AMERICAN DIVERSITY EARLY 20th CENTURY In the early 20th century, music in America would consist of a variety of genres- ragtime, blues, jazz, swing, country, gospel, country, folk music and Latin music to name a few. Over the course of years, Latin music changed from being unknown and unpopular to being well acceptable and becoming popular in America. It began with the slave trade. Not only did Africans arrive at the United States but they also arrived at locations like the Caribbean Island and
imagery, featuring extreme angles and shadows, but also the music that plays an important role in creating this ominous atmosphere. It is also accredited with being a revolutionary scene for its time, making way for future horror films to come. Without the iconic ‘shower scene’ string music, it is hard to imagine the scene having the same impact on the audience, as Hitchcock cleverly matched the cuts onscreen to the music. However, music, or a soundtrack in general, was not always considered as imperative
We firstly looked at how ‘Country music’ came to be and investigated the ‘Memphis Blues’ style in the 1910’s. This distinctive style founded in the Memphis area in Tennessee was played by black musicians within slavery, this is why it has many ties with blues music. From this the instruments that were used ties in greatly with the ‘jug-bands’ which included washboards, steel guitars, harmonicas, kazoos, acoustic guitars and the jug itself. However evolving ‘skiffle bands’ later dropped instruments
Martha Graham lived a wonderful life and many accomplishments. Martha was born in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1894. Her parents are George Graham who worked with the mentally disturbed and Jane Beers who was a director. She had two younger siblings who are Mary and Georgia. Graham grew up with people telling her about fantasies and tales, such as witches and wee folk. Martha had an Irish background and believed that she was a witch, because she had a flexible body and was disciplined. Her father rather
When rock and roll music emerged in the 1950’s, it carried a distinctive sound that captured the public’s attention. Stemming from the rhythm of the boogie-woogie blues from the 1930’s, rock and roll was heavily influenced by African Americans and quickly commercialized by white musicians which created the diversification of the genre and what it is today. In many cases people believe rock and roll unfairly robbed black artists of their music and contribution because of musicians such as Elvis Presley
The Harlem Renaissance was a time in the 1920’s and 1930’s that impacted African-American culture forever. This change affected Afro-Carribean artists too. They were often found challenging white authority figures and racism just as much. “Blacks , in this time frame only wanted their dignity as much as the rights that whites had. Declaring their freedom, and taking their stand they discovered their qualities as equal Americans. They took pride in the black culture that had risen out of a time full
rock and roll. Back during the middle of the rock and roll era in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, internationally renowned bands and artists performed at the Grande, making it famous all around the world. Today, the Grande is no longer in use and many people don’t understand the importance or relevance of it - but the real question is why people don’t recognize it as a piece of history and what it did for the music industry in its day. The Grande Ballroom is located in Detroit, Michigan. Its address
This is a valid concept in today’s society considering, “a woman with a ‘perfect body’ in 1930 would barely get a second look from Hollywood producers or model casting agents today” (Bahadur). Through television programs, cosmetic plastic surgery, social media, and photo manipulation society’s perception of beauty has grown increasingly threatened by the entertainment industry. During the 1930’s and 40’s, “the celebrity image was almost within reach of the average woman” (Women’s Body Image and
the happiness it can render to listeners, Happy is a song that brings cheer to those who listens to this song. For starters, the song: Happy by Pharrell Williams plays an influence on how happy a music listener can become. For instance, the song, “Happy” is a song that delivers a positive message to music listeners, thus contributing to many listeners forgetting any stressful situations that can be present in life. Basically “Happy” is a song that everyone can listen to and dance to its rhythm as
the guitar family, and goes by several different names including the cavaquinho, braguinha, manchhete and cavaco. The machete was brought into Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, who moved to the islands to work in the sugar cane fields in the late 1800's. Manuel Nunes, Augusto Dias and Jose do Espirito Santo, who arrived in Hawaii on the Ravenscrag in 1879 from the Portuguese Islands of Madeira