America’s Musical Heritage

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You can understand a lot about America through its music. Hymns, spirituals, protest songs, campaign themes—music has always played a powerful role in American life. And befitting a country so diverse, American music is defined, above all else, by a creative mixing of styles and instruments, and a constant inventiveness. Professor Biography......Page 3 Contributing Experts......Page 5 About Our Partner......Page 10 Table of Contents......Page 11 Course Scope......Page 13 Lesson 1• Inheriting America’s Musical Traditions......Page 16 Funding the Operation......Page 17 America’s Musical Heritage......Page 18 Lesson 2• American Revolutionary and Wartime Music......Page 20 “Yankee Doodle” and Military Music......Page 21 The Trajectory of War Songs......Page 22 World War I......Page 24 World War II to Today......Page 25 Lesson 3• European Empires and American Music......Page 26 English Influences......Page 27 French Influences......Page 28 Spanish Influences......Page 29 Spanish Musical Traditions......Page 30 Conclusion......Page 31 Lesson 4• Minstrel Shows and Variety Shows......Page 32 Minstrel Shows......Page 33 Medicine Shows......Page 34 Vaudeville......Page 35 Lesson 5• Music of American Movement and Dance......Page 36 Early Dances......Page 37 Later Dances......Page 38 Lesson 6• Hymns, Spirituals, and Chants in America......Page 40 Hymns......Page 41 Spirituals......Page 42 Chants......Page 43 Lesson 7• Brass Bands, Powwows, and Folk Festivals......Page 44 Brass Bands......Page 45 Powwows......Page 46 Music Festivals......Page 47 Lesson 8• American Music of Politics and Protest......Page 49 Women’s Rights and Music......Page 50 Laborers and Music......Page 51 Protesting without Lyrics......Page 52 Lesson 9• The Banjo: An African Gift to American Music......Page 53 The Banjo’s Early Evolution......Page 54 Different Banjos......Page 55 Changing Applications......Page 56 Lesson 10• The Roots of Country Music in America......Page 58 Labeling the Music......Page 59 Cowboys and Country Music......Page 60 Moving People......Page 61 Conclusion......Page 62 Lesson 11• American Piano, Ragtime, and Early Jazz......Page 63 Ragtime......Page 64 Jazz......Page 65 Lesson 12• The Musical Gumbo of New Orleans......Page 67 A Unique City......Page 68 Brass Bands, Parades, and Festivals......Page 69 The New Orleans Style and Influence......Page 70 Discography......Page 72 Folkways Music Content......Page 78 Bibliography......Page 82 Image Credits......Page 90