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1、托福机经听力加试拉格泰姆音乐RagtimeMusic原文及试题Nowlistentopartofalectureinamusichistoryclass.P:Oftentimeswetalkaboutthepopularityofmusic,butwedon'talwaysthinkabouttherolethattheinstrumentsplayintheirpopularity.TogiveyouanideaofwhatImean,justtakeRagtimemusicforinstance.Withoutthepiano,Ra
2、gtimemusiccertainlywouldn'thaveevolvedinthelate1800'sthewaythatitdid.Imean...characteristicslikethekeys,andthechords,madethepianosuitableforplayingtheseparatepartsofthemusic:themelodies,rhythms,harmonies,atthesametime.So,withonehandyoucouldplaythemelody,whileplayingtheha
3、rmonywiththeother.Allthewhilemaintainingtherhythm,allcharacteristicofRagtimemusic.Inotherwords,thepianoallowedmusicianstocreatethelivelysoundofRagtimemusicunlikeanyotherinstrumentsoftheirtime.Andforabout20years,RagtimemusicwasAmerica'smostpopularmusic,particularlythepian
4、orag,althoughsomepeopledidn'texactlyembraceragtime,youngpeopleingeneralespeciallylikedit.S:KindoflikeRockandRollinthe'50s?P:Withoutadoubt.ImeanofcourseRagtimein1900didn'tsoundatalllikeRockandRolldidin1950,butI'dsaythat'safaircomparison.Ragtimegeneratedthesamekindofexcite
5、mentthatotherkindsofmusiclikeRockandeventuallyRapdid.S:Really?Well,withRockandRap,Igetwhytheyarepopular,butwhenitcomestoRagtime,well...Idon'tgetit.P:Ok,letstakeamomenttolookatwhatRagtimemusicwasabout;itwasfreshandnew,itwasthefirstkindofmainstreammusicthatusedAfrican-Amer
6、icanrhythmsandthatwasexciting,andfinallythemusicandeventhelyricsreflectedtherestlessenergyandoptimismofyoungpeople.CanyouseehowitcouldcapturethespiritofAmericanyouth?JustlikeRockwoulddo50yearslater?So,gettingbacktothepiano,ofallinstruments.AsIsaidbefore,itsuniquedesignwa
7、spartoftheappeal,whichwaswellsuitedtothestyleandrhythmofRagtimemusic,buttherewereotherreasonswhyitwassopopular.Remember,thiswasthetimebeforetheadventoftheautomobile.Thepianowasasymbolofrespectability,asymbolofsuccess.Otherthanahouse,ithadrepresented,formanyfamilies,their
8、biggestsinglepurchase,andeventhoughnoteveryonecouldaffordit,everyonewantedtoenjoy.So,whereveryouwouldgo
