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The Blues
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The Blues
Origins, evolution & impact of musical form associated with Southern black musicians & singers. Major artists & songs, styles, themes, forms (classic & rural), social functions, blues culture, exploitation.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages) |
18 sources |
1996
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"There is little exact information about the origin of the music known as the blues. It is not even known for certain at what point the term began to be used for this music. Yet it is clear that the term describes a feeling. The phrase "having the Blue Devils" had been used since the sixteenth century to describe depression or great sadness. Sometime after the Civil War this state of mind was described as "having the blues" and the term was probably first applied to a particular type of African American music sometime after 1900. Singing or playing the blues was seen as a means of getting rid of depression and the "blues feeling" of the musician was widely regarded as the essential element of the music (Oliver, "Blues" 37). The blues was a way of feeling that found its expression in a manner of..."More papers on The Blues:
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The Blues (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-The-Blues/11573
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"The Blues" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-The-Blues/11573>
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