MUS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: House Music, African-American Culture, Piano
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Musique concrete: music created by used prerecorded sounds. Ambient music: atmospheric music which emphasizes texture over rhythm: a kind of electronica. Audio cd: an information storage medium in which lasers read digital data stored on a disc. Break dancing: a vigorous dance form associated with hip-hop music and culture. Deconstruction: construction of a song out of several components, which can be digitally modified, added to, and otherwise manipulated to create other versions of the song. Edm (electronic dance music): a range of percussive, electronic music genres produced primarily for dance-based entertainment. Electronica: the umbrella term for a large and varied family of musical styles: house, techno, trance, ambient, jungle, drum & bass, industrial dance, and many more. Gangsta rap: a form of rap which emerged in the late 80s and expressed the violence of inner- city life. Hip-hop: a term used to describe the african american culture from which rap emerged.