how the movement of people affects the movement of music introduction to american popular music
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How the movement of people affects the movement of music
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Introduction to American Popular Music
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West African Slave Trade
Things that West Africans brought with them:• Traditions of oral
story telling• Culture of songs
in rituals• Strong traditions
of percussion and rhythm
• Dance
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This is known as the African Diaspora: Communities around the world descended from the historic movement of African people
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Where did the Diaspora go? How did it affect the new world?
Geography of the Diaspora:• Southern United States (1/7 of the slave trade)• Caribbean (The Islands)• Central America• South America (North and East Coast)
Impacts of the Diaspora on Musical Traditions:• Call and Response (individual singsaudience repeats)• Strong drumming and rhythm patterns in “American” music• Story telling (i.e. Amer Blues, Mexican Corridos, Rap, etc)
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Examples of the Musical Diaspora
African Roots
• Traditional Music from Mali
• African Percussion• Call and Response Kenya• M
usic of the African Diaspora
“American” Traditions
• Gospel Call and Response
• 12 Years a Slave-Roll Jordan Roll
• Glory- "Oh my lord“• Samba du Salvador de Ba
hia• Ile Aiye Canto Negro
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19th Century (1800s) America
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The lay of the land in 19th century America
Things to know:• Massive immigration from Europe (Irish, German,
Scotch, English)• “Melting Pot”• Northern cities segregated by class and race (Working
class white [German & Irish]) vs. Black Americans (former slaves/farm migrants)
• Rural areas mostly integrated not concerned with ethnic differences
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The Parlor Song in the 19th Century
• Songs from England & U.S. became popular
• Songs were played either in Opera houses or parlors (bar)
• Rise of the “Middle Class” demanded songs in music sheets to play at home
• Songs for public consumption are called “Parlor Music”
• World’s first music industry
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Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
• First real composer of popular music
• Hear the mixing of traditions (Irish folk music with African American styles)
• All Foster's songs are "Parlor songs": intended for middle class consumption in mass-distributed sheet music form, for performance on pianos.
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What is Folk Music?
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Why do people like “real” music”
Russian folk music children’s group playing at cultural event Mumford and Sons-English band
playing mix of traditional Irish and English songs with modern music
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Examples of European Folk Music
• Titanic- Dance Scene• Traditional Irish Follk Music• Traditional Russian Folk Music• Yiddish (Jewish) Folk Music• Mumford & Sons• Appalachian Mountain Music
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“Volksmusik”- (Folk Music)Volks (Folk) = People
• Musical traditions from rural areas are seen to have “authentic”, “real”, “true source”
• “Unspoiled” by civilization allows the music to have strong roots to the people
• Universal themes allow connections to different cultures
• Connections between Anglo American, Celtic, and German folk lyrics
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Playlist # 1 Parlor Music
• "Beautiful Dreamer" Stephen Foster• "Jeannie with the light brown hair"- Stephen Foster• "Oh Susana"-Stephen Foster