Dowland was an artist of the sixteenth century who wrote many songs that were popular during his time, but became recently popular during this century due to a musician names Sting. Sting revived his music and gave it a twist that could almost be related to pop music, especially when it is compared to western symphonic band pieces like the concert I experienced earlier this month. However I believe that Dowland’s music is both Pop and Art Music because of the time it was written and the style twist Sting placed on the songs. Sting’s interpretation of Dowland's music made the songs more pop like music because of the way he sang it. Sting is a rock musician that was introduced into the Rock Hall of Fame therefore when sings it has a way of sounds like …show more content…
His first “album” was called The First Booke of Songes or Ayres and it had songs that told a story about his life, others lives, or the things he was feeling. This can be compared to many albums of today’s modern pop music that uses people's’ lives and feelings as a muse. Dowland was basically the person who started this because he talked about his life, the things he went through, and his emotions he felt. Another reason he can be considered pop music is because it is just him singing with an accompanist and there wasn't seen often during the time he was alive. In today's modern society it it primarily seen especially with a singer and a guitarist. He set the precedent for this and basically created it. Finally the way it originally sounds is almost art music however when performed by people like Sting then his music morphs into something upbeat and pop like. It becomes faster and changes the sound of the words. Dowland's music can be considered pop music because of the influence it has established for modern pop culture however it can still be considered art
One of the most prominent and popular types of music to come out of the
A cosmopolitan composer, John Dowland’s music displays elements of his Italian contemporaries madrigal style through his use of chromaticism in the lute songs.
The European Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750 A.D.. Music from this period often had identifying characteristics: expressing mood through both instrumental and vocal music, consistent rhythmic patterns, terraced dynamics that change suddenly rather than gradually, basso continuo, complex melodies, and polyphonic textures (Kamien 148). Composers like Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach, Purcell, and Handel were prominent during the European Baroque period and composed both sacred and secular music: operas, oratorios, cantatas, concertos, and suites (“Baroque Music”). British Rock is the blanket term for music of the alternative genre made in the United Kingdom. Much of the British Rock culture got its influence from American Rock and Roll music of the 1950’s, and had characteristics similar to that music such as strong rhythms and powerful lyrics. Popular British Rock artists such as Queen, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, and Muse perform sub-genres such as indie rock, post-punk, post britpop, and others. Even though these two music cultures seem very different, they share three main compositional similarities: word painting, basso ostinato or “ground bass”, and polyphonic texture.
Wyatt Earp’s dad was Nicholas Porter Earp and his mom was Virginia Ann Cooksey Earp she died before Wyatt’s dad. Wyatt’s dad was a deputy sheriff of Warren county, Illinois, he was a sergeant in the civil war. Wyatt’s mom just stayed home to do chores around the house and work on the garden. Wyatt’s brothers are Newton Jasper, James Cooksey, Virgil Walter, Warren, and Morgan S Earp. Wyatt’s sister’s are Adelia Douglas, Mariah Ann, Martha Elizabeth Earp. Virgil was the second real brother Virgil secretly married Ellen Rysdam in Iowa. Morgan Earp the younger brother to Wyatt as well as he was a participant in the O.K. Corral.
More important from a music lover's perspective, however, are his remarkable artistic achievements. Presley was not the very first white man to sing rhythm & blues; Bill Haley predated him in that regard, and there may have been others as well. Elvis was certainly the first, however, to assertively fuse country and blues music into the style known as rockabilly. While rockabilly arrangements were the foundations of his first (and possibly best) recordings, Presley could not have become a mainstream superstar without a much more varied palette that also incorporated pop, gospel, and even some bits of bluegrass and operatic schmaltz here and there. His 1950s recordings established the basic language of rock & roll; his explosive and sexual stage presence set standards for the music's visual image; his vocals were incredibly powerful and versatile.
