Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Music in general has evolved so much over the years. Interesting enough many different genres of music have been added to the world of music. There have also been quite a few new sub-genres created. Even business in the music industry has changed, in the following document as a reader you will explore how country music has gone from traditional country, to what some now refer to as “Modern Country” or “Bro-Country”. The following document will not only focus on the music itself but also how is it has affected the artistry in the craftsmanship of country music as a whole. Traditional country music has had an unmentioned, yet noticeable set of norms and standards throughout the history of country music. Take the lyrics of traditional country…

Elghourab MUSHL 107 April 16, 2018 Music in Egypt: From the Ancient World to Modern Times In Egyptian culture, music has played an integral part of society since Ancient Egyptian times. Instruments ranging from the flutes, harps, and percussion instruments were documented to have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Currently, the most similar music to that of Ancient Egyptian traditions is the Sufi zikr ritual. The zikr ritual is a type of Egyptian folk music that has preserved the…

hypothesis applied to many different genres of popular music from the continent of Africa. For some African countries and its people, the boomerang was released during the slave trade. Not until slavery was abolished did the boomerang finally return to its origin. For other African countries, the boomerang was flung out much later, during the periods of colonization in the 19th and 20th centuries. Via newly formed travel lanes by European colonizers, the boomerangs were able to explore the…

Emerging from the southern states of the USA, country music was one of the earliest genres in modern American history. The birthplace of country, or early folk music, was in Bristol, Tennessee. This developing style is a mix of folk music from the British Isles, church hymns, and African American blues. By the early 1900s, the recording industry was booming and brought about many new talents. In 1927, Ralph Peer of Victor Records noticed that most musicians had to travel to New York to make…

mean, anything with the exception of Westerns. I cannot stand them with everything in my being. None of it makes sense to me, none of it looks real and it just does not appeal to me. Growing up, I seen or should I say, was forced to endure westerns if I wanted to watch television, because my mother was a big western fan. That may be what led to my extreme distaste for them now, having to watch them every day as a child. We still have a collection of John Wayne VHS tapes in a bookcase. After…

With the rise of popular stars such as Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, many people think that country music is a new genre. The truth is that country has a long standing tradition in American music, going all the way back to the 1930's. The history of this music is important to understand if someone is curious about how it has become such an immensely popular genre today. When country music first hit the popular music scene in the 1930's, it was in a form known as honky tonk music. The genre…

Middle East has different quality with other music, that music tends to the strong melodies and it also rhythms which very complex. In Middle East the vocalist more use sound that come out from nasal because their more prioritize nasal quality. That is very different than western vocalist, in western more prefer to use chest sound for sing. That all reason happens because of the different of the culture. Like food, music in Middle East also gets influence by religion culture in Middle East. Now…

time has had an amazing history that directly affected the development of modern music and instruments. The piano is one of the most historically important instruments ever made. The piano can be seen in the use of music way back in the 1600’s and is still being used frequently today. The first stringed instrument known to date is the clavichord. The clavichord is a historic instrument which debuted in the 1600s and was still used in the late 1800s. The sound of the clavichord was very small and…

Music it is more than just noise it has a purpose. Music is here to calm you, entertain you. I will be talking about music and how it affects us and everything else. Music means sounds combined to make a melody that appeals to you. Music effects everything that include movies, dances, and just being with family and friends. How does music effect movies? Have you ever tried to find a movie that doesn’t have any music in it, if you have and you probably didn’t find any? You know why, because it…

but having had no influence on its evolution. The influence in the opposite direction is undeniable, however - the guitar's immediate forefathers were a major influence on the development of the fretted lute from the fretless oud which the Moors brought with them to to Spain. The first guitars were originally used for church purposes, it was a new music for an old ear. Instruments in that era were mainly non-stringed or vocal. The first guitar was only four strings and is what the modern…