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No Thanks, I'll Take Real Music
Number of Words: 346 / Number of Pages: 2
... they do? When most bands start playing they go through
many years of building a fan following. That's the problem with these
groups. Playing with instruments would help a lot! A solid bass line and
a little good guitar never hurt anybody. Don't get me wrong, I think
everyone should be able to choose there own music (yes even country). So
stick to bands that are not just an image but also a sound!
What does the future hold for these mass produced bands? The way I
see it, two months from now they will be off the charts and some producer
will be buying a new Mercedes Benz. If you are like me a ...
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A Cappella? Is That How You Spell It?
Number of Words: 1180 / Number of Pages: 5
... the
language for sacred text. Thus, the Latin spelling for 'in the style of the
chapel' - a capella - has some historical basis. However, most other
musical terms - forte, accelerando, and many others - are Italian in origin.
Since the Italian spelling is more consistent with other musical terms, it
has been used more frequently.
Given the difficulty of spelling our favorite style of music, we'd like to
endorse the simplicity of a single spelling:
a cappella - two words, two "p's", two "l's."
singing without instruments
Acappella
Joining the two It ...
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Romantic Music: The Ideals Of Instrumental Music
Number of Words: 851 / Number of Pages: 4
... of program music.
Program music, as Liszt and others in the 19th century used the term, is music
associated with poetic, descriptive, and even narrative subject matter. This is
done not by means of musical figures imitating natural sounds and movements, but
by imaginative suggestion. Program music aimed to absorb and transmit the
imagined subject matter in such a way that the resulting work, although
"programmed", does not sound forced, and transcends the subject matter it seeks
to represent. Instrumental music thus became a vehicle for the utterance of
thoughts which, although first hinte ...
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SKA!
Number of Words: 1002 / Number of Pages: 4
... sound made by the guitar
as it played on the off beats. This music served as the basis for the slower
rocksteady music style which later spawned the ever-popular reggae genre. Ska
music finally made its world debut in New York at the 1964 world's fair at the
Jamaican exhibition. By this time ska was an established musical genre. Ska
later emigrated to England where the English began to develop their own style
ska, which is seen in the second wave of ska.
Ska music can be divided into three waves, or periods. Each wave has a
characteristic style and sound distinguishing it from the others. Eac ...
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Rock Music
Number of Words: 1225 / Number of Pages: 5
... kind of music started to attract white teenagers. Disc jockey Alan Freed was the one who introduced this music and later gave it the name of Rock n' Roll. Record companies distributed records played by whites but composed by blacks. Whites were frustrated because there weren't any white artists and they didn't want the blacks to be the stars until Bill Haley appeared with his "Rock Around the Clock". In this decade, Elvis Presley introduced a music that was sexual suggestive and outraged dull adults. In time he changed the style of the music by adopting a country and western style and became a natio ...
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Gangsta Rap: Crime
Number of Words: 621 / Number of Pages: 3
... Once filmmakers would evoke sexual
interests through eye contact or a touch of the leg. Today cinematographers
resort to graphic sexual acts and horrific beatings. A poll by Newsweek stated
that sexual moderation and fidelity are normal for both married people and for
those who live together. In contrast, 7 out of 8 televised sexual encounters
involve extramarital sex (Newsweek, 1994). This trend is startling when
compared to the fact that children spend more time watching television than they
spend in school. According to the American Psychological Association, a typical
child sees 8,000 murders ...
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History Of Rock And Roll
Number of Words: 717 / Number of Pages: 3
... small shows and did not put on any elaborate performances.
The Sex Pistols were the epitome of a punk band. They were discovered in an antifashion clothing store in London called Sex by Malcolm McLaren, the store’s owner. Johnny Rotten, the band’s lead singer, was found while singing along to the jukebox. Sid Vicious, bassist, never learned to play bass. Their sound was exactly what McLaren was looking for. They set the tone for punk music. They sang about living in the slums of London for their whole lives. Their guitar, bass and drums were distorted and the vocals were shouted. Although most of ...
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Neil Young In Halifax
Number of Words: 1257 / Number of Pages: 5
... we were staying. There
were a few other people from Inverness staying there as well.
My uncle, Edward and I left for the concert at around quarter to seven. We
kind of got lost. We got to the show at around seven thirty. While we were in
line waiting to get in I could here the band that was performing. It was then
that I realized what I was about to experience. I stumbled to my seat, half
looking a my feet, half looking at the band on stage. I can't remember their
name but they were good. As soon as we sat down the band ended their set and
the lights came on. Then we just sat their for a ...
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How To Listen To Music, Not Just Hear It
Number of Words: 1017 / Number of Pages: 4
... side
of the speaker is against each wall. For this reason, the bass is extended
(louder), and the tweeters, mid-range, and woofers give you their undivided
attention.
Where to sit is simple, but it takes some easy calculations to find the
perfect spot. There is a common rule for a person to experience the full effect
of the music. In order to do this, measure the distance between the two speaker
cabinets. If the speaker's cabinets are placed twelve feet apart from each
other, divide twelve feet in half, which gives us six feet. That's the middle,
so mark that location. From that mark, me ...
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Mozart And His Music
Number of Words: 820 / Number of Pages: 3
... and died during their visit. In 1782, Mozart married Constanze Weber
against his father's wishes. In 1783, Mozart and Constanze visited
Salzburg, where he helped Michael Haydn out of a difficult spot, by
writting some violin duets. He completed a set of string quartets, and in
so doing, deeply impressed Josef Haydn who was the greatest master of music
for string quartets. In 1786, Mozart's London friends took part in the
first performance of The Marriage of Figaro. This was a triumph for Mozart
in Prague, and he wrote his "Prague" symphony as a tribute to its generous
people.
In Paris, Mozart ...
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