DHN 1100 Lecture 5: October 3rd Lecture: Module 1 (Big Data) - Musical Genre
11 Nov 2018
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Genre: a defined style, a kind or a type. A category of artistic composition with similar form, style, or subject matter. In music: used to classify musical forms, a form of composition (symphony, string quartet, etc. ) Now viewed in a social domain (rock, punk, country, etc. ) based on social values. Madrigal: like a poem without through, free of formal rigid structures found in popular music - genre was a form of composition with conventions on how written, how performed, where performed. Musicians typically subscribe to to certain rituals, practices, etc. Subculture and scenes within genre"s broader community, style of dress, attitude and gestures, political affiliations, etc. Changed from a structure to a social culture. Musical: musical, lyrical (themes), production values (recording and marketing strategies) - can change over time. Social: cultural values and traditions (rituals, practices, territories), geo-social spaces (particular regions that produce genre specific communities - scenes)
