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The Mevlevi’s music and dance is prioritize compared to any other Sufi orders, which differentiates it from the other orders. In accordance to the textbook, ” The Mevlevi place a strong emphasis on music, which sends the practitioner’s physical body into a slow dance of graceful and ecstatic turning.” (315). Therefore, those who practice this […]
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Both my parents originated from Mexico, having me to have grown up within a heavily influenced traditional Mexican household. Within Mexican culture, music is a huge part of its culture, as goes for many. Such music revolving around genres such as mariachi, norteño, corridos, etc. But all are as equally important within Mexican culture, sometimes […]
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One of the three clips I chose to elaborate on is the “1.21 Gigawatts” from Back to the Future (1985). The movie is revolved around a teenager, Marty McFly, who is accidentally sent back to 1955, where within the clip is trying to figure out how to get back. Ironically he goes to Doc, the […]
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A particular musical technology I chose to emphasize on is the guitar. When you think about Guitar, personally what comes to my mind is jazz, rock, metal, etc. But rarely do I happen to hear music hip hop music with guitar playing in the background, but it’s becoming a bit more common amongst many different […]
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The song I chose was “Praise the Lord(Da Shine)- A$AP Rocky ft. Skepta”. A$AP Rocky is a rapper apart of a hip hop musical group, ASAP Mob.This Hip Hop song was released with in the month of June in 2018. Definitely a song with a unique beat,one accompanied by an uncommon instrument, the Bolivian pan […]
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One of the six historical periods of Western Art music that was described in Chapter 1 that caught my attention was the Classical Period (ca. 1730-ca.1820). What excited me the most about this period is the development of new instrumental types, such as symphony and string quartet while opera being the most vital genre during […]
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