How
are you?
Following
the last week, I am going to start my 46th lecture.
I
had conducted music lectures at Art Collage JANG in Seoul, South Korea every
Saturday from March 2015 to December 2017.
I
am going to introduce the lecture by the lecture’s order every Saturday.
Please
refer to the following link for my previous lectures.
The
second theme of “The history of Jazz” I will introduce this week is “The birth
of Jazz”.
It is a summary of the contents of “46th ACJ Music Academy, The history
of Jazz: 2. The birth of Jazz”, which was introduced on May 7, 2016.
Jazz
is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities in New
Orleans, USA. The jazz, which is rated "classical music of America",
was influenced by the musical features of West Africa, African-American musical
features including blues and ragtime, and European military band music.
With
the abolition of slavery in 1865, liberated African-Americans had new
opportunities. Although racial discrimination has limited most blacks'
employment opportunities, many black musicians have been able to find jobs in
entertainment, such as dances, minstrel shows, and vaudeville.
Ragtime
appeared as sheet music as it became popular due to the African-American
musicians such as an entertainer Ernest Hogan, who produced the hit song in
1895.
Ernest Hogan
In 1897, white composer William Krell published his "Mississippi
Rag", which was the first written piano instrumental ragtime piece, and
Tom Turpin published his "Harlem Rag", the first rag published by
African-American.
Pianist
Scott Joplin, trained in classical music, made his "Original Rags" in
1898, and gained international hit with "Maple Leaf Rag" a four-parts
featuring repetitive themes and a bass lines with rich seventh chords in 1899.
Scott Joplin
The jazz of New Orleans, considered the birthplace of jazz, began in the early
1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, French quadrilles, ragtime and blues
with impromptu performances.
At
that time, many early jazz musicians performed at bars and brothels around
Basin Street called “Storyville”. In addition to dance bands, there were
marching bands that performed at lavish funerals. The instruments, used by
these marching bands and dance bands such as brass and drums, became jazz
instruments.
At
the time, Storyville had the opportunity to spread jazz to more audiences
through tourists who visited the port city of New Orleans. Many
African-American jazz musicians were hired to perform at bars and brothels, and
Louis Armstrong, well known to us, also started his musical career in Storyville
and succeeded in Chicago.
But in 1917, Storyville was shut down by the US
government because it was a decadent place for prostitution and drugs.
You
can also review this lecture from following media.
Next
week, I will introduce you “New Orleans Jazz” as the third theme of “The
history of Jazz” lectures.
Thank
you.
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