美国社会文化生活的反射镜乡村音乐Word格式.docx
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美国社会文化生活的反射镜乡村音乐@#@1.Introduction@#@IfonetriestofigureoutthecurrenticonandtheleaderofAmericanmusic,oneoftheanswerswilldefinitelybeTaylorSwift.Taylor,anadorableandbeautifulgirl,isthemostpopularcountrymusicsingerinAmerica.CountrymusicsanativebornandbredAmericanmusic,usedtobethefavoriteofordinary,working-classAmericans.Onaccountofitsfreshandgenuinecontent,harmonicandrestfultune,uniqueregionalandpatrioticcomplex,itbecameanimmediateattractionforthepublic,succeededinenteringthemainstreamoftheAmericansociety,andhasgotestablishedasaUSnationalmusicalstyle.However,traditionallycountrymusicismainlyconfinedtotheareaasmusicology.Actuallymusiccanbeinvestigatedtoreflectpeople’ssocialandculturallifegreatly.ThispaperaimsatlookingintoAmericansocialculturallifebystudyingcountrymusic.Specificallyspeaking,thethesiswillmainlyfocusoneconomy,politics,andcultureofAmericansocialculturallifebyanalyzingthelyricsandthemotifsofAmericancountrymusic.Itisofgreatsignificancetoknowtheoriginandthedevelopmentofcountrymusicintheprocessofstudying.Theorganizationofthispaperwillmainlybethreeparts:
@#@@#@Firstly,itwillembodytheoriginandthedevelopmentofcountrymusic.@#@Secondly,itwillconcentrateonAmericaneconomy,politics,andculturethroughthemotifsandlyricsexpressedincountrymusic.InstanceswillbeillustratedtofurtherprovethatAmericancountrymusiccanindeedbeacomponenttoreflectAmericansocialculturallife.@#@Lastly,Itwillbethesummaryofthewholepaperandtheimplicationsofthepaper.@#@2.Background@#@Graspingthebackgroundinformationisindispensableforustogodeeperintotheessenceofeverything.Therefore,theoriginofcountrymusicandthedevelopmentofcountrymusicshouldbeincludedinthebackgroundpart.@#@2.1Originofcountrymusic@#@Itiswell-knownthatpopularculturehasextremelycloseassociationwithpeople’sdailylife.Amongitsvariousforms,musichaspermeatedintoeverypartofsociety,occupyingalotinpeople’sspiritualandculturallife.OneofthemostpopularformsintheUnitedStatesiscountrymusic,whichoriginatedfromthesouthernUSAinthe1920swhenfolksongtookitsstepfurther.Itisablendoftraditionalandpopularmusicalform.Thetermcountrymusicgainedpopularityinthe1940swhentheearliertermhillbillymusiccametobeseenasdenigrating.Countrymusicwaswidelyembracedinthe1970s.Itisofgreatindispensabilitytolookbackupontheearlyhistoryofcountrymusic.ImmigrantstotheMaritimesProvincesandSouthernAppalachianMountainsofNorthAmericabroughttheoriginalformofcountrymusicandinstrumentsoftheOldWorldalongwiththemfornearly300years.Theybroughtsomeoftheirmostimportantvaluableswiththem,andtomostofthemthiswasaninstrument:
@#@EarlyScottishsettlersenjoyedthefiddle,theGermanderiveddulcimer,theItalianmandolin;@#@theSpanishguitarandthewestAfricanbanjowerethemostcommonmusicalinstruments.TheinteractionsamongmusiciansfromdifferentethnicgroupsproducedmusicuniquetothisregionofNorthAmerican.Appalachianstringbandsoftheearly20thcenturyprimarilyconsistedofthefiddle,guitar,andbanjo.Thisearlycountrymusicalongwithearlyrecordedcountrymusicisoftenreferredtoasold-timemusic.@#@AccordingtoBillMalone(1968)inCountryMusicUSA,countrymusicwasintroducedtotheworldasasouthernphenomenon(Malone,1968,p.1).Inthesouth,folkmusicwasacombinationofculturalstrains,combiningmusicaltraditionsofavarietyofethnicgroupsintheregion.Forexample,someinstrumentalpiecesfromAnglo-BritishandIrishimmigrantswerethebasisoffolksongsandballadsthatformwhatisnowknownasoldtimemusic,fromwhichcountrymusicdescended.ItiscommonlythoughtthatBritishandIrishfolkmusicinfluencedthedevelopmentofoldtimemusic.BritishandIrisharrivalstothesouthernUSincludedthedevelopmentofoldtimemusic.BritishandIrisharrivalstothesouthernUSAincludedimmigrantsfromScotland,Wales,Ireland,andEngland.Thebanjo,amajorinstrumentinmostearlyAmericanfolksongs—camefromAfricanAmericans.OneofthereasonscountrymusicwascreatedbyAfrican-Americans,aswellasEuropean-Americans,isbecauseblacksandwhitesinruralcommunitiesinthesouthoftenworkedandplayedtogether,justasrecollectedbyDeFordBaileyinthePBSdocumentary,DeFordBailey:
@#@ALegendLost.@#@2.2Developmentofcountrymusic@#@2.2.1Countrymusicinthe1920s@#@AmericancountrymusicwentcommercialsinceittraveledoutofthesouthernStatesinthe1920s,whenradiostationspickeditupandbegantobroadcastsuchrecordingstowiderareasandthefirstrecordsweredistributed.RadioWSMinNashville,Tennessee,
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