Title
Popular 19th and 20th century community music within the African American population
Faculty Mentor(s)
Esther Morgan-Ellis
Campus
Dahlonega
Proposal Type
Oral Presentation
Subject Area
Music
Location
MPR 3
Start Date
22-3-2019 10:00 AM
End Date
22-3-2019 11:00 AM
Description/Abstract
My presentation is inspired by popular music within the African American community during the 19th and 20th century. I will address music involved with the Civil War, civil rights, slavery, black beauty and the struggle of being an African American during this time, as well as document music that contradicted what the African American community was fighting for during this time. Specifically, I will examine how often these examples of music show up in song books and newspapers. These examples of music were intended for community singing. I will examine the ratio of African American composers verses white composers during this time and analyze their purpose for writing this music as well as reflect on how often the music shows up and where it appears most commonly.
Media Format
flash_audio
Popular 19th and 20th century community music within the African American population
MPR 3
My presentation is inspired by popular music within the African American community during the 19th and 20th century. I will address music involved with the Civil War, civil rights, slavery, black beauty and the struggle of being an African American during this time, as well as document music that contradicted what the African American community was fighting for during this time. Specifically, I will examine how often these examples of music show up in song books and newspapers. These examples of music were intended for community singing. I will examine the ratio of African American composers verses white composers during this time and analyze their purpose for writing this music as well as reflect on how often the music shows up and where it appears most commonly.
Note to Conference Administrators
This submission is part of a panel. The other submissions will come from Anita Ingram, Emily Nelson, and Devin Hing.