22 January

Start of class: "It's a Shame About Ray" by the Lemonheads from It's a Shame About Ray (1992) "Rambler's Rhythm" by Benny Carter and his Orchestra (1937) "Sticks and Stones (Live)" by the Zombies from Odessey [sic] and Oracle - 40th Anniversary Concert Live (2009) Timbre example: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007) Timbre example: "Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Official Mixtape (2007) Dynamics in popular music example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976) Romantic composition in the US example: "The Banjo, Op. 15" composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1853), performed by Alan Mandel from Gottschalk: 40 Works for Piano (1990) Minstrel show example: "De Boatmen's Dance" composed by Dan Emmett (1843), performed by Peter DiSante et al. from The Early Minstrel Show (1985) Stephen Foster - Ethiopian song: "Camptown Races" (composed 1850) by unknown performers from Stephen Foster: American Heritage Best (2010) Stephen Foster - Sentimental (Irish) song: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (composed 1854), performed by Thomas Hampson from American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (1992) Concert band example: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa (1897) performed by his Orchestra from Sousa's Band Historical Recordings (recorded 1913, released 2003)