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what would the locals have found appealing in country music and not so much in western classical + opera?
by uwagar 3y ago
what would the locals have found appealing in country music and not so much in western classical + opera?
- 082349872349872 3y agoI think the accessibility*: it's danceable, with mostly I,IV,V and the occasional seventh or minor second, lots of leading into changes, etc. eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA EDIT: Hawai'ian slack key (listening, not dancing music) has some fancier influences (which I think they may have picked up from arabic music by way of the portuguese) but even there you can tell how much the locals pulled from {church hymns,country}: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c Beyoncé is rumoured to have covered Dolly on her most recent album; everyone else seems to be hoping it's Jolene (which would be the commercially appropriate choice), but I wish it were Coat of Many Colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY * I tried to listen to Silk Smitha once but guess I lack the background to appreciate her songs...
- uwagar 3y agosilk smitha? hmm wasnt she a south indian actress?
- 082349872349872 3y agoyes; I had the impression she was famous for musicals, but I found her musical numbers the opposite of accessible...
- uwagar 3y agoshe wasnt a musician. music is supplied as a playback that has dedicated composers.
- 082349872349872 3y agoThat makes more sense now. Any chance you could suggest non-western music I should try?