MUSA1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: George Washington Dixon, African-American Music, Ewe People
11 Oct 2016
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Pitch- where a note falls in the range of sounds (high/low) Polyrhythm is when more than 1 rhythm is played at the same time. Ahatsa pattern- up down up down down. Strophic form- when verses repeat (sung to same music) There are 12 notes in a major scale. Designed to get warriors pumped up for war. Also played at funeral because it is very energetic. Se- divinity: maker and keeper of human souls (destiny) Mutual aid societies- voluntary association of people who pull all their resources together so other families can afford things. Minstrels are musicians with blackened faces who perform songs and music ostensibly of black. First form of musical and theatrical entertainment. Featured mainly white performers who artificially blackened their skin and carried out parodies of. Emerged from predominantly working-class neighborhoods such as new york seventh ward. From the 1840s through the 1880s, blackface minstrelsy rose to become the predominant genre of popular culture in the united states.
