Madeby217●Originalusageinthe19th:Educationandculturedness“ofthelowerclasses●Currentmeaning:cultureformassconsumption●JohnStorey:Everythingfrom“commonculture”,to“folkculture”,to“massculture.”Inpost-WarWar2,Associatingwithcommercialculture.●HowispopularculturedefinedintheAmericancontext?Beingconsideredanauthenticcultureofthepeople.一﹑ThemaintypeofAmericapopularmusic(since1990)1.Jazz2.Rockmusic3.Rapmusic二﹑AmericanFilmThebackgroundofjazzJazzmusiccamefromthebackgroundofslaveswhowereusedtofocusingonthemusicunderthebondageforlongtime.TheychangedthenaturalmusicalscalefromEuropeandtookadvantageofthelocalballadandthereligiousmusicofthattime.Ontheseconditions,thejazzmusicturnedup.ThecharactersofjazzmusiccharactersBluenotessyncopationswingcallresponseimprovisationThedevelopmentofjazzfrom1920sto1950’s⑴NewOrleansJazz新奥尔良爵士NewOrleans(epicenter)ChicagoKansascityNewYorkJazzalsomovedintoindoorsandintotherecordingstudiothankstoThomasEdison'sinventionofthephonographcylinderwhichlaunchedthebirthofrecordedmusic.⑵swing:the1930sand1940swasanageofswing代表作:◆《黑色和棕色幻想曲》◆《蓝色的情绪》◆《孤独》◆《克里奥尔情歌》最伟大的爵士乐作曲家-埃林顿公爵(DuckEllington1899-1974)20世纪最伟大的艺人-法兰克.西那特拉(FrankSinatra1915-1998)代表作:◆StrangersInTheNight◆《乱世忠魂》⑶Be-bop:areactionofswingCharlieparkerwasthemainpersonwhodevelopedbe-bop.Be-bopensemblesweresmallgroupsofsoloistswhooftenimprovisedsimultaneously,pushingtheirinstrumentsandvoicestothelimitsoftheirphysicalcapabilitiesandaudiencestolerance.Be-bop,whichreactedagainsttheballads,dancenumbers,andnoveltytunesoftheearly1950s,wasthedevelopmentofrock’n’roll.TherearemanychangesinAmericanpopularmusicinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,suchasaninterestingfusionthathadtakenplacewiththeadventofrock’n’rollmusic.BackgroundofrockmusicRockmusic,whichwascateredtoayoungaudienceespeciallythepost-WWⅡbaby-boomers.Itstechnicalelementshadcomedownthroughthecommercialrock-androllandrhythm-andbluesofthe1950sfromthetwodeepestfountainsofAmericanpopularmusic,blackbluesandwhitecountrymusic.Butin1965s,thetwotraditionsfusedtocreatethegenrenowwidelyknownasrockmusic,largelythankstoemergenceofBobDylan.热门单曲:1.Makeyoufeelmylove2.Blowinginthewind3.Foreveryoung4.JustlikeawomanTheconstitu-tionsofrockmusicpopRhythm-and-bluesCountry-and-westernPopsongscamefrommovies,Broadwaymusicals,andpopcomposers.Thesongsweremanysimplemelodieswhoselyricswereaboutlove.ItwasthepopularmusicofAfrican-Americans,playedandsungintavernsandclubsorlistenedtoonrecordsinjukeboxes.Itwasperformedlargelybysoloistsaccompaniedbyguitarandsome-timesbyhornsandarhythmsection.ThetypesofrockmusicRockmusicIndieRock(独立摇滚)CelticRock(凯尔特摇滚)GothMetal(哥特金属)GlamRock(华丽摇滚)Post-Grunge(后车库)ProgressiveMetal(前卫金属)Britpop(英伦摇滚)Punk(朋克)PunkRevival(复兴朋克)AnarchistPunk(无政府主义朋克)AcidRock(酸性摇滚)IndustrialMetal(工业金属)Blues-Rock(蓝调摇滚)BlackMetal(黑色金属)HeavyMetal(重金属)AlternativeMetal(另类金属)BackgroundofrapmusicRapbeganin1971,intheBronx,withKoolHerc,whowasfromJamaica.Rapmusichadbeenblackrunandblackcreated.Mostimportant,itwasnotcreatedtocatertowhiteaudienceatall,althoughthemusiceventuallyfoundanaudienceamongwhitepeopleandhasbecomeoneofthemostpopulartypesofmusicinrecentyears.Theachievementsandinfluencesofrapmusic★In1998,rapoutsoldeveryothergenreofmusic,includingcountry,selling81millionCDsandtapes.★Theinfluencehashadonrockhasbeenintenseandsomeofthemostinterestingmusicoftheearly21stcenturyiseitherrap,basedonrap,orinfluencedbyrap.★Asrapdeveloped,elementsfromrockmusicsuchaselectricguitarsandintensedrumbeatswereintroducedbyRun-D.M.C,whichwasthefirsthardcorerapgroup,andtheearlierscratchingwasreplacedbysampling,anelectronicpullingofsoundsfromearliermusic.★PublicEnemydevelopedaverysophisticatedsamplingtechnique,whichoftenwasbasedonablendofwhitenoise,strongbeats,andunrecognizablesamples.In1893,T.A.ThomasEdisonelectricfilmlensandcreatethetumbrilsstudio,isconsideredasthebegjiningtheAmericanhistory.In1896,theinventionofVitascopebeganAmericamoviesmassscreening.EarlyYearsofAmericanFilm●Thefirstoftheseearlytheatres:calledNickelodeons(五分钱娱乐场)andopenedinPittsburgh(匹兹堡)Attractingover25millionviewersaweekWithoutlinguistic,cultural,orsocialbarriers●ThefirstAmericanstudio:theMotionPicturePatentsCompanybuiltintheNewYorkCityandformedbyEdisonin1909●TheAmericanmoviecapitalafter1913:HollywoodD.w.GriffithBirthofaNationBetween1916and1926theAmericanFilmIndustryThematically,PriortotheFirstWordWar:beingpreachyandsentimental,andsetinaworking-classmilieuIn1920s,cynicismandsensualityamongtheupperclassesanddemocraticoptimismgavewaytorampantmaterialismRudolphValentino拉丁情人Thefirstall-talkingpicture:LightsofNewYorkinthe1928Bythelate1930s,Hollywoodenteredintoartisticgoldenage●ChildstarShirleyTemplein1930s●GonewiththeWindin1939●Inthe1950,twodevelopentendedthestudios'scontroloftheentertainmentbusiness:●Theoverwhelmingpopularityoftelevisonbegantoeatintostudioprofits(美国电视迅速发展,到1953年,电影观众比1946年减少了一半)●ThestudioswereforcedbyFederalcourtrulingstoabandonthecontrolofdistributionandexhibitionthattheyhadmaintainedthroughmassiveconglomeratecorporations(联邦法庭要求制片公司放弃发行和制作电影院的任务,这就切断了大公司的主要财源,迫使公司大幅度减少影片生产)Inthe19