Stereotypes And Prejudices Against Classical Music

“Since the 1950s, popular music has been widely criticized for contributing to a variety of problematic behaviors among adolescents” (Brown). The new styles of music was important and often blamed for causing teen rebellion, as the songs of this era were considered inappropriate and the main cause of teens’ negative behavior; such as constant drinking and the abusing of alcohol use, drug use, and the act of being extremely violent toward one another. Famous musical artist such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles were usually associated with this rebellion. The Parents Music Resource Center blamed music for teen behavior, and eventually had parental advisory labels put on certain music packaging. It impacted the conflict as a whole because the music and artists

Our heart and souls at all times sense rejuvenated and lively with every beat of finest music we hear. Music comes in a variety of diverse forms which are admired and renowned for their own unique styles. Classical music is one of the breeds of musical forms that exist since many years with its visible significance in the music industry. Classical music is a part of our globe from almost 1000 years and inspires millions of people with its liveliness and simplicity.

Classical music is a genre of music that was played or performed in front of royalties in many time periods. In today’s world, classical music is not the most popular genre of music that people listen to. Although in public’s view, classical music

Classical music is thought by many to be boring, the type of music that will easily put one to sleep. While this is true of some pieces, there are others most certainly not included in this category. There is something for everyone within the wide scope of

Today, Classical music isn 't considered to be the most popular genre of music, but as I seen at MJC 's "Frozen - A family Holiday Choral Concert", the audience really enjoyed the songs that fell into this genre. Whether one realizes it or not, we hear classical music more than we think. When one is on hold with their doctor 's office, at an upper scale department store, or even at a fancy restaurant, more than likely the type of music being played is classical. The Classical music period originated in the mid-1700 's and lasted until the mid-1800 's. A lot of people don 't realize, but classical music is still being composed today, but is much different than what it was hundreds of years ago. Most of the texture in classical music has multiple parts that tend to move in the same rhythm, which is homophonic. One can hear simple classic instruments, such as: strings, woodwinds, percussion, and brass when listening to this genre. Some of the well-known forms of music today, such as: symphonies, sonatas, concertos and orchestras all derived from classical music.

Back in Medieval times, music was crude, extremely limited, costly, and exhausting to write. It was and used mainly for church services. The music used in the church were mainly choir chants; only men and young boys could sing in the choir due to the church rules. Next came the praise worthy baroque period. Figured bass, preludes, ornamentations, trills, mordants, and various new musical forms developed, such as the etude or sonata. In this part of musical history, the composers Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were the cream of the crop. Baroque’s musical characteristic consisted usually of detached, staccato accents, light metered rhythms, and fast precise notes. Next came the classical period, where the staccato accents still stayed within the music, but the light pace and styles where dropped for freer rhythms and notes. Some of the composers who wrote music in this period are some of the most widely known composers ever. Composers such as Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Mozart were the top classical writers, but some such as Beethoven branched to both the classical and the romantic periods. The romantic period brought warmth, emotions and life into music. Pieces were no longer mechanical and orderly any more. Music was written with feeling and was written for enjoyment. Therefore, the modern period was quiet a huge jump for the general public, and most of the music after the romantic period is usually left unexplored. Though the daunting task of sorting through the various modern pieces is very tedious, it is worth it. From behind the ear-bleeding music of Rachmaninoff and the odd works of Ravel, comes many wonderful and different styles of music. Modern music's characteristics include atonally, minimalism, twelve-tone, and many other new musical devices and ornamentation. Not all modern music, however, is unusual or weird. Some composer wrote music in a revival of romantic. Gustav Mahler and Jean

Jimi Hendrix, A guitarist who played in the first Woodstock Festival in 1969, said “Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” Woodstock is a music festival that many people attended, and the words said by Jimi Hendrix represented the music sang by the artists at this festival detailing events all around the world, such as the Vietnam War, and the Counterculture movement happening in the United States. John Antonelli and his friends attended this festival in 1969 and the songs they heard at the festival influenced them to bring ideas back to Fitchburg State College. This resulted into the Counterculture movement led by John Antonelli and his friends to changed the campus community

Does the music I listen to stereotype me and make me who I am? For me personally I do not believe this to be true. There are so many genres of music that people listen to all over the world. Some people allow the message or the lyrics in these songs to influence their lives much more than others. Music is a matter of opinion and what is ascetically pleasing to the listener. Opinions of people vary on whether or not the message in a song is positive or negative. Some music without lyrics can seem displeasing or pleasing to the listener. I believe that for the most part music does not define a person’s personality entirely including me.

There is no disputing that society is influenced by its choices of entertainment. Some ways in which people are influenced are positive, but others are harmful. In the society we live in, the harmful ways always outnumber the positive. If we gravitated toward the positive forms of entertainment a little more often than the negative, then our society would have fewer problems. Popular music has a negative effect on society and endorses a lack of creativity.

music to hear too, than in the classical era. Music is cultural and filled with history; hence, it is

Music surrounds people everywhere they go: in the car, at football games, on TV commercials, and in waiting rooms. Our personality is an indicator of what kind of music it is that we choose to surround ourselves with. Furthermore, the music we surround ourselves with has multiple effects on both our bodies and our brains. Whether it puts us in a good mood or distracts us from something more important, music has both positive and negative effects on us. Music can be used as a tool to facilitate so much of our experience in this world.

However, all of the students came to the conclusion that classical music was being played. This demonstrated how the style used to compose classical pieces is recognizable but moreover, that teenagers could identify classical music because of prior exposure. As pop culture has developed, classical music is often not front and center in popularity. Nonetheless, it is present in the realm of modern music and has found its place amidst other

Music plays a significant rule in our lives. It’s a melody and rhythm we live in. It plays a very essential rule in our day to day to life when it comes to expressing feelings, passing time and for other uses as well. Though we in general may not think about how music has changed so much in the past few decades we must acknowledge the fact todays music is the outcome of the various change in the past. Today’s majority of music we hear is what we define as more as a “westernized” music. Considering other cultures in the world, a huge impact of western music is seen within them. Westernization and modernization are two different words with different meanings and they have two different impacts on a society. Modernization is used to define the improvements and show a progressive transition from one stage to another. Westernization is the concept of being influenced by the customs and techniques of the western society and reflecting them in a non-western culture. This essay will discuss furtherly about the impact of the western society on music cultures of North India and Korea by looking from both the positive and negative point of this impact.

At this time last year, I would have considered all music before the 20th century to be classical. However, after taking a Dual Credit Music Appreciation course, I realized that “old” music cannot simply be grouped into a single category. There are so many differences that I had no idea existed. Throughout the years, music has changed and evolved, meeting the needs of listeners and performers. Different composers have been catalysts in this change as they have developed new styles and genres. Even though the classical period is directly subsequent of the baroque period, baroque and classical music have countless different qualities and characteristics.

The classical music period extends from 1740 to 1810, which includes the music of Haydn, Mozart, and the first period of Beethoven. The classical period of music combined harmony, melody, rhythm, and orchestration more effectively than earlier periods of music. With the natural evolution of music slowly changing with the culture, the baroque era had ended. That era had left a structure, articulation and periodic phrasing of music which would shape classical music.