comm exam 2

while they did communion he started crying to

crowded table by brandi carlile

all american music can be traced back to

africa

african music there was no separation between

religious and secular music

there was no dance or movement involved in african music

false

there was a love of improvisation in african music

true

there were lyrics with hidden meanings in african music

true

blue notes

musical notes that don’t appear on the western music scale, known as “notes between the notes”

K favorite musician

Philonious monk

Philoniouso monk was a

jazz piano pllayer, known for his big hands hitting 3 keys at the same time which would create a noise but not a note on music scale/ blue note

any significant musical trend can be traced back to

african rythms

dou dou n’diaye rose

master drummer from senegal

literally the father of a musical dynasty

ny times wrote an obituary of

dou dou n’diaye rose- several wives, 40 children and dozens of grandchildren, president asked him to write african version of national anthem. When he was 80 he was appointed master drummer by the elders “father of a musical dynasty”

expert in black gospel music from our department

robert dardin

slaves used music to

communicate, teach, give hope, make work go quicker, an innate need to create

the slaves used the spiritual to

escape, mind go somewhere else or even physically escape

under ground railroad

series of routes (not actually underground) slaves took from south to north to get to freedom, and they would sing spirituals that would convey: yes its safe to proceed on your trip or no there are men/dogs looking for us its time to hide

harriet tubman

“moses of her people” former slave who was so successful leading others to freedom that slaveowners in the south wanted 40k for her

harriet tubmans favorite spiritual is

swing low sweet chariot

“across the river means”

the ohio river was the river jordan, if slaves could get across that river they’ve escaped to freedom

“looked across jordan and what did I see a river of angels coming after me”

moses and his people

K was in Cincinnati this summer for project and visited

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Slave Pen

built in 1830 on a farm in Mason County Kentucky bordering ohio, less than 60 miles from the freedom center, build by slave trader John Anderson. Used building as a holding place for slaves for sale

in the slave pen the slaves were separated

2 story building with men and older boys on the second floor and women and children on the first floor so they could cook. shackles on the floor and walls because people were chained together. Names carved in the walls

K took pictures of the slave pen

false- felt too impersonal

Room in underground railroad center

Ceiling is lighted blue, floor is rough. Represents the ocean looking up through the water to see the sky. There is a lighted glass tube in the middle of the room with lots of colored dots/stones represents someone who died during slavery.

how many slaves died during slavery

estimated 1.2-2.4 million

Why was the lighted room decorated this way

When being transported the slaves if they became sick were thrown overboard and discarded, or instead of facing horrific conditions at the end of their journey would jump over themselves

spirituals transition into

minstrel shows

some americans first exposure to music outside of their hometown

minstrel shows- traveled from town to town

minstrel shows depiction of people on stage was used to

demean former slaves and their situations- white musicians doing blackface. White musicians burn cork to be charred and rub it on face and hands

change of minstrel shows

black people joined them and began to make it their own, began to sing gospel songs, better than picking crops

Gabriels Trumpet recorded by the

Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

First recorded music by black artists

jubilee music in 1902 by dinwiddie colored quartet sang “gabriels music”

record labels call black music

race music- emerson race records

for a record to be profitable it had to have

5k copies to break even but more to make profit

crazy blues by mamie smith sold

75k copies in 1920

sometimes black artists

couldn’t read or write and didn’t understand the contracts they were signing so they were taken advantage of, musicians didn’t make a lot of money

the blues

Saturday night music, dance music held in shacks called “juke joints”, lots of improvisation, topical lyrics, broke bottle neck slide hand down as notes

robert johnson

importance to music cannot be overstated

born 1911 or 1912

always had a girlfriend in every town who sometimes were married

robert johnson died

in 1938 greenwood mississippi, cause of death not totally sure either poisoned or bottle broke over his head but we know it was about a woman

known photographs of robert johnson

2 for sure, maybe 3

robert johnson musical story

mysterious individual, always wanted to be a musician but was never good, went away for a few years then came back and could play music like nobody had ever heard before, long skinny fingers could play baseline and melody at the same time.

robert johnson theory

sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play, met devil at crossroads, he never downplayed the story

USPS

honored robert johnson but altered the stamp with no cigarette and made his lips red

how many songs did robert johnson record

29

2 recording sessions in texas, once on nov 23 in 1936 then nov 26/27 at the gunter hotel in san antonio= 16 songs

after recording asked for money to enjoy the town, arrested by bexar county sheriff office and was bailed out to record more songs

13 songs in 1937 in dallas 508 park ave

michael taft

“The significance of any building is what we put into it. A building is just bricks and mortar. But 508 Park Avenue is one of two buildings that has a connection with and is part of the story of two of the most important recording sessions in American history.”

“I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees, asked the lord above have mercy, tried to flag a ride, nobody seemed to know me, you can run you can run, tell my friend…

WILLIE BROWN, I didn’t have no women in my distress”

song called crossroad blues

robert johnson influenced

Eric clapton and bob dylan who also influenced lots of people

ike zimmerman

great guitar player with no recordings found