Russian Traditional Folk Music Then and Now.
Paper details:
Music 322 Ethnographic Study Paper Due by December 18
Write a 1500-words paper (12 pt. font, double spaced) that will take the form of an ethnomusicological study of musical culture.
This paper is, essentially, a write-up of your two culture presentations (traditional music, and pop/modern music of a country or culture). For example, you might trace the development of changes that were made to the traditional music to modernize it, including any outside factors. You might also discuss prominent or influential musicians/composers.
You might discuss the instruments that are used in the culture, and how they may have changed over time. This paper is the summary of your research into the traditional and modern music of a single country/culture.
This paper will focus on the evolution that Russian folk music has had from as far back as we can prove to the modern day. How Russian folk music has influenced overall music in Russia today. We will need to discuss Russian folk music instruments and how those have evolvcgoed through time as well.
