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Rap And Rock ‘n’ Roll
Number of Words: 797 / Number of Pages: 3
... never accepted music from black artists. Through whites was the only way to introduce new music made by the black artists. Here is a quote about how new music created by black artists were treated. When rock ‘n’ roll was sang by black artists, our society did accept it as music. They saw it as devil’s music. When Elvis, king of rock, sang rock ‘n’ roll, the music black artists sang became blues not rock ‘n’ roll. Whites didn’t wanted to admit that they enjoyed listening to black’s music so they changed rock ‘n’ roll into blues when black artists sang it.
“Invented, as many popular cultural historian ...
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Influence Of Music: Emotions And Effects
Number of Words: 180 / Number of Pages: 1
... If some one that is listens to
rock&roll will dress outraged and may wear nose rings. Students that listen to
country may dress with a cow boy hat. A person that listens to oldies may dress
with clothes from the past.
Music can also influence the way a person thinks about somthing. People that
listens to rap may think that drugs should be legal. A person that likes country
may think that raggedy cars should be used until it possibly can't run anymore.
A person that listens to oldies think that the fashion should be the way that it
was when it was the fiftys.
This concludes the essay for " music ...
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Franz Liszt And Kurt Cobain
Number of Words: 412 / Number of Pages: 2
... a heroin addiction. It was not
entirely unexpected that Cobain committed suicide. He had had entered a
coma by overdosing on a mixture of champagne and tranquilizers on March 4.
Also, Kurt's family history showed that two of his father's uncles
committed suicide, along with the fact that there were a lot of
dysfunctional marriages and alcoholism present. During a concert, Kurt
would jerk around as if he was being electrocuted. After his death, the
sale of Nirvana memorabilia increased dramatically.
As you can see, both Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain have some
characteristics in common. They had bo ...
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Alanis Morissette's "Ironic": Isn't It Ironic?
Number of Words: 700 / Number of Pages: 3
... song would be the line Aten thousand
spoons when all you need is a knife@. It always seems that things we need
are never readily available. But I think we can take this beyond just
material things in life to the important ideals, such as our dreams and
goals. Usually we have to go through so much more that we do not need until
we finally reach what we want. A common example would be going through
ten thousand classed to get to the one class we really need.
AIt's like meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his
beautiful wife.@ Finally, you think you found the most important thing ...
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The Music Of Louis Armstrong
Number of Words: 1488 / Number of Pages: 6
... born into a childhood of challenges and struggles. He was born poor and illegitimate in New Orleans on the fourth of August 1901. In addition to his hardships, Armstrong was forced to grow up lacking a fatherly figure. Due to this, Armstrong’s main support through out his childhood is accredited to his mother (Ward 16). As a child, Armstrong was introduced to and guided through music by his only fatherly figure and mentor, Joe “King” Oliver. Oliver was not only Armstrong’s favorite musician during his childhood, but also acted as a father to him (“Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong” Np). Oliver supported ...
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Native American Music
Number of Words: 458 / Number of Pages: 2
... fit into the music, but because repetitions with slight variations are often too insignificant for outside listeners to notice.
In the Iroquois Quiver Dance the first thing to strike the ear is what is often known as a “call and response” form. One singer announces a phrase of “lexical text,” known as the call, the other singer answers him in a vocal pattern. This continues throughout the song. In illustrating many of the musical styles among , this has another name known as the “Warrior’s Stomp Dance.” The voices in the Iroquois Quiver Dance are relatively relaxed compared with that of the Pl ...
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The Beatles And The Sex Pistols: A Study
Number of Words: 2206 / Number of Pages: 9
... band of all time. They lightning bolted onto the scene and then were gone equally as fast. However, they were to have an impact on popular music that hadn't been felt since the Beatles. Although they weren't the first punk group, they definitely defined the genre in the popular sense. From their music come new wave, alternative, and grunge.
Lyrically, the groups definitely differed. The Beatles compositions were quite eclectic, whereas the Sex Pistols tend to be all drawn upon their dissatisfaction with society. The majority of the Beatles songs were written by the awesome partnership of ...
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The Motown Sound
Number of Words: 754 / Number of Pages: 3
... of Hip Hop music. It guides these youths into the misconceptions about family and life.
If one should possess to get involved with music, they should choose one in which it is centered on realistic life events. This music represents a time when love is considered to be serious, captivating, and romantic. It focuses on getting people to realize and come a front with their inner conscious feelings, to grasp for what they believe in, and to seek their one-time soul mate. It's a mature and enticing music that don't target one group of people. When I think of enticing music, I think of The Isley Br ...
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Tone In Music
Number of Words: 420 / Number of Pages: 2
... correlation with the manner in which it is presented. For example compare the tones in the instrumental pieces Canyon and Beethoven's 5th symphony. In Canyon, the tone throughout the piece is upbeat and high-strung, very forceful in intensity. Beethoven's symphony number 5 on the other hand is totally the opposite, in which the tone is characterized to be mellow and soft. These contrasting tones serve to identify with the listener. The composers aim to make a piece of music at a certain tone, which will be pleasant to the listener, and sometimes to convey a message. For example in "All Cried Out" by A ...
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History Of Rock And Roll
Number of Words: 1686 / Number of Pages: 7
... of rock emerged.
Led by four young British men known as Paul, John, George and Ringo
this music was more like the gateway from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix.
Known as the Beatles they stole the hearts of millions of teenage girls
with songs such as Michelle and Julia. If you were lucky enough to have
one of those names you were idolized for life.
This new type of Rock and Roll, sometimes referred to as Hippie
Music is probably the most well known because of the unique use of color
and face paint which most of the bands more. Kids wore bell bottoms and
guys had long hair. Once again the parents ...
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