MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Folk Music, Musical Gesture
12 Jan 2017
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1619 is the year that we have records that indicate that people in africa were sold as years (250 years) 1863: the year slavery was abolished; abraham lincoln. Pass time/set pace, coordinate work: alleviate boredom, coordinating the axe with the rhythm of the song. If a worker was sick, they would slow the song down so they can keep up with the pace: song leaders: got a lot of money. Workers would try to recognize what song the leader is singing and then following. The leader would always sing one line first, then everyone else join. Its like playing a game, the leader would either sing the next line of the song or a totally different song. Wasn"t a fixed flowing song: folk music. More concern with tradition than innovation (lacking self consciousness") Not written out tradition; have to listen to the generation before you and then play it.
