Cited: Alexander Akorlie Agordoh, African Music Traditional and Contemporary, Nova Science Inc, 2005
Cited: Alexander Akorlie Agordoh, African Music Traditional and Contemporary, Nova Science Inc, 2005
Instruments like drums and guitars were used, and changes in tone, along with clapping and stomping [8], are traits that made African music so distinctive. Improvisation and the call and response method described the type of music that was so highly different from that of the Europeans. The variation in rhythm is another trait that distinguishes African music from that of Europeans.…
Blues is the root of modern pop music. Blues is after the civil war, by American black Africans in poor underlying life creates music. In the process of development, as the change of black life circumstances and the thought emotion, it has experienced the change of different style. Its on the development of contemporary pop music in the world is produced an indelible effect. In this paper, the development course of Blues, to explore the impact of its pop music to the world.…
Also important aspects on how cultural and historic influences on music by people and countries can be used to teach students of other values and how music can be used to create understanding for other peoples way of perceiving life.…
* Note: nomads, string instrument, other sounds created by voice * Central Javanese gamelan orchestra CD 1:6…
Music and dance are so related closely in African thinking that it is difficult for them to separate song from movement or speech from playing the drum. In this case, the arts are a part of everyday normal life. Life cycle events including, but not limited to, birth, puberty and death are celebrated with a musical performance.…
In Ortiz Walton’s writing entitled “Music - Black, White, and Blue: A Sociological Survey of the Use and Misuse of Afro-American Music”, he details, in more depth, the specific characteristics of the West African tradition including collective participation, tonal language, african instruments and their particular stylings, scales, improvisation, and antiphony. Similarly, Robert Farris Thompson and Jeff Chang, in their separate pieces, describe the impact of Jamaican, Puerto Rican, Barbadian, and Cuban musical influence. With this being said, Runnin’, makes use of the West African instrument foundations mentioned in Walton’s article. He discusses the early conceptions of the drums, piano, and string instruments and their roots in West African tradition. In addition, the use of antiphony, echoing or repeating a short phrase or word as a musical response within the piece, is interspersed in this…
Many people refer to African music as the rhythm of life. We can see how it has made a huge influence on music genres such as blues, jazz, pop and even gospel. Listeners can hear the various rhythms made by African drums and other instruments within the…
There are many other type of music throughout the world. Other music categories that are important to the cultures that listen to them. This listening piece will have music that comes from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is Juju music by Prince Ade-Oye. He is from Benin. This is juju-a form of Nigerian popular music associated with the Yoruba that combines electric instruments with indigenous drums and percussion. There are male and female voices singing. Instruments that are heard playing include guitars, electronic keyboard, some type of drum, and a keyboard instrument in the background. The tempo is fast and major it is polyphonic. The music is dance music a person will get up and start dancing.…
Concepts about Music: Cultural Influence 1. What is music in the culture? African music is as diverse as its cultures and peoples and has flowered many indigenous forms as well as been shaped by foreign influences. It bears a difference from other regions and cultures. The roles of music and dance are tightly woven together in Sub-Saharan Africa, and music intersects with every aspect of life, expresses life through the medium of sound.…
One aspect of the Western culture which has been affect by slavery is music. In slavery, music played a big part in the slaves’ daily routine. They would sing together while working so as to keep their spirits up; they would sing to each other during their free time; they also used music as a way of expressing their emotions and opinions. Gradually, these songs have developed and entered our western culture and a large percentage of songs have slave origins. Many of our music have been categorised into different song types such as jazz, hip hop, gospel which have nearly all branched out from the slave music. The slaves also bought their…
There are many different forms of music all of which have individual styles and characteristics. These forms and styles are generally categorized, by the media, music industry and audiences, into musical genres. These genres are more or less determined by such factors as geographical location, for example Nashville and Country & Western; time period, for example 1950’s and Rock’n’Roll; social relevance, for example 1970’s and Punk; and of course the variables of musical form itself including instrumentation, technique and particularly the distinctions made between Art, Pop and Traditional music. The emergence of new genres, or sub-genres, can in truth occur from an almost infinite number…
What is a World Music? According to Carl Rahkonen, 1994, can be a traditional (folk), popular or even art music but it must have ethnic or foreign elements. According to Dale Olsen Ideally the music of the whole Earth including the European art traditions but in practice however, it is music from outside of the European art traditions. In this given assignment, I’ll be making a comparison in terms of Instrumentation, Music Texture, Form, Performance Practice and Functions Of Music on this two types of music from different background, Sufism Dhikir Ceremony and Tarian Sewang Orang Asli…
1. Scope and Objective of the Course: This course intends to inform the debates, issues and development of Indian music over the last century. The course will be mostly theoretical which will include weekly readings, occasionally supplemented by audio recordings. Apart from the development of Indian classical music, the students will also examine other musical forms including popular and folk music and the contemporary practices around sound. 2. Text Book: Roy Ravindra, An approach to Sangeet Notes EDD 2005 3. Reference Books: 1. Amanda J Weidman Singing the Classical, Voicing the Modern: The Postcolonial politics of Music in South India Duke University Press 2. Janaki Bakhle Two Men and Music: Nationalism in the Making of an Indian Classical Tradition Permanent Black 2008 3. Ravi Shankar and Peter Lavezzoli The Dawn of Indian Music in the West Continuum 4. Matthew Harp Allen and Tanjore Vishwanathan Music in South India: The Karnatak Concert Tradition and Beyond: Experiencing Music Expressing Culture Oxford University Press 5. Lakshmi Subramaniam From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy: A Social History of Music in South India Oxford University Press 2011 6. Subramaniam, Lakshmi Veena Dhanammal: The Making of a Legend Routledge 2009 7. Sheila Dhar Rag N Josh: Stories from a Musical Life Hachette India 2011…
As someone who understands both the simplicity and the complexity of music, I am very opinionated as to what makes music “good” or in better words, worth listening to. Composers such as Vivaldi, Mozart, and many others helped to define music of their generations. Everyone knew and appreciated the works they composed, and a great number of people still find the time to appreciate it. In the rock and roll era, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin started revolutions in their own ways. These artists each helped to shape today’s music. Other artists that have changed music as it is known today include Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Queen, Billie Holiday, and many others. My respect for the aforementioned artists is overwhelming. These artists of the past are definitely still worth listening to.…
2. Why is the study of prehistoric and ancient music important? What can we learn from it? One must understand the past to prepare for the future. We must…