Music in different cultures English from this country has changed a lot over the years‚ mainly due to changes in technology. Starting with cave men making instruments from sticks and rocks‚ having people playing harpsichord to nowadays where people are able to either play music on an instrument themselves or create it on a computer. Due to a slow advance of technology in some places in Africa‚ the tribes over their have kept pretty traditional sticking to music on drums‚ harp like instruments‚ rattles
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Music and literature have played an important role in our community and society since not only humans but the earth was born. It’s still a great mystery as to who invented or made music first. But first of all we shouldn’t focus as to when was music made but should see that what actually music is? How to define music has long been the subject of debate; philosophers‚ musicians‚ and‚ more recently‚ various social and natural scientists have argued about what constitutes music. The definition has varied
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to as dynamics‚ is one of the most important components of sound. Composers use volume as a way of controlling the emotional content and shape of a piece. It is interesting to note‚ however‚ that early composers did not generally mark their scores with instructions about volume until well into the 17th century‚ but depended upon the musicians to determine the appropriate levels of volume for a specific performance space. Composers started writing indications for dynamic levels in scores at about
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underwater breathing but the three powers that I mentioned allow you to do incredible things‚ especially when they are used together. Time travel would be fun for me especially because I am fascinated by history. Imagine having the ability to see what your block looked like‚ 100‚ 200‚ 300 or even 1‚000‚000 years ago. Or imagine being able to see‚ in real life‚ famous events that you were always curious about‚ like the sinking of the Titanic‚ the building of the Empire State Building‚ or famous battles
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Beatrice‚ How have you been? Hope everything is will with you and your family. You and I haven’t had much time to speak these past few weeks‚ so I decided to write you this letter in order to update you on the current events that have occurred in my life recently. Two days ago‚ I attended a baroque sinfonia at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music‚ directed by Adam Gilbert‚ director of the early music program. The program consisted of selections from The Fairy Queen‚ originally
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Baroque Music Opera was the new musical form of the Baroque period and it was very expressive of the baroque cultural values. By then end of the operatic form was stylized into a recipe‚ including improbable plots‚ small motivations for the characters‚ and magical transformations‚ which were signs of opera’s baroque nature. Oprheus united drama‚ dance‚ elaborate stage mechanisms‚ and scenery with music. Johann Sebastian Bach was one artist whose greatest legacy was religious music. His works
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"Flow My Tears" and "Lost Your Head Blues" “Lost your Head Blues” was written and performed by Bessie smith‚ known as the “Empress of the Blues.” She lived from 1894-1937. The songs Smith sang along with her performances allowed her the opportunity to become popular in the 1920’s. While the songs she sang were revolved around her life‚ and not that of the community‚ many folks said that the stories were relatable to them. “Lost Your Head Blues” in particular was a sad love song that became a popular
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English 101A Melissa Long 25 September‚ 2011 Who Holds the Deed to YOUR Body? The sale of organs on the black market is a huge problem in our society today. It is immoral and needs to be more heavily monitored by the government. I once knew a women with three small children to support unfortunately‚ her husband was shot and he died. She was left with the three small children and had no way to support them‚ and no one to help her. When she was presented
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The song‚ Make Your Beginning‚ You Who Sing‚ which is a song of the Aztec nobility spoke to me muck like many works of lyric I listen to today. One for example is called‚ Can’t Complain by a band called Relent K. Each have the same basic message‚ which is do not worry about wordily things‚ just life life to the fullest because we do not live long. The song‚ Can’t Complain‚ focusses more on bad situations and telling the listeners how this person coped with the situation. Such as in the first few
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In Amy Cuddy’s “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are”‚ she discusses the way our body language describe the type of person we are‚ and other ways our non verbal communication speaks for us. In this speech‚ Cuddy uses both causes and effects to convey her argument. However‚ I believe she uses more effects than causes to convey her message. Cuddy’s purpose of this speech is to bring awareness to people that their body language tells other a lot‚ and that they should be cautious of it. This is one
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