1. Traditional and Modern music in the UK and the USA MUSIC

2. UNITED KINGDOM: EARLY MUSIC Diverse music: religious, popular, ballads, tavern songs lute, dulcimer, harpsicord, pipes, tabor, fiddle

3. Music houses grew: people could see music in concert halls, not just in pubs New instruments: brass bands With recordings, radio, etc, more people could be exposed to more music: musicians’ careers changed

4. TRADITIONAL SONGS Jerusalem(England) Bread of Heaven (Wales) Danny Boy (Northern Ireland) Flower of Scotland (Scotland)

5. USA: EARLY MUSIC African slave music: African style, songs about religion, freedom, hope American South developed own style, with fiddle and banjo

6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (≈1860s) Oh, Susanna (1847)

7. MODERN MUSIC (AND SUBCULTURES)

8. CONTENTS Common styles of music: jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, electronic, etc. We will discuss the culture of different types of music: Fashion Social action Politics Attitudes

9. SWING

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11. Developed in USA, Time = 1930s, by African Americ an musicians Came from jazz, big ensemble bands White Americans taking interest in African Amer ican culture Young people dancing in music halls: alcohol, mixed race dancing, short skirts/touching Fashion = short skirts, suits Politics = World War 2

12. FASHION

13. Benny Goodman – Sing, Sing, Sing (1937) Swing Dancing : A League of their Own Example – Brian Setzer Orchestra – Jump, Jive, an’ Wail

14. ROCK AND ROLL

15. Time - 1940s – today - still popular today Evolved from African American jazz, swing Topics of dating, cars, high school – sex, drugs, alcohol, social rebellion, black and white race relations Grew popular in UK in 1950s Fashion – long hair, leather jackets

16. FASHION

17. Examples - Rolling Stones: Jumpin’ Jack Fl ash (1968) Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (1975)

18. FOLK

19. Folk - Time - 1960s-1970s: politics – Vietnam War

20. Folk of 1990s-present: return to traditional ins truments, styles, simple themes (love, loss, caring for family)

21. HIPPIE FASHION – LONG HAIR, COLORFUL CLOTHING Hippie (1960s-today) Hipster (today, NYC)

22. Example - Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the Wind (196 3) Mumford and Sons – I Will Wait (2012)

23. DISCO

24. Time - 1970s (New York City, Philadelphia) Reaction to Rock and Folk: simple, happy music for d ancing Subcultures came together: poor people, African Ame ricans, Hispanic immigrants, gay people, psychedelic (drug) subcultures

25. FASHION – BELL BOTTOM PANTS

26. KC and the Sunshine Band – Keep it Comin’ Love (1977) Example – Staying Alive (Bee Gees) (1977)

27. PUNK

28. Time - 1970s - present in USA and UK Rejected “tame” rock music, politics, hippie “myth” of 1960s and 1970s folk Politics - Unemployment, angry at government Fashion – Black clothing, Mohawk hairstyle

29. FASHION

30. Example – Slipknot – Wait and Bleed Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the UK (1976) The Ramones – I Wanna be Sedated (1978)