Without slavery‚ music would not sound the same. Discuss. The blues is the music made by slaves. It was the first type of music‚ and it was created by normal people when they were forced into slavery many centuries ago. When more than 12 million African slaves were taken over to America countries to work they used to have everything taken away from them. Their rights‚ their names and their possessions were all stripped from them. However the one thing slave owners could not take away from the
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Techno Electronic music has been around since the late 60’s and is now a very popular type of music among many poeple. My favorite genre of electronic music is Techno. Techno is a hard edge driven dance music that contains electronic sounds‚ high-energy‚ and a rhythmic beat. The sounds can range from simple beats of a drum to TV and movie dialogue or siren screams. Around 1986‚ there was a scene in Detroit which began spinning a futuristic kind of music. The DJ’s began experimenting with
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Volume‚ also referred 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
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In Elf music is used to enhance the mood by slowing down the tempo or speeding up the tempo of the music. When the elves are making toys the music is at a moderate speed because they are functioning at a moderate speed. When Will Ferrell is traveling from the North Pole to New York to find his father‚ Walter‚ the music is actually fast and slow at some points because he slows down and speeds up. The faster the character functions the faster the music and sound effects will be. The slower
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ifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people‚ music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives
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3rd‚ 2008 In the second chapter of Levitin’s This Is Your Brain on Music‚ he discusses Rhythm‚ Loudness‚ and Harmony. When discussing rhythm‚ Levitin groups in tempo and meter along with it as related concepts. He defines them. Rhythm: “the lengths of the notes.” Tempo: “the pace of a piece of music”‚ and meter is the intensity of a note (how hard or lightly it is hit). Rhythm is “a crucial part of what turns sounds into music.” A single note can be played over and over again‚ but as long as the
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Music‚ existing for several generations‚ has evolved through time‚ catching the attention of many music admirers‚ demanding an explanation as to if violence and suicde play a role in certain genres of music. Both Steven Stack‚ Jim GundLach‚ Jeanita W. Richardson and Kim A. Scott discuss the topic on violence and suicide connecting to the real world and music. Furthermore‚ In Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach’s article‚ "The Effect of Country Music on Suicide" they discuss the "link between a particular
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Music Reflection: Music really hits people’s emotions and for a lot of people there emotion is a key sense. I would describe musically everyone’s “Music World” is emotion and how the lyrics speak to you. Music unquestionably affects our emotions. We tend to listen to music that reflects our mood. When we’re happy we may listen to upbeat music; when we’re sad we may listen to slower‚ moving songs; when we’re angry we may listen to darker music with heavy guitar‚ drums‚ and vocals that reflect
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A Life’s Music Taking a deeper look at a passage‚ pages 5-6‚ out of Andreï Makine’s book A Life’s Music‚ you get a real sense of his style and the appropriateness of its title. Makine shows his skills as a writer in this book‚ you read so much music in the book and when read out loud it is literally music to your ears. The book almost flows as you read it and so makes it a joy to read. He uses a lot of literary devices to give you this sense of music and flow; onomatopoeia‚ metaphor‚ smiles and
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Music 262.2—Rock Music: History and Social Analysis Syllabus Fall 2013 Instructor: Brad Ard‚ Office‚ Kimbrough 241; Telephone: 335-7122; email: Bradley.ard@wsu.edu. Messages may also be left at the Music Program Office; Telephone: 335-8524 Office hours: by appointment. Catalog Description: MUS 262 Rock Music: History and Social Analysis 3 Credits: History and analysis of rock music related to its African American origins‚ its societal role‚ and its diverse development and impact. Meeting
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