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
The 1900-1909 was an interesting and intriguing part of history, both worldwide and here, in the home country Evil and selfish ambitions were constantly battling the good and selfless discoveries and inventions. The world was gearing up for the First World War and the United States was plagued with, segregation and disease. Fashion was at a peak, creations were being made left and right, music was changing drastically, and politics were going haywire. Fashion during the early 1900s was often described as ‘One long Edwardian summer’(The Last Age). Women were wearing dresses that showed more and more of their figure.
Music From The 1850’s-1880’S In these three decades from 1850 until 1880 music has grown and expanded. Just like fashion, music has its own popular styles and artists. There are many beloved styles and artists from this era. The famous styles and artists introduced in this era lead up to our own modern music and composers.
Music in this time period helped many people celebrate their culture and connected
Music 1920s You can call it what you want, start of the great depresion, The Roaring 20s. But when look at that time, I see the decade my grandpa was born. Along with some of the best music in history. Yes, it is jazz. If you hate it, that is your mistake.
There were reasons other than supply and demand that caused the silencing of America’s vernacular music until 1920. The two dominant record labels, the Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records, both controlled the patent for the industry-standard lateral-cut 78-rpm disc and marketed their product as one of cultural uplift. The third largest record label of the era, Edison Records, also focused on their less popular vertical machine’s place in the cultural hierarchy, that they missed an incredible opportunity to fill a void in the marketplace. It wasn’t until 1919, when several small record labels both challenged the validity of the patents held by Victor and Columbia and identified a void in the marketplace that America’s vernacular
Homework #7 1. How did publishing effect a change in musical style in the Church, and what style was soon seen as outdated? During that time, the novel act of printing enabled writers and composers to share their work with others more easily and quickly, while making profits off of their work. Protestants, on the other hand, could do the same as well.
During the Renaissance, art cascaded throughout Europe. This was the beginning of a new age filled with advanced ideas and inspiration. The music era started in 1400 during the Renaissance and grew, later leading to baroque times. As music expanded, people portrayed what they were hearing. Music was used during mass, in chapels, and to express composers feelings.
Classical music consisted of a variety of trends after the year 1945, which were distinct from classical music during prior periods. During the period after 1945, classical music included trends such as sound complexes, chance music, minimalism and post modernism. Sound complexes in classical music during this period can be described as a technique that was used to bring up a sense of exploration in new sonorities. This new technique included noises, unexpected new sounds squeezed out of old instruments and new music materials which were produced by electronics not instruments (Kerman, 360). Chance music can be characterized as a musical style where composers moved in the opposite direction, giving up some of their control over the elements of music and simply leaving them to chance.
The reading “Popular music and the civil war” explained the heavy influence that music had leading up to and during the civil war. Music was used to express the way Americans, those in the north or south, were feeling during this time. Through their lyrics, writers and singers were able to convey their feelings on topics such as being separated from loved ones, losing someone, patriotism for the confederates or the union, and anything else that related to war time. Many of these songs appealed to the Americans because they could easily relate to what the lyrics were saying. Therefore, songs were being greatly produced during this time because people were purchasing the music, whether that was by going to see the performance of it, or buying
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
Music is one of the most important aspects to culture. Music is the glue that holds society together. Music changes constantly to fit the vision of new artists. Although music is always changing, it is often influenced by past artists or events. Many decades left a mark on musical history .
The Music Revolution The Sixties were an exciting period with the beginning of a social, economic and Cultural Revolution, influenced by the music industry that was deeply involved into causes. This propensity took place in a turbulent period where some folks called it the "decade of discontent" because of the race riots and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. However, other individuals called it the decade of "peace, love, and harmony", because of the peace movements and the emergence of Hippies, called “flower children.” This decade was about assassinations, unforgettable fashion, new styles of music, civil rights, gay and women 's liberation, Vietnam, peace marches, sexual freedom, drug usage, Summer of Love and Woodstock Festival. All of these factors caused a revolutionary transformation in the world of well-liked music, establishing melodies as a form of raise voices and express feelings.
Mr. Underwood handed me four book all about music history. They were called “Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia” by William P. Malm, “Twentieth-Century Music: An Introduction” by Eric Salzman, “Music
Development of music history from Medieval period to Baroque Period Music exists in every known cultural group of the world and it is likely to have existed among the ancient ancestral communities. Music may have started in Africa, having existed for at least 55,000 years before evolving into an essential constituent of human life. Different people have different perspectives towards music. For instance, some may take music as jazz set, an orchestral symphony, an electronic beat or even a simple thing as the chirping of birds. Music has both positive and negative effect on humans and it depends on how it is applied.
