The Impacts Of Western Music And Its Effects On Western Culture

1. How is the history of European and Arabic cultural contact reveal through musical characteristics in places such as Spain and Bulgaria?

In my interview with Sumanyu Gupta, we discussed the many facets of Indian Bollywood music. We discussed several of these aspects at length including the unique storytelling structure of Bollywood songs, the deep meaning and role of Bollywood as an emotional “escape” for Indian people, as well as the growing amount of western influence heard in Bollywood music. I will begin my paper by briefly discussing some key instruments and integral concepts utilized in Bollywood, followed by the cultural significance of Bollywood, including Sumanyu’s personal account. From there, I will dig deeper into the changes being made due to westernization.

Art has undoubtedly become a decisive aspect of our culture; embedded in the way we learn and grow on a daily basis. Art forms such as music, television and dance dominate our society as an outlet of freedom of speech for humanity. The evolution of music has rapidly exceeded its original classifications, developing new genres with greater appeal to an audience, hence its influence on society has expedited. In recent times, lyrics (specifically rap lyrics) have been introduced into the court room as a form of documented confessional evidence, evidently challenging law’s authoritative nature. This essay will closely follow the genre of rap and its relationship with law, through cases based in the United States of America (USA). In addition, the trial of Simon Bikindi in Rwanda and Smith v The Queen will be used to form an acute analysis on the influencing factors of relevance, identity, freedom of speech and current constitutional law.

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

No matter the culture, music does not exist inside a bubble. In the modern age many cultures are progressing forward past rigid roles and more freedom for individuals, and with this music is changing. How the individual culture expect these roles differs between every region and social group, and as such so does music. To understand music, it is crucial to also understand its

Prior to the nineteenth century, western musicians and other artists generally strove to express universal ideas through their work in order to reach as many people as possible. That all changed in the early 1800’s, when composers began incorporating styles and melodies, and using traditional instruments, to represent a specific country’s landscape, traditions, and overall feeling of said country. Evidently, the people native to the country would find a sense of comfort and pride in the music, but outside audiences would also find it interesting to listen to because it was like catching a glimpse into an exotic culture.

Music has played a vital role in human culture and evidence based on archaeological sites can date it back to prehistoric times. It can be traced through almost all civilizations in one form or another. As time has progressed so has the music and the influences it has on people. Music is an important part of popular culture throughout the world, but it is especially popular in the United States. The music industry here is, and has been, a multi-million dollar business that continues to play an important role in American popular culture. This is also a art form and business that is forever changing as the times and more importantly, technology changes. Technology has changed the way music is made as well as how it is produced,

To go against the “norm” at a rave is to go against the spirit of the music. The music itself inspires everything that rave culture is. EDM focuses on the use of rhythm, an upbeat sound, and bass to enable the listener to “feel” the music and have their body move to the beat. Slowly the music builds up and then it drops, leaving the crowd reacting wildly to the change in beat and pace. Many people view EDM as just being sound .The “club culture” or “subculture” of rave culture may influence how people act in society and the values they carry, the people who do attend rave culture share common traits. Professor Roman Horak from the University of Vienna comments on the similarities amongst raves. Many of these people dress similarly, listen to the same music, visit similar places (shops, locations, etc.), and even buy the same products all because they take part in this specific “club culture” (Horak, 262). A raver from India and a raver from the United States may be drastically different in how they grew up and the media they consume, but they share common traits that are found with all ravers: the desire to be free and able to express who they are. At its core, this music promotes freedom. Professor Horak views music as “an omnipresent aesthetic phenomenon and an instrument for social and cultural exclusion and inclusion” (Horak, 265). Raves allows ravers to bridge the traditional social confines (sex, race, class, wealth) that are set established by society by providing a

Ethnicity is deep and innate within stars and society, therefore it cannot be performed. Artists perform their music. While musicians do not perform their race, since it is an inherent quality of all people, it is often, but not always, seen as inauthentic when musicians perform outside of their race, gender, or class. This is especially true when someone from a more privileged class performs the art of the lower class. While completely replicating a certain style of music can often be seen as inauthentic, certain artists can easily perform outside of a genre while taking (or stealing, based on your point of view) elements, sounds, chords, and styles from those genres and remixing them. The artist achieves “expressive authenticity”, where an artist is viewed as “real” and “authentic” without the consideration of ethnicity (Rudinow 129). One artist who successfully does this, but not without controversy, is Paul Simon through his use of “world music”.

