Appreciation.o.nw Assg

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Name : Crystal Chua Hui Hui

Student ID : MUS-105069

Lecturer : Grace Ling

Subject : Appreciation of Non Western Music

Assignment : Comparing the 4

components of a music culture of 2 types

of genre or music groups


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Classical Music

(The Orchestra)

Modern Day Music

(Rock - Heavy Metal)

Music and

the Belief

System

- The Orchestra dates back toas long as 7thCentury BC at

Egypt whereby (technicallyspeaking) a small group of

musicians gathered and

played music for:

Festivals Holidays Funerals

- For the orchestra (musicculture) , larger and higher

social value plays a role.

Culture of Orchestral Music then- A group of musicians gather

for simple daily social

performances- Partial reasons theOrchestra developed is for

the use of sacred and

secular performances, also

the written music for

instrumental groups.

- Used mainly forentertainment and

accompaniment (dancing

and the court) then for

Opera.

Culture of Orchestral Music now- Current orchestral music

functions as the

establishment of motion

pictures as mass-market

entertainment; as well as

entertainment performances

(still used in Opera

performances)

- Heavy Metal rock datesback to the late 1960s and

early 1970s, consisting ofelectric guitarist, bass

guitar, drums, vocals and

keyboards and played

music for:

Entertainment

- For heavy metal, theculture and individuals

supporting this genre of

rock is of free choice, the

culture of heavy metal is

shaped up by many kinds

of individuals who is

inclined with heavy metal

rock music.

Culture of Heavy Metal then

- A group of musicians or aband, gather to play this

genre of music- Played mainly forentertainment and uniting

the community of rock-

loving individuals

(teenagers)

Culture of Heavy Metal Now

- Current heavy metalmusic functions the same

as before

- Also used as theestablishment of motion

pictures, and TV games

with rough depiction to

match the theme of music

and art.


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Aesthetics

of Music - Over the centuries fromdifferent periods, namely

Baroque, Classical,

Romantic and 20thCentury

music until now, changes inmusic period and styles also

affect orchestral playing and

style.

- Orchestra music in mostopinions, although is a

backdrop of sounds and

accompaniment, is whole,

supportive, grand (big

sounds), harmonizing and

decorative

Classical Orchestral Then- The purpose of the

symphony Orchestra is to

reveal the literature

composers have created for

it.

- Harmonised, arranged andinstrumentation picked by

composer to play their

works.

- In the setting of formality

Classical Orchestra Now

- Majority of symphonyorchestras still perform for

and with the same purpose

as before, but the symphony

Orchestra has expanded

worldwide.

- Symphony orchestras nowperform scenic pieces for

motion pictures, or to saymusic with cinematic

- Over the decades, heavymetal developed in many

aspects: technology of

music instruments, genres

and styles.

- Heavy metal music, isliked by only certain

individuals (teenagers)

that accept loud distorted

guitar sounds, emphatic

rhythms, dense bass and

drums sound, and

vigorous vocals. Heavy

metal is dark, loud, rough

and mostly negative intopics.

Heavy Metal Then- The purpose of Heavy

metal bands is to reveal

the literature, scene, story

the composers or song

writers have created

- It is harmonized,arranged and

instrumentation

(depending on

band/groups preference

of music instruments and

devices) picked to play.

- In the setting of casual ormetal fashion: Light

colour ripped jeans,

Black T-shirt, boots and

leather/jean jackets.

Heavy Metal Now

- Majority of Heavy metalbands still perform for

and with the same

purpose as before, and

has expanded to different

countries worldwide

- Heavy metal bands stillperform the same music,

but with new fusions andmore flashy virtuosic


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aesthetic.

- setting of formality

remains.

solos and creative

harmony and rhythm to

suit modern day tastebuds

and also with additional

new technologic effects

in the instruments.- Heavy metal fashion also

changed, following

different subgenres of

Rock metal music:

Skinny jeans (bell-

bottomed jeans before)

and dark eyeliner. Certain

fashion such as long hair,

black shirts and

leather/jean jacket

remains.Contexts

for Music

- Orchestral music isperformed at a scheduled

time frame (concert), at a

space enough for the fitting

of a standard size orchestra

- Musicians of different skillability of different

instruments perform written

compositions, mainly for

audiences who seek this

genre of music

entertainment.

- Heavy metal music isperformed at a scheduled

time frame (concert) or

even casually (jamming

sessions) at a space

enough for the fitting of a

standard rock

band/group; also well

equipped with electronics

and sound systems.

- Musicians of differentskill and ability of

different instruments

perform written parts,

mainly for audience

seeking this genre of

music entertainment.

(Mainly teenagers who

consider themselves

misunderstood and weird,

and uses heavy metal toexpress pain and sorrow

or adolescent problems.)


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History of

Music

- The modern orchestra has

historical roots in Ancient Egypt,

and it was not until the 11thcentury

that families that instrument

families with different tones and

octaves appeared.

True modern orchestras started in

the late 16thcentury when

composers wrote music for

instrumental groups.

With the emergence of theater and

Opera in the 17thcentury, music

written for group players increased.

Wherever Opera bloomed, so did

orchestral instrumental music. Soonit evolved to the Concerto Grosso.

- In the 20thcentury, Symphony

orchestras were bigger, better

funded and well trained than

before. Following in line with

progress, composers also composed

more large scale ambitious works,

and the orchestra recordings was

added to silent films and virtuoso

orchestra became important.

- Heavy metal is a genre ofrock music that

developed in the late

1960s and early 1970s,

originally in the United

Kingdom and later in theUnited States.

Heavy metal lyrics and

performances are mainly

associated with

masculinity, aggression

and machismo

During 1980s, glam metal

became a commercial

force and other types ofheavy metal developed:

thrash metal, death metal,

black metal, power metal,

doom and gothic metal

and more subgenres up

until today.

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