Mass Appropriation Of Music

Before the big evolution of rock and roll, the United States was heavily involved in World War II. In this

Music during World War II had an impact on America, both on the home front and on troops serving overseas. First off, WW2 encouraged a wide variety of patriotic songs and love songs that focused on separation (with the possibility of the man dying while away fighting). According to an article posted GilderLehrman.com written by Elihu Rose, war inspired patriotic songs such as ““The House I Live In (That’s America to Me),” “There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere,” “American Patrol,” and “This Is Worth Fighting For” (The Glider Lehrman Institute of American History, “The Forties and the Music of World War II”). Because almost every house in America had some way of listening to music, the mass distribution of music had a patriotic effect

Another thing was the music of the 1940s, the 1940s was the decade of “the crooner” as the other form of entertainment the musical entertainment also played tribute to the war by many popular songs like “God Bless America”. This songs were sometimes were taken to war and it made solders said that the music took them home and they loved it.

Many artists were drafted into service to fight the wars and killed. Because of the political movements in Italy and Germany, some composers fled their native lands mainly to the United States. Those composers found the employment in American colleges and schools of music (Zorn and August 2006). The changes in the commercial aspect of music distribution along with new means of music communication occurred in this period. There were many organized concert series in large and small urban centers. Music for motion pictures became one of the important music outlets. Yet writing music for the new musical genre, films was on the periphery if the musical mainstream, films reached the biggest number of audience. Begging in the first half of the twenties century, recordings and radio became a big deal. Those were heard in all kinds of surroundings; at home, the market, the office, the factory, the playground, and even the sports field (Wold, Martin, Miller, and Cykler 1990,

General Lee once remarked, “Without music, there would have been no army” (Kehoe). The New York Herald concurred with Lee in 1862 when a reporter wrote, “All history proves that music is as indispensable to warfare as money; and money has been called the sinews of war. Music is the soul of Mars...” (Bowman). It is evident from these quotes the important role music played in helping soldiers from both armies cope during the war. The Civil War would have been immensely different without the considerable influence that music had on both the Union and Confederate armies. Music played a significant role in motivating soldiers to overcome their hardships in both the Union and the Confederate armies by entertaining and comforting, bringing back memories of home and family, and strengthening the bonds between comrades and helping forge new bonds.

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

The North and the South both used music extensively during the Civil War. They used it to rally troops, to march by, as recreation, and many more reasons. When the soldiers would march off to war, they took a love of song that was divided among them. General Robert E. Lee once said, “Without music, there would have been no army, music is as indispensable to warfare as money.” Alot of the time the North and the South would borrow each others tunes and lyrics. Often times the night before a battle both sides would play against each other. It was not uncommon for each side to serenade each other. Battle would even stop while a concert was held. Band concerts were a popular form of entertainment and pianos graced the

During the 1940s music were created around Jazz and Band Styles that were popular. For example Rosemary Clooney, Court Basie, and Artie Show contributed to define the music for this era. But also during this era, World War II was going on. A lot of artist were portraying with the music the pain the country was going through. The 1940’s was the breakthrough of artist that marked their way in music history.

Over the past fifty years, the British Music Publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes. It has evolved as an entity with innovations in technology, changes and creations of laws and new mediums to promote and exploit songs to a wider audience. Therefore, the way in which the music publishing industry operates and exploits its assets has completely transformed, and continues to do so at a rapid pace. This paper will attempt to explore the ways in which publishers exploit song copyrights and the way in which this has changed over the past 60 years. It is important to define what is meant by copyright and its role within the industry. The Performing Right Society website states: “Copyright

The music that was present in World War II was extremely versatile and happy, which helped keep spirits high among everybody. Styles such as swing, blues, and jazz were popular music styles at the time. By the end of 1941, 96.2% of Americans owned radios. This granted greater access to music and information on the war. This is in contrast to World War I, where most citizens of the world were not as connected to the war through radio. In a way, the mass distribution of music was unifying for the American citizens and troops. However, many African-American musical artists used music to highlight the hypocrisy of the Americans fighting for freedom at that time because there was still a lot of segregation and discrimination in the United States and in it’s military.

Music has become a center piece of life; however it comes with a vigorous price unknown to most of the public. The music industry is littered with corruption. My proposed research problem focuses on the manipulation and control the music industry has upon its artists through an unescapable 360 deal, which in and of itself is not only reducing an artist to almost indentured servitude, but also cripples record labels themselves. The 360 deal is a common mandatory contract record labels utilize to financially support an artist. This includes advances and funds for promotion, touring, and marketing, all which the artist has to pay back to the label. I believe this problem is significant and warrants further research because the record labels are unconstitutionally taking away artists rights in favor of their own greed, in turn, leaving the artist without ownership of their own songs, money, and rights to royalties.

Before hearing this lecture, I had no concept of the types of music in concentration camps, much less a sense of the music within World War II. The lecture taught me how music and the arts are something that can’t ever be stopped. Even though it’s not mandatory for human life or a lucrative career it has permanently etched a place inside of culture and the continuation of history.

Throughout history, music have defined or depicted the culture and social events in America. Music has constantly played an important role in constituting American culture, where people have expressed themselves through music during flourishing and turbulent times. In the 1930’s, Swing music created a platform for audiences to vent their emotions in the midst of Great Depression and political unrest. Such strong relationship between music and culture can be seen throughout history, especially in the sixties.

The music industry much like every other industry has found ways to connect their product to the people through technology. Now music is readily available to the public through many avenues ITunes, YouTube, and so much more. As music has become more available to the public the industry now faces the threat of illegal downloading and sharing of music files. Many people will purchase an album through a download site and then either post it for free download to others or distribute it to their friends; while those who do this don’t usually face consequence does that make it right?

The music industry has been on the decline ever since new ways to pirate music have become available. In fact, the Recording Industry Association of America estimates that six percent of the U.S. gross domestic product is generated by the entertainment industry and that the music industry contributes significantly to this. Bender and Wang found that a one percent increase in piracy results in a 0.6 percent decrease in music sales, which could put major companies out of business. While the walls of text appear intimidating, the reasoning and explanations proved to be valuable and precise. Bender and Wang's article emphasizes the importance of not supporting music piracy, but the dull text loses its intended effect by boring the reader. Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are a threat to all age groups and can be caused by a multitude of things. In fact, 1.4 million people suffer from it in the United States alone. These are typically found in car crashes and sports incidents with concussions and are normally nonlethal, but still damaging. Thankfully for those who do receive a TBI, music education, which can be anything from listening, singing, producing, or even performing music, can benefit their recovery. Patrick Bennington establishes many times that music can be beneficial, but there is a severe lacking as to how it is beneficial. In fact, the main concern of the article seems to focus on identifying a TBI and understanding if it is acceptable to have someone who has sustained