MUSIC140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Saxophone, Music Industry, Country Blues
1 Aug 2018
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Represents a whole series of meanings now (post world war ii) Dependant on the development of: the industrial evolution, the middle class, large urban population, copyright law, technologies of mass production and broadcasting. Products of the music industry are sheet music and recordings. Sheet music dominates recordings until the late 1920s. While sheet music is still important, by the end of wwoo the recording. 1831- amendments to the copyright law to cover sheet music. The victorian ballad: minstrel show and parlour music. Variety show that depicted african-americans in a racist and stereotypical light not created blacks and the performers and song writers. Example: (cid:498)massa"s in de cold, cold ground(cid:499) (cid:523)steven foster, (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:887)(cid:884)(cid:524) they"re outside in the country they get fresh air, they take care of them. Show depicted slavery as not being bad, b/c mention the bad stuff. The slaves were portrayed by speaking very phonetically was reinforcing stereotypes.
