We have had music throughout history, and it has changed yet stayed the same. What I mean by this is that even though music is constantly evolving and has throughout history, its always been there. I hope that music is something that we will always have in life to connect us. No matter the
Music in many ways made a very good or better improved life for the immigrant's,from 1910 to 1970 About 6 million African Americans moved from the Southern United States to the Midwest, and Western states to look for a better life. They moved because the Southern part of the United States had a lack of jobs,education,discrimination, and denied rights. The main cities,states,or countries that they migrated to or moved to where New York,Chicago,Philadelphia, and Detroit guessing that one of them would give them a better future for them and their families to live at. One of the Music and dances that the African Americans did was called the Renaissance and that's what represented them as something fun and entertaining for them to do. Other impact of music was Jazz music they had a specific dance and song for
With this invention and concept of recording and reproducing of sounds, the ground would be paved for better design. For instance, some ten years later, Alexander Graham Bell and Charles Tainter would collaborate to create the Graphophone which was essentially an updated version of the Edison's phonograph that utilized wax which proved to be a much better medium for sound and record longevity. with the work of Bell and Tainter, recorded sounds became recognizable however this has yet to become the point where music would come into play with recorded sound as the methods and devices used still didn't create records that were easily mass produced or that resulted in high quality sound. This would come to change with Emil Berliner and his creation that became much more popular for all the reasons that were lacking with Bell and Tainter's work. Berliner's gramophone saw development between 1887-1893 and completely went against Edison's initial design as it used
Marion Downs (1914-2014) was a world renowned audiologist from Minnesota. Her most major contribution to the field of hearing science was her creation of a hearing screening program for infants. Other major contributions include her training of individuals in pediatric audiology, wrote numerous books, and she was also a Professor (Davidson 2014). She offered several contributions in relation to hearing science during her long and successful life. Marion Downs was very influential in the world of hearing science and conducted essential research during her time.
After World War I, people in the 1920s had money to spend, which helped the entertainment industry to rise. Radio introduced music to society as well as the famous singers became easily known with it. Plays and movies also became popular. Movies had no sound at first, until 1927 when the first film with sound came out. Newspapers mainly informed about celebrities and their works.
Furthermore, we still use radios and go to cinemas. Even if not in the exact same way that they were used back in the 20s or the style that they were used they still are here and impact American mass culture to some extent in the present
Ashley Wilson Gaffney Music 201 OL1 29 September 2016 Research Instrument Assignment Favorite Instrument: French Horn History and/or Manufacturers: 1. Eco Jazz.com; The French Horn History 2. Inventors.about.com; History of The French Horn The French Horn is a marvelous and unique instrument.
Surviving a Nuclear Winter Rarely do people live experiencing a nuclear war, so most of the survivors consider themselves as safe after the explosion; however, is the situation as simple as they assume? James Roberts "How to Survive Nuclear Winter" and Walter Van Tilburg Clark's "The Portable Phonograph" both describe in detail the terrible affects of a nuclear war that causes an unmeasurable destruction in the aftermath. Both of these authors depicts nuclear winter as a cold and desolate dangerous planet where people will have to be prepared to defend themselves with whatever weapons they can find.
Gunther Schuller, on of America’s most accomplished contemporary classical and jazz musicians, died Sunday morning in Boston. He was 89. Schuller was highly productive and influential as a composer, conductor, educator, author and music producer throughout his impressive career. He was a close friend and collaborator of such giants as Miles Davis and Frank Zappa, but his musical interests have spanned a much wider range of genres than most of his contemporaries.
Music changed the life of people and bluegrass, scat, and jazz produced more genres of music like pop, country, classic, and instrumental ( Feinstein ). In addition, music impacted the culture of the United States in the 1910s by giving people more jobs like a producer, singer, songwriter, etc. and making singer and songwriters
Finding a Home for the Phonograph A common saying states that “necessity is the mother of invention.” This was not the case, however, with the invention of the phonograph. In fact, it took nearly two decades of trial and error to determine a function for recorded sound in everyday life. Much of this technological lag was due to the novelty of sound recording.
In Katz v. United States, Charles Kats used a public telephone to phone-in illegal gambling bets. However, while placing these bets, Katz did not realize that the government was listening to his conversation. The FBI could listen to Katz place illegal bets because the agency tapped that specific phone. Following the recorded conversations, Katz was arrested and immediately taken into custody by the FBI. In response to the arrest, Charles Katz said the police had violated his rights as an American citizen; he claimed the FBI disrupted his right of privacy.
Music became more of an art form and groups of musicians started to form. New forms of technology began to surface that made making music and songs more efficient. Player pianos and phonographs were created to make musical entertainment. More new techniques became available during
In 1927, the release of Alan Crosland’s film The Jazz Singer revolutionized the movie industry with the first feature length movie to utilize synchronized sound. Prior to this innovative film the industry was primarily focused on what are now known as “silent films,” which would often be accompanied in the theatre with live music or sometimes even a recorded soundtrack. The accompanying music would set the mood for these dialogue-less films, and in many ways convey more intricate aspects of the story that could not be expressed through the cinematography alone with the technology at the time. With the utilization of synchronized sound in cinema, the industry adapted a new type of film known as “talkies,” which were just as often musical movies
The Portable Phonograph by Walter Van Tilburg Clark is a short story about a group of men who, after the nuclear war, try to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. Clark starts his short story by describing the mood of this post-apocalyptic atmosphere, and the effect of the nuclear war. After the author introduces the mood of the story, Clark goes into detail on how these four men live and what they do on a weekly basis. Clark illustrates that people who survived this nuclear war, which almost wiped out the human race, moreover destroy the planet, are not able to survive the post-apocalyptic world and how the human race is about to become extinct. The nature along with the atmosphere of this post-apocalyptic world are the two biggest concerns for humans in terms
