Art, Architecture, Music and Literature in the Early 1800s American Culture Art, Architecture, Music and Literature in the Early 1800s

Teks: 8. 26 The student understand the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. Describe developments in art, music, and literature that are unique to American culture such as the Hudson River School artists, John James Audubon...and other cultural activities in the history of the United States Identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras Analyze the relationship between fine arts and continuity and change in the American way of life

Chapter 9, Section 3 pages 308-311 Using your textbook: Literature List the authors in the book and describe what they wrote about Give examples Answer Questions: How did American writers such as Irving and Cooper help create a new cultural identity in the U.S.? How did the style of American art change to reflect the American way of life in the early 1800s? Art Hudson River School: What is it? List artists and tell what they painted. What did Audubon paint?

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Authors: James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving At the bottom of your chart, read pages 312-313. Use the Guided Reading word help in the margins to help you understand. Discuss the passages with your partner. Then answer the questions at the bottom of page 313 in complete sentences in the space provided. 1. 2. 3.

Music of the early 1800s Much of the music was religious as during this period, the country experienced several times of great religious revival (increase in religious faith and practice. One type of religious music is the spiritual, where Bible stories were told in song. Examples: “Go Down Moses”, “In the Sweet Bye and Bye”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” American Folk music reflected aspects of American life, especially life on the frontier, as well as the nationalism and pride of the new nation. Songs like “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal”, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”, “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain”

Architecture: Buildings built in the early 1800s were often built in the style of ancient Greece and Rome because they contained some of the same republican and democratic ideas found in the United States. The large, round, white columns in front of buildings, arches on windows and the use of marble and other stone Thomas Jefferson and other leaders started this trend