From Spirituals to Hip Hop:
American Music of the African Diaspora
(MUS 113)
SUNY Broome Department of Music
and Theater Arts
Dr. Julia Grella O’Connell
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A Coat
“A Coat,” a poem by William Butler Yeats. I made my song a coat Covered with embroideries Out of old mythologies From heel to throat; But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world’s eyes As though they’d wrought it. Song, let them take it For there’s more enterprise In walking naked. What happens to…
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The Appropriation of Cultures
Listen to a wonderful live reading of Percival Everett’s 1996 short story “The Appropriation of Cultures”: This is the song, “Dixie,” that Everett’s character Daniel sings. It was written in 1859, and was adopted, with additional lyrics, as the national anthem of the Confederacy. Perhaps the way that Daniel sings “Dixie” sounded something like jazz…
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Symphony for a Broken Orchestra
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Who Does Classical Music Belong To?
“Great Performances” Gives Us “Illmatic,” Orchestrated (article in Salon.com). Nas describing his collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra. Nas performing “One Love” with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Sir Mix-a-Lot performing “Baby Got Back” with the Seattle Symphony.
From Spirituals to Hip Hop MUS 113 SUNY Broome 