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Most songs of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods originated in England, Scotland and Ireland and were brought over by early settlers. According to ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl, American folk music is notable because it "At its roots is an English folk song tradition that has been modified to suit the specific requirements of America."
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Though Appalachian and African American folk music became the basis for most of American popular music, the United States is home to a diverse assortment of ethnic groups. In the early 20th century, many of these ethnic groups supported niche record industries and produced minor folk stars like Pawlo Humeniuk , the "King of the Ukrainian ...
These folk tunes adopted characteristics from multiple sources, including British broadside ballads (which switched their themes from love to a distinctly American preoccupation with masculine work like mining or sensationalistic disasters and murder), African folk tunes (and their lyrical focus on semi-historical events) and minstrel shows and ...
The Music Division's director Carl Engel announced in April 1928 that the Library of Congress would appoint the folk song collector Robert Winslow Gordon as the archive's first director and explained the archive's scope as “a national collection of folk song … to ensure their preservation and to recognize the value of the folk heritage.” [1] In the Library of Congress’ annual report ...
Early 1820s music trends The Boston 'Euterpiad becomes the first American periodical devoted to the parlor song. [5]The all-black African Grove theater in Manhattan begins staging with pieces by playwright William Henry Brown and Shakespeare, sometimes with additional songs and dances designed to appeal to an African American audience. [6]
The History of American Music. Macmillan & Co. ISBN 0-559-44270-X. Elson, Louis Charles (1912). University Musical Encyclopedia: Hymn, Plain Song, Chant, Mass, Requiem. The University Society. Epstein, Dena J. (2003). Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-07150-6. Erbsen, Wayne ...
The origins of Americana music can be traced back to the early 20th century, when rural American musicians began incorporating elements of folk, blues, and country music into their songs. [4] Americana musicians often played acoustic instruments such as the guitar , banjo , fiddle , and upright bass , and their songs typically told stories ...