - Dialect - Rhyme Scheme - Allusion - Symbol - Personification - Diction - Voice - Mood - Tone - Ambiguity - Theme - ___________ a typical character‚ an action‚ or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. Also known as “universal symbol” may be a character‚ a theme‚ a symbol‚ or even a setting. __________
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Prior to seeing Bombshells‚ I knew it was going to be a unique performance being a one-woman show. I was looking forward to seeing another production in the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater of the Milwaukee Rep‚ after having enjoyed seeing Cabaret there. I knew very little about Bombshells other than it being a one-woman show‚ which is why I made sure to get there in time to see the Rep in Depth. At first‚ I thought the Rep in Depth for this production bragged a little too much about the actress in this
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