MUSIC246 Lecture 11: Week 11
Document Summary
Influential works: billy the kid, appalachian spring, rodeo. The sound of the american west/american nationalism. New generation of composers capable of working in a number of styles. End of the studio system leads to freelancing. Vietnam: a large portion of the us population did not understand why the us was involved in the war, did not want to be fighting. Generational gap: the baby boomers, the younger generation started questioning their parents" values and beliefs for the first time, a large demographic for both film and music. Early "60s and extension of the "50s. By the mid-60s the production code was abandoned. Cultural revolution of the late "60s result s in films with a strong sense of irony and cynicism. Films became more explicit in subjects, visuals, and dialogue: due largely to the younger generation of filmmakers, as well as the young"s influence on older filmmakers.
