Over the past century music change has been based on the influence of people and technology. The changes in technology have influenced the way music is listened to and the instruments in that time period that make the sounds. The sound of the music links directly to the likes and dislikes, which brings us to the influence of the people. Every aspect of a person has an effect. You must take into account what they are feeling and what their lifestyle is. Then the next step is to look at the influence on their lifestyle. Society, it is the people’s likes, dislikes, cultures, and politics as a whole. It can be gathered that what society is doing, everyone is doing it too. So, when it comes to popular music the big question is, what is society listening to?
For a better description of popular music, according to the Oxford English Dictionary Online, popular is “prevalent or current among the general public.” Popular music is the genre that is on the radio, playing in people’s cars, and at their homes. It is the feel good sound that brings everyone together to dance, play, and sing. However, it is ever changing and with that begins a timeline, to understand the growth of music.
To make a popular genre there has to be the basic sounds that lead to it all. As David Robertson has said, “When a composer imagines a sound and then notates it for someone else there are lots of common beliefs in play. The pitch will probably be standard: it will relate to existing instruments and therefore to habits of tone production and listening that have been established for quite a while.” So, this timeline begins in the 1900’s.
From 1900 to 1910 the popular genres were country blues, ragtime, and anglo-american folk. The blues and ragtime were imme...
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Robertsons essay is about the change of perspective on classical music. He had got the idea for it during a celebration dinner while talking about a book that spoke of limits. This brought him to the conclusion that according to the book classical music could no longer be made how people would enjoy it. So his essay talks about the ideas that classical music is no longer popular.
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Stone talks about the importance of music with man. Also, the relationship between music and business. All which leads to the development and spread of music within culture.
classical music has been dead to the young. There have been many genres of music
One of the most prominent and popular types of music to come out of the
From early 1770's to the end of the eighteenth century the concept of the symphonic style and sonata style dominated most of the music composed. These forms ,employed countless times by Mozart and Haydn, stayed relatively constant up until the end of the eighteenth century when Beethoven began to extend this Viennese classical tradition. Many musicologists have put forward the idea
Roy, W. (2010). Reds, whites, and blues social movements, folk music, and race in the United States. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
that are considered traditional pop were very widely known within the culture during the 1950s
After many of World War II’s harmful effects, the 1950s served as a period of time of musical change that reflected the dynamic of society as well as the traditional norms and values. Many factors contributed to this transformation. For example, the civil rights movement heightened many racial tensions, and the music produced consequently manifested this tension in itself. Rock-n-roll and R&B music universalized music typically associated with African-Americans, and many African-American musicians gained fame; however, as with any relatively-widespread success, there were many musicians as well who missed their opportunities due to the same racial segregation. While “radical” genres such as R&B and rock-n-roll laid the foundation for music future forms of music, the standard pop, jazz, and country music adhered to traditional values, and thus continued to maintain popularity amidst phenomena such as the Elvis craze.
Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, whereas pop music usually refers to a specific musical genre within popular music. (Allen, Robert. "Popular music". Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage.
For this essay I decided to use the genre of 80s-90s r&b. I chose this genre because I grew up around that type of music as a little kid. My mother would always play her favorite artists during car rides, cleaning days, or even on a casual morning. I think having some type of musical background, or even being introduced to music at a young age is a benefit of life. When I was younger, music was always a big part of my life. Whether I was at my grandmother’s house for the weekend, at home on a normal day, music was always playing. If it wasn’t my moms music, there was always another family member playing music. My cousins and I would always find an old 90s r&b song that our moms would play, and run around our grandparents house yalling the lyrics.
Music’s role on society has changed drastically through the course of its history as it has become ever so increasingly expansive. Many of the previous musical movements were only for the wealthy as entertainment
Throughout our history, music has constantly been influenced by trends of its time, reflecting social, economic and political changes. On the other hand, music has defined the culture and social events or leading them to social revolution. For instance, guys like Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder greatly contributed to social events. Such leaders and musical revolutionaries have existed throughout history.
Current western classical music did not occur overnight. It was a long process that had its beginnings in the sacred music of the Middle Ages. War, disease, famine, political unrest and advancements in science brought changes, to not only how music was perceived, but also in how it was presented, giving modern western classical music its rich history today.
Popular music at the turn of the century came largely from musical theater - Broadway and Hollywood. Originally, popularized by traveling groups and sheet music sales, popular music really came into its own with the arrival of radio broadcasting, jukeboxes, 78 r.p.m recordings and other twentieth century technologies which continued into the Fifties.
What would the world be like without music? The world would be a very silent place. Music is in many ways the material of our lives and the meaning of society. It is a reminder of how things were in the old days, a suggestion of how things are, and a view of where society is leading to. Music is the direct reflection of the picture of art, music, and literature. Music can be a way to deliver messages, being poetic, a fine art, or it can just be for entertainment. No matter what it is used for, music is the perfect art there is and there are various types of music; such as classical and romantic. This paper will discuss how classical music and romantic music had a turning point in humanity’s social or cultural development, and how they have
Music expresses what words cannot express; music reflects the improvement of the society; music calms our hearts and inspires people. Everyone enjoys music because he or she can have good moods while listening to music. Composers express their feelings in songs. Some put in their ideas about nature, politics and life, others write songs to reflect the progression of society. Popular music in the Gilded Age and jazz music in the Roaring Twenties are examples of music which correspond to the society’s movement. The rise of popular music was the result of the anti-German movement. American composers rose to replace the German culture. Also, popular music was popular because of its affordability. Every class of people could enjoy this kind of music by simply going to music halls. On the other hand, Roaring Twenties was a period of time which marks color line upheavals. Although music in Gilded Age and Roaring Twenties are quite different about their styles, genres and lyrics; popular music and jazz music were both adaptions to the society’s movement during these two periods.
The basic style of the music is pop and world. Pop music, also known as popular music, is “professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music.” This means that pop music is a variety of sources including classical, jazz, rock, and fine arts music which