"Course no. 7244." "Smithsonian." Contains 12 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes. Professor Anthony Seeger, Curator and Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Contents:
Disc 2. The musical gumbo of New Orleans. American revolutionary and wartime music -- European empires and American music -- Minstrel shows and variety shows -- Music of American movement and dance -- Hymns, spirituals, and chants in America -- Disc 2. Brass bands, powwows, and folk festivals -- American music of politics and protest -- The banjo : an African gift to American music -- The roots of country music in America -- American piano, ragtime, and early jazz -- The musical gumbo of New Orleans.
Summary:
"Survey more than 200 years of musical sounds and styles that are inextricably linked with the spirit and history of the United States of America"--Container. Professor Anthony Seeger teaches viewers how to listen to the music of America with new ears. Produced in collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, proprietor of the vast treasury of American vernacular music, these twelve lectures explore more than 200 years of music from trailblazers like Scott Joplin, the Memphis Jug Band, Woody Guthrie, and many others.
Series:
Great courses. Music & fine arts. Music appreciation
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