MUS 1240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: John Philip Sousa, Bass Drum, Snare Drum
4 Oct 2016
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Rhythm: overall organization of time, pattern of movement within time: beat or pulse, meter, tempo, riff repeated patterns designed to generate movement. Drums: builds foundation: bass drum: provides beats or pulse, plays on down beats, snare drum: playing on up beats, toms: fill gaps, time, space, hihat. Recording techniques: live (audio snapshot) or studio, exploit the studio, reverb/echo, eq (equalizer, stereo vs mono. Stephen foster most influential 19th century popular composer. John phillip sousa 2 dozen hit phonograph recordings: stars and stripes forever phonograph invented by thomas edison. Sheet music sales origin of american music industry. Nyc immigrants mainly from eastern europe find themselves in the entertainment industry. Tpa and broadway: mutually beneficial relationship, golden age of tin pan alley , revues show that had as many songs as possible, integrated musical did not happen until 1943. Race records produced and marketed towards african americans: bessie smith. One of the most influential blues artist.
