MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dixieland, 20Th-Century Classical Music, Benny Goodman
Document Summary
Jazz clubs first venues of first cross cultural interactions. Around the turn of the 20th century both black and white were singing and dancing to jazzy music. Jazz was the pop music of the era. Often seen as shameful relic featured either black performance or white performers wearing blackface. Vaudeville variety show acts feat. song dance acting and comedy. With many different acts incorporated elements of freak shows, dimes museums and burlesque. Storyville famous red light district (brothel area) in the city of new orleans. A form of pop music for piano. Popular in brothels created by scott japlin ex johnny may. Aspired to be great composer of classical music-his color made it impossible. Wrote 44 ragtime pieces two operas and one ragtime ballet wanted to write. Died of syphilis marking the end of ragtime as a pop genre. New orleans served as the hot bed for the exchange of jazz culture.
