MUSC 2150 Final: MUSC2150 Outline
10 Dec 2016
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1920s 1955: tin pan alley; area of new york city. 1914: refers to the body of music produced at the time and the way of doing business in popular music follows a standard, flexible, formal patterns. Only mainstream pop was on the radio. Allowed music to be reached to larger audiences. Performed live; unethical to play records on air before 1945: late 1940s, radio transitioned to tv. Other styles of music incorporated other than just mainstream pop; Rhythm & blues and country & western: mainstream pop. 1935-1945 rise of the big band era. Pop music created by dance bands had a rhythm section of bass, drums, piano and guitars with a horn section. Vocalist is the focus of the song, instrument solo provides variety. 1950s pop music is dismissed as being corny and stiff. Produced for family audiences and designed to broad, white-middle class audiences; avoided topics unsuitable for general audiences.
