MUH 2019 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fletcher Henderson, Java Virtual Machine, Casa Loma Orchestra
6 Oct 2016
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Slides from tuesday will be up in a few days. James reese europe and the castles (early) jazz as popular music. Decline of formals balls with set programs. Rise of dance halls: live house hands with solo singers, stock arrangements of popular hits. Threat to morality (overtly sexual: use of bumpers (to keep dancers apart, dances outlawed or banned in various locales. Watch your step (1914: introduces fox trot. Have records and sheet music, everything under their brand. Endorse by rca victor records: castle house orchestra (jre) Wwi 39th regiment band harlem hellfighters . Textbook sound example castle house rag p. 84. After castle"s passing, he toured with his band. In boston, his band"s drummer stabbed him over an argument during intermission. Mixtures of: band music (wind and percussion instruments, funeral processions, mardi gras celebrations, ragtime (piano music, latin/caribbean beat. Small irregular groups (primarily winds and brass, bass and drums) Recordings (march 1917: 1st recording livery stable blues .
