Folk music

Folk music has a very wide description and can be created in many forms. Folk music just as Folklore is typically passed down orally from generation to generation. Because of this one song may have many different versions and is typically short because of forgetfulness from being passed down. It also typically has an unknown artist so a lot of folk songs are not by the artist him/herself. One criteria is folk songs are that their short, this is because of the forgetfulness of the song being…

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Robert Allen Zimmerman, mostly know as Bob Dylan, has recently received the Nobel Prize for Literature being the first songwriter to ever win it. In order to achieve this nomination, it all initiates with the Swedish Academy that constitutes of 18 members that will evaluate nominations. Once it that has occurred, the Academy will send out invitations to a specific group of people between 600-700 individuals that have the chance to participate, and they must follow specific deadlines in order to…

the developments over time in a region called Bayou Teche. He provides maps and floor plans to illustrate and help explain the design features and intended purposes. Comeaux traces the origins of the Cajun barn to support his argument of the Cajun folk group and their barn design…

“This land was made for you and me.” Way back in 1940, there was a man named Woody Guthrie. He trekked across the USA singing hundreds of songs. His most prominent song, though, is “This Land is Your Land”, a song that explained that the USA is for everyone. He is often quoted because of his inspiring messages. The famous song is very similar to one of his quotes, but is different too. Both the song and the quote are proportionate in some ways. First, let’s knock off the obvious one: they are…

Greek folk music is a certain style of popular music played by ‘'ethnic Greeks’’ in countries like Australia, the United States and Greece. However, mainly originating from Greece, with songs written around the time of ancient Greek poetry and music. Greek folk music can by categorised in two mainly genres: Akrtic and Klephtic. Akrtic being “between the ninth and tenth centuries A.D. and expressed the life and struggles of the Akrites (frontier guards) of the Byzantine Empire.” Klephtic…

harmonica allows for a player to flatten the keys with mouth and tongue shape, which is called bending. This creates that well known blues sound from the harmonica. Michael Licht explains in his article, “Harmonica Magic: Virtuoso Display in American Folk Music” that, “In cross harp position, the tonic chord and the most important pitches are produced by inhaling” (Licht 217). Licht is basically stating that cross-harp has a more important and diverse range of notes and chords then straight-harp…

Minnesota, which seems far away from any music metropolis such as Chicago or New Orleans, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the most influential musicians of all time. Bob Dylan was influenced by the largely political lyrics and folk music of artists such as Woody Guthrie. This influence is obvious in almost all of Dylan’s song’s lyrics and especially in his earlier, strictly folk, albums. Minnesota was not known for any particular style of music, so the likelihood of his hometown…

La Belle at le Capitane, by Frank Ticheli, published in 1991, which was the first piece played of the night. The composer gave a brief historical background of the music, and then began to conduct the piece. The tempo of the piece was Larghetto, meaning very slow, and the dynamics were mezzo-forte, meaning moderately loud. Performed in D minor, with an alto saxophone solo towards the beginning of the piece, this piece…

and Roll has a vast library of artists whose songs provide discussion on how the music impacted society as well as the ever-changing artistry of the music. While the artist and songs compiled for study are author selected, excluded artists with contributions to the history would be lacking. Not including those who brought direction to the evolution of music music as we know it today, leaves me looking for more. Music preferences are one of the things that contribute to one’s own personal…