Global Music Influences and Transformations
Ethnomusicology: Exploring Music and Culture
Music and Meaning
Ethnomusicology delves into the multifaceted nature of music as sound, culture, and social activity. It examines various aspects of musical meaning, including:
- Structural Meaning: Analyzing the internal organization and relationships within a musical piece.
- Referential Meaning: Exploring how music references external ideas, emotions, or events.
- Musical Affect: Investigating the emotional impact of music on listeners.
- Truth Value: Considering
Galician Theater (1936-1976): Post-War & Contemporary Movements
Theme 8. Galician Theater between 1936 and 1976: The Generation of 50 and the Beja Group
Characteristics of Post-War Theater
Post-war Galician theater was marked by several key characteristics:
- Paused Creation: Plays were written without the immediate pressure of staging or public readings.
- Universal Themes: The plays explored universal conflicts, situations, and characters, often set in a dark and problematic world.
- Post-War Commitment: Playwrights engaged with the social and political issues of the
Influential Cultural Movements and Figures in Music History
Acid Rock
- Started in the 1960s
- Form of psychedelic rock
- Songs about LSD, drugs, and getting high
- Featured long instrumental solos
- Notable bands: Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Moby Grape
Beat Generation
- Literary movement from the 1950s-1960s
- Originated in New York
- Embraced drugs, alternative sexuality, rejection of materialism, and non-conformity
Bebop
- Form of jazz from 1940s NY
- Developed by Charlie Parker
- Emphasized technique and complex harmonies
Pat Boone
- Born Charles Eugene Boone on June 1st, 1934
- American
Understanding Tempo and Character in Music Ensembles
Tempo and Character.
Tempo: Is the speed at which the beat is played.
It is indicated: a) in Italian words.
b) In beats per minute (b.p.m) with a metronome, a device that marks the beats at a predetermined speed.
Regular Tempos. The speed of the beat remains constant until the end of the movement or another indication is given.
Slow tempos: LARGO, ADAGIO; Moderate tempos: ANDANTE, MODERATO;
Fast tempos: ALLEGRO, PRESTO.
Variable Tempos: Indicate a gradual change in the speed.
RITARDANDO: gradual decrease
Read MoreElements of Art: Line, Shape, Space, Color, Value, and Texture
Artists use line to determine the edges of the images they’re depicting. Lines can have different qualities.
Shapes are two dimensional. Forms are three-dimensional-in appearance or in actuality (as in a sculpture).
Artists who paint or draw create the illusion of space on a flat surface.
Sculptors create work using physical space.
The three primary colors-red, yellow, and blue-are used to make all other colors. Artists use color to create mood.
Value is the lightness or darkness of a color.
Artists use
Read MoreExploring the Architectural Marvels of Paris
Visits:
Early Gothic Paris: 3 July
Basilica of St.-Denis, the site originated as a Gallo-Roman cemetery in late Roman times. The archaeological remains still lie beneath. The cathedral became a place of pilgrimage for French Kings.
Architect:
Patron: French Kings
Style: Gothic
Century: finished: 1144, every king from 10th – 18th.
High Gothic Paris & Rayonnant: 4 July
Cluny Museum, The museum is built atop the ancient Thermes de Cluny, baths from the Roman era of Gaul.
Architect:
Patron:
Style: combines
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