Music is an ever changing phenomenon. Innovators constantly push the boundaries of the definition of music. ... One of the reasons that attributes to classical music's "staying power" is because unlike pop music, where songs can be easily replaced by the next big hit, classical music cannot be replaced. In composer and musician, Aaron Gervais' article, "Classical music isn't dead and stop comparing it to pop already," Gervais proposes the question and the possible answer to why classical music remains a part of our culture: Pop music reinvents itself. ... Cla...

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"Rock and roll can save the world," some music junkie might say, most likely of the male species. ... Certainly not the concept of gender equality within the music industry. ... Instead, a handful of music critics, musicians, and music fans will suggest that the entire music community is leaning towards a more equitable atmosphere for men and women to display their talents. ... For example, it has been smooth sailing for the female pop sensation, Lady Gaga, whose name is continuously making headlines and topping charts. ... When a female singer is attractive, the media will focus on ...

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Pop Art first emerged in Britain as part of the general Pop movement. ... The interior of these shops was dimly lighted and pop music played loudly the whole time. From British and American pop music and the commercial adoption of the hippie movement came the language and culture of "flower Power" which, all together, influenced commercial art, fashion and the experimental furniture of a number of designers. ... The leading Pop interior designer in Britain was Max Clendinning. ... Pop designs are often futuristic and brightly colored. ...

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Nowadays, so many students listen to music while studying. ... " was asked to 334 students (Blackard). 294 students always listen to music, while 13 students sometimes listen to music and 27 students don't listen to music at all (Blackard). These results indicate that so many students listen to music while studying and almost all the students who listen to music think it is beneficial to listen to music while studying. ... He does analysis on how different types of music such as classical music, pop music, ambient music, and dance music can help which kind of tasks (Davidson). ... Ho...

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This mass is a classic case of non-immediate Medieval, pre-Renaissance music. ... Since the text rules the form of the music and because of the sheer complexity of the music, it is considered a Medieval chanson. ... In this chanson, Binchois uses the music and text to encourage expression. ... This is where chanson transforms from elaborate and complex to a more communicable pop style. ... From old, Medieval music to new, Renaissance music, we see a transformation from complex to immediate through the motet, the mass, and the chanson. ...

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The various types of music that the film documented was vocal music which is a missionary emphasis on choirs mixed with vocal music from South Africa it's basically acapella singing blend in the style of Western hymns with original native harmonies. ... The three types of South African music and performance that were interesting to me were the vocal music, maskanda, mbaqabga. ... The third type of music I found interesting was mbaqanga which is a Zulu Natal-derived popular music. ... African pop music gave birth to a series of expressions that are closely linked to the history of slavery ...

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Pop Art was the imagery of middle-class culture repurposed. ... Along with this new language of brands and logos there was also the globalization of American popular music and celebrities. ... Pop Artists used popular culture to their creative advantage. ... If there was one artist who personified Pop Art for the average person, it was Andy Warhol. ... Pop Ar...

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Global Music The global perspective of music: we live in an increasingly smaller "global village." ... The diversity of musical styles that exist in the United States includes Western European "classical" music (art music) and a number of "popular" music styles derived largely from Western European ways of making music. These styles include pop, folk, country, and rock. ... Also, music is sound that you want to hear as music, sound that is not organized in some fashion typically cannot be called music. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place i...

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The diversity of musical styles that exist in the United States includes Western European "classical" music (art music) and a number of "popular" music styles derived largely from Western European ways of making music. These styles include pop, folk, country, and rock. ... Also, music is sound that you want to hear as music, sound that is not organized in some fashion typically cannot be called music. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. Much music has attributes of both. ...

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This argument was illustrated with reference of two different types of music: cock rock and teenybop. ... They believe that men dominate and control the production, reproduction and dissemination of rock music - and this is reflected in the music. ... I'm not a great fan of girls in pop." "There are just two types of female making pop music today - those blessed with good looks, and those who would perhaps be better served by an undercover visit to the local plastic surgeon. ... It is made catchy with the use of melodic pop hooks and anthemic chorus. ...

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From the music of African slaves in the United States through the music scene of the 1960's, Jones traces the influence of what he calls "negro music" on white America - not only in the context of music and pop culture but also in terms of the values and perspectives passed on through the music. ... The "white Negroes" adopted black clothing styles, black jive language, and black music. ... The article presents an examination of the blues music of musician B. ... This commercial success is attributed to a new popularity of King among white music fans. ... Music albums released by King fro...

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Madonna - Holiday Born Madonna Louise Ciccone, August 16, 1958, in Bay City, MI Madonna's career began as another cute blonde singer making electronic dance music in the 80s. Then she began to wield her amazing talent--for business and marketing as well as music--and wound up, along with Michael Jackson, the biggest pop star since Elvis Presley. ... Her videos, at the time, were consistently more outrageous than her songs, which remained impeccably crafted and well-sung dance music. ... Unlike her contemporaries, Prince and Michael Jackson, Madonna has always managed to stay ahead...

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Pop Art first emerged in Britain as part of the general Pop movement. ... The interior of these shops was dimly lighted and pop music played loudly the whole time. From British and American pop music and the commercial adoption of the hippie movement came the language and culture of "flower Power" which, all together, influenced commercial art, fashion and the experimental furniture of a number of designers. ... The leading Pop interior designer in Britain was Max Clendinning. ... Pop designs are often futuristic and brightly colored. ...

