Listeners Casual Listeners • Most common • Likes having music playing‚ filling the environment with sounds • Views music primarily as a mood enhancer or as pleasant part of the environment • Johann Sebastian Bach - Air from Suite No.3 in D major o Slow and relaxing pace – often used for meditation Referential Listeners • Relate music almost exclusively to outside experiences • These external references are so strong that the music is not really heard anymore; instead‚ the listener is caught
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Tupac Shakur: A Hip-Hop Inspiration Music is a cultural journal that expresses the realities and emotions of life in a poetic way. For the African American culture‚ music has always been a statement for many controversial topics such as racism‚ religion‚ politics‚ education‚ crime‚ and violence. In the 1990’s‚ Hip-Hop became the newest cultural and artistic voice for the African American population. Genres such as jazz‚ blues‚ rock-n-roll‚ and gospel that once dominated the musical culture
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The Comparison of Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period The Middle Ages and Renaissance periods saw a dramatic evolution of music and the development of the notation system that has continued to evolve through our present day. Both eras of music had baselines that were the same‚ while they each had their own quality that makes them unique. Composers from both eras were very successful and their music is still heard today. Two types of music developed during the Middle Ages were sacred
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Introduction to Humanities III‚ Music Final Paper October 23‚ 2013 The concept of Music as a Mirror of its Time is the thread that connects the musical eras discussed in this course and effective way to follow musical development by studying it in relation to the events and influences that shaped he history of the times. It is clear that music was used as a tool ranging from religious ceremony to self-expression. This paper will walk thought history‚ musical development and composers that represented
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July 19‚ 2010 English 135 Essay # 1 The Power of Music The high pitched sound of a violin‚ the deep thump of a bass drum‚ the sultry voice of a singer‚ or the powerful words of a lyricist – all of these show the power of music. Music can cheer you up when you are sad or calm you down when you are excited or anxious. Music has the power to change your mood‚ trigger great memories‚ and is a powerful form of expression. Music is also universal and is one of the strongest and oldest art forms
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Spears Mrs. Nolan Senior Project 25 September 2012 The Knowledge of music is becoming more and more important in our world every day. In the tragedy‚ The Mourning Bride by William Congreve‚ William wrote‚ “Music Hath charms to soothe a savage beast‚ to soften rocks‚ or bend a knotted oak” (Dillon INT). Music is a part of every culture and has been and will always be an important necessity to humanity’s well-being. “I think music itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something
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Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created
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India The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk‚ popular‚ pop‚ classical music andR&B. India’s classical music tradition‚ including Carnatic and Hindustani music‚ has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their ownlanguages and dialects‚ having distinct cultural traditions
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above quote. For Essay 2‚ respond to the Wuorinen quote in light of the music about which we have learned in class and to which we have listened as a part of this class. Also‚ you may bring into your response the music to which you listen most frequently. 200 – 400 words in a clear and concise manner will produce an appropriate essay. Please submit on paper or on line. I truly agree with Charles Wuorinen that the music (any kind of entertainment) does help us to get our mind relaxed and become
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How do you obtain inspiration on theater? What do you think inspiration means? ‚ Inspiration is an emotion when you love something and you do it because you like how it feels? Or is it something that promotes you to do something? Well its a little of both‚ its not an emotion its a feeling that promotes you to do something. But‚ how do you obtain inspiration? Is it different to obtain normal inspiration and inspiration on theater? You only obtain inspiration if you like something and if it is
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