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    Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. In the mid-1960s she left for New York City and its rich folk music scene‚ recording her debut album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter ("Urge for Going"‚ "Chelsea Morning"‚ "Both Sides Now"‚ "Woodstock") and then as a singer in her own right. Finally settling in Southern California‚ Mitchell played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the

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    Bela Bartok

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    compositions strongly influenced by his folk music studies‚ and for his activities as a concert pianist‚ music editor and teacher. The works of Bela Bartok are generally approached from either of two theoretical premises. The first being an extension of traditional western art music that has preceded him (particularly the expanded harmonic resources which emerged during the ’Romantic’ musical period)‚ the other being from Bartok’s own research into the folk music of Europe. It has been said that through

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    Alan Lomax Essay

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    John Lomax and Alan Lomax collected‚ published and disseminated folk music and blues during the Thirties‚ Forties and Fifties. Discuss the importance of this work to modern popular music. Alan Lomax was known to be a legendary collector of folk music. A highly educated musicologist‚ he can truly be seen as a sort of pioneer in the recording and discovering of music. Put under the early apprenticeship of John Lomax‚ his father‚ he began a career travelling the southern states. Although they were

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    Getting Along with Folks

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    “Getting along with folks” By: Steven Watson People go out their way to despise‚ judge‚ and put down other people because of their appearance. A person’s appearance is just about the only thing that makes us different. White‚ black‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ native/ aboriginal‚ etc.‚ it shouldn’t be that big of a deal to truly bother someone to do the terrible things that have been done. This is called racism. It has plagued our world and our minds since the beginning of time. Separated‚ not united. But

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    Classical Dance

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    Classical Dance Since there are few audio recordings in this category‚ this is a complete list of what is held by the Music Library.  Bharatanatyam The sounds of Bharathanatyam / by Sudharani Raghupathy. New Delhi : Super Cassettes Industries‚ p. 1990. Music Media Center --- SCI 627   Bharathanatyam songs / by M.L. Vasanthakumari.  Madras : Sangeetha‚ [1983?].  Nataraja anjali -- Alarippu -- Jatiswaram -- Varnam -- Kasturi thilakam -- Krishna nee -- Nee maatale : Javali -- Thillana -- Mangalam

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    Bob Dylan Research Paper

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    Richard and that was also his high school yearbook quote. He went to the University of Minnesota in 1959 where he started listening to folk and rock music‚ he became less interested in studying and decided

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    WORLD’S LONGEST SONG The current longest piece of music being recored is Longplayer. It has been recording for the last 11 years. And it is due to end in 2999. Look it up at Longplayer.org  The longest recorded piece of music used to be by a noise band called Bull of Heaven‚ "The Chosen Priest and Apostle of Infinite Space." It’s more than 2 months long. They also have other works that are multiple weeks long. They have however bested this with a song that is 50 000 hours in length‚ that’s more

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    Overview of Music

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    The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds

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    Abstract This paper explores the international business trade of Brazil. It also compares the aspects of Brazil with the United States. Brazil is a model nation located in South America. Brazil is one among many that conduct international business with the United States. Brazil has discrimination‚ corruption‚ and economical issues as well as the United States. The following paper discusses the major elements and dimensions of the culture in Brazil‚ how these elements and dimensions are integrated

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    trouble in differentiating the two types of music. While Country and Bluegrass share a common lineage‚ there are several differences set them apart. During the 40’s and 50’s Bluegrass music was a big influence in society. It combined traditional folk ballads‚ gospel songs‚ and string band music to create a style characterized by instrumental intelligence‚ and high-pitched vocals. Its history‚ instruments‚ and influences are what make Bluegrass one of the most distinctive American forms of music

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