Music Race And Ethnicity Flashcards
When did “hipness” emerge?
1940s black musicians especially in New York
Why did black musicians attempt to define themselves?
Wanted to counter for descended of negative stereo typing
What are some examples of black face performer charecters?
Mammy and dandy
Where was racism common in music?
Vaudeville
How was this hipness expressed in music?
Manhattan uptown modern music rejected stereo types and uses complex music form to show this
Which band leader was famous for wanting to assert black musical leadership
Dizzy Gillespie
What can this trend in hipness lead to?
Black avant garden jazz
Which hip performer sang mini the moocher?
Cab Calloway
What did black hipness primate?
Black masculinity and authenticity
What was the hip called in manhattern?
Modern
What was modern?
Musical style and political stance
What did the hip music prioritise?
Art over entitainment
What did black face stereo types cast black men as?
Biologically inferior and intellectually inferior
Where did Dizzy Gillespie play in the 1940s?
Mintons Playhouse
What were music features of modern music?
Flat 5ths rehaonizations, fast tempos
