Old southern Country?!
Question: I am doing a paper about this and for a website and I am looking for the Old southern country/folk music around the civil war and slavery time and from the time after that. I have found songs but no artists and dont know if its from now or not. I am not looking for the Johnny Rebel kind of racist stuff I dont want it from terms of making it racist to be funny. But rather what th old timers from that area were singin about more the rebel side and serious songs. thank you
Answers: I am doing a paper about this and for a website and I am looking for the Old southern country/folk music around the civil war and slavery time and from the time after that. I have found songs but no artists and dont know if its from now or not. I am not looking for the Johnny Rebel kind of racist stuff I dont want it from terms of making it racist to be funny. But rather what th old timers from that area were singin about more the rebel side and serious songs. thank you
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That NPR.org link is a good one also.
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Although the song tradition in the United States is fairly young compared to that of Western Europe, there are still over two centuries’ worth of song composition in America. The birth of the American song coincided with the birth of the country; in fact, the first extant art songs in the United States are credited to Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791), a friend of George Washington and signer of the Declaration of Independence. The only American-born composer for whom there is evidence of having written songs prior to 1800, Hopkinson’s first song "My Days have been so Wondrous Free" was penned in 1759. In 1788, Hopkinson dedicated his A Washington Garland (originally titled Seven songs for the Harpsichord or Fortepiano) to the future president. In this collection, which actually contains eight songs, Hopkinson modeled the pieces after those written by English composers, including Thomas Arne and Stephen Storace.
As the dependence on the English style waned and American composers searched for a voice of their own, the African American spiritual captured the widespread attention of the nation roughly between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The rise of the spiritual was facilitated by the advent of travel by steamboat, launched on the Mississippi in 1811, as well as by the formation of the minstrel show, the first national form of American musical theater. It was from these Mississippi steamboats that Northerners became acquainted with the work songs and spirituals of African Americans. Stephen Foster (1826-1864) was one such “northerner” enamored with the musical heritage of the South. Born in Pennsylvania, Foster composed over two hundred songs, set mostly to his own texts. While the most famous of his songs, such as "Oh! Susanna" (first performed in 1847) and "Old Folks at Home" (1851) were written for minstrel shows, Foster’s later songs, notably the ballad "Beautiful Dreamer" (1864), were devoid of southern traits. Other composers influenced by African American songs include Ohio native Dan Emmett (1815-1904), whose "De Boatman’s Dance" (1843) was later arranged by Aaron Copland. Ironically, Emmett is best remembered today for his tribute to the south, "Dixie" (1859), perhaps the most famous song from the Civil War era.
Toward the turn of the century, composers became more ambitious, branching out from what became known as “popular song” and turning their creative energy to the more serious “art song.” This trend was sparked by many American composers’ decision to study in Europe; as a result, they were exposed to the German lied as well as the French mélodie, song forms that emphasized the fusion of poetry and music. European-trained composers, including Edward MacDowell (1860-1908), Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920), and Charles Loeffler (1861-1935), skillfully crafted songs that transformed European aesthetic values into works with uniquely American qualities. In addition, since pianos were found in most nineteenth-century homes, women typically burdened with domestic activities were also able to pursue careers in composition. Amy Cheney Beach (1867-1944), for instance, made significant contributions to the American song repertoire, thus paving the way for other female composers, including Florence Price (1887-1953) and Elinor Remick Warren (1900-1991).
Indigenous music continued to serve as the basis for American song composition. Henry [Harry] T. Burleigh’s (1866-1949) harmonized arrangements of African American spirituals, including his well-known adaptation of "Deep River" (contained in Jubilee Songs of the USA, 1916), were some of the first to be presented on the concert stage. His "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors" (1915), to a text by Walt Whitman, is a dramatic account of an African American woman and her chance meeting with a Union Soldier. Arthur Farwell (1872-1952), whose songs were relatively free of European influences, drew heavily upon American Indian melodies as the foundation of his songs. Due to his difficulty in securing a publisher for his music, he founded the Wa-Wan Press, which operated between 1901-1912, specifically for the publication and dissemination of music incorporating American folk material.
Charles Ives (1874-1954) composed some of the most distinct songs to become part of America’s song heritage; in fact, his song catalog is one of the largest produced by an American. A respected business executive, Ives composed mostly at night and on weekends. His financial stability as an insurance professional enabled him to privately publish his first collection, titled 114 Songs (1922). Ives’s songs contain quotations from American hymns, war songs, popular songs, and cowboy ballads, and incorporate unusual techniques and effects that bear his distinctive and eclectic stamp.
http://www.loc.gov/creativity/hampson/ar...
That covers the area or scope that you asked about, if it is for a website to make $ , well there are Royalties and stuff to pay.
This is the place to start for data like that.
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hello!
search it on google
which country are you talking about?
http://home.att.net/~dmercado/music.htm
http://www.civilwarmusic.net/
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz...
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb....
good luck
She'll Be Coming around The moutain When she Comes.
Oh Susanna don't you cry for me.
Here we Go Round The Mulberry Bush