MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Folk Music
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Music 2ii3 lecture 17 oct 26th, 2015. Folk music originates in the early 20th century, and is closely associated with politics political left (favor more government regulation; pro union) Prior to world war ii, united states most anti-union. Would always see folk musicians in protest. (cid:862)this (cid:373)a(cid:272)hi(cid:374)e kills fas(cid:272)ists (cid:894)a(cid:374) o(cid:448)erstate(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e (cid:449)ay o(cid:374) the right(cid:895)(cid:863) written on his guitar. Machines are operated by the working class, and by describing his instrument as a machine, he is liberally saying i am one of you (i am a worker) with it i make music. This land is your land (woody guthrie, 1940) Plays the melody of the song (important tradition in folk music, keeping focus on. Instruments associated with folk music (acoustic guitar, banjo) the song) Lyrics content saying in a political way that the land belongs to everyone, and is questioning the idea of fascists. Successful from late 1940s to 1953 (written in (cid:1005)9(cid:1008)(cid:1004)s i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to (cid:862)god (cid:271)less.
