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Billings first american choral composer. Mostly, self-taught.
Joplin Most known for rag-time and "Maple Leaf Rag." Early origins of jazz. Ragtime:
jump bass.
Gottschalk romantic american composer. Inspired by Cuban music. Virtuosic pianist
endorsed by Chopin or as much as one can be endorsed at that time.
Sousa Known for his American march music. He created the sousaphone, which is a tuba
that wraps around the body, ideal for marching.
The Mighty Five Glinka, Cui, Balikirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky. Created the
Russian sound in the 19th century.
Gospel deeply rooted in the African American church. In the late 1800's they started
incorporating spirituals and hymns into services.
, Ives Underrated American composer. Famous for polytonality - multiple tonalities at
once. "Three places in New England" and "The Unanswered Question".
Rodger American composer who wrote music for many Broadway musicals. He received
an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony for his work.
Bernstein Composer and Conductor. Most influential American musician to ever walk the
earth. First real American that Europeans took seriously. Champion of American music -
especially Copland, Diamond, and Roy Harris.
Reggae music originated in Jamaica with upbeats and a lot of percussion.
Mariachi Music from Mexico. Lots of brass. Bright happy music. Usually small groups.
Gagaku Japanese imperial court music and dance. Has music in two parts: right and left.
Each side represents different Asian countries. Slower music. The structure of the music is based
on a contrast between long, fixed rhythmic patterns, marked off by the percussion instruments,
against the long melodic patterns that start and end in synchrony with the percussion pattern, but
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Billings first american choral composer. Mostly, self-taught.
Joplin Most known for rag-time and "Maple Leaf Rag." Early origins of jazz. Ragtime:
jump bass.
Gottschalk romantic american composer. Inspired by Cuban music. Virtuosic pianist
endorsed by Chopin or as much as one can be endorsed at that time.
Sousa Known for his American march music. He created the sousaphone, which is a tuba
that wraps around the body, ideal for marching.
The Mighty Five Glinka, Cui, Balikirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky. Created the
Russian sound in the 19th century.
Gospel deeply rooted in the African American church. In the late 1800's they started
incorporating spirituals and hymns into services.
, Ives Underrated American composer. Famous for polytonality - multiple tonalities at
once. "Three places in New England" and "The Unanswered Question".
Rodger American composer who wrote music for many Broadway musicals. He received
an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony for his work.
Bernstein Composer and Conductor. Most influential American musician to ever walk the
earth. First real American that Europeans took seriously. Champion of American music -
especially Copland, Diamond, and Roy Harris.
Reggae music originated in Jamaica with upbeats and a lot of percussion.
Mariachi Music from Mexico. Lots of brass. Bright happy music. Usually small groups.
Gagaku Japanese imperial court music and dance. Has music in two parts: right and left.
Each side represents different Asian countries. Slower music. The structure of the music is based
on a contrast between long, fixed rhythmic patterns, marked off by the percussion instruments,
against the long melodic patterns that start and end in synchrony with the percussion pattern, but
