... soon evolve into a new class called the "bourgeois." The Baroque Era featured such forms of music including: the Opera, the Cantata, the Oratorio, and the Concerto. These forms of music were performed and written by composers such as Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Bach, amongst many other great composers. The word "baroque" is believed to be derived from the Portuguese word ... "barroco", a pearl that was used in jewelry. Until late 19th century, it was used as a synonym for "absurd or grotesque." The Baroque Era which was centered on the idea of absolute monarchy, saw a rev...

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... and as coined by essayist Greil Marcus the first major "Pop Explosion". "A pop explosion is an irresistible cultural upheaval that cut's across lines of race and class (in terms of sources, if not allegiance), and, most crucially, divides itself by age. The surface of daily life (walk, talk, dress, symbolism, ... style furniture, clothing, and movies and of course the discotheques. Another important musical for of the Seventies is heavy metal. Heavy Metal musically is derived from the psychedelic sound of late Sixties rock stars such as Jimmy Hendrix. The bands that "invented" metal were ...

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... gave the concert an authentic feeling, as well as the brilliant costumes of the musicians. The women wore long decorative dresses and did not look revealing. Ms. Austin stated in class that the men wore tights and were very suggestive and exposed themselves. She also mentioned in today's Renaissance festivals some men wear pantaloons , small pants to cover and conceal themselves ... guts because the lack of materials during that time. Even some of the historic recreations use animal gut for the authentic look and sound of the instruments. She brought to class a hurdi gurdi, a box like i...

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... changed the future of America. The first sign of Rock'n' Roll had to be in the early fifties where it was proposed as an art form (Wicke 1). Rock music was derived from rhythm and blues, which primarily was blacks' music at the time. This could have been a main reason for why it was first a shocking type of music to parents and ... drugs like rebellions, especially during the time of the Vietnam War. In 1965, Barry McGuire recorded the first "rock protest- song, "Eve of Destruction-, refers to nuclear war and middle class hypocrisy, and Red China were incorporated into the music (Podell...

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... obsession of popular culture, and remained introspective, for a largely introspective Beat culture. The Beat Generation was a movement that rebelled against the social and literary conformity and conservatism of white, middle class, suburban, post-war America. The term "Beat" holds many origins. One is canonized, as tired and weary. Another derivation, pinpointed by Kerouac, comes from the word "beatitude," holy, state of ... , Benzedrine-hopped cats of smoky jazz joints. Their solution is to be beat. "Members of the Beat Garner 3Generation, responded to the conformist materialism of the...

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... love instantly. The fateful meeting is now known as the birth date of the Blues in America. The Blues existed however, long before this classification. The Blues have a large influence derived from that of Hawaiian music. The introduction of the steel guitar to America occurred at the 1912 Broadway show Birds of Paradise and the Panama Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco ... . He experimented with various objects and is said to have mastered playing with a comb as a slide. He later tried using a tumbler and finally a steel bar that he made in shop class. Joseph started playing touring th...

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