爵士乐的起源

• 作 者: 约翰·威尔逊 木子
• 出 处: 译林(文摘版)
• 发表日期: 2008年01期
• 关键词: 布鲁斯 圣歌 宗教性 爵士乐队 里维尔 哈莱姆 演奏风格 艺术长廊 喇叭声 兰德

1863年美国废除蓄奴制后,新奥尔良和附近解放了的黑人发现自己生活在多样的音乐之中。在解放了的黑奴中,从构成黑人劳动歌曲基础的非洲音乐节奏中发展出两种截然不同的音乐。一种发展创作出了被称为圣歌的宗教歌曲,另一种发展产生了非宗教性的被称为“布鲁斯”的世俗歌曲。

After the United States abolished slavery in 1863, New Orleans and the liberated blacks in the neighborhood found themselves living in diverse music. Among the liberated slaves, two distinct kinds of music were developed from the rhythms of African music, which formed the basis of black working songs. One development has created religious songs known as chants, and the other has produced non-religious secular songs known as “Bruce.”