MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Freddie Mercury, Castrato, Norse Mythology
25 May 2016
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Module 5- music and gender sex- biological xy or xx (male/female) gender- socially-constructed roles (masculine versus feminine) (id male, curl hand to look at fingers: id female, lay out hand) Women can wear slacks, men can"t wear skirts according to society"s norms. Girl groups= subservient (to men) and subversive (focus on teenage girl"s romantic fantasies) Aretha franklin- respect, anthem for women telling men what they deserve, contrast to girl group (the kinks: lola 1970- love interest who may be transvesdite) Glam rock (freddie mercury, elton john, david bowie) carried out goals of women"s liberation, civil rights, gay rights. Balinese gamelan- male/female instruments, mostly males play them female ensembles slower and more mistakes because had less training. Female dominate, pass down culture and generation. 15 phrases per lament, have to think about culture overall. Carmen (1875)- georges bizet (from france) exoticism (opera set in spain) seductive title character love is rebellious bird , gypsy .
