ORIGINS‚ ROOTS AND INFLUENCE IN PUERTO RICAN CULTURE Luis F. Rodríguez MH 631 - Introduction to Musicology Prof. Mirchandani 12/19/2001 CONTENTS: Introduction 3 Historical Background 3 Musical Genres 4 Musical Instruments Taíno Heritage 6 African Heritage 8 Plucked String Instruments (“Spanish Heritage”) 9 Their Relationship with Folk/Popular Music and Art Music and their influence in Puerto Rican
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which provides a range of services and products‚ electronics‚ motorcycles‚ predominantly musical instruments and power sports instruments. Yamaha Company was introduced in year 1887 with reed organ and piano manufactured by the Torakusu Yamaha as the Nippon Gakki Limited. This was a literally a Japan musical manufacturing company in Hamamatsu‚ and was later incorporated 1897. The company originated as musical instrument manufacturer and still reflected in the currents group’s logo. After
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Students in a normal high school setting might not know of a culture and hit that is played out now in the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The show is about American history and about the life of Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton is an American musical that should be used as a history lesson for high school students. With all the education material out there I found something that was very interesting to why this show has as an educational took. Educational work Magazine tell us this “the decline
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emotion on stage. He illuminated the dance world by paving the way for a whole new generation of dance‚ stage‚ and film. Fosse is known for creating his own style of dance called Fosse. “Fosse was acknowledged by critics and audiences as one of musical theatre’s choreographers and directors” (Contemporary
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band that you see in the stands during a football game? Or do you think of a military band marching in a parade? A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who typically perform outdoors and combine marching or other movements with a musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass‚ woodwinds‚ and percussion with the addition of the flag‚ rifle‚ and sabre units into "auxiliaries". These individuals march with the band and provide visual flair by spinning and tossing flags
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in the second half of the 20th century‚ forever altering the landscape of popular music. The new sound‚ articulated the passions and beliefs of a new generation‚ and has since influenced a wide range of genres‚ from folk to disco to hip-hop. The musical stylings that have accompanied the social‚ cultural‚ and political developments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries form the subjects of these entertaining and informative volumes. 1920’s – 1940’s In the mid-1920’s‚ jazz was being played
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Running Head: CONCERT PAPER Concert Paper 1 Kellee Pruitt Lamar University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for MUSI1306.49F Michelle White November 18‚ 2011 Concert Paper One By definition‚ music refers to an art whose medium is sound and silence. On the other hand‚ art refers to a skill‚ being able to do something in a way that the majority will appreciate. It is acquired through knowledge and talent too. In this context therefore
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emerged in techno (for example‚ the popularity of the TR-909‚ 303 bassline‚ the Juno-106) is ample evidence that not only do techno songs have messages‚ but that these messages are strong enough to have produced a set of musical styles. Techno is an effective form of musical communication -- it has managed to get pretty far considering that it can’t easily be promoted on television (since it provides no MTV-suitable visuals and half the fun comes from the fact that the DJ is an active performer)
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EUSEBIO HIGH SCHOOL Rosario‚ Pasig City Feb. 27‚ 2013 I. Objectives 1. Describe the different musical instruments of Latin America. 2. Recognize visually and aurally the different musical instruments of Latin America. 3. Perform a rhythmic pattern with the accompaniment of improvised Latin American instruments. 4. Appreciate Latin American music through their group performance. II. Content A. TOPIC: Instruments of Latin America B. MATERIALS: Cartolina‚ Projector
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music: rhythm‚ melody‚ harmony‚ and tone color. Each of these elements are not heard by themselves but are heard together as one sound. Each part of music has a special and unique way wherewith we interpret and react to it. Rhythm comes first in the musical elements because many historians say that music started with a beating of a rhythm. Whether it was the cavemen with branches or another group rhythm was the first element of music found (Copland‚ 33). The second element‚ melody‚ is second because
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