aspect of culture that saw the largest amount of change was music. Music changed in many ways because of people wanting to sing hymns that they could not in Europe, not having or remembering the original music right, passing down music orally, having different instruments, or being exposed to new music altogether. American Folk music was created for these reasons and many more. It would not be until the Great Depression that American Roots music was made mainstream, thanks in part by preservationists
The evolution of the Delta Blues and White Folk music genre continued into the thirties through the influence of artists such as Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie respectively. This evolution is showcased through two particular examples, “Crossroad Blues” by Robert Johnson and “Dustbowl Blues” by Woody Guthrie. Although the styles by both artists initially seem starkly different and incomparable, there are fundamental qualities that are present in both songs when explored and compared. In “Crossroad
would go on to become one of the most renowned music collections in music history. John Lomax’s son, Alan Lomax, joined John at the age of eighteen on their first expedition to collect folk songs in 1933. During the many years John and Alan spent together, travelling around making recordings, they built up an extensive portfolio filled with recordings of prisoners, farmers and church singers. They even got some of the first recorded evidence of future music icons, Muddy Waters and Leadbelly. In this
Genesis of a Music Partch describes a distinct difference between corporeal and abstract music, and the opposition of these two forms were central to his musical philosophy. He specifies the elements and forms of corporeal music as (1) stories and poems which are sung, chanted or recited e.g. folk music and ballads, (2) musical dramas such as early Florentine opera, and (3) narrative dance music. His examples of abstract music are (1) song where words are used to accentuate the mood of the music, rather
generally stereo typed as sad music, which relates to misfortune, regret, betrayal and failure, blues is listened to only when you have lost a loved one or having bad day. However, I believe that blues is just another form of expression like any other style of music. Blues communicates all types of emotions from sadness to joy. Blues is a music genre which originated from the Deep South in the U.S.A during the end of the 19th century. It is derived from folk music, African music, work songs and spiritual
on history with their music, poems, and plays (Wintz 23). Some of the popular musicians included people like Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong (Anderson 4). Poets included Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, James Weldon, and Countee Cullen (Bloom 7). All have made enormous contributions to the Harlem Renaissance period, and in American history. For those who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, White America romanticized ideal of happy black folk singing their worries
renaissance reins from the 1920s to the onset of the depression. It embraces more than just literature; it was also a race-building, image-building and racial integration that generate a generation of black writers and artist (Watson Steven, 1995). It uses art and literature to dignify the image of the black race. Some of the themes of that animated the movement was African as a source of race pride, racial political propaganda and the black folk traditions. The black writers and artist mission was
From albums, concerts, to being a movie star, Elvis took the world by storm. The world may have not been ready for rock and roll, but Elvis paved the road for many great artists. Elvis Presley was born and raised during the Great Depression, so one could only imagine the things that he and his family had went through. The Great Depression left many families poor and hungry. Even though they were going through rough time their family kept their family values. When Elvis was around three years old his
Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of history’s most well-known composers. Born in Bonn, Germany to a musical family, Beethoven’s talent started out at a young age. He composed several great works, but over time he acquired symptoms of hearing loss. Beethoven’s deafness affected his music little by little over time. Deafness not only had some psychological effects but it caused him to choose notes of a lower frequency. He was also able to hear mid tones with his inner ear. Beethoven’s early years were
Evolution of Music: The Influence on Cultural Events Music is a form of expression that the use of words alone can never achieve. Music is a narrator of the experiences humans have gone through; every era is accompanied by its own music that reflects on the lives of the people during that time period. Throughout the years musicians have created beautiful works of arts that have contributed to society by delivering messages or by simply entertaining masses. Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, a famous