The Postmodernism And The Civil Rights Movement

The postmodernism era started in the 1960’s and continues today. Artists are characterized as such because of their diverse orientation on a number of disciplines, like philosophy, music, art, and architecture. These are people who have consciously made an effort to move outside of mainstream of modernist music and challenged the current establishment, by doing so they created new opportunities in the music world. Postmodernist music is purposely different from other styles from the past making it an entirely new experience. It incorporated electronic music, environmental sounds, unusual instrumentation, as well as silence into compositions. Introducing all of these new sounds into music opened the door for further artistic exploration through
The Vietnam War was one reason for many protests, and also there was an explosion of the amount of communication that was available to the average person from the expansion of the use of televisions and radios. Artists saw the effect of these protests and expressed their feelings toward it in their music. They would use literary devices like satire, irony, and occasionally blasphemy to showcase the current state of their culture. The Civil Rights Movement was also occurring during this time and the social injustice is reflected in the music. Also, the feminist movement and sexual revolution challenge gender mores and also raised awareness about the inequalities that women face every day, including in the work place. As a result of the feminist movement, more women began to participate in symphonies and other public music organizations. Rock and Roll introduced concerts as a new type of forum for discussion of current events, and also from that peace rallies and protests became
She was first exposed to music by listening to her grandparent’s radio and also played the piano, and when she was twelve she started to learn how to play the accordion. Later in life, she attended San Francisco State University were she was a music major and studied the French horn. Oliveros was always on the leading edge of musical experimentation and was one of the first artists to utilize improvisation. She was also very influenced by the current events and was a women’s activist. In 1970, she wrote an article for the New York times called “And Don’t Call Them ‘Lady’ Composers,” which addressed the double standard between genders in