MUS 1600 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cross Road Blues, Bessie Smith, Sound Recording And Reproduction
Document Summary
The ballad tradition: storytelling, strophic form. Musical transmission: three types (orally, sound recording, musical notation: stack o" lee , originated in 1890s, first transmitted orally, sound recording makes some later versions very famous, 1928 recording by mississippi john hurt. Mississippi john hurt: life, guitar style, etc. Stagolee 1890s (recording from 1928, mississippi john hurt) After the ball charles k. harris, 1892. East st. toodle-oo duke ellington and bubber miley, rec. by duke ellington, 1927. I got rhythm george and ira gershwin, 1930/ rec. by ethel merman, 1947. St. louis blues w. c. handy, 1914/ rec. Cross road blues robert johnson, 1936: stagolee, after the ball. Sheet music as a commercial product (1769$) Tin pan alley: the music publishing industry. Related to waltz, a type of dance. Influenced by european-american tradition: maple leaf rag. Rhythm: patterning of musical sounds in time. Blended elements: european-derived march style, afr. -american-derived banjo-style.
