Chapters with Listening Guide Repertoire, CW Links, and Quizzes:

Chapter 05

Chapter Goal

To investigate the way in which music supports and reflects ethnic identity and values.
To explore the ways in which musical ethnicity crosses and bridges both cultural and social boundaries.
To become familiar with musical expressions of ethnicity in selected times and places.

5.1 – “Kelefaba” and “Kuruntu Kelafa” (medley), performed by Foday Musa Suso

5.2 – “Sweet Little Angel,” performed by B.B. King

5.3 – “Caravan,” performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra (recorded in 1937)

5.4 – Afro-American Symphony by William Grant Still, first movement (“Moderato assai”)

5.5 – “Habanera” from Rapsodie espagnol by Maurice Ravel

5.6 – “Allegro Barbaro,” by Béla Bartók

Allegro Barbaro,” by Béla Bartók
György Sandor, piano
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment

5.7 – “Perets-Tants,” performed by The Klezmatics

CW5.1 Robert Johnson

In spite of his short life, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) was one of the most influential American bluesmen. For more on his life, see:

100 Greatest Guitarists, Rolling Stone Robert Johnson, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame DiGiacomo, Frank Searching for Robert Johnson.” Vanity Fair 2008

CW5.2 William Grant Still

For more information on Mississippi native, William Grant Still (1895-1978), go to:

Biography (which has links to other resources as well)

CW5.3 The Exposition Universelle

For more on the Exposition Universelle, see:

http://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/1889-paris Photos and bibliographies https://library.brown.edu/cds/paris/worldfairs.html#de1889

CW5.4 Impressionism

The Tate Museum of Art in London provides a concise overview of Impressionism:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/impressionism

CW5.5 Javanese Gamelan Music

Here are some examples of Javanese Gamelan music. How do you think these sounds influenced impressionist composers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFxVcUyuvOs https://itunes.apple.com/ph/artist/the-palace-of-yogyakarta-javanese-gamelan-ensemble/659447543

CW5.6 Béla Bartók

For more on Béla Bartók’s life and music, see:

NPR: “Bela Bartok: Finding a Voice Through Folk Music” The Telegraph: The lonely life of Béla Bartók Bartók’s music on Spotify Bartók’s music on iTunes

Second Edition

Music: A Social Experience

Steven Cornelius with Mary Natvig