LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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blues & ragtime
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ragtime & sorrow
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blues & revenge
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rap & pop
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the “New Negro” movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing-and often degrading-stereotypes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main features of blues include: specific chord progressions, a walking bass, call and response, dissonant harmonies, syncopation, melisma and flattened ‘blue’ notes. Blues is known for being microtonal, using pitches between the semitones defined by a piano keyboard.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which description best characterizes the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance? Jazz combined four African American musical traditions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The syncopated rhythms and improvisation in Blues music attracted new listeners during the Harlem Renaissance. This unique sound meant that no two performances would sound the same. Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday popularized Blues and jazz vocals at this time.