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Roots of European / Anglo-American Music. Multicultural America Music 35. European Map. The History of Anglo/European Music. Interaction began long before colonizing Europeans had sporadic visits to the North American Continent.
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Roots of European / Anglo-American Music Multicultural America Music 35
The History of Anglo/European Music • Interaction began long before colonizing • Europeans had sporadic visits to the North American Continent. • European Fisherman and Whalers traded and interacted with Native American . • Europeans established a colony “Roanoke” on an island of the North Carolina Coast in 1585 • In 1587 hundreds of colonists were replaced, only to disappear without a trace • In 1607, the first English settlement survived in Jamestown, Virginia
Organized into 3 Main Categories • Religious Music – religious practice • Classical Music – music of the middle and upper- class • Popular Music – music created for all people regardless of of social position
Instrumentation • Early folk songs commonly utilized monophonic texture. • Simple arrangements of sustained or repeated notes with a melody. • Later folk songs added Harmonies these harmonies were generally accompanied by the: • Guitar and Banjo • The most popular instrument used mostly for dancing was the: • Fiddle
Form and Texture • The most common folk song form is the strophic, in which the various stanzas of text are set to the same music. • Popular stanzas consists of four lines of text, sometimes all different. (ABCD) • Frequently incorporating some level of repetition ( AABA, AABC, AABA, etc.)
Types of Folk Song • Ballads – tell a story and are the most popular • “Barbara Allen” • Lyrics – convey a particular feeling or mood • “Careless Love” • Work Songs – originated as songs to work by • “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad” • Children’s Songs – simple songs sung by and for children • “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”
“Barbara Allen” (Song) • One of the most famous traditional ballad • Published in the 17th century (earliest known) • Originated in England and Scotland • Immigrants introduced it to the United States • The famous story • A young man lies dying for the love of Barbara Allen • Servants summon her to his bedside to comfort his sorrow, but all she does is scorn him • He leaves her and inheritance before dying • Church bells of the funeral fill her with regrets • She dies of heartbreak too • They are buried beside one another
Evolution and Popular Artist • Jean Ritchie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l3VePGR-QA • Pete Seeger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdbHfgM0h0&playnext=1&list=PLE108EABC0BBC15FB&feature=results_main • Johnny Cash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8N-SzrXjQ
The Music • What can you hear and see? • 1st – “authentic” rural version, flexible, free rhythm • 2nd – steady beat with the guitar, drop beats • 3rd – modern, full band
Best Known!!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRhFH5OyHo