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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Archetypes are used to convey a story about a character without digressing from the main narrative. The use of archetypes can also be used to express complex ideas about a group‚ but when these archetypes are allowed to be used outside of their original context the become a stereotype. In quinceañeras‚ and in the Ballrooms of Detroit stereotypes are points of conflict where as traditionalists people confirm their membership in a group by perpetuating them‚ and as non-traditionalists they refuse
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Music is heard almost every place that we go- restaurants‚ grocery stores‚ the mall‚ farmer’s market‚ in the office‚ etc. Often times‚ the music is tuned out or ignored‚ but at other times‚ people get up and move to the music or sing along with it. As mentioned in the lecture‚ music is often used to fill time or space while we are doing other things such as homework‚ working or cooking. Can we fully appreciate and understand music if we are constantly occupied while listening to it? Appreciation
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and His Cat is a 9th century Irish poem set to music by 20th century American composer Samuel Barber. It is part of a larger cycle of songs for voice and piano called the “Hermit Songs”. Though the overall style of Samuel Barber’s compositions is quite hard to pinpoint‚ The Monk and His Cat is a clear break from earlier styles.
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8‚ 2017 at Mary Baldwin University. The lecture-recital that Paulo Steinberg gave included powerpoint slides with details on Brazilian music and short performances mixed in with the lecture to give an overall educational and enlightening experience. The pieces played all had Brazilian themes with great emphasis placed on Brazilian Chorros‚ a type of Brazilan music that portrays sadness and melancholy. The first piece played was titled Bachianas Brasileriras No. 4 (Preludio-Introduco)
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On Tuesday‚ November 10‚ 20015 at 7:30pm at Tilson Hall‚ School of Music‚ located at Indiana State University presents Night of Broken Glass. The group performed a series of ensemble‚ which includes Theme from Steindler’s List by John Williams. The type of music that was presented throughout the song was vocal instrumental. The conductor and the members started with a vast low-pitch as it speeds up to a high pitch that seems to become a melody. Interestingly‚ the melody is relatively simplistic
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La Madres de la Plaza Mayo Argentina‚ the second largest and most populated country in South America‚ was discovered in 1516 by Juan Diaz de Solis. As a result‚ Argentina developed under Spanish colonial rule. Buenos Aires‚ the country’s capital was settled in 1580 and by 1600 the country already had a booming the cattle industry. Later‚ from 1806 to 1807‚ invading British forces were expelled from Argentina. In 1808 Napoleon conquered Spain and two years later Argentinians created their own government
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was used to play music during church services and ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. But a lot of aristocrats played this‚ and then become more popular between the sixteenth and seventeenth century. It is mainly a folk instrument‚ which why it was then created into what we call
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individuals performed various smooth jazz pieces that kept the audience in awe. The pieces “Olivia” and a cover of “Like Someone in Love” are some examples of the contrasting‚ yet soulful music from that night. The piece “Olivia”‚ an original composed by Curtis Taylor‚ was upbeat and lively throughout. The flow of the music was energetic‚ people were bobbing their heads to and fro to the beat of the drum. At the beginning of this piece‚ the drum performed a mellow harmony to set the mood. Once the beats
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consists of mass media reports that proclaim the cultural association between music and collectively shared and culturally agreed upon perceptions of deviance” (Culture‚ Rap Music‚ ‘Bitch‚" and the Development of the Censorship Frame 1). Arts and Humanities have been regulated by government through entities such as education systems‚ broadcasting stations and social domains to instill media into the minds of the people. Music is subjected to critic based on language and conceptualization that leads to
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