Group: Can/Am
Summery
Music has gone through many changes throughout the years.
From the styles to the way the audience act. Many changes have effect on the
music we listen today. The most commonly used artistic story to create music is
that you composers have to follow a certain layout of music depending on what
genera of music is being played. David Byrne believes that there is a basic
outline for each genera of music but that different aspects can be added once
the basics have been set. Letting composers really shape a piece of music into
their own creation. While not exactly following an exact format for music there
are many differences between music for example African folk music and medieval
European music. While both genera’s are spiritual African folk music is for more
of a celebration mainly conducted in an open space for people to dance with complex
beats and rhythms. While medieval European music slowly evolves melodies and
eschew key changes which work beautifully and reinforce a worldly ambience.
Changes are very prominent throughout music weather big or small. One change in
classical music and opera versus is the audience. The original audience of
classical music and opera versus would talk loudly, eat, and shout out during
the performance. Audience now of classical music and Opera versus now a days
are very quiet and attentive to the music. This help keep all the craziness out
of the halls. Even with the audience change in some genera’s of music composers
would have to accommodate the audience. For example with jazz music most of the
audience would dance along so composers had to find a way to make the music
smooth and louder. So during cord changes musicians would play over the changes
so that the dancers could keep dancing. They also used instruments such as the
banjo instead of the guitar so that the music can be heard over the dancing. They
also used some of these methods in other genera’s of music such as country
music, blues, Latin music, and rock and roll. With the changes that went on
back in time it effected how music is created today. Composers are now able to
use technology to digitally record over breaks to help the music to flow. With
the changes that come with music also technology changes. With the change in technology
it became easier for people to hear music. Recording music began in 1878 it greatly
changed the nature of music. Instead of concert halls and clubs music could be
heard from your home. Listening to the radio and in house phonographs became
popular. With the new technology came criticism. For example crooning exploiting the new microphones. Since so
many changes can be made a singer doesn’t even have to have a good singing voice
in order to sound good. Even music has changed from what it used to be to now
like hip hop. When hip hop first started people use to go to see the artist
perform and be interactive with the artist now because of the ability to record
the personal connection is no longer there. Now a day music sound better played
in the car the live. With so much improvement in technology concerning music it
has now came to the time of portable music. The acoustic quality of an Mp3
player is related to an R&B or slow jam song. You can listen to the details
in a song unlike a concert hall where the sound might sound mush and hard to
understand. Throughout life music has had a huge involvement with in our lives
and have been through many changes though out the years.
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