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HistoryCapital: Washington
Continent: America



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The United States of America
Though passed over by the 1848 revolutions, "folk music" gets an extremely divers meaning in the United States of America. A combination of Native American (Indian) music, Afro-American slave music - jazzDixieland style jazz and blues, Hispanic dances (of Latin America descendants) and American "country"American country music music - all stand at the disposal of composers who wish to incorporate them into their work.
New York City - New-York City Images © NYCVB 1997Aaron Copland, the most celebrated American classical composer of the 20th century, used American songs and dances in the ballet "Rodeo" and Latino music in "The Mexican Dance Hall". Gershwin incorporated jazz in his "Rhapsody in Blue"Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin, and Blues - in his opera "Porgy and Bess", written during his stay in South Carolina, where the music of the local black community had a profound influence on him.
Charles Ives, a fascinating American composer, considered the father of American 20th century art music, drew the characteristic American landscapes into his works (among which "Three Places in New-England" and "Central Park in the Dark"), and the occurrences for which they serve as a stage.
The United States, and New York especially, became a major crossroad in the world of music throughout the 20th century. Leonard Bernstein's music demonstrated the life in the big city in a realistic way. His musicals, such as "On the Town" and the groundbreaking musical "West Side Story", have been widely popular. His works brilliantly combine a romantic intensity with jazz and Latin American elements.
Indeed, the world map of music in the 20th century is not as centralist as it used to be in previous times, yet the musical events in today's America are more important than ever.


Statue of Liberty / stamp of The USAOther styles originated in this country:
Rock & Roll - the dance music of the 1950s.

Gospel - the religious popular songs of the Afro-Americans.

Rhythm & Blues - the rhythmic blues.

Soul - the more commercial Rhythm & Blues.

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