Listen to Armstrong’s elaborate solo at the beginning of West End Blues. As the jazz historian Stanley Crouch said Armstrong brought a “fresh logic” to improvisation, in your own words how would you describe how Armstrong redefined jazz as an art of individual solos?
Undertake a comparative scholarly analysis of the approaches taken to the use digital music and media by 2 different music artists including their use of social and digital media, streaming platforms and other types of music formats (eg CD, vinyl, cassette tape). (2500 words plus references) Assessment Criteria (each 25%) 1. Evidence of an Individual…
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Between the early seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries, the European music world underwent dramatic shifts in terms of patronage systems, intersections with non-European cultures, emergence of new genres, perceived dominance of instrumental/orchestral repertoires, etc. In the first part of your essay, discuss in a concise and well-organized fashion as many such aspects as possible. In…
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Part 1: The Readings have been attached. Questions on readings Reading 1: P. Martin “Music, Identity, and Social Control” in Music and Manipulation Summarize Adorno’s position on popular music (2-3 sentences) What are some social reasons that 1960s rock was condemned? How did Hirsh’s study disprove Adorno’s theory? What musical (non-lyrical) factors are cited to…
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The concert review should be in a form similar to a music review in a newspaper or a magazine. Include a brief description of the venue where the concert took place Include the instrumentation and the personnel Write the names of each song performed along with a brief description Compare two of the songs that…
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After reading the Carlson and Schechner readings complete the following below. You need to reference the readings in your answer. 1. Your everyday performance and Restored Behavior Think of all of the times during that day that you “perform” (as a student, parent, at work, at the store). Identify 2 informal types of performances/interactions you…
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Part 1: The Readings have been attached. Questions on readings Reading 1: P. Martin “Music, Identity, and Social Control” in Music and Manipulation Summarize Adorno’s position on popular music (2-3 sentences) What are some social reasons that 1960s rock was condemned? How did Hirsh’s study disprove Adorno’s theory? What musical (non-lyrical) factors are cited to…
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This is the first song that goes toward the questions https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=april+is+in+my+mistresses+face+music&view=detail&mid=D5BFDF68670436B3A62CD5BFDF68670436B3A62C&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dapril%2bis%2bin%2bmy%2bmistresses%2bface%2bmusic%26cvid%3d42fd56bc546841809a14a9da94ec72da%26aqs%3dedge.1.69i57j0l8.7312j0j1%26pglt%3d171%26FORM%3dANNTA1%26PC%3dHCTS This is the other to the last question https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=farmer%27s+fair+phyllis&view=detail&mid=6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A&FORM=VIREhttps://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=farmer%27s+fair+phyllis&view=detail&mid=6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A&FORM=VIREhttps://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=farmer%27s+fair+phyllis&view=detail&mid=6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A6A75403014DD3AEDBD4A&FORM=VIRE File attached below are the questions
Purpose To develop critical listening and writing skills. To survey musical events taking place during the semester. To evaluate individual concerts in the greater musical landscape. Tasks Select one live/live-streamed musical performance of at least 30-minute long between January 17 and March 24. Research the performers and their musical style(s) ahead of the concert: include…
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, (“Appassionata”) Movement I (music in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/g7ij2lxkvrfn8jy/h?dl=0&rlkey=jxjkahj8n53h2pgexmfxoxfz4) Please, listen to the first movement of “Appassionata” sonata multiple times. A good paper requires about 20 times of active listenings. Take notes, write down the timings, consider listening to the form backwards: recapitulation, development and…
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