Introduction to Western Classical Music Section: Mus–1000–N Term 2 Jan-March 2012‚ Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. (Jan. 8-Mar. 12) Location: Hickam Instructor: Beth Uale‚ buale@hpu.edu (808) 781-1963 Course description: An introductory exploration of the evolution of Western classical music (WCM) from the Middle Ages to the present in relation to the background of life and art. Major historical movements in WCM are covered as well as the basics of reading western music notation. In addition‚ the impact
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Costen’s In spirit and in truth: the music of African American worship basically explains how African Traditional Religions are the anchor for music in African American Liturgy. Costen starts her book by explicitly describing the ways of life of the African people. Africans live segregated within their respective clans or tribes‚ and each tribe has its own religious values and traditions. Although there is diversity within and between African communities‚ Africans remain united in terms of both their
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MATRIC MUSIC 2014 SET WORK Franz Schubert Der Erlkönig The Romantic Era The romantic period in music extended from about 1820 to 1900. Among the most significant musicians were Franz Schubert‚ Robert Schumann‚ Clara Wieck Schumann‚ Frederic Chopin‚ Franz Liszt‚ Felix Mendelssohn‚ Hector Berlioz‚ Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ Antonin Dvorak‚ Johannes Brahms‚ Giuseppe Verdi‚ Giacomo Puccini‚ Richard Wagner and
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Music and Personality What Does Your Taste In Music Reveal About Your Personality? Research conducted by psychologists Jason Rentfrow and Sam Gosling suggests that knowing the type of music you listen to can actually lead to surprisingly accurate predictions about your personality. For example‚ researchers found that people could make accurate judgments about an individual’s levels of extraversion‚ creativity and open-mindedness after listening to ten of their favorite songs. Extraverts tend
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Music and Personality What Does Your Taste In Music Reveal About Your Personality? Could the playlists lurking on your iPod really reveal information about your personality? Research conducted by psychologists Jason Rentfrow and Sam Gosling suggests that knowing the type of music you listen to can actually lead to surprisingly accurate predictions about your personality. For example‚ researchers found that people could make accurate judgments about an individual’s levels of extraversion
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Music in Japan Class: Music Teacher’s name: Date: Jan.-13-10 Table of Contents 1: Introduction 2: Back Ground Information 3: Elements of Music 4: Occasions for Music 5: How culture is kept alive 6: Conclusion *Works cited List *Rough Notes Introduction Japan is well known for its variety or cultures and traditions in the “East Asia.” There are many cultural festivals and events all year round. Japan has a great
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Techno Electronic music has been around since the late 60’s and is now a very popular type of music among many poeple. My favorite genre of electronic music is Techno. Techno is a hard edge driven dance music that contains electronic sounds‚ high-energy‚ and a rhythmic beat. The sounds can range from simple beats of a drum to TV and movie dialogue or siren screams. Around 1986‚ there was a scene in Detroit which began spinning a futuristic kind of music. The DJ’s began experimenting with
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| Jazz Music and its Musicians | | | By Brandon | | | Jazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on its way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations‚" and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings‚ short skirts‚ and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino‚ night clubs‚ and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar
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presentation‚ I think the topic that interested me the most is the Baroque Music. I showed interest in the Baroque Music because I think it is really attention grabbing by how the many musical terms and concepts from that musical era is still used today. I researched more on The Baroque Music era and found out that the Baroque Music was correspondingly the period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion. And the Music also used clear‚ strong‚ details to easily interpret what was used in order
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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