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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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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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed in many
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The Influence of Music As explored in the lives of Arcangelo Corelli and Barbara Strozzi Alexandria Woodward Valley City State University Music History and Literature II Why make music? Every great composer throughout all of history has asked himself this question. It is this question that sparks the purpose and passion for music that greatness requires. Leonard Bernstein once said‚ “Music . . . can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable” (www.goodreads
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September 25‚ 2014 Dance Classes Have you ever taken dance? I have been in dance for twelve years. Three examples of my favorite dance classes are tap‚ ballet‚ and pointe. Dancing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was five years old. One example of my favorite dance classes is tap class. The reason it is one of my favorites is because my dance class has high heel black shoes with metal taps on the heel and toe that make noise when touching a hard surface. In tap we
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their knowledge‚ while many others read books to enjoy its content. I belong to this category. I enjoy reading good books particularly novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ etc. My one of the many favorite books is ‘City of Joy’ written by Dominique Lapierre. This is the story of living saints and heroes-- those who abandoned affluent and middle-class lives to dedicate themselves to the poor. If you’ve never been to India‚ this book will take you there. Through the eyes of the main character you will see
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When I was little I used to watch a cartoon titled ‘Popeye the Sailor’ The main character of this cartoon is Popeye. That is my most favorite cartoon character. I watched this cartoon everyday for popeye. At that time I dreamed to be a man like Popeye. Popeye is a fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. In this cartoon Popeye eats spinich and gets muscles and unbelivable strength. He has a girl friend that he is constantly fighting over‚ and an enemy that is constantly trying to kidnap
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more responsibilities to your plate. It is a place where you get treated like adults and are here‚ by choice to further your education and to achieve your goals in life. We as adults have to take on responsibilities‚ and you choose to do them‚ it is really up to you. People who enroll in school should be ready for what campus life has to throw at them. The decision to continue your education in college is one that needs to be made with the understanding of reaching your life’s goals. The purpose
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collection of music inscribed in cuneiform on clay tablets. Its important because it is one of the first times Hymns were written down. 2)What is the Natya Shastra? Why is it important? Natya Shastra is a writing on the performing arts‚ dancing‚ and stage performance. This is important because it gives quite a detailed information on the types of instruments that was used at the time and was popular. 3)Who were troubadours? What was their music like? Troubadours were traveling poet musicians who traveled
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