MUSC 2150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Art Music, Tempo Rubato, Carole King
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Chapter 9 summary for musc 2150 rock explodes: recording techniques and new. Corresponds to chapter 8 on the online study website. 1970s was difficult time for economic stability in western nations. Stock market crash 1973-74, high unemployment and inflation. Nixon government trying to control wages and prices, and a move away from the gold standard of western currencies all lead to a recession from 1973-1975. The oil crisis of 1973 lead to increased oil prices. Popularity of the show all in the family which covered many of the burning issues at that time. Rise of rock and roll tv with in concert and the midnight special and r&b had a show called soul train and we also saw the start of snl. Fm radio became more popular and the album-orientated rock (aor) dominated, am radio was playing traditional network style programming. We also saw the decreasing importance of the dj.