why is it correct to regard lonnie donegan as being more important to 20th century music than elvis presley?
Q. why is it correct to regard lonnie donegan as being more important to 20th century music than elvis presley?
Asked by suet moon - Mon May 11 13:01:51 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Lonnie effect was to encourage kids to pick up guitars and other instruments and make their own music. He started the birth of Skiffle music in the 50's UK (Known in the 20/30s USA as Rent party music where people brought all kinds of instruments along, sang any songs they knew and money was raised for the rent) The DJ Jack Jackson (Former band leader) played a track from a Chris Barber LP* which caught the public interest and Donegan's career took off. The Beatles and many other groups all cite Donegan as their spiritual mentor.
Answered by oldtimer - Mon May 11 13:18:15 2009

How has Jazz influenced the Music of the 20th Century?
Q. I have to write a speech about how jazz of the 1920's influenced the music of the 20th century. I'm getting stuck and need some help does anyone have some ideas and if you could does any one have good references?
Asked by Jake - Mon Mar 16 12:33:59 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well, here is my take: Jazz is the first genre to go in and adapt other genres. When Jazz started to evolve from ragtime to big band to bebop, fans of other types of music started to take notice. Artists like Miles Davis, who spent his career evolving his sound and style, became a staple in the invention of fusion, and acid jazz which ultimately changed rock, R&B, Funk, and other types of music. Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorious, Ray Charles and many other jazz musicians help start the trend of cross-compilations...play ing on albums of artists who are not jazz artists.
Answered by Miles #1 fan - Mon Mar 16 13:10:15 2009

20th century music?
Q. There are so many contributing factors to music in any particular era. The 20th century is still recent and because of that we are able to see more of the overall picture and get a better feeling of the social and political mood which had a direct effect on the arts. What are some important inventions that helped shape our world and therefore the art that we listen to and see?
Asked by kuku m - Sun Aug 26 23:47:53 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Most definitely the electric guitar had a profound effect on the music of the 20th century. From Charlie Christian in the late 1920s becoming the first electric jazz guitarist to Chuck Berry singing "Johnny Be Good," to Joe Satriani's screaming solos to Stevie Ray Vaughn's Blues masterpieces to Rock and Roll today, the electric guitar is one of the biggest influences on music in the 20th century.
Answered by Justin Miller - Sun Aug 26 23:57:40 2007

What 20th Century music is nice?
Q. I'm looking for something of moderate to slightly-high difficulty- nothing too bizarre as I find alot of 20th century music really esoteric and well, just plain weird. Anything to recommend? It's for an audition. :D
Asked by cantabilelibatnac - Sun Apr 27 10:09:43 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well there's lots. Appalachian Spring By Copeland is very listenable. Gershwin is very listenable in all. Are you looking for music to play? I'm guessing Piano? 20th century music is generally excurriatingly difficult more because of rhythmn than anything else but generally it's hard all around (for example Samuel Barber uses 2 different rhtyhmns at the same time for some Piano pieces. To say the least, it's hard to count that in your head!). If you just mean to listen; Barber, Copeland and Gershwin are all listenable (and American). Debussy wrote absolutely gorgeous music like the famous Clair De Lune, but personally I like Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun better. Also Ravel had a simple piece named Bolero that is incredibly catchy and… [cont.]
Answered by Exo_Nazareth - Mon Apr 28 22:55:00 2008

What new genre of music came out in 21st century? Any differences between 20th & 21st century music?
Q. What new genre of music came out in 21st century? Any differences between 20th & 21st century music?
Asked by aniking - Sun Jan 11 11:53:42 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

