Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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at the Grammy’s in the late 1990s. Everybody loved it. It was widely accepted and supported. 2. When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sounds of salsa changed
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Influence of Music Hannah Ferguson HUM/176 Influence of Music Music and radio has roots in American culture and the way society is today. The different types of music genres have shaped American culture and social behavior of Americans. Audio media has had a major affect and influence on the attitudes of Americans and especially today’s youth and young adults. Music and radio has given American culture its values‚ the way that jazz‚ blues‚ and R&B created rock & roll‚ music created
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of your favorite genre? Believe it or not‚ many categories of music are tied together through past musical influences. These influences helped create the present and future classifications of music. The early electronic age helped new genres of music branch out into new territory. Electronic synthesizer based music has been around since the 1960’s and implemented by signature artists such as the beach boys. Though It wasn’t until the late 1960’s that the
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------------------------------------------------- Music of Indonesia The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity‚ the local musical creativity‚ as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character.[1] This results in hundreds of different forms of music‚ which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali‚ Flores and other
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Lately‚ there has been a lot of commotion about the assumption that specific kinds of music are wrongly influencing the younger generation‚ mainly focusing on Hip Hop artists such as Lil Wayne‚ Jay-Z‚ and Eminem. Some people are even going so far as to blaming Hip Hop for the most horrific and violent events of our time. Researchers‚ parents and other adults of the generation before claim that this music has a negative effect on their children. I disagree with this accusation and in the remainder
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Hawaiian folk music is a traditional music in Hawaii which includes several varieties of chanting‚ called mele‚ and the music meant for highly-ritualized dance‚ called hula. It was functional‚ used to express praise‚ communicate genealogy and mythology and accompany games‚ festivals and other secular events. Language and text meaning are important determinants of Hawaiian music. Mele or chanting was the poetry that could be brought into existence only through music. It is simple in melody and rhythms
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pop music a type of music‚ usually played on electronic instruments‚ that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop. rock ’n’ roll a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats soul music a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s‚ combining r & b with pop‚
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CULTURE/PERIOD PHILOSOPHY ACTIVITIES/PRACTICES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROPONENTS/COMPOSERS Medieval Ages Music Timeline (500-1400) Believed that music should make a listener receptive to spiritual thoughts and reflections They allowed music in Christian churches in the form of medieval music that involves chanting Their characteristic of music as based on plainchant improvising with parallel melodies Medieval singers continued experimenting with melodies and polyphony became more elaborate
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confers equal status to all religions‚ it favours no particular religion. The law also accords equal legal status to both sexes‚ in all matters. Goa’s rich cultural heritage comprises of dances‚ folk songs‚ visual arts‚ music and folk tales rich in content and variety. Goan are born music lovers‚ most Goans can pluck at a guitar or pick out a tune on the piano. Goans are very proud of their state‚ and are well prepared to fight for its protection. Environmental issues feature prominently‚ but often lack
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