seventeenth century show curious inclinations for mournfulness and melancholy‚ which is sometimes motivated by unsuccessful love affairs‚ but more often‚ motivated by religious beliefs. William Byrd (1540 - 1623)‚ whose output was primarily in religious music‚ is an example of such a composer. In the mid-sixteenth century England‚ King Henry VIII’s breach with the Catholic Church by annulling his marriage sparked off the European Wars of Religion (1524 - 1648). As churches in England became under the
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Music is a way of life‚ it is all around us. It can influence who you are and how you go about your daily lives. Music can manipulate the emotions in a powerful way‚ which can sometimes determine your mood and your conscience. Sometimes different cultures adapt different music into their lifestyle. Example‚ Reggae is usually listened to by the Black Caribbean Community. Their music is relaxed and optimistic‚ as is their lifestyle. The style of music quite often reflects the culture. Music in the
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2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many periods. Such as Middle
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Music is the expression of emotion through the medium of sound. From the very first moment a human heard a songbird and endeavored to recreate that beauty‚ or beat on a hollow log and found the rhythm compelling‚ music has become the most powerful freedom given by God. Music‚ in itself‚ is a characteristic common and unique to all cultures throughout the world. Every culture in history includes music as an important part of everyday life. Music‚ as a part of culture‚ will most often have more
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Musician With A Humble Beginning A music background can come from any one individual or a group of individuals with the desire to create music. Dominic Facciponte a native of Syracuse‚ New York and a good friend of mine‚ who currently attends Hobart College as a Biology major and also plays lacrosse‚ is a talented drummer who was apart of a high school band. Although his life path and career path he chose is not in the Music Industry or involved with music‚ Dominic still has a deep passion for
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Music-the average person would think of it as just sound constructed together cleverly with differing instruments or voices. Or even technology. But‚ to Evelyn Glennie‚ it is so much more than that. Starting in childhood‚ she took lessons in drumming and becoming a musician; and now as an extremely experienced percussionist‚ and a disabled person‚ Ms Glennie has learned to appreciate every aspect of not only music‚ but sound. In order to teach her audiences about listening to sound‚ she begins
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up with the current music climate. Perhaps they are tryin to hide away from the unattractive and embarrassing personality that would jeprodise their hit single. Manufacturing pop artists is thought to be a 21st century trade. However‚ we can trace certain manufactured stars back as far as the the late 1950’s. Motown‚ the famous funk and soul label‚ founded by Berry Gordy Jr. was one such label that completely manufactured their artists to keep them in tune with the current music climate. Gordy set
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backgroud about Jazz music. Jazz orginated at the beginning of 20th century‚ and New Orleans was the birth place of Jazz. Jazz based on the style of Blues and Ragtime. In 19th century‚ South of American use music to show their emotion‚ at the end of the 19th century‚ Jazz as a mixtura music with Blues and Ragtime and based on traditional American music. African music had a deep influence on Jazz music from the civil war‚ so Jazz music have many characteristics of African music. And it is the mixtura
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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"Soul‚ Craft‚ and Cultural Hierarchy." Musician Magazine 1-9 Soul‚ Craft‚ and Cultural Hierarchy ENERGETIC‚ ARTICULATE‚ AND MUSICALLY impressive‚ Wynton Marsalis brings considerable weight to the contention that jazz is superior to other popular musical genres‚ and to a narrow‚ bebopcentered view of the jazz tradition. As forcefully opinionated as he usually is‚ though‚ Marsalis was brought up short a few times during this joint interview with keyboardist Herbie Hancock (b. 1940). For Marsalis
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