Anglo-American Traditional Music
January 14, 2008
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The Watson Family
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An expression of identity and culture
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Music overlaps with others
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Anglo-American refers to specific origins
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Musical traditions from present day
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Copious presence in colonies
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Attracted to land ownership-settled in eat and south
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These communities also brought their native culture and music
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Anglo-traditions exemplified in ballad and broadside
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Ballad
: a text, generally poetic, and a melody which presents a linear storyline
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Defined by textual content and specific attributes
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Linear storyline- there is a cursory introduction, dramatic conflict and
conclusion
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With ballads, focusing on critical element s of story
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Tend to be objective, non-judgmental
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Story the most important
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Texts focus on critical moments with basic description
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Origins in storytelling
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Fewer specific melodies- find more text because oral tradition
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Origins may explain death of associated music
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Prior quality underlines primacy of text
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Types of Ballads
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Early 19
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century, 3 types of ballad emerge:
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1) Imported: changed little from original form
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- Spring '08
- DelDonna
- Music, Poetry, Ballad, Refrain, music Native Ballad, broadside Ballad
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