MUS 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Traditions And Student Activities At Mit, Music Of Cape Verde, Chordophone
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Boston has a long tradition of acoustic patronage. It began life as a center for literary study- ex: harvard university. Close contact with england and europe sparked artistic emulation. The population is no longer composed solely of european americans. Immigration from all over the world have created diversity. Large populations of latino and asian immigrants. Elements that make up boston"s musical life. Types of music in boston: euro-american styles predominate, pop and rock, folk, world and country, jazz, blues and cabaret. Where and when the music is performed: These halls serve classical music as well as other performance groups. Wang center, showcases musical road shows and travelling music. Harvard square features buskers and other street musician"s ex: folk singers, accordion players, rock groups, latin ensemble, chinese instrumentalists and african musician. Irish: irish potato famine in 1840s (forced migration, four million irish migrated to the us between 1840/1900, irish fiddling in pubs and bagpipe music became popular as result.
