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Musical Journey: West Africa to Southeast Asia

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West Africa

Ghana

Mami Wata – Kwaa Mensah

Vintage Palmwine. Mami Wata is a water spirit recognized in various forms across West Africa.

Nigeria

Taxi Driver – Bobby Benson

Dance-band Highlife in Nigeria.

“Viva Nigeria” – Fela Kuti

Highlife-jazz style. Gained recognition and financial support from the Nigerian federal government. The song later embarrassed the Nigerian federal government due to its slogan, “Keep Nigeria One.”

James Brown

Superbad “funk,” an influence on Fela Kuti’s mature Afrobeat

Baroque Art and Music in 17th-18th Century Europe

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Baroque Art and Music

Baroque Art in Italy

Baroque art originated in Italy and immediately spread throughout Europe. It is a decorative, sensuous, moving art, full of contrasts. Its style is very expressive, with a great sense of drama. It can become affected and luxuriant because of the passion for fantasy and ornamentation.

Baroque Music

Baroque music is also very striking: colorful, vital, moving, and full of dynamic contrasts. It presents many contrasts.

In Spain, there was no shortage of music,

Evolution of Dance: From Prehistory to Contemporary Forms

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History of Dance

Dance, one of the oldest art forms, relies solely on the body and human vitality to express feelings and subjective experiences. It was among the earliest forms of artistic and personal expression. The development of artistic sensitivity shaped dance as an aesthetic expression.

Prior History

Prehistoric cave paintings in Africa and Southern Europe depict dancers. According to Paulina Ossana, this expression is called imitative, figurative, or abstract. Dance played a vital role in

Baroque Music: Forms, Composers, and History

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Six Famous Baroque Composers

Baroque: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Monteverdi, Broschi, Purcell.

The Birth of Opera

Opera emerged within the cultural circle of Count Bardi in Florence, known as the Camerata Fiorentina. This group, which gathered nobles, scholars, philosophers, poets, and musicians, aimed to revive classical Greek theater. Their efforts marked the starting point of the operatic genre, characterized by fully accompanied monody. The first preserved opera is Jacopo Peri’s Euridice.

Characteristics

Iconic Music Pieces: Romanticism & 20th Century

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Romanticism

1. NAME: Symphony No. 5 (first movement)

2. COMPOSER: Beethoven (1770-1827)

3. ERA: Romanticism

4. GENRES: Instrumental

5. TEXTURES: Polyphonic

6. INSTRUMENTS: Symphony orchestra (big orchestra with instruments of all families: string, woodwind, brass, and percussion)

This is perhaps the most famous work for the symphony orchestra repertoire. It is a very special piece, and it is unlikely that you have not heard it before. Beethoven was a prodigy child and was famous for his unfortunate deafness,

Spanish Literature: Modernism and the Generation of ’98