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Slaves started to write there own spirituals from what and Why? |
From Church hymes. They also used Hymes to work to a rytheme. |
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Cross-fertilization: |
The coming together of Western African and Western European cultures (in terms of music, art, dance, language, religion, etc.) in North America |
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How American/ any culture is changed by Africans. Example: Slaves singing Bible Hymes |
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Jazz originated around what time and where? |
Around the 1860's From areas like the Midwest, MO, OK, TX. |
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Ragtime |
an early form of Jazz |
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Ragtime Heroes |
Jelly Roll, Scott Joplin |
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Ragtime History |
originally ragtime was played on guitars. Mining camps moved frequently so moving a piano was not practical. After work they would play guitar. |
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Jelly Roll |
was a Creaole (from a gentleman Class). combined the Ragtime element to his classical piano training. |
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Characteristics of Ragtime |
-Improve, but mostly played from sheet music. |
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Syncopation |
playing off the beat |
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BLUES origins |
- Liberated Slaves started the Blues |
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The classic Blues Period |
1920-1940 |
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Blues has is roots in... |
religion Blues started with Slave Masters trying to force White tradition on to Slaves. |
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The Song in Lec |
"Why dont you go down and not come up." |
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Work Songs |
Longing for an old way of life. |
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What is the Blues all about? |
If you need it explained you will never understand. Blues is about Poverty, loss, broken romance, and general bad luck. Old country comes from Blues. Country Music is the Whitification of a Black Music Culture. |