Music And Instruments Of Hardships Flashcards
The music that developed while working on plantations in the southern region was called?
Holler songs or work songs
Holler songs followed a “_____________” sequence, which is similar to _______________ used in ____________________.
Call and response, antiphonal singing, sacred music
These songs expressed the hardships of the slaves and their longing for freedom, for their safety, and for relief as they perform difficult tasks.
Negro Spirituals
Negro spirituals use _________________ to express enslavement.
Biblical metaphors
These songs also serve to give them hope that eventually life may improve for them.
Negro spirituals
_____________ were done on instruments as they were used.
Syncopations
It referred to the piano music that we call today as ragtime.
Syncopation
Its basic character is its syncopated rhythm.
Ragtime
First ragtime hit
Maple Leaf Rag
Who composed Mapel Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin
One of the simplest musical genres that evolved from the music of black or African-Americans.
Blues
It requires flexibility and a high level of improvisation in their performance.
Blues
Three main chords of blues music
1) Tonic
2) Subdominant
3) Dominant triads
Jazz began in?
New Orleans
It has been acknowledged as the most creative and complex genre of music America has produced.
Jazz
