Music in the Civil War

Music has evolved in numerous ways since the Great Depression and nowadays music has modernized into rap and hip hop, but people don’t know how the history of jazz contributed the Great Depression during that time. The best method to conduct the research is by using valuable sites from .Gov or .Edu and possibly .Com. The most famous jazz singers during the Great depression are Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie. Ella Fitzgerald was becoming the most popular female singer at that time, and plus she put jazz back on the spotlight during the Great Depression. Duke Ellington was one of the top jazz musicians in American history and he created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in western music. Louis Armstrong

During the early 1930s Movies, Music and Art had a major role during the Great Depression. Despite all the hardships in the 1930s, people were enthralled by the entertainment provided during this time period. It was extremely exciting and it had a huge impact on peoples daily lives. It would also take people out of the dark times, and to a much happier place. Some people were so impacted by the Great Depression, that they began to lose hope until Movies, Music, and Art spoke to the people of our society.

During the 1900s, passion of composing music arose and encouraged many young teens to create garage bands and elder to perceive music as career. Famous musicians like Robert Johnson, Bill Monroe, and Elvis Presley were seeking the same. Although many were composing songs, most of them adapted their own versions from many which created a list of similarities and differences between them. Most commonly similar were themes or forms yet some differentiated in delivery style or instrumentation. Many artists got more creative and used similar instruments but give a twist into the sound play. This can be seen in the script or heard in the audio of the songs “Walkin’ Blues” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky” like many others.

General Lee once remarked, “Without music, there would have been no army” (Kehoe). The New York Herald concurred with Lee in 1862 when a reporter wrote, “All history proves that music is as indispensable to warfare as money; and money has been called the sinews of war. Music is the soul of Mars...” (Bowman). It is evident from these quotes the important role music played in helping soldiers from both armies cope during the war. The Civil War would have been immensely different without the considerable influence that music had on both the Union and Confederate armies. Music played a significant role in motivating soldiers to overcome their hardships in both the Union and the Confederate armies by entertaining and comforting, bringing back memories of home and family, and strengthening the bonds between comrades and helping forge new bonds.

In the American Revolution, music played an important part of American culture no matter what sector of society. The music of the era served as a social commentary on the political concerns of the period aside from entertainment. The music was expressed through many forms, songs, hymns and varied instrumental musical traditions that reflected the social conditions which created it. Church music was an important source of spiritual inspiration and expression of the patriotic sentiment. The music in the Revolutionary period in the thirteen colonies varied according to region and the region’s prevalent religious views, it was used for revolutionary propaganda and expressed the tensions and sentiments of the revolutionary culture of the time.

Assuming the words that you are using are not hurtful in whatever you may be writing, whether that be an email to Karen from finance, a ten-page paper about the Civil War, a speech for your child’s seventh grade class, an article for the New York Times or a blog post about tone in writing for your Strategic Writing ADPR class, you always want to sound helpful instead of condescending otherwise people will not want to listen to what you have to say and you should want people to listen to what you have to say! So how do you not sound like a condescending jerk in your writing you may ask? Tone, it’s all about watching out for the tone that you are using when you write. Are you surprised? Hopefully not because tone is one of the most overlooked

Around camp there was usually a fiddler or guitarist or banjo player at work, and voices to sing the favorite songs of the era. Music was also played for the soldiers’ daily routines and calls. To explain, it was played to awake the soldiers; they were awoken at five o’clock in the morning during summer and six o’clock in the morning during winter. Thirty minutes later, “Peas on a Trencher” was played to notify that it was time to eat breakfast. It was used for the sick call for ill soldiers and the guard mounting call at eight o’clock in the morning. It was then played again while the sergeant major inspected the soldiers and told them their specific duties for the day. Music was played for the drill call and continued playing until the dinner call; “Roast Beet” was used for the call for dinner. Lastly, music would send the soldiers to bed at night.

There were plenty of people who raised their voices and sang along to songs when the Civil War was occurring. Soldiers, however, were the most favored singers to the people they were surrounding. The main reason was that it rose up the people 's spirits and gave them more optimistic views about the war, especially since it created that "sense of national identity" that brought people together; to the Confederates this was crucial since they were a developing nation. The soldiers from both the North and South also sang for their own benefit. Music helped ease their boredom and it served as a way to pass the time, since it "entertained and comforted." The songs that were sung by soldiers were a way for them to think back to any memories from back home, like family or childhood memories. Another thing music did was strengthen "the bonds between comrades and helped forge new ones." Comrades, or soldiers, could connect

During times of harsh government rulings or unfair taxes and laws, people used their artistic abilities to start uprisings. Examples include, poetry, dramas, paintings/drawings, and especially music to get the attention of the oblivious citizens during the Revolutionary War. Music transitioned from calm, peaceful melodies to thundering tunes that carried battle cries and rallied for the start of a rebellion. As times changed and revolutions turned into wars, the music took a turn as well. It slowed it to a depressing beat that outpoured dreary lyrics, casting a melancholy mood on anyone who merely thought about the gory conflicts. Yet, when the turmoil finally came to an end, the villagers were overjoyed and celebrated with music and dancing.

At the beginning of the war bands were plentiful throughout the armies. By late 1861, however, the realities of the cost of what now appeared to be a lengthy war prompted a reduction in the number of active bands in the war effort. Dictates from the War Department terminated the establishment of new regimental bands and the replenishment of vacancies in existing bands. Benjamin F. Larned, Paymaster-General of the Army, estimated that the Federal Government could save $5 million annually by abolishing all regimental bands, so in July of 1862 the War Department gave a directive that all regimental bands be mustered out within 30 days. Those bandsmen recruited from the infantry were transferred back to their units, while bandsmen mustered in as

Music was important to the Union and also to the Confederacy. The troops sang on battlefields, around campfires and while marching. They sang to make

Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has told the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage. Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has told the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage. Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has told the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage.

The music that was present in World War II was extremely versatile and happy, which helped keep spirits high among everybody. Styles such as swing, blues, and jazz were popular music styles at the time. By the end of 1941, 96.2% of Americans owned radios. This granted greater access to music and information on the war. This is in contrast to World War I, where most citizens of the world were not as connected to the war through radio. In a way, the mass distribution of music was unifying for the American citizens and troops. However, many African-American musical artists used music to highlight the hypocrisy of the Americans fighting for freedom at that time because there was still a lot of segregation and discrimination in the United States and in it’s military.

Music provided rhythm for chores, such as working in the field, and it was also used to celebrate important events as well as

The history of American music begins with a fundamental process of exchange through all different social lines, where diverse cultures meet, and mix. Music has and always will be defined as sounds that are arranged in a particular pattern that are played to be meaningful and pleasurable. The chronology of music began in the Medieval period, when chanting was introduced into the Church. Music has then moved its way through many stages: renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and leading up to 20th century American music. American 20th century music is made up of a diverse number of styles that are reflected by cultural traditions and the era’s of the past. Immigrants from Spain, France, England, Germany and Ireland all contributed and brought their own unique styles to the forefront, hence creating American music. African Americans created influential musical traditions that include rhythm and improvisation that were later combined with European traditions and other indigenous music.