Jacques de Liege objected to the Ars Nova and defended the “ancient art”. He believed that the people appreciated and enjoyed the ancient motets and the ancient manner more than the new. Many arguments were made against the “new art” Ars Nova. Motets were the initial musical works by Philip de Vitry to represent the Ars Nova. The motets sung in Latin used isorhythm creating equal rhythm throughout.
This style was identified by its wide melodic leaps and its mild dissonance, which would have made it difficult to sing along with. However, it became distinctly American and was often used patriotically. This style theme is greatly evident in the score of The Best Years of Our Lives, written by Hugo Friedhofer, which is about veterans returning home from the war. Since the movie is about veterans, American Nationalism creates a strong patriotic mood in the scenes in which it is used. Another important film concerning the use of popular music is Laura, which was released in 1944.
Now we all have our own cup of tea when it comes to music, we prefer certain singers and bands over others, it’s just the way we all out. Music is composed of all thousands of singers all offering a different sound. There are moments in time where a specific note can spark change in us all. A great representation of this would be the world-renowned band, The Beatles. The infamous English rock/pop band of the 60’s, originally named The Blackjacks, first began playing in random shows across the UK and running into some deportation troubles in Germany (Lewisohn, 1992 p.
Music has been used to bring people together, to influence people, and to even cure a conflict. The Vietnam War is an era which best exemplifies this power of music. In the eyes of many, the Vietnam War was one that should never have been fought; yet it ushered in one of the most aspiring eras of music in American history. Music may have been influential in American culture before the Vietnam War, but this event triggered the most significant musical revolution in the young country’s history because not only was music used as a means of protest and propaganda on the home front, but soldiers abroad also used it for everything from military strategy to moral support. The art form of music influenced the culture of the Vietnam War era more than most musical eras have ever impacted their respective cultures.
Whether it is a poem by Maya Angelou or a hip-hop song by Nas, it all has a feeling of expression that someone or a whole group of people can relate too. The format that the slaves used in their gospels are still present in today’s form of music. The vernacular tradition is an ever growing art form as said in the text “black vernacular forms are works in progress, experiment in a still new country” (pg.8). In African American history this vernacular art which is used day in and day out is a way of life, a way of survival, and a way of hope. African Americans have been subjected for centuries, no matter it be 300 years ago or yesterday you can hear that oppression being expressed in the music, speeches, poems, screen plays, a gospel, or just about any art form.
In the years 1170 to 1250 began Ars antiqua in Notre Dame School of polyphony. This was the period in which rhythmic notation first appeared in western music known as rhythmic modes. Almost all composers of the ars antiqua are anonymous. Musicians during that period were Trouvères and troubadours, their monophonic melodies of the traveling musicians, which might have been added improvised accompaniments and were often rhythmically lively. The majority of these songs are love, in all combinations of joy and pain.
Anchors and reporters quickly became trusted, household names because the public turned to them every night for the day's information about the war. Walter Cronkite was even referred to as the "most trusted man in America" throughout the war ( Hallin, 1986, p.106). Even though the American viewers thought the images they were viewing were accurate accounts of the Vietnam War, they were actually watching, were edited thirty-minute versions of an extremely complex war. The most damaging statement came from the "most trusted man in America", Walter Cronkite. In a CBS special, Cronkite concluded, "To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past, to say we are mired in a bloody stalemate seems the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory conclusion" ( Hallin, 1986, p.170) This did not help increase the support for our troops in Vietnam.
In "1999, the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English novels of 20th century." (Modern Library Editorial Board) In 2003 Robert McCrum writing for theguardian listed Brave New World number 53 in “the top 100 greatest novels of all time” and the novel was also listed “number 87 on The Big Read” Another staple in American Literature is a novel called 1984 by George Orwell that went through similar experiences as Brave New World. Both 1984 and Brave New Word shared a common theme: a dystopia society. Like Brave New World this book was also highly criticized when it was first released, but gained popularity in a similar fashion; both had to just wait for the world to catch up with what the book portrayed. Although the book first got negative reviews, it has became a staple in American literature and is now being given to as young as high school students to read.
It would be quite hard to answer the question as to why the topic of Politics in German music is important without breaking the topic down a little further. First, we must understand why studying the music of a particular people or culture a worthwhile endeavour. Throughout history, music has served as a soundtrack of the times, a representation of the current state of affairs of a nation. The sentiments of all members of society are represented by some sort of voice and it is through music that this voice is given a microphone. Music transcends time, it lasts forever.
From its founding to his death in 1969, Ho was also president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, serving as the primary North Vietnamese leader throughout much of the Vietnam War. There were many experiences in Ho Chi Minh’s life that influenced his beliefs. Vietnam had a long history of foreign intervention. Foreign powers, especially China, had led to regular uprisings that helped create a sense of national identity based on a strong resentment of foreign interference. Although the French and Japanese were the immediate problem that the Viet Minh was formed to deal with, Ho never forgot that China was Vietnam’s most powerful and domineering neighbor (even when it had turned communist in 1949).