Composition 102: The 1970’s 27 March 2008 Music in the 1970’s “The conventional wisdom is that Minimalism- an idiom of clear‚ non decorative lines‚ repetition‚ and great tonal simplicity‚ which arose in the 1960’s and 70’s – was the last identifiable new style in music history. Actually‚ there has been an acceleration of new styles‚ many of them building on minimalist roots toward greater and world-music-inspired complexity.” (p 297) Many “radical” ideas of the nineteen sixties gained wider
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CALYPSO MUSIC Calypso is one of the most significant traditions in the Caribbean Music Industry. ‘Come‚ Mister tally man‚ tally me banana‚ daylight come and me wan’ go home‚” are the words to a famous calypso song recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956. The Free Dictionary defines calypso music as ‘a type of music that originated in the West Indies‚ notably in Trinidad‚ and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects’. It can also be said that calypso is a certain
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The evolution that has taken place in the music industry over the last 15 years is quite staggering. The entrance of the internet onto the world stage has revolutionized the way music is bought‚ marketed and shared. It is not only the depth of the changes that are occurring‚ but also the increasing rate at which these changes are taking place. New technologies and processes are becoming outdated almost as soon as they are adopted. Love it or hate it‚ the World Wide Web is here to stay‚ and it has
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Music is a very important part of modern popular culture and society today. Students are so clung to their person music players that it is almost impossible to walk around the halls of any high school without seeing some sort or cord connecting their head to some portable electronic device. It has even gotten to the point where the phones‚ used every day for communication‚ now serve as a way to listen to music. After observing this‚ one must ask the question; what is it that everyone is listening
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Background Music Mediate the Irrelevant Sound Effect? NICK PERHAM* and JOANNE VIZARD School of Psychology‚ University of Wales Institute Cardiff‚ Cardiff‚ UK Summary: Research suggests that listening to background music prior to task performance increases cognitive processes‚ such as attention and memory‚ through the mechanism of increasing arousal and positive mood. However‚ music preference has not been explored with regard to a more common and realistic scenario of concurrent music and cognition
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Hit Music in The 1980s Music during the 1980s decade influenced the style of all artists to come. Music became more diverse‚ with new wave‚ heavy metal‚ rap‚ techno pop‚ pop‚ alternative rock and the "new" country sounds. Landmark artists such as Prince‚ AC/DC‚ and Michael Jackson are still inspiring music artists that are recording today. One remarkable aid to the fame of these memorable artists was a TV show called MTV. During the beginning of the decade The Federal Communications Commission
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Subargument #1: Amateur female musicians are severely limited in their portrayals of self empowerment because of monopoly of music by males Subargument #2: Amateur female musicians are further limited by social boundaries that occur in music Jazz Article 1 (Willis) | E/DM 2 | Saturday night fever 3 | Bass article – Clawson 4 | * Women instrumentalists are deliberately avoided/removed in the hegemonic jazz discourse to preserve the construction of jazz as a masculine space. * Women can
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Classical Music to Your Ears People listen to the melody and the rhythms follow by music notes‚ music instrument‚ and voices following along making the influences as a part of an essential need to almost everyone especially in the entertainment world of consumption. Although‚ where did all of this occur and what made this major event to become an unforgettable event? Music! Music recreate the benefit of appreciation‚ an event‚ a gathering‚ emotions‚ and anything that follows an individual
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A music business: Universal’s gamble Summary When Universal Music Group bought a part of EMI’s Capitol Records‚ many asked themselves if this was a smart decision. A ’gamble’ of $1.9 billion. Many questioned if this merge would disadvantage smaller companies‚ because Universal owns‚ thanks to this merge‚ 40%-50% shares of most markets. Because of the long statement of objections by the European Commission‚ Eurocrats might force Universal to sell parts of EMI‚ such as Virgin Music and EMI Classics
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Merriam Webster defines music as sounds that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments‚ written or printed symbols showing how music should be played or sung‚ and the art or skill of creating or performing music. Merriam Webster also defines Therapy as the treatment of physical or mental illnesses. When these two activities are brought together we create music therapy. This is defined as therapy based on engagement in musical activities: the therapeutic use of music (as to reduce anxiety
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