Week 9 - Music and Dance: Wartime Concerns: Graham, Copland and Appalachian Spring Flashcards
Grant wood, American Gothic (1930)
In the Us
1930’s
Who is Aaron Copland
American composer
What are Copland’s 3 American styles
- Jazz
2. Western Styles (country) 3. Folk Melodies
Where did Jazz originate
The United States
Elements of Copland’s “Four Piano Blues” (1949)
Syncopation
Very calming, soft, incorperating slight jazz chords and syncopation
Who was Gene Autry
“The Singing Cowboy”
Gene was a main force in uplifting the public in the 1930’s
What do westerns do to Americans
Uplift them and make them proud to be american
Elements of Copland “Rodeo” (1942)
Hoedown, and is still used today for beef production ads
What did Martha Graham (1894-1991) perform in
Lamentation (1930)
What type of dance is Graham’s “Lamentation” (1930)
Expressionist dance
What are the expressionist features of “Lamentation”
- Costume is her skin
- Agony: not meant to be pretty
- The emotions are protruding through her skin
What is Frontier (1935)
American style
Appetite for space
What is “Simple Gifts” from Appalachian Springs (1994)
Shaker folk tune
Very hopeful for the people
Very popular
Goes on to represent America
Elements of “Simple Gifts”
Intervals = triads
- 1st-3rd-5th notes of the scale
- Space between notes
Creates variation
- Very slow then picks up depending on variation
○ Follows the appetite for space - lots of room between the notes
