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Mar 19, 2018 · How did rock ’n’ roll go from being condemned by Christians to embraced by them? This book explores the history and impact of rock music on evangelical Christianity in America since the 1950s.
Jun 25, 2022 · How did rock 'n' roll become associated with the devil? Explore the origins of this genre in New Orleans, where African slaves blended Vodou and hymns, and how blues musicians like Robert Johnson were accused of selling their souls.
- What Is A Tritone?
- The Devil’s Music
- Why Does The Tritone Sound So horrible?
- Was It Actually Banned by The Church?
- Where Can I Hear It?
A tritone is an interval made up of three tones, or six semitones. In each diatonic scale (or the most basic scale of a key) there is only one tritone, and it occurs between the fourth and seventh degrees of the scale, so in a C major scale this would be between F and B. Or in G major it would be between C and F sharp: Before the invention of keybo...
In times past, music was organised into modes rather than keys. The modes only used the white keys on a keyboard, so the only way you could play a different scale, or a different pattern of tones and semitones, was to start on a different note. Read more: Musical modes – what are they and how do we use them? Each mode had its own recognisable flavo...
John Sloboda, a professor of music psychology at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, explained that the tritone is particularly unnerving because the human brain is hardwired to find harmony and symmetry in music: “When we hear something dissonant, it gives you a little bit of an emotional frisson, because it's strange and unexpected. The emot...
Rumours abound that music featuring the tritone was banned from churches because of its association with the devil. But as juicy as this gossip about the tritone might be, there is no evidence that this ever happened. It’s more likely that the strict rules of harmony observed by those composing for the church forbade the use of the augmented fourth...
The jarring nature of the tritone makes for instantly recognisable hooks in hit songs and catchy theme tunes. Here are a couple of our favourites: Maria from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze
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Aug 27, 2023 · Rock and Roll, dubbed ‘The Devil’s Music’, was a revolutionary genre that sent shockwaves through the American music landscape in the 1950s. Born from a diverse and rich blend of musical roots such as blues, swing, and jazz, this style was infused with the life force of African American culture.
Sep 11, 2020 · The devil's music. It is 1958 and the Sputnik satellite has taken a dog up into space; back on earth, five-year-old Andy has a new sister, Elaine - a baby who, his father insists, is 'not quite all there'.
Mar 19, 2018 · The Devil’s Music chronicles the development of popular music in America since the mid-20th century, attending to the audience as well as the performers. Focusing on the reception of rock by conservative Christians, it is a commentary on the emerging social role of Evangelicals and the politics of the period.
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Learn how jazz, a new and liberating musical genre, faced criticism and censorship in the early twentieth-century America. Explore the evolution of jazz from New Orleans to Chicago to New York, and its impact on black and white culture and society.
