4.Who was the first to apply the catchphrase "race music" to African American music from the South? Ralph Peer a Missouri talent scout for Okeh Records. 5.How did classic blues differ from country blues? 6.What are the
Music, dance and story telling are among the forms of art that have been kept century after century in Africa. Everyday life activities in traditional Africa included music and many other cultural experiences. Music and dance were traditions that characterized an African musical expression and played an important role in the lives of the people.The traditional music of Africa possessed a distinguishing feature of rhythmic complexity like no other continent. Music was highly functional in ethnic life, accompanying birth, marriage, hunting and even political activities.Before the 20th century, music was very different when compared to the 21st century music. Special occasions owned a distinctive type of African music.
Every one needs a subculture to help them feel a sense of belonging and unity, allowing them to feel as though they are not alone. Additionally, the differing subcultures allow people to feel unique due to the numerous amounts of subcultures that exist. Adding on to the idea of unity and uniqueness, subcultures can be both simple and distinct at the same time. They vary from what gender a person is to being a part of a choir in high school. Despite the fact that subcultures allow people to feel as though they are not alone and are unique, they also provide a means for stereotyping, hate, close mindedness, ethnocentrism, and other types of prejudices.
A musical culture is a distinct entity enclosed within the context of the past, present, and future. Therefore, this paper attempts to define musica mizrakhit as a musical culture by using Zohar Argov’s "Ha Perah BeGani" ("The Flower in My Garden") as a paradigm of musica mizrakhit. It is generally accepted that musica mizrakhit is the musical genre to which Zohar Argov’s music belongs. According to researchers Jeff Halper, Edwin Seroussi, and Pamela Squires-Kidron, musica mizrakhit is defined as "a complex of elements, both musical and non-musical”. Musica mizrakhit stems from the culture of Sephardic
How music affects us is connected through our brains neurochemistry, our mental associations with the music, our culture, and our spirit, which are all mentioned in this scientific journey. Through this journey the writer perplexed me with scientific and musical vocabulary and redundant examples, but at the same time, I was fascinated with his description of the anatomy of the brain and why we enjoy the music we prefer listening to. I must admit that I had high expectations for this book because of my appreciation for music and what a significant role it plays in my life. However, when I began reading, I found the beginning of the book to be very abstruse. Knowing the definitions of pitch, timbre, meter and loudness, to name a few, do not help me enjoy music more than what I already do.
From this brief quote one can make the argument that Adele fits into the “Etheridge” category of music rather than the “Rojas” category. Adele exemplifies many qualities from Etheridge’s article “Music as a Safe Haven” like having support from a young age, playing instruments and using other artists and life events to inspire their music. For multiple reasons Adele falls into Etheridge category because of the composition of the song (music and lyrics), performances, and the popularity/success of the song. To fully understand and appreciate Adele’s song “Someone like You”, one does not need to study music in depth, but rely on her voice, how it corresponds with the piano and realize where the song came from. Adele states numerous times this song was “fueled by heartache” (Murphy) which can be compared to Etheridge’s point of view stated in her article, “… all of my raw, unharnessed emotion would, forever forward, be placed into my song writing” (Etheridge).
As I have learned from my music class” harmony involves the vertical aspect of music, that is, tones of different pitch that are sounded together”. Since, harmony is two or more pitches sounding simultaneously I can we no doubt say that during the concert the music’s harmony was intact, I think the combination of pitches did go together well. Form is essential to every art; it is the constructive or organizing element in music. During the concert each section or movement of the symphony has a formal design but also ultimately relates back to the theme or plot of the whole work. As I said earlier most of the pieces that were performed are patriotic, and as we all know music in our century is very developed, and especially with technology every sound of the professional music is almost close to perfection, the Boston pops 4th of July to me fall into the contemporary historical period of music.
Every culture uses music to express their beliefs or feelings. From the early days of slavery, to recent pop culture, hip hop, rock, jazz or techno, music has shaped Americans into what we are today. Music not only gives artists an avenue to express their beliefs, it also gives the listener the feeling that there are people in the world that has the same feelings that they have. Not all music has a meaning or a message. Some music is just that, music; beats of a drum, strums of a guitar, electronic collaborations to make a melody, with no real message.
Singing, or music in general, is a common means of expression and entertainment. As I see it, music is a universal language, it may be expressed with or without words, by only a tune or a beautiful hymn. It defies the languages that may hinder two individuals from any part of the world (or even universe) from reaching out to each
The music of the Indian subcontinent is usually divided into two major traditions of classical music: Hindustani music of Northern India and Karnatak music of Southern India, although many regions of India also have their own musical traditions that are independent of these. Both Hindustani and Karnatak music use the system of ragas—sets of pitches and small motives for melody construction—and tala for rhythm. Ragas form a set of rules and patterns around which a musician can create his or her unique performance. Likewise, tala is a system of rhythmic structures based on the combination of stressed and unstressed beats. Within these rhythmic structures, musicians (1996.100.1) can create their own rhythmic patterns building off the compositional styles of others.