MUS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Free Love, 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Swing Era
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Origins of jazz: ragtime and new orleans jazz. Marches: john philip sousa- marches were the popular music of the day, **the stars and stripes. Emphasis on down beats (1 &3: exercise. Form: |: a :||: b :| c (trio) |: d | c" :| To rag- means to change the time signature, rhythm, and melody of a piece. To alter it in a specific way that is almost irreverent to it. Known as the king of ragtime writers . One of the first black musicians to have national fame. Ragtime is music that has been ragged: it has been altered in the forms above, not all rags are fast like maple leaf rag. Occurs a lot in ragtime and jazz. Means that melodic structures do not start and end on down beats as often. Established as a shipping port by the french in 1718 at the mouth of the.
