AMST 226 - Music of Black Am Women

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

A broad survey of the music of black American women that focuses largely on the work and lives of the classic blues singers of the 1920s, but also discusses the jazz singers of the 1940s and 1950s, black women in the classical arts, the girl groups of the 1960s, and women in rap. Musicians to be studied include Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle, Florence Price, Jessye Norman, Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Dinah Washington, the Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, the Marvelettes, Queen Latifah, Lil'Kim, Lauryn Hill, and Bahamadia. Students will write several 4-6 page papers based on the assigned reading and do a final project/interview with a local black woman active as a composer, teacher, or performer. 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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