Thursday, 5 May 2011

Kramer


Timbaland - Bounce

This song can be seen as quite controversial, due to the degrading comments, throughout the whole song, when it comes to how men see women.
Throughout the song, but mostly evident in the ending of the song, it also sounds as if there is a remix of a girl laughing, something different and unique.
It can also be seen as ironic due to their being a female singer, Missy Elliot, also featuring on the song, and she herself is making degrading comments about her own sex.
The entire song is based on sexual references.
The music in the chorus, has a tune that sounds almost like it could be a piece of 'sci-fi' music. This could demonstrate a lack of cohesion as you would not expect to hear that in a hip hop song.





Stockhausen - Gesang der Junglinge

The vocals within this piece of music derive from "Songs of the Youths in the Fiery Furnace" from Daniel. This shows how Stockhausen is clearly making reference to music from other cultures and traditions.
He also challenges the barriers between 'high' and 'low' styles.
It is also quite a fragmented piece of music, due to the combination of different pieces of music and sounds.
Creates more of a meaning in listeners than a score, performance or composer would achieve.




Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room

Technology is a key aspect in the production of the music, not just the broadcasting of it.
Includes fragmentations and discontinuities - a lack of cohesion.
Creates more of a meaning in listeners than a score, performance or composer would achieve.

Monday, 2 May 2011

Kramer's Theory: Postmodern Music

1. It doesn't reject modernism or its continuation, but has aspects of a break and an extension
2. Is somewhat ironic
3. There is no boundaries between the past and the present
4. Challenges barriers between 'high' and 'low' styles
5. Shows disdain for the often unquestioned value of structural unity
6. Questions the mutual exclusivity of elitist and populist values
7. It doesn't want to place things into a certain category
8. Music is relevant to all contexts
9. Makes reference to a wide diversity of music from different cultures and traditions
10. Technology is a key aspect in the production of music, not just the broadcasting of it
11. Embraces contradictions
12. Distrusts binary oppositions
13. Includes fragmentations and discontinuities - a lack of cohesion
14. Encompasses pluralism and eclecticism
15. It creates multiple meanings and temporalities
16. Creates more of a meaning in listeners than a score, performance or composer would achieve