American war songs and sea songs were used as propaganda during the war. Composers
American war songs and sea songs were used as propaganda during the war. Composers
Music is the essential, universal language. It expresses emotion, a story, and records a generation in history. In the classical and baroque era, music was written to tell a story and emphasize the emotion within that story. Music still tells stories today; movies, games, and regular songs tell stories with emphasized emotions. Games require music to set the mood and energy for specific scenarios.…
The connection between “Bad Things”, and All Quiet on the Western Front, is they both refer to doing “bad things” to each other but its “complicated”, because they don’t want to do bad things they want to be equal connecting All Quiet on the Western Front and the song. In the book Paul realizes when he kills someone for the first time he says “It is mad, what I do. But I must do something,”(Remarque, 216) he says this because he is being forced to kill/ do “bad things,” but he doesn’t want to. He wants to stand up for all the “bad things” going on in war, and makes an inference that the enemies are people too. Even know they appear to be enemies that doesn’t mean they had a background outside of war.…
During the 1960s, even though America was caught up in its current prosperity, a different cultural movement was making itself known. Through music, drugs, and the Civil Rights Movement, a group of people known as hippies, impacted society by challenging the status quo. With the music genre of rock emerging, music was used to voice expressions and feelings. For example, in the song “A Day…
This allowed multiple copies of music scores to be printed very quickly, which in turn, allowed the music to be spread out faster. This was when most people started believing that every educated person should be trained in music. Musicians still worked in churches and in aristocratic courts, but they also worked for towns. Even kings and princes and other nobility were respected composers.…
Before the civil war the war was led to an explosion of both dissemination and the consumption of the popular music among a wide swath in America between the north and south.…
Music is a universal language and it bridged the differences between the enemies on the front and made them less egocentric and…
In Lincoln and the Music of the Civil War, Kenneth A. Bernard writes “In camp and hospital they sang- sentimental songs and ballads, comic songs and patriotic numbers- the songs were better than rations and medicine. (Lincoln and the Music of the Civil War)” This shows how music gives people the motivation not only to endure, but to unite with neighbors in defiance of the enemy. Music provides a connection to the cause, and also to their brethren who are off fighting. Many songs outline praises and mournings after battles and events.…
Music passed the time away, entertained, comforted, and brought back memories from home. It created and strengthened bonds between the soldiers. Many soldiers brought musical instruments from home to pass the time at camp. Banjos, fiddles, and guitars were particularly popular. A survey in October 1861 found that 75% of Union regimens had a band.…
The Power of Music When Robert E. Lee said, “I don’t believe we can have an army without music,” he highlighted one of the most important aspects in the civil war: music. In the 1850’s, American musical instruments and patriotic songs were becoming common among Americans. Developments in society, such as the printing press and the railroads, allowed for the spread of music to accelerate. However, it was not until the early 1860’s, featuring the start of the civil war, for music to gain true popularity.…
In the 1940’s music was mainly swing, blues, country, and big band (“FortiesMusic”). However, a new type of song arose during the war called, a WWII song. The WWII song took many different angles. Before the war even started songs like: “Rockabye Baby, There ain’t gonna be no War,” foretold the fear of sending troops. A tribute to the fall of France was written, “The last time I saw Paris.”…
Music has definite cognitive effects on humans, making more intellectual and skilled people roaming around the planet. Those dealing with certain emotions can deal with music that is catered towards those feelings and, meanwhile, can help them cope with their emotions. As a group, humans should quit underestimating the power of music and allow it to reach its full effect on us, because its effects are powerful and admirable across all human traits, thoughts, and…
Lydia Goehr breaks down the question of how music is tied to politics, and specifically addresses arguments of whether it should be or not. The author starts her discussion with a historical example with the inquest of composer Hanns Eisler by the Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). The author’s intention in presenting this case appears when she focuses on the defense Eisler. He made statements to the Committee that suggested his music was “music, and nothing else,” having nothing to do with politics. This was in sharp contrast to his previous works which had several political messages and had regarded music as “inseparable from politics.”…
Elizabeth Perez 1 Dr. Elizabeth Swanson Music of The 21st Century 5 April 2017 THE MUSIC of BENJAMIN BRITTEN The tradition of classical music performance became stronger during the post war years. Audiences grew, government support in many nations rose, schools of music expanded. (Hanning)…
An Italian named Guglielmo Marconi in 1896 invented the radio, which helped in the connection of people and the spreading of ideas (Ackermann). : "The core armory of offensive warfare in the Second World War consisted of aircraft, tanks, and trucks. The effectiveness of these weapons in German hands depended on their use in combination, concentrated in great number at the decisive point of battle. Operational success also relied on communication. Radio played a vital role in linking tank to tank, and tank to aircraft.…
For centuries, people have found some sort of comfort/aid in the various genres and sounds of music. Although, with these different genres of music, people with different backgrounds can listen to something they can relate to, or maybe something that makes them feel good. Throughout the years, music has changed for both the good and not-so good, from bringing kids closer to God, to including more vulgarity. Those are just some of the ways music has changed within popular culture. Music is also very influential in the minds and behaviors of children and teens, by giving them a sense of inspiration and wonder.…