“Music Evolves Globally” In the essay, “Hip Hop Planet” McBride lived during the start of the hip hop culture to the current culture. The essay describes the influence hip hop had had grown up with his parents and was influenced to write and play music for the rest of his life. The essay as plenty of information that would influence people to make their own music and forget about where it had all began. The essay mainly tells you about music expressing the way of life and feelings about cultures with music being spread around the globe.
The Evolution of music in the 20th Century Music is a living art form, not only is it not static in its production, like a painting which once created is intended to remain the same, but the techniques and styles used to generate music change throughout the course of history as well. Many musical theorists and philosophers have proposed different motivators for the dramatic (as compared to changes in different eras) changes in music that occurred in the 20th century. These motivators include firstly the blending of cultures through migration, both forced and voluntary, represented by the views of George Lipsitz and Iain Chambers in their respective essays “’Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’: The Class Origins Of Rock and Roll” and “A strategy
Dowd discusses the role of music in shaping individual and collective identities, its function in social movements and rituals, and its impact on interpersonal relationships. Furthermore, the article addresses how music production, distribution, and consumption are influenced by broader social factors such as class, race, gender, and globalization. Through empirical research and theoretical analysis, Dowd provides insights into the dynamic interplay between music and society, shedding light on its significance as a cultural and social phenomenon. Argument: In my essay, I'll be utilizing Timothy Dowd's article, "The Sociology of Music," as a key reference.
Rabeoutaue writes, “‘Maybe that's why you like this music, Tamar,'' my father finished. "When we sang freedom songs about the ancient Israelites, we linked ourselves to you. Our people have a lot in common.’” (7). Like her father had mentioned, music has a way of universally connecting people across different backgrounds, cultures, and identities.
the ability to transmit ideas worldwide at a buttons touch via modern media...” (Huang, Belinda) With access to the internet to spread new forms of music combined with the lack of consistently applied religious beliefs society today is bombarded with a variety of music that would not have been allowed
The 1920’s had opened up opportunities for musicians in many ways from getting jobs to earning money, and or getting to hear the snazzy new sounds of the 20’s. The technology of music was a weightful impact not only on the 1920’s but also the 30’s, 40’s, and so on. The decade was truly the age for sound, it spread like a wildfire after cries of anathema and hatred tore open
Before this point, music was only available on gramophones or radio which could have been restrictive as these mediums weren’t always present and could be expensive to have in one’s home. In just 70 years, the music industry was completely altered by these
In recent years, it has become more and more apparent that the adolescents of today are unfit for the responsibilities currently available to them. Equipping someone who is unable to fathom the risks of the decisions they make with the power to put themselves and others in danger is far too precarious. For this reason, the age at which adolescents become adults currently established is dangerously low. The age of legal adulthood should be 25, because at this age young adults are truly capable of comprehending the consequences of their actions and are able to handle the responsibilities of adulthood.
A comparison of the Beijing Opera and the Italian Opera reveals a significant contrast in almost all fundamental areas of music between the two examples. Because of cultural influences, the two performances share little commonalities, as the timbre, medium, elements of pitch, rhythm, dynamics, form and phonic structure are definitely not similar. For instance, the musical and physical performance dynamics of the Beijing opera music are forceful, the timbre is loud, tinny and harsh, the rhythm is lively and vigorous, while the Italian Opera music has a gentle dynamic, steady and rolling rhythm and an emotionally deep timbre. One commonality that is noted for both examples, is the powerful delivery of the entertainment.
The Japanese have often been accused of a lack of creativity with their music, or being “copycats”. Could this be true or is it a misconception brought about by a Western view of Japan? A closer look into historical events in Japan over the last 100-200 years will show that the Japanese are musically creative. From the late 18th Century, music in Japan has been influenced by the Western world in many ways but they have also combined their own traditional music with a more Western twist. Military music was the first western music to be introduced in Japan and at the time became highly sought after.
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 .
In Music 300, we had four main objectives that we were supposed to be learned and two of them was to learn about musical and cultural traditions and reflect them in our class through reflective essays. Besides reflecting on Native American Music, another topic that I am going to reflect on is Africa Music. In this paper, I am going to talk about what stands out to me in music in Africa through their culture and music, how the music-making process impacted by understanding on music in Africa, and finally the overall takeaway from listening and playing music from Africa. To start off with, what stands out to me regarding their music in Africa? First off, music in Africa is so much different than music in Native America.
5.1 Drums Drums are one of the primary African instruments. Differing in size and shape, the specific drums used within particular cultures is largely dependent on the materials available to produce instruments. Drums are essential to political and religious ceremonies, and are also used as accompaniment to dancing and regulating the pace of work. (Ewens 1991: 22; Kamien n.d.)
This universal language of music also embodies the basic human motivation of unification. Rehfeldt, et al. (2021) claim “Because of the symbolic meaning assigned to particular types of music by a sociocultural community, and because of the shared experience that people may have while producing or listening to music, music may serve to unify groups of people” (p. 770). Music creates a sense of belonging for both the artists creating the music and the listeners enjoying the music. Each variation of music speaks to the basic human motivation of unification in a unique way.
Modern Era The Modern Era is the time period in musical development that began around the turn of the 20th century in which great changes in compositional techniques and styles took place. This era challenged and reinterpreted old styles of music, making it a time of great innovation. Although homophonic textures were used, they were used with less importance and the most dominant texture of the Modern era was contrapuntal texture.
