History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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Contemporary Western Music Genres Blues Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ shouts and chants‚ and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form‚ ubiquitous in jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions‚ of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression
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Western Music dates back from 1200 BC. We can divide each major element of Western Music into periods. Some of the major periods of Western Music consist of Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Modern Music. Each period contributed key elements that have influenced the formation of music. These key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George
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looks very formal. I plan to focus on both pieces I will listen to both of them on YouTube and they are both interesting find it interesting how a piano‚cello‚clarinet and a violin can come together to make a piece. Even though this is not my type of music I will try to enjoy this piece. So I watched Messiaens piece on youtube and judging from the videos this piece has eight movements. The first movement is called liturgy of crystal. This piece has a soft feel to it. But to me its kind of disproportional
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Effects of Music Music is a very powerful medium and in some societies there have been attempts to control its use. It is powerful at the level of the social group because it facilitates communication which goes beyond words‚ enables meanings to be shared‚ and promotes the development and maintenance of individual‚ group‚ cultural and national identities. It is powerful at the individual level because it can induce multiple responses – physiological‚ movement‚ mood‚ emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral
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Music and Its Effects on Our Emotions: Can Music Really Change Your Mood? Music can control a much larger part of your life than most people would like to believe. Music can affect us in ways in which we’re not even aware of‚ and for this reason‚ music is simply amazing. There is a large number of studies behind music. Not even just the typical music you hear on the radio or that you download from the Internet‚ but any sounds and the way they can affect your mood and reflect your personallity.
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Effects of Music Music is one of the most prominent forms of communication. It is used in every situation to set a tone‚ alter moods‚ change attitudes‚ and affect behavior. The right song can make or break the scene in a movie or set a romantic mood at a restaurant. Music is one of the most expressionistic forms of media known to society. As a result‚ music influences every aspect of society with each generation forming a radically different opinion. The media‚ parents‚ and cynics want to blame
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Skull rings Over the past few years silver skull ring has engaged on its own tradition and iconic position. Skull imagery is the affection of representational meaning to the human skull. The most communal emblematic use of the skull is as a symbol of demise and mortality‚ but such an interpretation varies with moving social perspectives. The human brain has an unambiguous region for knowing façades; it cannot detach the spitting image of the human skull from the acquainted human face. As of this
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Western Classical Music When I listen to my favorite songs I always wondered how music from the past is so different than music of today‚ however‚ it turns out that the music we listen to today originated a lot from western classical music. In our textbook “World of Music” by David Willoughby he categorizes five different eras that comes together to be known as western classical music. It includes: Chapter 9‚ “Music to 1600‚” Chapter 10‚ “Music of the Baroque Period‚” Chapter 11‚ “Music of the
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION Globalization is not a new phenomena. It was primarily formed long time ago‚ when Greeks‚ Romans conquered other countries and spread their power to them. However‚ the nature of globalization has been changed over time and reached to the stage of modern globalization. In the article “Spiritual perspective on globalization”‚ Ira Rifkin (2003) says that the modern globalization could be identified from a meeting on 1944 in Bretton Woods where forty five nations
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