History of Music - (4) SWING.pdf - History of American...

Music
speaks what can’t be expressed
,
Soothes the mind and gives it rest,
Heals the heart & makes it whole,
Flows from heaven to the soul
- unknown
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Five pre - 20
th
century influences
on later American music genres:
• African Oral Tradition
• Negro Spirituals
• Christian Hymns
• European classical music
• Various folk music traditions
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1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Negro
Spirituals
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African
Oral
Tradition
Christian
Hymns
European
Classical
Music
Folk
Traditi
on

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Ragtime
(early 1900s)
Gospel
(early 1900s)
Swing
(late ‘20s)
Jazz
(early ‘20s)
R&B
(mid ‘40s)
Soul
(early ‘50s)
Funk
(mid ‘60s)
Regga
e
(late ‘60s)
Hip
Hop
(mid ‘70s)
Metal*
(early ‘80s)
Negro
Spirituals
Blues
(early ‘10s)
Pop
(early ‘40s)
Rock
(mid ‘50s)
Alternati
ve
(mid ‘70s)
Disco
(early ‘70s)
Countr
y
(mid ‘20s)
Rock
n’ Roll
(late ‘40s)
Bluegras
s
(mid ‘40s)
Rap
(early ‘80s)
Folk
(early ‘30s)
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H i s t o r y
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African
Oral
Tradition
Christian
Hymns
European
Classical
Music
Folk
Traditi
on
* Metal was predominantly from the U.K.

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Swing

Swing

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Ragtime
(early 1900s)
Gospel
(early 1900s)
Swing
(late ‘20s)
Jazz
(early ‘20s)
R&B
(mid ‘40s)
Soul
(early ‘50s)
Funk
(mid ‘60s)
Regga
e
(late ‘60s)
Hip
Hop
(mid ‘70s)
Negro
Spirituals
Blues
(early ‘10s)
Pop
(early ‘40s)
Rock
(mid ‘50s)
Alternati
ve
(mid ‘70s)
Disco
(early ‘70s)
Countr
y
(mid ‘20s)
Rock
n’ Roll
(late ‘40s)
Bluegras
s
(mid ‘40s)
Rap
(early ‘80s)
Folk
(early ‘30s)
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H i s t o r y
of
A m e r i c a n
Music
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African
Oral
Tradition
Christian
Hymns
European
Classical
Music
Folk
Traditi
on
Metal*
(early ‘80s)
* Metal was predominantly from the U.K.

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