R&B Baroque
Jasmine Wiggins Professor Moses Phillips Music 100-ASP3 December 31, 2015 Although R&B music culturally originated in the United States and music from the Baroque period which originated in Western Europe, composers from these genres contributed in the changing and developments of their respected countries by choosing to differentiate from the mainstream music of their people. The musicians from these genres had to create music that were significant contributions to their society, therefore the musical genres of both Theme and Variation and R&B played a role in expressing the political and social struggles of the people from that specific region and time …show more content…
From a recent performance by the Cas Public, they performed a dance which represented Gould’s inspiration. The dancers incorporated nature as one of the ways that Gould was influenced into making music. He created pieces that incorporated both music and nature symmetrically, to show the audience the strong connection between the two. The Goldberge Variations displayed call and response, and the timbre of the piano, [which is classified as a chordophone in the Sachs-Hornbostel System] was polyphonic, which is one melodic line repeated at different points in the composition therefore overlaying the repetitions. The performers chose the variations and made it their own by incorporating many different dimensions into their dances. By evolving and improving the different ways of approaching music, the dancers found a way to physically show the rhythmic complexity of Gouldberg’s Variation by moving their physical body in a way that matched the sound of the music coming from the piano. Similar to Theme and Variation, Rhythm and Blues was also used to speak to the peoples’ emotions, specifically the African Americans.
R&B started to evolve from the years 1938-1945 and a couple of decades afterwards. According to Cahoon, “Billboard magazine coined the term rhythm and blues to rename its "race records" chart in 1949, …show more content…
This goes to show how music has changed and continued to evolve over time and inspire those who listen to it. The general messages and contents of the music may stay the same but the way the message is displayed to the society and how they can relate to it will be different. While exploring and experiencing music’s of a different genre, not only does an individual hear the sounds and dynamics of the music but starts to understand the many different concepts and behaviors of the society in which the music originated from.
Works Cited
Cahoon, Brad. "Rhythm and Blues Music: Overview." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 11 December 2014. Web. 18 December 2015.
Svanoe, Erika. "Theme & Variation in Music: Definition, Form, & Examples." N.p., 2003. Web. 2015. .
New World Encyclopedia contributors. "Baroque Music," New World Encyclopedia,, http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Baroque_Music&oldid=965694 (accessed December 30,
Jasmine Wiggins Professor Moses Phillips Music 100-ASP3 December 31, 2015 Although R&B music culturally originated in the United States and music from the Baroque period which originated in Western Europe, composers from these genres contributed in the changing and developments of their respected countries by choosing to differentiate from the mainstream music of their people. The musicians from these genres had to create music that were significant contributions to their society, therefore the musical genres of both Theme and Variation and R&B played a role in expressing the political and social struggles of the people from that specific region and time …show more content…
From a recent performance by the Cas Public, they performed a dance which represented Gould’s inspiration. The dancers incorporated nature as one of the ways that Gould was influenced into making music. He created pieces that incorporated both music and nature symmetrically, to show the audience the strong connection between the two. The Goldberge Variations displayed call and response, and the timbre of the piano, [which is classified as a chordophone in the Sachs-Hornbostel System] was polyphonic, which is one melodic line repeated at different points in the composition therefore overlaying the repetitions. The performers chose the variations and made it their own by incorporating many different dimensions into their dances. By evolving and improving the different ways of approaching music, the dancers found a way to physically show the rhythmic complexity of Gouldberg’s Variation by moving their physical body in a way that matched the sound of the music coming from the piano. Similar to Theme and Variation, Rhythm and Blues was also used to speak to the peoples’ emotions, specifically the African Americans.
R&B started to evolve from the years 1938-1945 and a couple of decades afterwards. According to Cahoon, “Billboard magazine coined the term rhythm and blues to rename its "race records" chart in 1949, …show more content…
This goes to show how music has changed and continued to evolve over time and inspire those who listen to it. The general messages and contents of the music may stay the same but the way the message is displayed to the society and how they can relate to it will be different. While exploring and experiencing music’s of a different genre, not only does an individual hear the sounds and dynamics of the music but starts to understand the many different concepts and behaviors of the society in which the music originated from.
Works Cited
Cahoon, Brad. "Rhythm and Blues Music: Overview." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 11 December 2014. Web. 18 December 2015.
Svanoe, Erika. "Theme & Variation in Music: Definition, Form, & Examples." N.p., 2003. Web. 2015. .
New World Encyclopedia contributors. "Baroque Music," New World Encyclopedia,, http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Baroque_Music&oldid=965694 (accessed December 30,