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  2. Strain (music) - Wikipedia

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    A strain is often referred to as a "section" of a musical piece. Often, a strain is repeated for the sake of instilling the melody clearly. This is so in ragtime and marches. The Oxford English Dictionary lists this use of "strain" (n.2, III, 12) as part of the same noun more often used to denote an extreme of effort or pressure. OED derives it ...

  3. Sentence (music) - Wikipedia

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    In Western music theory, the term sentence is analogous to the way the term is used in linguistics, in that it usually refers to a complete, somewhat self-contained statement. Usually a sentence refers to musical spans towards the lower end of the durational scale; i.e. melodic or thematic entities well below the level of movement or section ...

  4. Music theory - Wikipedia

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    For example, ancient instruments from prehistoric sites around the world reveal details about the music they produced and potentially something of the musical theory that might have been used by their makers. In ancient and living cultures around the world, the deep and long roots of music theory are visible in instruments, oral traditions, and ...

  5. Nothing More - Wikipedia

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    Three days later, Nothing More's new album title, Spirits, was revealed alongside its title track. Set for release on October 14, [54] another song from the record, "You Don't Know What Love Means", was released in advance of the album in mid-August. [55] On January 19, 2024, Nothing More released a non-album single "If It Doesn't Hurt". [56]

  6. File:Mertons social strain theory.svg - Wikipedia

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    Diagram depicting Robert K. Merton's Social Strain Theory. Individuals respond based on acceptance or rejection of cultural norms and institutionalized means of achieving goals. Items portrayed in this file

  7. General strain theory - Wikipedia

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    This theory is presented as a micro-level theory because it focuses more on a single person at a time rather than looking at the whole of society. [ 6 ] Agnew recognized that strain theory , originally put forward by Robert King Merton , was limited in terms of fully conceptualizing the range of possible sources of strain in society, especially ...

  8. Strain theory (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Robert King Merton was an American sociologist who argued that the social structure of a society can encourage deviance to a large degree. Merton's theory borrows from Èmile Durkheim's theory of anomie, which argues that industrialization would fundamentally alter the function of society; ultimately, causing a breakdown of social ties, social norms, and the social order.

  9. The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Wikipedia

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    Work on the album began at the beginning of 2016, [4] and was written and recorded across 2016 and 2017. [5] The band continued the approach of writing and recording the album in their own home studio, similar to their prior two albums, The Few Not Fleeting and Nothing More; frontman Johnny Hawkins felt that technology had advanced enough to create a professional sounding album with their own ...