1. Roots of European / Anglo-American Music
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2. European Map

3. The History of Anglo/European Music
Interaction began long before colonizing
Europeans had sporadic visits to the North American Continent.
European Fisherman and Whalers traded and interacted with Native American .
Europeans established a colony “Roanoke” on an island of the North Carolina Coast in 1585
In 1587 hundreds of colonists were replaced, only to disappear without a trace
In 1607, the first English settlement survived in Jamestown, Virginia

4. Organized into 3 Main Categories
Religious Music – religious practice
Classical Music – music of the middle and upper- class
Popular Music – music created for all people regardless of of social position

5. Instrumentation Early folk songs commonly utilized monophonic texture.
Simple arrangements of sustained or repeated notes with a melody.
Later folk songs added Harmonies these harmonies were generally accompanied by the:
Guitar and Banjo
The most popular instrument used mostly for dancing was the:
Fiddle

6. Form and Texture
The most common folk song form is the strophic, in which the various stanzas of text are set to the same music.
Popular stanzas consists of four lines of text, sometimes all different. (ABCD)
Frequently incorporating some level of repetition ( AABA, AABC, AABA, etc.)

7. Types of Folk Song Ballads – tell a story and are the most popular
“Barbara Allen”
Lyrics – convey a particular feeling or mood
“Careless Love”
Work Songs – originated as songs to work by
“I’ve Been Working On The Railroad”
Children’s Songs – simple songs sung by and for children
“Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”

8. “Barbara Allen” (Song)
One of the most famous traditional ballad
Published in the 17th century (earliest known)
Originated in England and Scotland
Immigrants introduced it to the United States
The famous story
A young man lies dying for the love of Barbara Allen
Servants summon her to his bedside to comfort his sorrow, but all she does is scorn him
He leaves her and inheritance before dying
Church bells of the funeral fill her with regrets
She dies of heartbreak too
They are buried beside one another

9. Evolution and Popular Artist
Jean Ritchie
Pete Seeger
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Johnny Cash

10. The Music What can you hear and see?
1st – “authentic” rural version, flexible, free rhythm
2nd – steady beat with the guitar, drop beats
3rd – modern, full band

11. Best Known!!!