MUSC-116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Fisk Jubilee Singers, John Philip Sousa
21 Feb 2020
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1880 john philip sousa takes over the u. s. marine band, popularizing brass bands, both professional and amateur, throughout the u. s. (a major influence in the instruments in jazz bands) 1884 mark twain"s the adventures of huckleberry finn is published in england. Published in the u. s. in 1885 the book is not written in king"s english, and like jazz, popularizes colloquialism. Scott joplin performs his ragtime compositions on the midway, and within a year his music becomes an international success. 1894 jim crow laws adopted in southern states (pushes more immigrants north, out of new. 1896 ernest hogan"s all coons look alike to me is published. 1900 sigmund freud"s the interpretation of dreams published reflects burgeoning popularity of primitivism , art that emphasizes the value of the simple and unsophisticated. Dubois"s the souls of black folk published this is an attempt to get persuade the general public in the u. s. to recognize african-americans as capable of creating high art as well.
