and historians, all providing prospective for studying music through a Marxist lens. In Music and Marx: Ideas, Practice, Politics, the chapters highlight the place of music in society by engaging Marxist theories on society. The book provides “music-directed approaches to Marx,” which express the issues of musical thinking and theorizing as it relates to commodification, the control of musical form by capitalism, the connection between music-making and economic processes, and the issues of…
indicating the improvisation of the melody, presenting complex rhythmic passages before ending the piece with a lot of energy.” Similar to Ponteio in Nobre’s Toccatina, Ponteio e Final Op. 12, Ponteado can be also described as a genre of improvised guitar music that originated in Northeast…
(1678-1741) Concerto V for Flute, String Orchestra and Basso continuo Op. 10/5, RV 434 This famous Italian Baroque composer has been recognized and appreciated for the amount of works he produced and the unique characteristic style he infused into his music. In this particular genre he is most often known for the group of violin concerti collectively called “The Seasons.” In the roughly 300 solo concertos he wrote, of which about 230 are for violin, he became the first composer to commit an…
Vento Sur is a Calarts –All-Alumni group composed of Joao Junqueira, Julissa Bozman, Alex Bozman, and Jay Gravatt. They perform music in Spanish and Portuguese languages both. I saw many interesting instruments, and after other songs end the guitarist Joao Junqueira explained about the traditional instruments to audiences. First they performed Adentro Cojutepeque dance music from Mexico and violinist Julissa Bozman featured the song. Vento Sur arranged the song to play violin melody line, and I…
in West Side Story. The piece consists of 118 bars and 6 verses. From bar 37 we see a change beating to a strict 4/4 and a change of key to A major, whereby the listener should pick up strong hints of bitonality as the bass is A-F-A-F. The music which accompanies the singers extenuates the expectation and emotions felt. Tonight uses a conventional operatic technique whereby the multiple characters on stage are saying the same or different lines at the same time but relating it to…
Krump and Tango are two very styles of dances. Krump is a street dance consisting of high energy movements made to express yourself. Tango is a partnered dance to form a connection between two partners, usually a man and a women. Although they were both made to express feelings, they are different kinds of feelings. Krump was made to release anger or aggression in a nonviolent way. It’s full of very intense gestures while the Tango was made to form an intimate connection between two partners.…
an activity everyone can do, whether it’s alone, with friends, or with a partner. Ballroom dancing,a traditional partner dance, which couples form in a closed dance position. Ballroom dancing has several different forms, The waltz, the swing, the tango, and the salsa. They each originated in several different places, such as Germany, Austria, and New York. Nobody would look at dance as a sport, but in competition, it’s considered a dance sport. During World War I, they considered…
Latin Music: Question Response Paper 1. Latin music has had a major effect on many mainstream American styles. Due to the sheer volume of cultures and ethnic groups who have contributed to Latin music since its development more than 400 years ago, the music has evolved to be an incredibly diverse family of music styles and rhythms. Heard on the radio, in clubs, on the television and in movies, Latin beats and sounds continue to express the pride, identity and lifestyle of the Latino culture.…
backgrounds, we are finding that musical training can alter the nervous system to create a better learner and help offset this academic gap”. Often times, music is used for memorization. Teachers have set uninteresting things to music, such as the Preamble, to music so students will remember it. However, setting facts to music is not the only way music increases learning. In a study done by E. Glenn Schellenberg from the University of Toronto at Mississauga, discovered higher IQs in…
world. Because of this, the content included in curriculum is a widely debated subject. Everything from math, to physical education, to the arts is included in different curriculums. However, some disagree that the arts, such as dance, drama, and music, shouldn’t be included in the school system. These people propose that these are luxury topics, and not necessary for success in the real world. This concept might apply to some kids, but others find delight in the arts, and even wish to pursue a…