Music and Politics Flashcards
Public Transcripts
affirm and perpetuate an existing power structure. Example, national anthems
Hidden Transcripts
include metaphorical or coded messaging
sequence
in a melody, the repetition of a motive or short phrase at successively higher or lower degrees of the scale
National Anthems
Patriotic songs adopted by nations through tradition of decree ad valued, like a nations flag, for their ability to arouse feelings of national pride and solidarity
Casablanca synopsis
Early years of WW2, December 1941, moroccan coastal city attracts people from all over world, esp nazi occupied europe. Rick’s Cafe Americain, upscale nightcluv owned by American expatraite Rick Blaine . Bitter, Ilsa and husband Victor Laszlo (rebel). La marseillaise vs german anthrom Die Wacht am Rhein
Punk Rock
a subgenre of rock music that evolved as a form of social protest among English and working-class youths in the mid 1970s; punk groups rejected rock’s emphasis on technique and professionalism and relied instead upon sheer volume and rhythmic energy; their dress and behavior were often intended to shock
Bridge
a transitional passage connecting two sections of a composition
Chorus
a section of text and music that is repeated after each stanza or verse in a strophic composition
Intermedio
a work performed between the acts of a play. Example intermedi for la pellegrina, a play performed at the wedding of ferdinando de’ Medici and Christine of Lorraine 1589
Monody
any of the various types of italian solo song with instrumental accompaniment that flourished during the first half of the seventeenth century
Basso contunuo, thorough bass, figure bass
an independent bass line continuing throughout a piece on the basis of which harmonies are extemporized on a chord playing instrument; individual chords may be specified by figures written above, below, or beside the bass notes [figured bass]
opera
a drama that is primarily sung, accompanied by instruments, and presented dramatically
