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Chapter Two “Old, Simple Ditties” : Secular Music in the Colonies and Early Republic.

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1 Chapter Two “Old, Simple Ditties” : Secular Music in the Colonies and Early Republic

2 Secular Music in Colonies 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

3 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 examplesIsaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

4 “Liberty Song” p. 46-7 Tune based on: Royal Navy - Heart of OakRoyal Navy - Heart of Oak Dickinson Parody: The Liberty SongThe Liberty Song Massachusetts Variant: The Massachusetts Song of Liberty The Massachusetts Song of Liberty British response: Come Shake Your Dull NoodlesCome Shake Your Dull Noodles ****** Revolutionary War ex. “Irishman's Epistle…”: “Irishman's Epistle…”:

5 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. 51) : Money MuskMoney Musk Exs. (p. 49) - Jasper Bisbee - College Hornpipe - Irish Folk Song: Spanish LadyJasper Bisbee - College HornpipeIrish Folk Song: Spanish Lady

6 Colonial Dance Examples Couples Dances - Menuett - Basic Steps for the Gavotte - Gavotte - La Bourrée 1612MenuettBasic Steps for the GavotteGavotteLa Bourrée 1612 Longways Dances - "La Bagatelle“ - "Pluckemin“ - Love in a Bottle (recreated from instructions printed w/ music)"La Bagatelle“"Pluckemin“Love in a Bottle

7 “Barroom Dancing” (c. 1820) John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821)

8 Military Music Functional music - morale building - duty and signaling (camp and battle) - ceremonial - recreation Ensembles - Field Music (Fifes and Drums of York Town) - Harmoniemusik (Marches for the 60th Regiment)Fifes and Drums of York TownMarches for the 60th Regiment Phile, “Hail Columbia” (c. 1793) - Hail Columbia (higher quality) - see LG 2.3 (p. 55)Hail Columbia (higher quality)

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