Folk music

Xinzhu (Zoe) Ma Music History II March 25th, 2016 From the Old To the Folk: Dvorák and Haydn On a chilly Friday night, Nichole and I went to the Ohio Theatre for the concert featuring music by Dvorak and Haydn. The solemn air swelling in the street and the dazzling atmosphere in the concert hall supplemented my expectation towards the concert; when we finally sat on our seats, I couldn’t wait for it to start. The concert includes not only the works of Haydn and Dvorak, but also of a Native…

finish, or might not have done very good on it. Well, music may be the answer to that problem. Does the type of music a person listens to affect their accuracy or completeness more on a test? Many people have often thought that no music will help you concentrate, get farther, and increase their accuracy. That it will help you just focus on the test instead of the music. In this case, they are wrong. Some other people think that loud music will help to pump you up to get up and finish the…

Carols originated in Europe as pagan songs sung by at Winter solstice celebrations. The word carol itself means song of praise or dance, or singing of joy. Carols at one time were written for all season and times, but the tradition of singing them at Christmas has remained. Christians took over these pagan celebrations and made up their own Christian songs to sing as a substitute. Yet these first carols were all written, and sung in Latin. Latin at that time was a language not known by most…

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer keeps its oldest and best-loved tradition with 12 performances of A Chanticleer Christmas in the Bay Area between December 10th and 23rd. A Chanticleer Christmas offers profound, peaceful and joyous music in beautifully decorated missions, churches and cathedrals around the Bay Area. Chanticleer’s Christmas season begins on November 28th in Fairfax, VA, with concerts in Manassas, VA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Purchase, NY, and Portland, OR,…

prides herself in which is portrayed in the song (Self). She echoed the same slow tempo as Lieberman, but with a more powerful and riveting voice almost similar to that of Flack’s. Although her approach was reminiscent of Lieberman’s, incorporating old folk soul characteristics with new age acoustic sounds that she calls “acoustic pop”, she was not inspired by Lori Lieberman but rather the Fugee’s version. Although the cover is extremely soft and airy, interpretations shown in the Fugee’s…

time. He wrote the librettos himself, as he did for all his later works. In this way, he was able to unify music and drama more than anyone had before. Wagner’s early opera, Rienzi, won a huge success in Dresden. With his next three works, The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, and Lohengrin, Wagner took an important step by shifting his focus from the drama of historical intrigue to the idealized folk legend. He chose subjects derived from medieval German epics, displayed a profound feeling for…

involved in music at a young age. At one of Ira's piano lessons George began to play, with no prior lessons, and his parents discovered his love and natural talent for music they put him in lessons. His first mentor and teacher, Charles Hambitzer, early on had realized George's exceptional talent with the piano so he denied charging the Gershwin family because he knew he had the privilege of teaching a future phenomenon. He was only eleven at the time of his humble beginnings with music, by 15…

Confucianism and Taoism are primeval Chinese religions. They were both philosophies, which began in China. Neither were proposed to be religions at the era though by tradition they have been treated as such by many adherents and scholars. It is very difficult to separate Chinese religions given that most exist simultaneously within each practice and beliefs. However, there are certain elements that make each religion stand out as its own. Confucianism, for example, believes in setting an…

had a major impact on the culture of African-Americans and the nation as a whole. His technique of rhythm and blues started a new generation of music and livened the music back in the day. Louis Jordan created many of the songs we enjoy today. For example, “Is You Is or Is You Aint My Baby,” which was released in 1944. It reached number 1 on the U.S folks and country charts. This is one of my favorite old Rhythm and blues songs. This song has been used in commercials, movies, TV shows, and etc.…

contributed to the music world and compare Program Symphony to Symphonic Poems and Impressionism to Expressionism music created by these composers. Program Music and Symphonic Poems are similar in that they play onto the imagination of the listeners of the mental pictures of the scenes or characters as they listen. Both genre are based on telling a story or poem. Although they have these similarities they use different methods of exporting these stories. Program music has several…