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    reveal my truth.’ ‘How do you speak so coldly‚ my dear? What have you done to my Edward‚ my dear?’ ‘Our son no longer breathes our air‚ my love‚ I warned you‚ and now your worry has revealed my truth.’ This poem is written in the form of a folk ballad in which a husband and wife engage in dialogue with a conversational tone‚ where it is revealed that the wife has killed their only son Edward. It is written in direct speech with two speakers. The effect I have aimed to create with this form

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    The music of Turkey‚ dating back to the Silk Road Era‚ contains dissonantly dramatic chords unlike what many Westerners are accustomed to (Sheehan 86). Although the musical foundation of Turkey was created by the blending of customs from outside influences‚ stylistic choices vary throughout the country because individual provinces developed without a sense of national unity (“Turkish”). Turkish music theory practices have been influenced by the history of the Ottoman Empire‚ the Islamic faith‚ and

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     Note key points mentioned in the article.   “A few years ago‚ singer Wesley Schultz said‚ hearing The Lumineers’ brand of all­acoustic folk rock on a Top 40 countdown would  have been pretty unthinkable.”  “It’s been two years since producer Ken Ehrlich and the Grammy Awards reintroduced the world to folk rock‚“  “Flash forward and the London­based Mumford & Sons are platinum­selling artists who draw 10‚000 at a pop”  “Call it folk. Call it roots rock or Americana. Almost anywhere you go these days you can hear the lonesome sound of the banjo” 

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    Washington D.C. is a city with a rich and intricate history‚ but not every aspect of that history is given the attention it needs‚ such as the D.C. music scene. D.C. has a strangely diverse field of music scenes such as folk‚ gogo‚ hardcore and house‚ each with a rich backstory about how they came to influence the D.C. area‚ and even the United States as a whole. One of the best examples of this is the story of Woody Guthrie and Alan Lomax. In the early 40s‚ Alan Lomax went to see Woody Guthrie

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    Musician / Music of styl……. Concert Music is one of the most important art expressions‚ lots of feelings and values can be expressed‚ and of course lots of stories can be told too. I like many music styles‚ from classical music to rock and even folk music. One of my favorite musicians is Sting‚ he is a great singer‚ bass/doublebass player‚ a great song writer and an actor too. His style is a mixture of many styles‚ such as pop‚ jazz‚ blues‚ soul‚ reggae and much more. One of my favorite songs

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    Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. In the mid-1960s she left for New York City and its rich folk music scene‚ recording her debut album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter ("Urge for Going"‚ "Chelsea Morning"‚ "Both Sides Now"‚ "Woodstock") and then as a singer in her own right. Finally settling in Southern California‚ Mitchell played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the

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    compositions strongly influenced by his folk music studies‚ and for his activities as a concert pianist‚ music editor and teacher. The works of Bela Bartok are generally approached from either of two theoretical premises. The first being an extension of traditional western art music that has preceded him (particularly the expanded harmonic resources which emerged during the ’Romantic’ musical period)‚ the other being from Bartok’s own research into the folk music of Europe. It has been said that through

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    Alan Lomax Essay

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    John Lomax and Alan Lomax collected‚ published and disseminated folk music and blues during the Thirties‚ Forties and Fifties. Discuss the importance of this work to modern popular music. Alan Lomax was known to be a legendary collector of folk music. A highly educated musicologist‚ he can truly be seen as a sort of pioneer in the recording and discovering of music. Put under the early apprenticeship of John Lomax‚ his father‚ he began a career travelling the southern states. Although they were

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    “Getting along with folks” By: Steven Watson People go out their way to despise‚ judge‚ and put down other people because of their appearance. A person’s appearance is just about the only thing that makes us different. White‚ black‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ native/ aboriginal‚ etc.‚ it shouldn’t be that big of a deal to truly bother someone to do the terrible things that have been done. This is called racism. It has plagued our world and our minds since the beginning of time. Separated‚ not united. But

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    Music and Its effects on Societies Emotions Intro: What do you feel when you hear a rapid drum beat? Or even the shivering sound of the low hum of a bagpipe? We all probably at one time turned on music to lift our spirits from a sad time in our life or even just to amp up our attitude even farther from a joyous occasion. What is it in music that causes different emotions to come out and affect our attitude? Well that’s a question that is still being researched but we have somewhat of a understanding

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