Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes‚ characters‚ and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver’s song "Calypso" parallels with a number of the themes in Homer’s the Odyssey. The Odyssey’s themes involving Odysseus’ journey back home and the aid of gods and goddesses directly influence "Calypso." The first stanza in Calypso is influenced by Odysseus’ journey to back to his homeland. The first couple of lines compare a dream to sailing on the
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History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed in many
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favorite genre? Believe it or not‚ many categories of music are tied together through past musical influences. These influences helped create the present and future classifications of music. The early electronic age helped new genres of music branch out into new territory. Electronic synthesizer based music has been around since the 1960’s and implemented by signature artists such as the beach boys. Though It wasn’t until the late 1960’s that the experimental group‚ Kraftwrek formed together to
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different generations‚ just as it is easy to distinguish their styles. On the surface‚ the popular songs of today sound very different from those that dominated the charts half a century ago. Legendary guitar rifts and pioneering vocals of artists such as Jim Morrison‚ Janis Joplin‚ and John Lennon have been replaced by electronic sounds‚ heavier beats‚ and faster lyrics. Yet‚ have the underlying themes of music changed along with their sounds? Is the disfavor with which older generations look down
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1. The four main properties of musical sounds are; Tone Color (Timbre)‚ Pitch‚ Dynamics and Duration. Tone Color also known as timbre pertains to the distinguishing attributes of one voice or instrument from another. A good example is the tone difference between a saxophone and a guitar‚ or even between a nylon and steel string guitars. Pitch mainly has to do with the relative highness or the lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibration of sound. Smaller objects (shorter
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The 60’s era did have its downsides‚ African Americans were fighting for equality ‚women were fighting to be just as equal as men but‚ in the midst of all the ciaos some of the greatest groups and individual people were born some examples are the Beatles‚ Martin Luther King Jr. ‚ Elvis Presley and the one I will be using as my example is Janis Joplin ‚ “she was a symbol of rebellion” Joplin had a raw
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Music can affect the body in many health-promoting ways‚ which is the basis for a growing field known as music therapy. However‚ you can use music in your daily life and achieve many stress relief benefits on your own. One of the great benefits of music as a stress reliever is that it can be used while you conduct your regular activities so that it really doesn’t take time away from your busy schedule. Music provides a wonderful backdrop for your life so that you can find increased enjoyment from
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The power of music: its impact on the intellectual‚ social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam‚ Executive Summary Recent advances in the study of the brain have enhanced our understanding of the way that active engagement with music may influence other activities. The cerebral cortex selforganises as we engage with different musical activities‚ skills in these areas may then transfer to other activities if the processes involved are similar. Some skills transfer automatically
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Matt Crane 8-19-06 Music Back in the late 1960s‚ disco originated as a combination of many instruments played together. It was in 1969 when Jerry Butler released his latest song ‘Only the Strong Survive’ that we got our very first disco song. This was the birth of disco but then it was a form of music which hadn’t been named. Four years and many songs later on the 13th of September 1973‚ Vince Aletti wrote an article in the Rolling Stone Magazine which gave this music form its name “DISCO”
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Society and Identity Essay for the 1950’s Inaara Manji There were many changes in Canadian society following World War II. The 1970’s saw the growth of the largest population in the history of the world. With 6 million children being born‚ the “baby-boomer” generation would change Canada‚ as we know it. The rapid growth of the baby-boomer generation also led to the fact that women now had to look after their babies at home and also their husbands instead of working like they were during the World
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