Music of Norway

Halden Prison Can you imagine being “punished” inside a 5-star luxury hotel? In Norway, less than 3000 of the country’s 5 million population are behind the bars. Inside a maximum-security prison in Halden, Norway, its purpose is to rebuild and rehabilitate inmates into better human beings. The warden, Holden believes the environment should relate to the outside world, he wants to keep it as welcoming a possible. Compared to the American justice system, their prime focus is to reform prisoners rather

\hardened criminals serving time with the mentally ill or drug addicts. Prison must strengthen humanity, by contributing to long-range benefits. Incarceration should be the last resort of an advanced society, not the go-to sanction for most offenders. However, if prison is the outcome, then society and the individual committed should have the expectation that they will be improved upon release. Reducing recidivism is a complex problem that begins with sentencing strategies that ensure the least

created music with their voices and have used technology to create instruments and different sounds to create music. Everything comes from something, all music is inspired by something. This is seen through the similarities between modern and ancient music. The musicians Lido and Giovanni Gabrieli share many musical elements. Peder Losnegård also known as Lido, LidoLido, Lil'P, and Trippy Turtle is a Norwegian rapper, record producer, singer, and songwriter. He was born at Tysvær, Norway on October

country, Norway, has unique traditions that most people aren’t familiar with. Every Norwegian kid

Creation of Metal Music and Its Effect on Teen Society Guillermo L. Rodríguez Dominguez High School [AP English Language and Composition – June 2, 2011] Spring 2011 The Creation of Metal Music and Its Effect on Teen Society Background “Heavy Metal music's influence on society is really profound. Most people don't realize this, but Heavy Metal has spawned an entire subculture, with millions worldwide who can call themselves Heavy Metal fans. It is more than just aggressive music; it is an obsession

Nicole Ru Honors European History Period 5 05/18/2016 Norway Syttende Mai – May 17 Children, donned in their traditional outfits known as bunads, march through the streets of Norway accompanied by the festive music of marching bands. It is an exciting day for Norwegians to celebrate the signing of their constitution in 1814. Centuries of being under the rule of Denmark and later Sweden would eventually lead to Norwegian nationalism and their desire to be independent. The signing and

There are different people who prefer different genres of music. Usually the consideration comes from the musical style, specific beat, lyrics, as well as the sound overall. People may be in differential to the music. However, there is always a preference in a particular genre to listen. Different groups of people enjoy different songs. There is a major chance that the person preference for any specific types of music among the other may be influenced by the ethnic, age, family, gender, peer and

traditions, and overall feeling of said country. Evidently, the people native to the country would find a sense of comfort and pride in the music, but outside audiences would also find it interesting to listen to because it was like catching a glimpse into an exotic culture. As Germany, Austria, Italy, and France were sort of the superpowers of western music at the time, nationalism came out

variety of music based on my emotions. However, Latin and pop music are my preferred ones. I come from Nicaragua, a country located in Central America, and culturally categorized as Latin American. People from my country listen to a lot of reggae, merengue, salsa and Caribean music. I was introduced to that type of music 22 years ago. I learned to dance salsa, and to appreciate its energy, sensual moves and elegance. Oftentimes, when I study for math or engineering classes, salsa music works as an

1907 Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. His first teacher was his mother. She was a wonderful pianist. Because Edvard was also a very good musician, at the age of 15 he was sent to study at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany. After that, he traveled to Denmark. There, Grieg met another Norwegian composer who taught him about Norwegian folk music. Grieg began performing as a pianist all over Europe, but every summer he went home to his cottage in Norway to compose. Grieg soon became the leader