MUSIC 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Die Stem Van Suid-Afrika, Bagpipes, A Cappella
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9:music and politics national anthem of south africa. Call of south africa ) the new south african national anthem walk-on music in north. Bagpipes are associated with war times. (it is a political instrument) Boston gumboot dancers learned from south africa where minors used stomping of their feet (dressed in large wellington boots) Public display of power vs covert and subtle music. Many of the western music was written to show off (bring in the finest instruments and musicians for other royal dignitaries, work has been preserved and written as a display of power such as national anthems) National anthems music expressing loyalty and patriotism. Public and hidden transcripts overt displays, called public transcripts, affirm and perpetuate an existing power structure for ex. , we are the champions at the 2016 rnc . Covert displays, termed hidden transcripts, refer to music that embeds messages through metaphorical or coded terms.