the charts half a century ago. Legendary guitar rifts and pioneering vocals of artists such as Jim Morrison‚ Janis Joplin‚ and John Lennon have been replaced by electronic sounds‚ heavier beats‚ and faster lyrics. Yet‚ have the underlying themes of music changed along with their sounds? Is the disfavor with which older generations look down upon contemporary
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originally applied "funk" to music with a slow‚ mellow groove‚ then later with a hard-driving‚ insistent rhythm because of the word’s association with sexual intercourse. This early form of the music set the pattern for later musicians. The music was slow‚ sexy‚ loose‚ riff-oriented and dance able. Funky typically described these qualities.(wikipedia) There are so many different kinds of music throughout the world‚ even in this country alone. There’s rock and roll‚ hip hop‚ R&B‚ rap‚ soul‚ and many more
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Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is usually understood to be commercially recorded music‚ often oriented towards a youth market‚ usually consisting of relatively short‚ simple love songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. Pop music has absorbed influences from most other forms of popular music‚ but as a genre is particularly associated with the rock and roll and later rock style.[citation needed] Contents
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As a Dominican Merengue‚ Bachata‚ Salsa‚ Perico Ripiao‚ Mambo and many other typical music genres are a must know. I mean what Dominican doesn’t know about these music genres. I danced Bachata and Salsa with this girl at this party. I honestly don’t remember the occasion‚ must I say Dominicans party for any and every reason. The party was in front of my grandmother’s house and across from the local bodega. The moon shined bright in the sky illuminating the night and making it perfect for the occasion
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CARIBBEAN MUSIC Introduction: Caribbean music originated from the Caribbean Islands‚ also known as the West Indies‚ and is a mixture of West African and European predominantly Spanish influences. The music has its origin when West African slaves were brought to Caribbean Island. They composed music with the help of percussion instruments like drums‚ bells and shakers. The music had unique musical style elements with special tempo-setting rhythms created by claves or bells‚ multi-layered and
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Music and Personality What Does Your Taste In Music Reveal About Your Personality? Research conducted by psychologists Jason Rentfrow and Sam Gosling suggests that knowing the type of music you listen to can actually lead to surprisingly accurate predictions about your personality. For example‚ researchers found that people could make accurate judgments about an individual’s levels of extraversion‚ creativity and open-mindedness after listening to ten of their favorite songs. Extraverts tend
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But the fourth movement is a little bit slower than the others. The tempo in the traditional symphonic performance is much slower than the tempo in the contemporary performance. Dynamics - Beethoven used very dramatic changes in dynamics in his music to give his symphonic writing a unique sense of style. No composer before Beethoven had the orchestration skills he had. He often used aggressive orchestral "tuttis"‚
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Genres of Music My favorite genre is R&B. Every genre has their own unique twist to it but I think what makes mine unique is the effect is has on people. R&B makes one want to move and dance to the beat of the music. It gives life to the ambience and it brings people to have a new personality. I personally find that it brings me up when I’m down. I find it very similar to hip-hop but R&B is a mixture of different genres which includes hip-hop in the mix. The artist that came to mind to associate
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Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine‚ pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals‚ pipe flutes‚ gangsta synth leads‚ and various FX. Similar to rap without the main vocal‚ Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. Although‚ the style originated many years ago‚ Trap music has recently been making a new school comeback in many new forms such as “Trap”‚ “Chirp”‚ “SeaPunk”‚ “PsyTrap”‚ and “TrapStep”. Earliest known examples can be found by artists such
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My name is Eric Valencia and I began playing piano three and a half years ago. I never had any interest in playing piano‚ although I loved hearing it. My grandmother passed away december of 2008 and I was deeply saddened by this event. My music history teacher in high school played a few pieces for us from the classical period. I remember hearing the Marriage of figaro‚ Moonlight sonata‚ Don Giovanni‚ and a few others‚ but Moonlight sonata grabbed my attention the most. I began
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