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Black History Month

Black History Month. February is Black History Month – a celebration of the struggles, victories, and contributions of African Americans. It’s a time to remember the important people and events that have influenced America.

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Black History Month

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  1. Black History Month February is Black History Month – a celebration of the struggles, victories, and contributions of African Americans. It’s a time to remember the important people and events that have influenced America.

  2. Carter G. Woodson began the tradition in 1926 by celebrating Black History Week because it was marked by the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

  3. Famous Black Composers Ragtime Music

  4. Ragtime Music • Very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century • Required a great deal of musical skill • Music pieces were composed to show difficulty (sophisticated)

  5. Ragtime Music Cont’d • Music was “jazzy” or “raggedy” sounding • Considered by some to be the first style of music developed in the United States • Major influence on early jazz • Composed with Syncopated rhythm

  6. Syncopation • Was often seen in African-American music • Rhythm was brought from Africa • Slaves often added it to familiar tunes • Syncopation is any rhythm that puts an emphasis on a weak beat

  7. Ernest Hogan • Born Ernest Reuben Crowders • 1865-1909 • First African American to produce and star in a Broadway show • Credited with creating Ragtime Music

  8. Shep Edmonds • 1876-1957 • Was a Performer/Songwriter • First African American to start a music publishing company (Named Attacks Music Company for Crispus Attacks) • He published music of many other black ragtime composers.

  9. Scott Joplin • 1867?-1917 • From Sedalia, Missouri • Probably the most well known rag-time composer. • Songs include The Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer

  10. Eubie Blake • 1887-1983, lived in Baltimore, MD • He was one of the most important figures in early 20th century American music • Wrote the Broadway musical “Shuffle Along” in 1921 – one of the first Broadway musicals ever to be written and directed by an African American

  11. James Reese Europe • 1881-1919 • He was a leading figure in ragtime music and early jazz • Bandleader, arranger, and composer • Led his band at a concert at Carnegie Hall in 1912 • Bandleader for Vernon & Irene Castle, headline dancers responsible for pioneering the Fox Trot

  12. Ragtime and Dancing “The Charleston,” a ragtime song, inspired a dance craze that stormed America. This dance was developed in black communities like those in Charleston, SC which is the city the song was named for. The dance spread to become popular world-wide.

  13. In Summary…. Ragtime music was the first type of music that was completely developed in the United States. It led to jazz and other forms of popular and modern music we enjoy today. These were all influenced by those early black ragtime composers.

  14. Sound clips from: http://www.eadcentral.com/go/1/1/0/http://www.trachtman.org/ragtime/ Information and pictures from Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html Other information from: http://cnx.org/content/m10878/latest/

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