Italian culture‚ the word “tarantella” evokes images of a frenzied spinning dance traditionally played at weddings. However‚ this popular native dance of Southern Italy has a history and myth spanning several centuries. The dance‚ originally an Italian folk dance of the lower- and middle-classes‚ has been labeled as a dance to cure sickness and as a dance of courtship. In the courtship version of the dance‚ the woman uses rapidity and liveliness to excite the love of her partner. In turn‚ the man tries
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trouble in differentiating the two types of music. While Country and Bluegrass share a common lineage‚ there are several differences set them apart. During the 40’s and 50’s Bluegrass music was a big influence in society. It combined traditional folk ballads‚ gospel songs‚ and string band music to create a style characterized by instrumental intelligence‚ and high-pitched vocals. Its history‚ instruments‚ and influences are what make Bluegrass one of the most distinctive American forms of music
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The Rite of Spring by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) had been composed in 1913 and is considered a masterpiece of the twentieth century. Despite being considered such a prolific piece‚ it serves as quite paradoxical when it comes to its rather contradictory and ambivalent background. The composition process had been approached in a different style to much of his other works‚ involving myth‚ folklore and traditionalism and all of which surround this rather haunting yet admirable
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Bob Dylan Regarding significant musical movements throughout history‚ especially the twentieth century‚ few had more of an influential impact or were more important than the folk revolution that took shape in the mid-nineteen hundreds in the United States. One of the leaders of this revolution was Robert Allen Zimmerman‚ known by his stage name‚ Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan was a major influential musical icon for today’s artists as well as future artists to come. His music was embodied by historical
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left behind. The common civil code‚ confers equal status to all religions‚ it favours no particular religion. The law also accords equal legal status to both sexes‚ in all matters. Goa’s rich cultural heritage comprises of dances‚ folk songs‚ visual arts‚ music and folk tales rich in content and variety. Goan are born music lovers‚ most Goans can pluck at a guitar or pick out a tune on the piano. Goans are very proud of their state‚ and are well prepared to fight for its protection. Environmental
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music isn’t only a combination of pleasant sounds. There are a lot of different kinds of music. Some of them appeared long ago‚ and some are modern. For example‚ folk music appeared long ago‚ but it is still alive. There are many local performers‚ choirs and folk groups in Russia; but perhaps the most famous singer is Nadezhda Babkina. Folk songs are very tuneful and pleasant to listen to. Classical music is often associated with the music of the past. However‚ this style also includes music being
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traditions in music - Vietnamese lullaby songs: are sorts of folk music often heard in Vietnam‚ epescially in the country side. They use not only to lull small children to sleep also to express human feelings e.g. homesickness - Quan Ho Bac Ninh: are a folk song that is a rich and beautiful storehouse of the people and has a long lasting history. During all its existence successful creations have unceasingly changed the type of folk song and therefore this remains untouched and traditional.
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Ideas/Background: Bob Dylan is an American folk rock musician who influentially utilised poetry and current social themes in his music to create an impact. The song ‘Hurricane’‚ released in 1976‚ is one of his most famous songs. It discusses racism‚ racial injustice and corruption through the incorrect trial and murder conviction of African-American male Rubin Carter‚ an issue relevant to its time of release. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He delivered
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world that’s coming along. Seems sick and it’s hungry‚ it’s tired and it’s torn‚ it looks like it’s dying and it’s hardly been born."<br><br>After he graduated high school in the early 1959 Dylan found himself playing folk music. This is also the time he began to write his legendary folk songs. In the 1960s Bob Dylan had turned the themes of his music to protest what many people consider the wrongs of society. In his songs he writes about the "luckless‚ the abandoned and’ forsaken‚" as he put it in
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Provencal influence in the folk music played at festivals in the northern part of the country‚ as well as the rock and jazz most prevalent in the larger cities. An additional element is added by a wealth of singer-songwriters‚ most of whom spawned from the extremely political ’New Song’ movement. This movement began rolling during the 1970’s when the country threw off a thirty year dictatorship under Salazar‚ and was forced to withdraw from its colonies. In Portuguese folk music‚ there are a wide
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