George Gershwin is one of the greatest influences to American music in the 20th century. His compositions can be found throughout the entertainment world‚ ranging from Broadway to motion pictures. Though he had a short career‚ George Gershwin’s music continues to bring inspiration and delight almost sixty years later. On September 26‚ 1898 George Gershwin was born to the Gershowitz family as Jacob Gershowitz. The Gershowitzs’ were an immigrant family that lived in Brooklyn‚ NY at the time. His
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late 1990s? What was the reaction? Ricky Martin sang at the 40th Grammy Awards… People were shocked but then were awestruck at his music and were hype. 2. When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin came back in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine. Latin music is the Latin rhythm mixed with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sound of Salsa started being blended with pop
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English madrigals? Describe each type. - Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without accompaniment. 2. What were chorales? Why were
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study of prehistoric and ancient music important? What can we learn from it? The study of prehistoric/ancient music is important because you can see how music started and how it advanced. We can learn how they lived back then from it. Why did early humans develop music? What are some of the ways that they were thought to create music? Early Humans developed music because they wanted to express themselves. One way they were thought to create music was by listening to natural sounds
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28‚ 2013‚ the concert named the Harmony and Motion at Casa del Prado Theater was held at Casa del Prado. The concert started at 5 pm. There were 7 performances happening during the concert. The first piece “ San Diego Civic Dance Arts: Bollywood”- a dance of Indian-had a very interesting sound with beautiful dancers. There were a lot of girls and one boy dancing in the front. The music part sounded the best so that it became faster toward the end. The second piece is Philippine music. It was very
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George Gershwin was an American composer and song writer of the early 19th hundreds. He was born on sept 26 1898 in Brooklyn New York to parents of Russian descent and would eventually become a composer of jazz‚ opera‚ and popular songs for the stage and screen. Gershwin began playing piano professionally in several New York night clubs after he dropped out of school at the age of 15. He began his career as a “song plugger”. A “song plugger” was a vocalist or a piano player who was employed in the
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Music Concert Review Adam Kapasi Last month‚ on Friday‚ January‚ 30‚ 2015‚ at 7:30 in the evening my friends and I attended a concert‚ Wind Symphony‚ in downtown Toronto. It was at the Edward Johnson Building McMilan Theatre‚ 80 Queens Park. The concert was conducted by the University of Toronto band and the conductor was Tony Gomes. The two musicians that played my instrument were Brian Burell‚ and Caleb Michalski. The layout is that there were clarinets in the front to the left and
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Band & Jubilation Dance Ensemble. The conductor was Matt Bonelli and the dance coordinator was Michelle Grant Murray. The concert was held in the McCarthy Auditorium Room 6120 on Tuesday‚ October 28 2008. The concert started at 7:30 pm and ended at 8:40 pm. There were five jazz performances‚ and four dance performances happening mostly simultaneously. The first piece "Wind Blues" had a very harsh sound and was hard to listen to‚ partly because it was very loud. The piece had a metered rhythm with
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Brittany Moak Mr. Elloit Music Appreciation Spring Semester 2017 April 13‚ 2017 George Gershwin According to www.biography.com‚ George Gershwin was one of the most admirable American music composers of the twentieth century‚ he is known for popular stage and screen numbers as well as classical compositions. He was born September 26‚ 1898‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. George dropped out of school and began playing the piano instrument professsionally only at 15 years old. Within a couple years‚ he was
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Music Appreciation Midterm: Fall 2012 Open book. Open notes. If you use a direct quote‚ you must cite it. Use each of these prompts as a basis for thoughtful discussion. There is no minimum or maximum number of words. Be thorough and specific. Prove to me that you’ve been in class and that you’ve learned something. Music Business In our music business unit‚ we learned about various careers in the record industry‚ read about Chris Anderson’s “Long Tail” theory‚ and watched the “making” of a
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