Recommendations for memorizing 20th century piano music?
Q. Alright, I've always been fairly good at memorizing piano music. But I've been playing some 20th century pieces lately and I'm really getting annoyed with them, because I can't memorize them for the life of me. I think the problem is that I really think harmonically. So if I'm playing Mozart, memorizing is very easy because I memorize harmonic structure. But in 20th century music, I often don't have that luxury. Does anybody have any general strategies that they like to employ when memorizing modern and contemporary art music? That's it! Forget the other stuff, I'll just learn 4'33''. Hahaha. joshuacharlesmorris- I could definitely stand to do more analysis, that's for sure. When I learn a classical piece I'm usually just picking… [cont.]
Asked by Ryan K - Thu Feb 12 12:18:46 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Try to learn the position of the fingers when you play the chords. Try to learn and to remember where the technical difficulties. This helps a lot. Than, try to remember which musical idea (or technical difficulty, if not) follows another one. At the end, after some weeks (or months) you''ll be sure on the piece and you'll can learn it again by heart, note by note (this is a good method to be sure about this type of music when you are on the stage). Hope that helped! All the best and good luck!
Answered by piano_cat - Sat Feb 14 14:44:04 2009

a piano which has been altered in some way for use in the performance of some 20th century music is?
Q. a piano which has been altered in some way for use in the performance of some 20th century music is?
Asked by q - Wed Apr 29 00:46:37 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Are you thinking of a "Prepared Piano," perhaps? This is a phrase coined by John Cage (1912 - 92) describing a piano that has objects placed upon its strings, hammers and/or dampers, thus altering the sound. Cheers, Hafwen.
Answered by hafwen - Wed Apr 29 01:34:32 2009

How has technology affected music creation in the 20th century and in pop music?
Q. interesting really. ten points for best?
Asked by ISWI - Fri Mar 20 17:11:30 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well when you think about it, fifty years ago everything musically was completely self made. If you wanted a band you had to learn the instruments associated with the style of music you were involved in. The music itself was also different. Lyrics spoke of things that everyone could relate to without being overly explicit. Now it's easy to create music on a computer and record whatever curse words and garbage you want over it. I guess, to sum it up, the more liberal we become, the more music loses it's integrity. If you think about it, 50 years from now is anyone likely to refer to the music of this generation as "golden oldies"? I personally don't think so. What made music what it was then, compared to now, was the ablity these… [cont.]
Answered by Shoshan - Fri Mar 20 17:28:02 2009

Early 20th century Music?
Q. Hey. What style is "An Alpine Symphony" considered as? Is it late Romantic? Forgot to say that it was a piece by Strauss
Asked by TheKid - Tue Feb 17 17:57:07 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes it's definitly late romantic, i had to do about it for my music exam.
Answered by Satellite.of.love - Tue Feb 17 18:02:43 2009

What happened to classical music in the 20th century? Did it still exist during all that time?
Q. After the operas of Richard Strauss and "Peter and the Wolf", I'm not aware of any typical classical music. What happened to classical music after that. Does it still exist today? What are some examples?
Asked by bradwelljackson - Sun Jan 27 06:55:24 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In the 20th Century classical music( Western Art Music) fractured into many different genres. This was mainly due to the fact the composers such as Strauss and Mahler pushed the tonal system to breaking point. Composers such as Berio, Stockhausen, and Ligeti invented a new system all together called serialism. Composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adam stuck with Tonal system (minimalist) Other composers such as Britten, were neo-classical, they looked backwards for inspiration, to the classical period. Choosing to leave out emotion in favour of art (due to the world war, people wanted to escape from emotional feelings) Their isn't one specific style that composers write in like composers generally did in the previous… [cont.]
Answered by J_B - Sun Jan 27 08:18:19 2008

I am looking for resources for information on popular 20th century music of Spain-can anybody help? THANKS!?
Q. I am looking for resources for information on popular 20th century music of Spain-can anybody help? THANKS!?
Asked by jaki f - Tue Oct 10 22:47:13 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Spanish pop
Answered by clueless - Thu Oct 12 02:53:10 2006

Which is the most important invention in music in the 20th century?
Q. Please give specific answers, such as an instrument or a technic. It has to be something that actually came out in the 20th century. please help
Asked by dream10 - Sat Jul 4 10:15:31 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. its the electric guitar(thank u les paul) also the ipods and walkman devices and cds and i thik the record player was also invented in the 20th century
Answered by JeSuS oF SuBuRbIa - Sat Jul 4 11:10:25 2009

