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Rutkowska Blog 9
In a Sema ceremony, the role that music plays within this ceremony is that those who listen to this, have a connection with God. As they “experience direct spiritual union with God”(Mevlevi Slides). The Sema ceremony is well-known to have begun in Islam, and has continued to be played for over 30 years (The Mevlevi […]
Rutkowska Blog 8
As a little girl growing up, a song that would always be replayed on the radio was “Independent Women” by Destiny’s Child. This song is a hip-hop/dance song that was released in the late ’90s and had dealt with spreading the message of having strong independent women exposed. As Farrah Frankin had left the Destiny […]
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Within music, one is able classify the ethnic portrayal that is represented throughout a piece of music. Considering my background, both of my parents come from Poland. A well known genre of music that I consider to be part of my ethnicity is the Krakowiak. The Krakowiak is a folk dance, danced with a partner, […]
Rutkowska Blog 6
Throughout music, songs can be illustrated within different perspectives, as the social context was able to be shifted throughout time. Pieces of music were able to be represented within different meanings. This meant that a songs overall meaning is able to portray a different perspective throughout time, as its occasion, location, and style could have […]
Rutkowska Blog 5
There are several different concert traditions. In my opinion, one that I would personally feel comfortable to be in, as one of the audience members, is a symphony orchestra concert. As we listened in class to Mozart’s Symphony No.40 in G minor, I observed the crowd, and I would feel most comfortable here, as I […]
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In the movie, “Back to the Future” (1985), the film takes place when the main character, Marty McFly, has been time traveled 30 years back to the past, accidentally by Doc Brown, the scientist, with his invention of the DeLorean. As they have been accidentally been settled back to the past, the movie shows McFly […]
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Phonographs were invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. A phonograph is a type of musical format that was used as an early record player. It’s first purpose when it was created, was to transcribe telegraphic messages. However, the “…playback quality was poor and engravings would lose integrity after just a few playbacks” (301), so its […]
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At the moment, a song that I have been listening to on repeat is “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen. Queen has been one of my favorite British bands since I was little. I would always blast their songs on full volume in my room, and it would always get me energized and hyped […]
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A historic period of Western Art music that sounds the most interesting to me, can be classified as the Romantic period (ca. 1820-1900). This period excites me the most, because industrialization and nationalism were beginning to occur at this point of time, and these were the main historical events that I have learned about throughout […]
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