MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: 18 Months, Gold Rush, Jimi Hendrix
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Success of after the ball gives birth to tin pan alley (tpa) What was tin pan alley: the core of the music industry for the next 50 years, both a musical style and a place. Manhattan in new york city (geographic centre), because this is where song writers migrated. Becomes the centre of professional music making. Gold rush in california- you would nd a bend in the stream, and the water would slow- you would take a tin pan with a ne mesh, and you would scoop out sand to nd the gold. =24757$ - a few became famously wealthy: panning for gold with songs, more of a big idea. Hype during the 20"s and 30"s: 21,000 publishing companies and 36,000 composers trying their luck writing a song. Idealized romance- beginning and ending: pop music today is still about romance. Still carried a lot of the same values as parlour songs. Easy to play: aimed at musicians at home.
