MUS 505 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: John Philip Sousa, George Washington Dixon, Phonograph
4 Oct 2017
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Chapter 2: (cid:862)after the ball(cid:863) popular musi(cid:272) of the ni(cid:374)etee(cid:374)th a(cid:374)d earl(cid:455) t(cid:449)e(cid:374)tieth ce(cid:374)turies. The minstrel show: the first form of musical and theatrical entertainment to be regarded by. European audiences as distinctively american in character, featured mainly white performers who artificially blackened heir skin and enacted parodies of african american music, dance, dress, and dialect. Early blackface performers were the first expression of a distinctively american popular culture in which working class white youth expressed their own sense of marginalization. George washington dixon was the first white performer to establish a wide reputation as a (cid:862)(cid:271)la(cid:272)kfa(cid:272)e(cid:863) e(cid:374)tertai(cid:374)er. Thomas dartmouth rice, a white actor born into a poor family, demonstrated the potential popularity and profitability of minstrelsy with his performance. Syncopation: irregular rhythms later became one important source of ragtime music. Stephen collins foster (1826-1864) is regarded as the first important composer of american popular song.
