Essay Portion 1) Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide
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pop music a type of music‚ usually played on electronic instruments‚ that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop. rock ’n’ roll a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats soul music a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s‚ combining r & b with pop‚
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MUSIC MARKETING INVESTIGATION Different music record labels utilize different ranges of marketing strategies to market their music and their artist. Some of these techniques can sometime depend on the size of the company and their resource accessibility or‚ the time of music they produce and their target audience. These aspects help them decide what they think is a suitable and effective means of marketing that will bring them optimum revenue For this investigation‚ I looked into one of the “big
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facilitator in today’s discussion concerning the Influence of Music in our culture an values today. To begin let’s start off with an overview of our discussion points for today which will include: (1) Music and radio – the ways they have shaped American Culture and it’s value. (2) How music and a particular genre has personally affected me and those close to me. (3) How music has shaped cultural and social behavior within America. Music has been around for the ages but the question arises how
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Organic vs. Manufactured: Music Then & Now There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace‚ love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today‚ although entertaining‚ has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics‚ appearances‚ and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution
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The Music of Brazil Brazilian culture is a culture that is has a very diverse nature. An ethnic and cultural mixing occurred during the colonial period between with the Native Americans‚ Portuguese and Africans forming the bulk of Brazilian culture. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Italian‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Arab and Japanese immigrants settled in Brazil and played an important role in creating a multicultural country. “Although Brazil is considered the fifth largest country in the world
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of stress and illness. The healing power of music has been expressed throughout the centuries‚ from the strumming of ancient harps and flutes‚ to the pure voice sung in chants and folk songs. Music has no bounds when it creates the sounds to heal and mellow the soul. It’s legacy survives every generation through history and is expressed through the hearts and deeper feelings in the people from almost every culture‚ ancient and modern. Sound and music coupled with a pure heart and clear soul activates
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Salsa Salsa! Music I can’t imagine myself living without. I grew up listening to salsa music and from a very young age I learned to love it. I remember growing up and on Saturday mornings my mother would put on her salsa CD’s as she cooked and cleaned and delegated chores to my sister and me. Salsa can be fast paced and danceable or a bit slow and more romantic. Salsa is a mix of afro-Caribbean beats or as best described a modern technique of performing Guaracha‚ Son Montuno and Cuban son. The
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P a g e | 361 Chapter 6 Music From Social Networking to Stardom Figure 6.1. P a g e | 362 In 2006‚ Californian vocalist Colbie Caillat was an aspiring singer-songwriter. Although her audio engineer father‚ Ken Caillat‚ coproduced one of the biggest selling albums of all time‚ Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours‚ Colbie had never considered booking a studio‚ much less campaigning for a record deal. She considered her music to be a hobby rather than a career choice. 1 Fast-forward a year later and
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Reggae is the most internationally famous style of Caribbean music. Reggae‚ which is one of the world’s most influential music‚ was originated in Jamaica around the mid 1960’s. At first reggae was first performed by and for poor Jamaican’s‚ but quickly became popular throughout the Caribbean and around the world. Most reggae songs deal with social concerns and religious beliefs of the Afro-Caribbean awareness of the Rastafarian religion. The term reggae is also applied today to reggae’s precursor
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