What is/are your favourite 20th century classical music composer?
Q. Mine are Paul Mauriat and Yanni! What about you? 21st century counts too! ok, yanni is not classical...
Asked by UofT guy - Fri Sep 15 21:24:52 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yanni? That's more New Age than Classical, ain't it? :P Personally, I love Philip Glass as a contemporary Classical composer. His music has this ominous, nervous feeling to it which appeals to me a lot. Other composers (which are still alive) worth mentioning are Henryk Gorecki (Symphony No. 3) and Arvo Part.
Answered by Mr. Nerdlinger - Fri Sep 15 21:31:02 2006

Vintage Music From The Early 20th Century?
Q. How did the vintage music of the early 20th century differ from the big band nostalgia of the 30's-40's,oldies from the 50's-60's and finally today's popular music from the 70's-present?
Asked by dvdclarke - Thu Apr 9 17:04:30 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Vintage music of the early 20's: Much of it was based on tin pan alley and vaudeville styles. Very simple tunes and easy to remember simple melodies, "ditties", usually with piano and one singer, maybe a ukulele. thirties and forties were more of the big band, horn-influenced sound. 50s and 60s -- first the doo-wop bands of the early fifties, then R&B and the introduction of rock and roll in the late fifties and early sixties.
Answered by Kal H - Thu Apr 9 18:16:23 2009

Describe 3 ways in which music of the 20th century broke away from music of the past.?
Q. detailed, accurate answers please. Will choose best answer. Thank you
Asked by Jay P - Wed May 6 00:01:37 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have chosen three for you and quickly summarised each one. 1. Technological advances of the 20th century - Radio, television and most recently the Internet completely redefined music. Prior to the 20th century, music was often performed in bars, nightclubs, and theatres, where the audience expressed themselves by cheering. Music was limited to royalty and the elite. Then radio hit. Music was no longer limited to concerts and clubs and it became possible for music artists to quickly gain fame nationwide and sometimes worldwide. Then television. Elvis Presley was the first visual "musical icon", then The Beatles; television viewers were able to put a visual face with the aural sounds and follow an artist's career. Audiences were able to… [cont.]
Answered by Oprah - Wed May 6 00:31:35 2009

which 20th century pop music will still be popular in years to come?
Q. In 100 years time what they be listening to from the 20th century and saying ''Oh man this is good!'' I think a lot of people would say the Beatles, but I think they are too much a product of their time and won't be that remembered. .?
Asked by lokidrew - Sun May 4 10:28:50 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If the Beatles are not going to be remembered, god help the rest of us!!! What a strange comment - are people just going to suddenly forget about them, bearing in mind they are still the most influential band of all time?
Answered by andy muso - Tue May 6 07:25:00 2008

I need examples of Nigerian literature, music and theatre,during the 20th century?
Q. I need examples of Nigerian literature, music and theatre,during the 20th century?
Asked by lovelybynature - Mon Feb 20 18:59:01 2006 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Start with the Nigerian Nobel Prize winner, author and playwright: Wole Soyinka Chinua Achebe is the author of the classic book "Things Fall Apart" as well as other novels. Ben Okri is a younger writer from Nigeria. There are many great musicians from Nigeria: King Sunny Ade is the first JuJu artist widely known in the US
Answered by C_Bar - Mon Feb 20 20:19:48 2006

I need to do a term paper on a classical music composer in the second half of the 20th century?
Q. This composer needs to have suffered noticeably from mental illness of some sort and also experimented with and went against the rules and laws of music.
Asked by Worried Stoner - Mon Sep 15 19:00:45 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Leondard Bernstein, John Adams, and Phillip Glass are a few
Answered by Legandivori - Mon Sep 15 19:56:44 2008

Who do you think is the most influential musician/artist in American music of the 20th century?
Q. Who do you think is the most influential musician/artist in American music of the 20th century?
Asked by Jesus C - Wed Mar 18 11:44:41 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the beatles
Answered by calleigh - Wed Mar 18 11:53:14 2009

Music in the 20th Century?
Q. anything you know about music in the 20th century, and how it affected us today in your opinion, music through the war and after war as well as through the later decades
Asked by Ashley P - Tue Dec 9 10:02:35 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments