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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,Ragtim
2、emusiccertainlywouldn'thaveevolvedinthelate1800'sthewaythatitdid.Imean...characteristicslikethekeys,andthechords,madethepianosuitableforplayingtheseparatepartsofthemusic:themelodies,rhythms,harmonies,atthesametime.So,withonehandyoucouldplaythemelody,whileplayingtheharmonywit
3、htheother.Allthewhilemaintainingtherhythm,allcharacteristicofRagtimemusic.Inotherwords,thepianoallowedmusicianstocreatethelivelysoundofRagtimemusicunlikeanyotherinstrumentsoftheirtime.Andforabout20years,RagtimemusicwasAmerica'smostpopularmusic,particularlythepianorag,althoug
4、hsomepeopledidn'texactlyembraceragtime,youngpeopleingeneralespeciallylikedit.S:KindoflikeRockandRollinthe'50s?P:Withoutadoubt.ImeanofcourseRagtimein1900didn'tsoundatalllikeRockandRolldidin1950,butI'dsaythat'safaircomparison.Ragtimegeneratedthesamekindofexcitementthatotherkin
5、dsofmusiclikeRockandeventuallyRapdid.S:Really?Well,withRockandRap,Igetwhytheyarepopular,butwhenitcomestoRagtime,well...Idon'tgetit.P:Ok,letstakeamomenttolookatwhatRagtimemusicwasabout;itwasfreshandnew,itwasthefirstkindofmainstreammusicthatusedAfrican-Americanrhythmsandthatwa
6、sexciting,andfinallythemusicandeventhelyricsreflectedtherestlessenergyandoptimismofyoungpeople.CanyouseehowitcouldcapturethespiritofAmericanyouth?JustlikeRockwoulddo50yearslater?So,gettingbacktothepiano,ofallinstruments.AsIsaidbefore,itsuniquedesignwaspartoftheappeal,whichwa
7、swellsuitedtothestyleandrhythmofRagtimemusic,buttherewereotherreasonswhyitwassopopular.Remember,thiswasthetimebeforetheadventoftheautomobile.Thepianowasasymbolofrespectability,asymbolofsuccess.Otherthanahouse,ithadrepresented,formanyfamilies,theirbiggestsinglepurchase,andeve
8、nthoughnoteveryonecouldaffordit,everyonewantedtoenjoy.So,whereveryouwouldgo
