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] Date Posted: 13:26:58 11/03/04 Wed In reply to: Roberdin 's message, "In reply to 51st State..." on 13:52:35 10/30/04 Sat "is American music English?" Most of it, no. Undoubtedly there is some English influence but the roots of Jazz and Blues are mainly non-English, coming from Africa and France and Spanish cultures, and country music comes partly from Scotland and Ireland (with some input from England no doubt). These two are the parents of rock and roll... rap, funk, disco etc, none of these are English (rap is arguably not music either!!!). England's answer has been to adapt heavy metal and punk, but it can still be argued these aren't English genres. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:01:21 11/03/04 Wed Jazz and Blues were invented by Gershwin when he blended some African influences with the Ashkenazi Klezmer tradition. One only has to look at his use of homophonic harmonisation and his use of polyphonic structural texture, not to mention syncopation, to realise this. Compare it with some of Bartok's middle streichquartette and the codified scores of what used to be called "Negro Spirituals" (which actually emerged in the British sugar islands). Neither of these things are British or American. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: anon [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 00:41:48 11/04/04 Thu "Jazz and Blues were invented by Gershwin when he blended some African influences with the Ashkenazi Klezmer tradition. One only has to look at his use of homophonic harmonisation and his use of polyphonic structural texture, not to mention syncopation, to realise this. Compare it with some of Bartok's middle streichquartette and the codified scores of what used to be called "Negro Spirituals" (which actually emerged in the British sugar islands). "Neither of these things are British or American." Jazz comes out of ragtime and the negro spiritual though, which predate Gershwin. I think the spiritual actually DOES have some English influences on it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |