Poder da Música Americana para Conectar o Mundo - Artigo de Pesquisa

WLC105 Research Paper Assignment Research and write a paper on a topic relevant to American culture Your research paper must meet the following criteria a minimum of 1500 words APA style for general format title page intext citations and reference list see APA Formatting and Style Guide for more information 5 credible sources 3 of which are peerreview journals or scholarly books Name POWER OF AMERICAN MUSIC TO CONNECT THE WORLD POWER OF AMERICAN MUSIC TO CONNECT THE WORLD According to the dictionary music is defined as the art of expressing ideas through sounds in a melodious way and according to certain rules and in this way it is determined as coming from the verb musiciar Thus enabling an integration of meanings and thus affecting the various spheres and social strata Thus everywhere in the world there is music as it is believed that the first music in the world appeared about 50000 years ago on the African continent and consequently expanded throughout the world According to literature the oldest song in the world is the Hurritana Hymn number 6 and this song was intended for the goddess Nikkal being found in Ugarit in ancient Mesopotamia Prior to that we have that it is dated from a period of civilization that dates back to 3400 years so it happens that this song is the oldest that still has a possible sound reconstruction As defined by SABLOSKY in 1994 In its historical process important events in the origin and evolution of music in New England are dated since 1600 Jazz for example is seen as a base rhythm and diffuser of later rhythms that would come to dominate the musical world They in turn enjoy a popularity that father rhythm never had SABLOSKY 1994 To the detriment of what has been exposed there is a great notion that music is part of the daily life of the human being no matter where you live the time and other needs there will always be music as a form of manifestation and as a way of fun Thus the question arises as to how American music especially North American music is very present throughout the world As defined by SOUZA et al in 2014 American music is the most listened to in the world today Even those unfamiliar with the culture of the United States are constantly listening to songs sung by artists from this country The fact that English is a universal language and that the United States is the greatest economic power on the planet contributes greatly to this advent Sablosky 1994 also says that American music is the greatest and most powerful spokesperson for its population Through it in addition to the entertainment character facts and cultural elements of the country are portrayed which in turn are passed on to the whole world SOUZA p32014 As mentioned before music reigns in all places and environments that is each country has a predefined style of music or a predefined way of making music For example in Brazil the characteristic style of music in the country is samba thus several artists such as Zeca Pagodinho Paulinho da Viola Cartola Alcione are icons of Brazilian music Nowadays there is still funk as a Brazilian musical style already defined and disseminated by Anitta Ludmilla and Luisa Sonza However American music is still very present in Brazil As defined by BRITTOS in 2005 and SABLOSKY in 1994 North American music gained even more notoriety in the rest of the world from the final decades of the 20th century with the emergence of the compact disc CD and mainly from the appearance of the television channel MTV in 1981 MTV makes part of the North American media conglomerate Viacom and currently has 25 channels spread across the planet Its programming is entirely focused on the dissemination of pop rock music with its musical programs performance of clips and also world music and video clip awards The success of many artists may initially stem from the promotion of their work on MTV programming which has become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and is part of the global youth music trade BRITTOS and OLIVEIRA 2005 SABLOSKY 1994 Thus in general each country has its style already defined But still a lot of rock and roll pop jazz country rhythm and blues techno and hip hop which are the most characteristic American genres With this it can be determined that there is yes a visible preference in relation to American music in relation to the own musical style characteristic of each country Still under analysis in the Brazilian scenario but being seen on a global scale TROTTA in 2005 The availability of a greater percentage of foreign titles reinforces the degree of legitimacy of this music before a portion of the Brazilian consumer public for which international music in English is associated with modernity technical refinement and an internationalized cultural environment that enjoys a distinguished prestige To compensate for this dissociation between sales and hierarchical status MPB titles which include subdivisions such as MPB sambapagode axé música and gospel which together account for more than 30 of sales are located right at the entrance of the store in immediately visible location TROTTA p 191 We are left with the question of how