Joan Sebastian‚ a Mexican singer‚ has been an influential figure in the music world with his passionate ranchera songs. His CD‚ Joan Sebastian con Mariachi‚ features various songs that deal with the theme of lost and unrequited love. In Peter Manuel’s Popular Music of the Non-Western World‚ he observes that a large number of Mexican music originates from other countries when he says‚ “the vast majority of the popular music produced in Mexico has been and continues to be based on imported styles”
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opposed to the monastic life of the medieval period. One of the less obvious of these changes was that of music. In comparing Medieval and Renaissance times we can see a definite contrast in the style and content of what the music emphasized. During the medieval era musical composition consisted of little movement in the notes themselves‚ and was‚ in a sense‚ plain. Used mainly in the church‚ music was meant to emphasize actual words that a person wanted to convey‚ and thus had little embellishment
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Music has always had the power to strike emotions good and bad‚ which is why it is so attractive to people. This has not changed since the days when the Beatles shocked the world. What has changed is that popular music lyrics and videos have become much more explicit. The question is to censor or not to censor? I say not to censor. Explicit music is merely a way for musicians to freely express their feelings and experiences and if we eliminated it‚ we would be violating freedom of expression‚ alienating
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Is music a luxury‚ or a necessity for humans? Even though we can live with out it‚ unlike food and water‚ I do believe music is a necessity. Even in countries where food and water are scarce‚ they will still find a way to make music. Some luxuries are necessary to live a peaceful life‚ music being one of them. So‚ with that being said‚ music not only helps us through the tough times‚ but also keeps us alive. Music is like glue. It lets us keep our sanity. Music relates to us‚ thus letting us know
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by Velimir V. Khlebnikov – ‘The King of Time’ 2 MUSIC IN THE BIG KEY Figure 1. The ‘Big Key’ – with saxophonic trajectory marked in blue. 3 CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Prefatory Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1. Core Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. Exposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 i Re-imagining music in the Big Key . . . . . . . . . 10 ii Playing and practice
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Choral Compositions Most people that live in the modern generation view choral music as old‚ boring harmonies whose composers died with kings. However‚ choral music is not just for the elderly singing hymns apathetically in the church pews on Sunday morning. Though the perception of it remains unenthusiastic among common listeners‚ the life of choral music is not as dead or boring as most would assume. Choral music is made modern‚ enjoyable‚ and vibrant through the works of contemporary composers
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Music Response Models: How do people move to music? This is basic level research of all the processes from music perception and recognition to the effects of rhythm on the way that people dance or move their bodies to music. After sound reaches the eardrum‚ it sets into motion of a complex combination of mechanical‚ chemical‚ and neural events in the cochlea‚ brain stem‚ midbrain nuclei‚ and cortex that result in a percept. The cerebellum plays a role in remembering the “settings” that can be used
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Popular Culture � PAGE �1� � The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society Introduction to Popular American Culture Word Count: 817 The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society The American way of life revolves around popular culture. The artifacts surrounding them shape the lives and personalities of individuals. The choices people make regarding the things they buy come from commercials they have seen on TV‚ ads in the newspaper‚ or something they have seen someone
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originality‚ engage listener/emotional impact‚ and meaning from the songs. Comparing the two will make you wonder whose version is better now. Between Hank Williams Jr and Kid Rock‚ the song “A Country Boy Can Survive”‚ play different types of genre of music.
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Intro to Music Histor December 10‚ 2012 Final paper With the feeling of excited and curious‚ I decided to enjoy the perfect play performed by The New York Youth Symphony. And the music director in this concert is Joshua Gersen. This is my first life experience to attend to a music hall and listen to the classical music concert. The Carnegie Hall located at west 40th street‚ New York. It is a 5-floor high building which can fill at least 400 people. The 2nd to 4th floor is some small rooms
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