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    Music as art. My favorite music style. Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence that are organized in time in a special way. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony)‚ rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo‚ meter‚ and articulation)‚ dynamics‚ and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. In the historical context the development of music is inseparable from the active development of person’s sensory abilities. Course of the auditory development of the

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    think about it‚ which can only mean that I am really passionate about music‚ and Billy Joel in particular. In my opinion‚ Billy Joel is one of the greatest rock stars that has ever existed. While some people may disagree that he is a rock musician or say that he does not fit into a definite category‚ I think this is a lot of what does make him a rock and roll artist. You could classify him as mainstream rock or classic rock if you wanted to‚ but I simply classify him as Billy Joel. There is no

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    The Supremes American Music Icons of the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Two music icons and two different music styles. The 1950’s everything was changing from the clothing to music. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8th‚ 1935. Elvis was born to Gladys and Vernon Presley. Elvis learned to play the guitar and sing gospel music when he was in the 6th grade. By the time he was 18‚ he was ready to set out to play music full-time. By 1953 he cut his first record it was

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    In the article‚ “Towards an Aesthetic of Popular Music”‚ Simon Frith tries to show the aesthetic value of poplar music in the sociological field‚ while most of the academic musicologists think popular music‚ submitted to social forces‚ is aesthetically worthless. There are two different sociological approaches to judge the value of music. First is technique and technology‚ as Frith states‚ “people produce and consume the music they are capable of producing and consuming.” (Firth 498) But he

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    We Will Rock You Review The music‚ the show‚ the actors were amazing!! A good laugh‚ romance and...ROCK. We Will Rock You‚ was written by Ben Elton and music and lyrics by the band Queen. With great hits like “Radio Gaga” and “I Want to Break Free”‚ this was a show that all Freddie Mercury fans will love‚ and the fans of musical theatre. Everywhere the kids watch the same shows‚ wear the same clothes‚ and think the same thoughts .Its a safe happy ‘Ga Ga” world. Unless you’re a complete rebel‚ and

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    * African music | The many music cultures of Africa may be broadly classified as North African and sub-Saharan. This article discusses only traditional music of the dominant population south of the Sahara‚ as North African culture is essentially Islamic or Arabic. The diversity of this population is reflected both in the number of languages spoken--about 800 to 1‚000--and in the wide variety of music traditions cultivated. Fortunately‚ these traditions have many traits in common‚ permitting a discussion

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    Thesis: Popular media clearly pronounce a number of racial stereotypes and segregation in many types of sport. Argument 1 “Remember the Titans” produced by Jerry Bruckheimer represents a number of racial stereotypes and segregations through popular media. This is clearly evident as the three scene from the movie. 1. The racial stereotypes and segregations have been represented in the scene when the blacks join in the whites AFL team. 2. As the movie plays the scene where blacks go to white school

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    During the 1950’s the pop movement emerged on the art scene‚ it was a movement that consisted of artist incorporating various aspects from popular culture‚ into their artworks‚ whether it be material goods‚ celebrities‚ comics or other things from media. In 1956‚ English Painter Richard Hamilton created his famous work of art “Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different‚ so appealing?”‚ a collage composed of various cutouts from other works of art or media. When the cutouts were all placed

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    Over the years rock music has emerged into numerous forms such as garage rock and protopunk. One such form is punk rock music which has its roots in the rock and roll music of 1950s’ America. Punk Rock has a long history of events and musicians who collaboratively created this genre. It is interesting to know that how beautifully this genre shaped up gradually with the influence of its environment‚ culture and nature of people. In the 1960’s‚ punk rock was a term used for ’garage musicians’. These

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    Music has gradually changed‚ as the decades have passed‚ to include a variety of different styles; each being influenced in some way by the early blues and rhythm. As it does presently‚ in that time period‚ music created many conflicts between generations. Also in those decades‚ music created conflict between racial and gender classes. Glenn C. Altschuler‚ author of All Shook Up‚ discusses in this book all of these conflicts‚ and what rocknroll did to aid or to discourage people of this time

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