American music stands out so strikingly from the others And in order to analyze this it is necessary to analyze a whole scenario of formation and constitution of power of the American nation Thus we can cite the Golden Age which dates from 1870 to about 1900 This era was a great period of economic growth for the United States so the country managed to overtake Britain in what we say about industrialization and power With this there is a great growth in the most varied spheres of the whole country as in the railroads heavy industries and also coal mining In view of this the culture of the United States of America has gone through an intense process of greater appreciation With this great interest in American culture was generated from the way of dressing the language itself Also the music that was a key piece especially at that time there was a great dissemination of jazz and blues as there was still no film culture It was music that gained an unimaginable proportion through the radio thus enabling a unique assimilation Thus there was the launch of unparalleled names such as classic blues singer Bessie Smith Subsequent to that there were the world wars and how the USA had a remarkable and decisive role in all conflicts In particular jazz was the music that rocked the first world war Once again there is an upsurge of American culture to the detriment of other countries Later in World War II it was Billie Holidays songs that rocked World War II and so again there was a supremacy of American culture In this way it has been that these made a difference and made it possible for people to find comfort during this troubled period Consequently with the supremacy there was then a spread of the American way of life which became something decisive Faced with the spread of this American way of life we have that music along with the way of life takes on unimaginable proportions This coupled with the fact that cinema since 1920 has far reaching proportions throughout the world Being that one of the main pillars of the music industry is the cinema creating then the soundtracks the musicals that were typical of the American way Thus once again American culture is placed as a lifestyle to be followed since consumerism is defined as something essential for the American lifestyle that is disseminated to other countries Since in this postwar period the country itself becomes a world example consequently with the various affirmations of agreements it gains proportions through the installation of commerce American industries everywhere Thus globalization influences this process even more since in most cases the American language that is English is required worldwide In this way as most places and countries ask for the English language there is a preference for songs that have English Furthermore American music also plays a role in re signifying the music of each country It is common for artists to make changes to their music so that it is more Americanized since as American music sells more these changes allow greater consumption to occur That is because they are similar people automatically consume more and begin to assimilate it as a more Americanized music In addition the US has disseminated a unique way of stopping the music industry such as platforms such as Spotify Youtube Deezer which are media where the main songs around the world are concentrated With this there is also a certain control of musical content through these applications What also happened through the dissemination of records CDs and other means of listening to music In view of this we can also mention the great publishers such as Warner Chappell Universal and SonyATV which are the largest producers in the world thus defining the worlds revenue from music publications In view of this these previously mentioned streaming services allow a greater projection on the world stage of these producers And so they generate even more reach for American sonography culture In conclusion American music is prevalent in most countries as a result of the use and history of the American lifestyle implemented along with the dominance of music platforms that were created by Americans with great influence from American producers that have great economic power Bibliografy JANOTTI JUNIOR J PIRES V A N 2011 Between affections and cultural markets musical scenes as forms of mediatization of musical consumption in Janotti Jr Jeder Silveira Lima Tatiana Rodrigues Pires Victor de Almeida Nobre eds Ten years to a thousand Media and Massive Popular Music in Internet Times Porto Alegre Simplíssimo 2011 Available at Accessed 08 Aug 2013 PAPPÁMIKAIL L Youths autonomy and sociology redefining transversal concepts from the debate about transitions to adult life Sociology Journal of the Department of Sociology of FLUP Vol XX 2010 P 395410 SABLOSKY I L American music Translation Clovis Marques Rio de Janeiro Jorge Zahar Ed 1994 190 p TRAVASSOS E Modernism and Brazilian music 2nd edition Rio de Janeiro Jorge Zahar 2000 TROTTA F Music and the market the power of classifications Contemporary Vol 3 no 2 p 181 196 JulyDecember 2005 Available at httpwwwportalseerufbabrindexphpcontemporaneaposcomarticle viewArticle3459 Accessed on 01 aug 2013