MUAR 392 Lecture 16: MUAR392 Midterm Outline
22 Nov 2016
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A way of doing business: connection of publishers, songwriters, and people all in the same building. Famous songwriters: cole porter george and ira gershwin, jerome kern. Sheet music the main item of 20th c pop music and principle form of distribution: consumer is musically literate, provides latitude for variation among performers. Tpa process: many people are included in the process. Very alterable: verse could be skipped/added/changed/alter notes. Song might end with a coda not in the sheet music (used to end a piece of music) Irving berlin: russian immigrant who leaves home to earn income, learning piano and a songwriter. Multi-ethnic community (and music) of first generation immigrants living in nyc. Melting pot: blending musical styles so that it is uniquely american. First time thinking of this as american music . Big bands: most poplar music from the swing era 1935-45 produced by dance bands. For amplification relationship between popular music and jazz.
