MUH 3633 - Music in the United States 11/26/2019 Chapter One “Nature Must Inspire the Thought” : Sacred Music in the European Colonies DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
“Regular Singing” vs. “Old Way” Argument develops c. early 18th century Aural/Oral vs. Music Reading “Lining Out” – led by deacon/precentor - Lined-out Hymnody: Kentucky Old Regular Baptists Sing "Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah. 1993 - Amazing Grace_by Old Regular Baptist - American Music: A Discussion on "Lining Out“ EX. "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" - also see LG 1.3 (text book, p. 30) Need for instruction (Cotton Mather, 1721) “Singing Schools”
Tufts and Walter John Tufts, An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm Tunes (Boston, 1715) Thomas Walter, The Grounds and Rules of Musick, Explained (Boston, 1721)
William Billlings (1746-1800) Singing School Master, Composer, etc. The New-England Psalm-Singer, or American Chorister (Boston, 1770) [Textbook, p. 32] - 1st collection of entirely American works - theory, instructions, and music “Nature is the best Dictator, for all the hard dry studied Rules that ever was prescribed will not enable any Person to form an Air…without a Genius…Nature must inspire the Thought.”
MUH 3633 - Music in the United States Billings Examples 11/26/2019 When Jesus Wept (1768) - William Billings (from The New England Psalm-Singer) William Billings - The Continental Harmony - Creation [1794] Anthem w/ fuging section I am the rose of Sharon (1778), by William Billings (1746--1800) – YouTube Anthem DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
MUH 3633 - Music in the United States 11/26/2019 Wake Ev'ry Breath [NEPS T.P.] Round (see text book, p. 32) DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
Chester (1770) Part-writing? Tune? Chester by William Billings [verses 1 & 5] American Revolutionary Song:Chester - William Billings [all 5 verses] (also see LG 1.4) Tune?
James Lyon (1735-94) – Urania (1761) MUH 3633 - Music in the United States 11/26/2019 1st American tunebook of any kind (but mixes original and British compositions) Princeton educated, European influences "The Lord descended" (p. 125 of Urania) (Psalm 18) “Christmas” – (p. 192 of Urania) (Luke 2) DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
MUH 3633 - Music in the United States Other Groups 11/26/2019 Anglican - Church of England (in America) Ephrata Cloisters (p. 36-38) - German-speaking separatists (PA) - Ephrata Cloister Chorus - Dank't dem Herrn, ihr Gottes Knechte... Moravians (p. 38-40) - Bethlehem, Nazareth (PA), Salem (NC) - collegium musicum - LG 1.5 “Ich will dir ein Freudenopfer thun.” - Johann Friedrich Peter - Quintet IV in C major (1789) - Gott ist mein Hort (Arr. N.R. Knouse for Male Choir) (Live) Sephardic Jews (p. 37) - SEPHARDIC JEWISH SINGING (not necessarily U.S.) DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
Chapter Two “Old, Simple Ditties” : Secular Music in the Colonies and Early Republic
Secular Music in Colonies MUH 3633 - Music in the United States Secular Music in Colonies 11/26/2019 No royal patronage in colonies Chiefly amateur music-making Professional musicians in “large” cities: Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston Most professionals = Immigrants (who & why?) Most secular music “imported” from Europe DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
Broadsides Topical songs printed on [cheap] “broad sheets” No [printed] music Sung to well-known tunes [Oral] Ballad tradition British antecedents See: Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project for examples
“The Liberty Song” (p. 43-4) MUH 3633 - Music in the United States 11/26/2019 “The Liberty Song” (p. 43-4) Tune based on: Royal Navy - Heart of Oak Dickinson Parody: The Liberty Song (LG 2.1) Massachusetts Variant: The Massachusetts Song of Liberty British response: Come Shake Your Dull Noodles (lyrics, textbook, p. 43) DAY 5 (9 Sep 19)
Dance Music Problem of spiritual vs. physical (Puritans) - acceptable as means to self-discipline Non-Puritans : Social and Courting Activity Couples (European) vs. Longways Dances Anglo-Irish origins and imports Binary forms (and regular phrasing) Ex (LG. 2.2, p. 47) : Jefferson and Liberty - vocal version : Jefferson and Liberty - original version (?) : The Gobby-O Fiddle Tune Exs. (p. 46) - Jasper Bisbee - College Hornpipe - Irish Folk Song: Spanish Lady
Colonial Dance Examples Couples Dances (European) - Menuett - Basic Steps for the Gavotte - Gavotte - La Bourrée 1612 Longways Dances (U.S.) - “La Bagatelle” - “Pluckemin” - Love in a Bottle (recreated from instructions printed w/ music)
“Barroom Dancing” (c. 1820) John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821)