MUSI 1530 Chapter 1: LESSON 1
1 Dec 2016
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Lesson 1 ragtime, popular song and the jazz roots of rock. Oral tradition: passing down music for generations without a written version. Purchasing sheet music to perform at home: industrial revolution made pianos cheaper allowing for homes to own one. Playing music at home was a pastime for women. Many music targeted spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272)all(cid:455) for (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:862)the (cid:448)a(cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:272)hair (cid:271)(cid:455) george f. root(cid:863) (cid:862)just (cid:271)efore the battle (cid:373)other (cid:271)(cid:455) george r root(cid:863), sisters, (cid:373)others a(cid:374)d (cid:449)i(cid:448)es. Tin pan alley aka 28th street between fifth and broadway in new york. District of music publishers, critical part of early american popular music. Name derives from multiple stories: harry von tilzer and metallic sound, district was so crowded of song pluggers (musicians who would perform samples of music) and promoters that the area sounded like pans were banging. Marketing strategies consisted of sheet music advertising and vaudeville performers.
