MUSIC 2II3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Music Industry, Ralph Peer, Jack Mullin
10 Sep 2017
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Dominated music industry 1930s - 1940s (+during tpa) Based on brass and woodwind instruments (most popular instruments at the time) Most often intended for dancing; has a very clear beat. Performed by les brown and his band of renown, featuring doris day. Song became a hit; a welcome home song for soldiers returning from wwii. Music industry 3 categories: popular, race, hillbilly. Popular was biggest, but race and hillbilly were gaining ground as there was a rural-to- urban shift. Music performed by black artists and intended for a black audience. Originated from the poor, rural areas of southern usa. Music made by and for poor, rural, southern whites. Allowed music (sheet music) to be mass produced. People realized they could buy a copy, copy it, and then sell it themselves. Someone could bring something they wrote and get official ownership over it. Established that copying someone else"s idea is illegal. Set up royal character, profit = royalties.
