Music 407 Chapter 1: What is world music? A Point of Departure: Five Propositions for Exploring World Music 1. The basic property of all music is SOUND * Tone – the duration (length)‚ frequency (pitch)‚ amplitude (loudness)‚ timbre (quality of sound). * All sounds have the potential to be tones 2. The sounds (and silences) that comprise a musical work organized in some way * Music is a form of organized sound * Listening: CD 1:1 (Beethoven’s Symphony #9) & CD 1:2 (Japanese
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Question: Analyze the policies of three European colonial powers regarding Africa between 1871 and 1914. (1997 #3) Introduction: Between 16th and 18th centuries European powers did not usually acquire territory in Africa and Asia but rather built a series of trading stations. European migration was growing and the population was gradually decreasing in Europe and rising in places that were being conquered. The rise of new imperialism (the control of one people by another can be political‚ economic
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New world exploration a. exploration origins of european expansion exploration b. consequences encounter a. conquistadors had superior weapons/guns & horses b. native american populations quickly shrank c. death due to diseases brought by europeans spanish empire a. financed by gold and silver from americas b. natives: died from diseases brought by the spanish some converted to christianity some resisted by the spanish control colonies spanish empire -appointed viceroys
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Colonization of the New World The discovery and colonization of the “New World” was one of the most significant and influential events in the known history of mankind. It has shaped our present by changing the course of our past and is a time of such great significance that it would be all but impossible to understand today without at least some comprehension of the why ’s of yesterday. What was it that drove such a myriad of people to risk so much to tame the wild and vast lands we now know
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The New Global World 1450-1620 * Clovis Culture: Stone tool for technology * Were not in harmony with nature The Invasion and settlement of North America England * First capitalist nation * Nation has left behind legacies * Peculiar history 1065: Under Anglo- Saxon * Conquered by French King William who crosses channel and slays anglo-saxon king called Norman Conquest‚ which takes place Battle of Hastings * Signing of the Magna Carta in 13th century * House
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Europe and the World: New Encounters‚ 1500-1800 On the Brink of a New World ❖ By the 16th century‚ the Atlantic seaboard had become the center of a commercial activity that raised Portugal and Spain and later the Dutch Republic‚ England‚ and France to prominence ➢ the age of expansion was a crucial factor in the European transition from the agrarian economy of the MA to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. The Motives ❖ Contact w/non-Europeans remained limited until the end of
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ranking 1 and 2 according to Forbes Magazine) Students come from all over the world to gain the knowledge‚ networking and accolades that are offered at our prestigious universities. TRADING ABILITIES The United States has a First World trade profile (massive exports of consumer and technology goods and imports of natural resources). Working through the World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ the United States is a world leader in securing the reduction of trade barriers in order to expand global
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There were many misconceptions about the indigenous people of the New World‚ many of which described them as simple and savage‚ a description that couldn’t further from the truth. Going back we find that Native Americans were actually very complex in all aspects of their lives: farming‚ social structure‚ religion‚ architecture‚ and so on. The people of the New World were so advanced that they could achieve the same things their European counterparts were doing with machinery‚ but better.These inventions
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The New World was discovered by Spain’s Christopher Columbus in 1492. Many believed that the settlement of the Spanish in the New World was the original settlement. For many years before the arrival of the Europeans‚ various tribes were scattered all throughout the Americas. There was an estimated 10‚000 people living in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. America was not a virgin wilderness for nearly 12‚000 years. The Spanish were the first to arrive in the New World. They
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The article was written by Robert Kunzig‚ a scientific journalist and a regular contributor in National Geographic magazine. The article was also published in National Geographic magazine in the year 2010. Obviously‚ this article is focusing on how to make Mars livable for humans. Kunzig also wants his readers to know how will NASA transform Mars into a planet like Earth‚ by using a timeline. He actually agree on his topic‚ he believes that Mars can also be like Earth‚ a habitable and safe planet
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