MUSIC 0711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shrove Tuesday, Calypso Music, Public Space
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Music: dynamic aspect of culture that uses 2 important components sound and time. Dynamic: constantly changing music is constantly changing. Jazz developed in new orleans because of the money and the traffic from it being a seaport. Dominated mainly by the french and then was in the hands of the spanish and then the. After new year"s just before shrove tuesday people in good moods and partying in the. Creoles of color responsible for bringing together various cultural entities and traits. Louisiana purchase part of agreement creoles of color should be able to retain their rights during the slave era many were very educated and wealthy. Voodoo some of the early jazz players were believers of voodoo. Fear of voodoo spread throughout the population: increasing slave population and increasing fear of voodoo. Vacant lot as official recreation spot for slaves (congo square) sing, dance, and play own instruments together. Banned all african slave religious practices, playing the drums (communication)
