Musical genres are not independent. They are formed and created from previous sounds and rhymes. Even the original songs of slaves and eventually negro spirituals were based off
Hip Hop is a civilization. It is composed of many different elements and styles, yet is so connected in every way. It brings people together,
The minstrel show, which is a more musically elaborate 4-man team theatrical genre, came about in the 1840’s. The creators of this form were northern
From the way the musicians feel the beat to their choice of clothing, we can see many contrasting elements in the ways White and Black
This semester has been full of laughs, loaded with information, and left me questioning a lot of things. I learned about the different musical genres that
Jazz was born in the African American communities of New Orleans, which in the 1800’s was the most musical city in the nation. The genre
Classical music, dating all the way back to the 6th Century AD, is rooted in the traditions of westernized culture. Displaying both secular and sacred
The era of Ragtime can be estimated to be from the 1890’s to the 1920’s, during a time where African Americans were still very much
Before white America had Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, and Metal, southern African American musicians created the blues. A genre, that was originally about overcoming black struggles, saying what
African American Quartets emerged in the 1920’s, or otherwise known as the roaring 20’s, during a era of dramatic political and social change. More [white]
