MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Francis James Child, Child Ballads, Pentatonic Scale
20 May 2016
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Most popular secular song in english (equally popular in scotland, england and ireland) Musical information= pentatonic, aaba, abba, abab, high lonesome sound . Probably in north america by the 18th century. The song popularized by blackface performers- g. w dixon specifically. Musical information= strophic song, verse-chorus pattern, melody related to irish or scottish song. The inspiration for the march= homesickness, and memories of being the leader of the. Musical information= strong contrasts between sections, repetition, trio most famous part of the song. The official national march of the united states. Musical information= 2/4 meter follows march form (aa bb a cc dd), left hand is very steady keeping the beat and the right hand is where the syncopation takes place. I didn"t raise my boy to be a soldier: Tons of parodies- these parodies centered around public opinion regarding going to war. Lonely mother whose son has been lost in the war.
