that African musical instruments include a wide range of drums‚ slit gongs‚ rattles‚ double bells as well as melodic instruments like string instruments‚ musical bows‚ different types of harps and harp-like instruments such as the Kora as well as fiddles which are also used in American music as well in different genres of music. Many kinds of xylophone and lamellophone like the mbira‚ and different types of wind instruments are used through out the rich culture of this music. Studies have shown that
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wonder off too far because I feared that something would happen to them. So far they seem to be having fun playing with the other children. While they were playing us adults sat around the campfire and listened to our travelling companions play the fiddle and sing‚ it was very relaxing after the long day that we had. Hopefully I will be able to keep writing about our journey daily but I have my doubts. This is going to be a long journey and I have a feeling that there is going to be a great
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to be mean about it but one culture may know one thing about another and that’s all they know. Meanwhile‚ second culture may get offended by being placed in one small box of acceptance. David Hwang shows the ignorance of Ronnie: “If this was a fiddle‚ I’d be sitting here with a cob pipe‚ stomping my cowboy boots and Ramsey 1 kicking up hay. Then I’d go home and fuck my cousin.” This quote is made by Ronnie showing a stereotype of the Caucasian American boy with fair
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Hurston’s Argument The argument Hurston is presenting is that gender roles in the 1930’s were unfair. Women were mistreated and in Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Hurston is trying to show that even though there are obstacles in life‚ it is important to follow your dreams/ conquer your goals even when there are hard times. During the time this novel was written‚ in the 1930’s‚ society was well influenced on the thoughts that men were superior to women and that women need men in order to have a successful
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Upstate New York‚ where he worked as a laborer and a greatly talented violin player. He was deceived into travelling with two con men to Washington D.C who wanted to sell him as a slave to the south. He was led to believe that he was going to play the fiddle at a circus but instead was drugged and sold into slavery at the Red River region in Louisiana. For 12 consequent years he served as slave to different masters. Most of his years as a slave was spent under the ownership of a slaver named Edwin Epps
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Music is something we hear everyday. Whether it be from our own phones‚ in our cars‚ or background music we hear everyday. There are songs that defines almost every emotion we have. Music has been around forever‚ each sound and every type intertwine together to influence more and more music. Music has the power to recreate memories and define a generation of kids. Throughout out the years there has been many different types of music. Such as Rap and Hip-Hop‚ Country and one of the most popular Rock
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years before. His presence at the Alamo boosted the defenders morale. His status as a national celebrity and his good human made him a leader at the Alamo. The younger men felt more confident with Crockett there. (Groneman pg 150) His adventures‚ his fiddle and his charming personalities was a comfort to everyone there. Crockett told them‚ “I have come to aid you that I can in your noble cause‚ I shall identify myself with your interests‚ and all the honor of defending as a high private‚ in common with
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Art is consistently thought to be a reflection of the society one lives in. One Dutch artist‚ Pieter Bruegel is known for painting about peasant life in the 16th century. Bruegel puts this concept at the forefront of his painting‚ The Peasant Dance. To some it is a painting displaying peasants dancing at a carnival. To others‚ it makes a statement showing the differences in individuals behaviors in religious settings compared to secular situations. Four Centuries later‚ a poet uses Bruegel’s painting
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Elizabethan Music Music has always given us a way to express ourselves and show how we feel in a way we don’t usually let people see. The music of our day reflects the culture of our day. We can see what has been left by a certain generation in the lyrics and the sounds of that time. Music moves people. Without it‚ cultures -as well as the generations- would have no common ground to identify with one another. The Elizabethan Era‚ named after Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England at the time‚ took
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The Elizabethan Era is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Age” of English history for the new found peace of the era and for the flourishing of areas such as poetry‚ literature‚ and music. At this point in time the Elizabethan Era is part of the period of music called the Renaissance where a considerable amount of innovation and exploration was done to the music of the time period. Consequently‚ new forms of music arose in addition to the already present religious music. Street music‚ court music
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