Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory, Thomas Edison, Haitian Vodou
1 Mar 2016
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Ragging of the beat not a straight 4/4 time. More melodic, more of an emotional quality to it tended to be played in urban centres black bars, vaudeville houses, brothels, etc. core instrument piano composed written. Born in the midwest, middle class family: status symbol piano. Career options quite limited for black men: preacher, teach or manual labour, musicians perform in limited places. Joplin"s music wants to play in classical settings, but also perform ragtime: does it popularized ragtime, quite wealthy playing big concert halls, challenges business of pop culture . Normally would sell pieces, wouldn"t get loyalties, etc. Never gave up artistic control of music able to get royalties every time someone buys or uses it. Multi-millionaire: maple leaf rag and the entertainer . Forms basis of rock music, also creates a real division in the black community. America: purely america represents the melting pot of. Style of music you play within a group: opportunity for players to shine.