In Seminar in World Music, we explored the basic development of music in the different cultures. In this class, we explored music throughout the world. Each culture has its own unique evolution, and this class gave us an introduction to 11 different cultures and the development of the music in that area of their musical forms. Music of China, Japan, Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, The Caribbean, Indian, and Native America are some of the different cultures that we focused on throughout the course of the semester. The history and development of the music in these different cultures have influenced Western art music as we know it today.

Popular music is an example of what cultural industries produce and also what Theodor Adorno criticizes in his essay, On Popular Music. Theodor Adorno is a German philosopher, socialist, and also a composer. He analyzes popular music with the perspective not only from music, but also from the economic system based on Marx’s idea. This paper first discusses his theory about popular music, including three important key terms and then how he develops this theory based on Marxism. Further, this paper will also apply Adorno’s theory to a Disney movie, Frozen in order to evaluate his theory.

As far as I’m concerned, music has magical power, as the saying goes, music makes a qualities of race higher and expensive, where have music, where enjoy to melt . I think western music is the most fashionable music in the world.Even in classical western music, it was also very modern.Western music has very long history, experienced lots of difficulties and changes. Until now, there are still many researchers studying western music’s history. As I know, early western music mostly were light music which didn’t have lyrics. Only some folk songs have lyrics , but they were not composed by composers, it was sang randomly by people and then it became more and more popular. With the development of culture, music developed fast. There appeared

Music, cultures and societies all around the world are highly diverse. However, a common challenge that each society faces is how to preserve their own identity – how to pass down the music cultures and traditions from generation to generation. It is important to realize that music cultures are not static. Evolution and being dynamic is part of what it means to be human. But from one generation to the next, societies around the world need to be able to pass down certain foundations for the next generation to learn and build upon. Chronologically, all music cultures started with a predominantly oral method of transmission. However, in the last few centuries, there has been a prominent shift towards written methods of transmission. Music and the way that it is transmitted from one generation to the next can tell us a lot, not only about the societies of the world but also the role that music plays in them. By analysing a shift in the transmission styles of music from oral to written, we can see music transform from being a transcendental experience to being a product for replication.

What is defined as “good” or “real” music? How does an individual come to define that? Many would say that classical music is “real” music since it is the basis of music that is created today and it has lasted through time. It is still heard today, one of the first types of music to last. Others may strongly disagree; even though it has stood the test of time what actually makes this the sole definition of “good” music? It doesn’t, there really is not a true universal definition. There are multiple views on what is considered “real” or “good” and that is what needs to be brought to attention, that there is not a single wrong or right in this field. Merriam-Webster defines “good” as adequate or satisfactory (“Good”). There are billions of different definitions of “good” music because each definition of the music found to be satisfactory is created by a different individual. Music taste is largely based on opinion and where that opinion comes from is what is important. Everyone is different, so psychologically some people find one type of music more appealing over another, this taste is also influenced by the environment someone grows up in.

The history of music would not be complete without the musical “fine art” that was created for the dominant minorities in Western Europe. Bergeron (1992) admits that it is quite a task to educate a two-term survey of Western Art music since students have no extra time for getting accustomed to the great musical masterpieces and their composers. It acquires the knowledge to distinguish which set of values will assist in selecting the pieces from the canon that are worth being carried from one generation to another. Many students and the academic sectors as whole tend to view the music of the 20th century regarding the canonical nature (Marcia, 2009). It is worth mentioning that the building of the musical canon of works is not tied to history. The article analyses the healthy aspects of the western canon concepts and practices about the musical materials. The case study majors in the construction of the canons and the readings from that of the current J. Kreidler and D. Helbich musical works. Marcia (1993) states that the emergence of gender could not be compared to a historical time nor can it be taken as a blueprint to be used for gathering data about a particular work or person. Gender as a factor has a great impact on the various categories of musicology, and its effect has continued to increase with time. Various researchers have begun conducting research on the influence of gender and their contribution to the growth of the musical practices. According to Suzanne