Early 20th Century Vernacular Music Flashcards
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1889-1918
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self-conscientiously modern
2
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player pianos and phonographs
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can faithfully reintroduce what was recorded
3
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economy and social conflicts 2
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- growth of industry, expanding economy, growing cities lead to nostalgia for countryside
- wwi caused collapse in faith of human progress as new techs killed millions
4
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art 3
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- work end of itself, appreciated for its own sake
- search for new, unusual content and techniques
- symbolist poets - intense imagery, suggest feelings or imagery
5
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modernism 2
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- new ways of making, seeing. thinking
- includes impressionism, cubism, other isms
6
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vernacular music 5
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- in language of the people
- intended to reach broad musical public
- permanence rivals classical
- influences classical
- usa leading exporter
7
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tin pan alley
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musical district of nyc
8
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linguistic regions and pop songs
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had own rep and styles
9
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revues
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- light theatrical enterteinment with pop songs spread to major citoes
10
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musicals 6
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- significant new genre featuring songs and dance numbers
- styles of pop songs
- context of spoken play with comic or romantic plot
- broadway centre
- established by edwardes in london
- dsitinctive american style established
11
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music for silent films 3
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- new culture of professional musicians in usa
- accompanied by live music until 20s
- cue sheets and film scores from 1909
12
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band music 4
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- military origins
- core rep by early 20th century
- drew on folk songs
- few original pieces by major classical/romantic composers (transcriptions and arrangements)
13
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rag time 3
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- syncopated, ragged rhythm over march-like bass
- scott joplin’s maple leaf rag as match to classical music
- 16 measure strains like in a march
14
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jazz V
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- from african americans
- new orlenes centre
- combines ragtime, dance music, elements of blues
- white and black bands
- becomes pop music
