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HISTORY
OF AMERICAN
MUSIC
:
The USA is the
homeland of
unique musical
styles
The first American
music was the music
of Indians.
Slaves were brought
from Africa to work on
plantations in the South
of the US. They sang
white religious songs
but they added African
rhythms to the music.
We call these songs
"spirituals".
Louis Armstrong
and Bessy Smith
The blues was a new kind of music. In
blues songs some notes were flattened.
These notes were called "blue notes". They
made the music sound sad and different.
Jazz
Popular music first played by
Afro-American groups in the Southern
USA in the early 20th century
characterized by improvisation and
strong rhythms is called traditional
jazz.
Although jazz
began in New
Orleans, it soon
spread to all the
big cities like St.
Louis, Chicago,
New York and
Los Angeles.
The 1930s in America were the time
of big bands and a new kind of jazz
called swing. This new music had a
special rhythm.
Jazz styles are always changing.
In recent years, jazz musicians have
put together jazz music and rock
instruments like the electric guitar.
This new jazz style is called electric
jazz or fusion.
The world of music is around us. Music can leave us
indifferent or it can provoke powerful and complex
feelings. So music plays a very important role in
people’s lives. It reflects our mood and emotions.
You can hardly find a person who doesn’t like or
need music, who never sings or dances.