VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Clementa C. Pinckney, Bessie Smith, Admissible Representation
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Barack, obama - amazing grace: obama sang this at the funeral of rev. Clementa pinckney was also a senator, and was known to obama and his family. Popular music from 1910-1919: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=myojdd3gpe4, to appreciate the music from this time period, note that the world war was occurring. Lots of horns, very military-esque: first song. The (cid:449)ay the (cid:373)usi(cid:272) is su(cid:374)g is i(cid:374)te(cid:396)esti(cid:374)g (cid:396)ou(cid:374)d (cid:448)o(cid:449)els, s(cid:373)ooth (cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of ly(cid:396)i(cid:272)s ea(cid:272)h sylla(cid:271)le is (cid:272)lea(cid:396) a(cid:374)d a(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ulated pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) emphasis and rolls on the r"s. Interesting combination of four square rhthm with an opera voice. Blues music an expressive, soulful style of singing that emerged from the african- American spiritual and work song at the end of the nineteenth century: bessie smith - gulf coast blues (1923) An example of the new style of music which emerged from african- American tradition, blended with european music, especially hymn singing (i. e. amazing grace)
