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The Art of Music

by: patica masicuz

Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time so
as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative
composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and
timbre.

It is also the vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a
degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm. Music can also
be when an aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound
or combination of sounds are produced example the
music of the water falling from a tap in a vessel.

Most of the time music is kept in memory and
performance only. If handed down orally, this music
may be considered "traditional" or not considered
composed by individuals. Different musical traditions
have different attitudes towards how and where to
make changes to the original source. If the music is
written down, it is generally in some manner which
attempts to capture both what should be heard by
listeners, and what the musician should do to perform
the music.

In most of the parts of the world music is a part of
everyday life. Chanting and singing during religious
rites and festivals are very common. Music as a
performing art is very usual among Indians. It was also
among the seventeenth-century New England settlers
who used music during their religious observances by
chanting psalms in the meeting house as an important
communal activity.

By the end of the century psalm singing had become
dissonant since worshipers could no longer read the
musical patterns in the religious book. The right
rendering of tunes was of lesser importance than
religious passion so many ministers and musical
refreshers, observed the teaching of musical notation to
restore order in the community. Regular singing soon
gave rise to the development of singing schools and the
creation of music for secular entertainment.

The revolutionary war saw a flowering of musical
creativity. Supporters of the American cause quite often
changed the words of British songs, such as "Yankee
Doodle," to taunt their adversaries. The immediate post
revolutionary cultural climate was one of optimism that
Americans could create their own culture free of English
influence.

In the 1850s, the call for an independent American
music was heard again, this time from a composer
whose New York lectures in the early fifties inspired an
interest in the development of an American musical
language. But the drive for cultural independence fell
short.

With the wars came the marches and sentimental
songs that spoke of home, wives, mothers and children
became popular. Composers and entrepreneurs printed
many of these. In the second half of the century, many
successful American composers had studied in Europe
and adopted the romantic style despite the ongoing
arguments for an American music. Many men who
earned their livelihoods as professors achieved
respectability with works that bore considerable
resemblance to similar pieces being composed in
Europe at the time.

In the end of the century, major orchestras came up in
New York. Smaller communities observed
performances by local bands, which reflected the
popular taste for dances, marches, and synchronizing
excerpts. The troupes moving throughout the country,
performed combined comedic episodes, scenes from
Shakespeare's plays, dancing, and minstrel songs
performed in black face.

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A Huge Concern Over Web: Music Download
by: Plaily Muzic

Internet has come to change everything that once relations used to be lied on. Since Internet had invaded homes, the daily life has never been the same again. Internet changed the family�s habits, the culture and the way someone sees the world. Music is just a part of this change.

Regarding to music, this issue is even more complicated. People now can prepare their own CDs by downloading music from the Internet. And this has become another problematic thing that has contributed to increase the piracy.

The music download problem lies on two issues:

- If people can have access to the most varied types of music, they can have a better idea of a particular artist�s material, they can find out singers they had never heard of and get their CDs even this. These actions may be a little bit illegal and sometimes reduce the profits of the big music companies, but, however, it increases the range where a singer is known. When this happens, both singer and his/her music records win a special recognition, which may lead to the hire of them for shows and (guess what?) profits.

- But if it is true that music download can be beneficial for an artist, sometimes it can also be harmful, speaking about profits of course. And this loss of money in general happens to already famous artists. People download their songs from the Internet because they already know that singer and because they like him/her.

The big music industry complex has a tough battle to face. Profits or recognition!? Profits and recognition depends on each other: you only have profits when you achieve recognition, but your recognition can be measured by your profits. How to solve the problem?

Well, even if this matter seems to be far from a solution, some measures are being taken by the companies. Some laws have been created and other demands are being done. Even if it is hard to supervise all the websites on the Internet that offer music download, some people have been being charged of piracy and arrested.

Janis Ian on her article states that the music download increases the profit of the music industries, instead of what these industries allege. According to Janis, when people downloads a music form he Internet and get to know that song, they buy the CD because they already liked it and have no way to regret buying that CD. She also states that this happens because most of people cannot pay for a CD just to �give it a try�.

Music download is a reality � no matter what.

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