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Throughout the twentieth century, music videos have influenced various perceptions on the images of women. ... Combined with the songs" melodies and lyrics, music videos along with the images of artists in pop culture today are powerful tools that can tattoo human minds and shape the attitudes of many. ... Women in music videos are seen in popular hip-hop culture as sex objects. ... Now that rap music is mainstream, music video producers target demographic are teenagers to young adults. ... Currently sex sells and that's what producers portray in music videos. ...

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Such erosive factors reverberate through T.V, magazines, or books, but majority will agree that rap music does play a large role. ... As I previously declared in my introduction music has indeed infect the up coming Generation. ... Members of Society will look at this and begin to think maybe all blacks are the same if rappers are bubbling over with such vengeance in their music. ... Crimes are still increasing, Rapping is still lingering, and Prejudice is yet to stop, rappers are constantly using misogyny, violence, and hatred in their music. ... Standing Ovation is giving to those who made...

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Therefore, the chance of opera singers to get involved with malignant actions is lower than modern pop stars. ... I would say that celebrities like pop stars and other recreational famous individuals are more casual in the sense of performing. ... Being a fan of an opera singer's music creates a sense of music blending and the sounds that they love the most assimilates in their daily lives. ... By featuring loved opera singers in very special roles, the well composed music, librettos, and scenery create a wholesome experience for the audience. These well made operas are composed of the gr...

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The developing technology of recording has been a huge influence on music. ... The fact that many large corporations now own both the brands, means of production, the technology to record the music and the means of distribution of the music is quite relevant. ... This is combined with the relentless global marketing machine marketing glittering western pop music to the world. ... As it mainly airs videos of artists it limits the music that can be played to music that has enough financial backing to afford to produce a video. ... Also the common need for a linier narrative running a...

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The 1970s ushered in a new wave of counterculture with the rise of harder rock and heavy metal music. ... By examining the history of heavy metal and its evolution into what it has become today, its impact on pop culture and society can be examined. ... The program played music videos for both well-known and obscure bands, and would interview and follow other bands on tour. ... All of these offshoots can credit the hard rock and heavy metal of the past as influences to their music today. ... Heavy metal is a testament to an ever evolving music industry, and will continue to grow throughout...

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With the recent popularization of feminism, many of the social critiques in modern music discuss inequalities between men and women, in hopes of educating the public. Geneva Murray defines feminist music as "providing conscious raising of the struggles that many individuals still face due to a patriarchal system," which allows feminist theory to become "more approachable and accessible for those outside of academia" (1). ... Kate Dries dubs "Hard Out Here" a "feminist pop anthem," as it draws attention to the inequalities between men and women, through a...

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So, it sounded different from the other usual 'pop bands' because the others usually put emphasis on the concentration on a certain part of the band (mainly the vocals) to represent their music. ... To be specific, using various sources of musical features of jazz, pop, and ethnic culture seems to represent the 'American cultural value'. ... I thought of Bob Dylan's music as a perfect example to support my idea. ... Is this also applicable to the aesthetic experience through the music? ... It is true that the more you know about the music theoretically, the more musi...

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That is, his innate ability to recognize the potential of the music and to create within it a visual identity that will express the essence of the sound. ... Foster embraced the emerging music and sounds of the street. Throughout this discovery process, Foster broadened his base of experience which now criss-crosses just about every style of music including Rock, R&B, Pop, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical. ... In 1997, Foster was promoted to Senior Vice President of Warner Music Group and Chairman of 143 Records, which was expanded to become a joint venture between Foster and the music grou...

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The song compromises the bands normal style of play by using a softer more melodic, slow paced style of music instead of their regular high energy power-pop style which makes it stand out further in their self titled album "unwritten law". ... The emphasis of the song is drawn from the context of the lead singer Scott's relationship with his daughter, therefore the lyrics and music represent the intention of a real relationship and its transforming effect on the persona. ... The soft music accompanying the lyrics create the sense of a lullaby, however the lullaby is betrayed by the...

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He's 37 now, but his music first hit at a time when the music industry was dominated by the first wave of millennial glitz and glamour: boy bands, meaningless rap lyrics, and bling. ... As the wave of changes in the music industry fades, it is his lyrical skills and subtle mastery of music that brings a generation together and still resonates with fans today. ... His music has done what no others have; he built an unbreakable bond between whites and blacks. ... The hit walks the line perfectly, between a black hip-hop and white pop-rock audience while displaying a powerful message. ... ...

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The type of music that came out of the 60s and the counterculture was different than other music. ... Drugs were one of the main things linked closely to the music of the 60s. Music was usually always apart of the counterculture rallies or movements, but music festivals also became a large part of the counterculture. The music festivals of the 1960's "embodied the idea of a rock & roll community," and "were meant to fix some problems of the Sixties rock shows".6 The music festival that set the stage for all the others was the Monterey Pop Festival which took place in J...

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The biggest and most specific concern are advertisements that use elements of youth culture, such as animation, music and fashion to create a positive association and affiliation with youth. ... Specifically, one commercial used animations to show a football player pop out of a magazine and use a Budweiser beer bottle cap as a football to play against another animated football team. ... Research shows, "A study on the responses of young people to alcohol advertising found that underage youth are drawn to music, animal and people characters, story and humor in alcohol advertising. ... ...

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