American Influences Flashcards
Between what years was America developing its own culture?
1918 to 1929
What to minorities were allowed on stage in the 1918 to 1929 time period?
Women and black performers
What was the dominant form of entertainment in the 1918 to 1929 time period?
Revues and follies
Before the photograph, people used to purchase sheet music and do what?
Sing around the piano
What were the names of the three people who wrote in Tin Pan Alley?
Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin
What is Tin Pan Alley?
Major publishing houses in New York City
What kind of music did the writers in Tin Pan Alley write?
Swinging, optimistic melodies
When was Ziegfield Follies?
1907 to 1931
What made up the follies?
Featured stars of the day and the chorus of beautiful women in elaborate costumes and scenery
When was George Whites Scandals?
1919 to 1939
What did early musicals use as framework for popular songs and dances of era?
Flimsy “books”
What country did jazz originate from?
America
When did jazz become popular?
The 1920s
What did American musical comedies show?
A picture of contemporary America
What kind of look did American musical comedies have?
Shallow and insubstantial