John Cage took a simple approach to music. While Cage believed that music can merely be found anywhere and within any sound, traditionally, music remains described as the art of arranging tones or sounds in a way that produces a composition having unity and continuity (Merriam-Webster). John Cage had a Zen Buddhism philosophy of music, meaning music is everywhere and anything can be interpreted as such (House of Solitude). However, I believe music is only the intentional arrangement of sounds.
His varied music background came from the many people he studied under and his own studies which allowed him to mix and blend styles together seamlessly. I’m going to look at Summertime from Porgy and Bess and I’ve Got Rhythm from the Girl Crazy.
Pop art is an experimental art which surfaced in Great Britain in the early 1950’s. One of the major art movements of the twentieth century, it came into its own in the United States in the late 1950’s. This art form incorporated photographs in ways that had not been utilized before. It utilized mass-culture imagery and iconography, in contrast to the traditional tendencies of fine art. Pop art is considered to be one of the last modern art movements and served as a precursor to postmodern art. The art form is characterized by themes and techniques derived from mass culture, including advertising and comic books. Perhaps one of the most famous Pop artists, is Andy Warhol.
Pop music is a contemporary genre of music which originated in the United States and United Kingdom, and goes back as far as late 1940’s. There is also the term “Popular Music” which is sometimes used interchangeably, although they are not quite the same. Popular music is used to define various genres which have been widely praised around the world, such as Rock, Jazz, Hip-Hop etc.
Even though people listen to music just to hear the melody, music is a way to express certain feelings and think about what the song means to someone personally. 20th century pop artists including Dido, Louis Armstrong, and Garth Brooks reveal transcendentalist values of the 19th century Literary Movement through self-reliance, deliberate living, and importance of nature.
In the 20’s, the era right after World War I, music and dancing became a focus. Many musicians were moving Northward from southern cities such as New Orleans, which was a main focus for what would become jazz music. As these musicians came up to more urban cities, they introduced the country to a world of music based on Caribbean music tones and southern blues. Syncopation was common in the songs that were known in this area, as were the common bluesy sounds and rhythms of those gospel songs and old hymns. This would all greatly influence the jazz creation. Jazz began as a music type that was focused more on orchestral sounds and bigger bands than smaller bands, such as seen with Whiteman, and this was evident in the types of dances and music the people listened to, with large piece orchestras. In this time period, there were big bands, but few solos or focus on jazz technique individually, as the bands showcased the overall sound of the band’s polyrhythmic and polyphonic sound more than its homophonic solo sounds. People such as Louis Armstrong began to be interested in focusing more on chords than melodies and on solos than group collective improvisation, and this started the move to a new wave of jazz: swing.
Other bands were often trying to be one step higher than the Beach Boys. For bands, it was just more competition, something no one needs any more of. Today, however, other bands look up to the beach boys. They created their own type of music, a mixture of pop and rock. They very well may have created the first pop-rock mix of all time.
This style started to develop at a young age when Simon teamed up with high school friend, Art Garfunkel. Garfunkel was an excellent writer of songs also, and very well complemented Simon's style. Simon was heavy into doo-ops, teen songs, Elvis Pressley, and harmonicizing. He was also deeply into grass roots types of music, and he is the reason that Lady Smith Black Mambazo ever became quasi popular with their type of African tribal when he put them on the album Graceland.
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
This era is recognized by the creation of tonality, as well as the establishment of the opera, cantata, and concerto. Different from the classical era, this era featured a unity of mood, a continuous rhythm and melody, and a predominantly polyphonic texture, meaning that there were two melody lines, each fighting for the listener 's attention. The composers from the Baroque period were well-known for their extravagant, frivolous and bizarre usage of their instruments and their performances. The most notable influence from this era is in modern music especially rock music, because in rock music emotions are intense and the mood are usually unified just like the music from the Baroque period. Some artists and rock bands have adopted this bizarre style, for example Prince and Lady Gaga. Many rock bands were inspired by composers of this era such as Bach because of the intensity of his