emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African American basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous music. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian‚ Irish‚ Scottish‚ Polish‚ Hispanic and Jewish communities‚ among others. Many American cities and towns have vibrant music scenes which‚ in turn‚ support a number
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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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Bartók and Folk Music Béla Bartók (1881-1945)‚ one of the best-known Hungarian composers is also one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century. He shared a strong passion for ethnomusicology‚ which is the scientific study of music‚ especially traditional music‚ as an aspect of culture. Bartok synthesized the Hungarian pattern of music and other folk music that he studied to make his own distinctive style. As composers continued to seek originality in the twentieth century‚ many
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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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patterns such as a mating dance. Folk Dance * Folk dance is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects the traditional life of the people of a certain country or region. Folk dancing originated in the 18th century to distinguish dance forms of common people from those of the upper classes. * Folk dances‚ unlike most other dance forms‚ tend to have no stringent rules‚ and are sometimes formed spontaneously among groups of people. The steps of folk dances are passed through generations
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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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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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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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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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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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