MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - African Americans, Barter, Thirty-Two-Bar Form
Document Summary
Music 2ii3 popular music: post world war 2. Key thing was the difference in religion: english and protestant, wanted to convert the blacks into christian. Adoption of european hymns: lined hymns blend of black and european music. January 1st 1863 lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation former slaves stayed where they were, they had no option to go anywhere. Slave yesterday have nothing, free today still have nothing. Institutionalized racism implanting laws the were racist illegal for people to eat in certain restaurants laws of the land themselves create racism laws. Acceleration of rural to urban shift: safer for blacks, neighbourhoods" were forming, they had business, had jobs, etc. Not see changes in culture until late 1800s. New forms of music appear during late 1800s: 1) ragtime, 2) jazz, 3) blues formed by first generation african americans after slavery. Plaintive vocal sound sweeping from note to note lament. 12 measure phrases blues is based on this.
