RE: Evolution of Music from 1400 BC till the present day
November 30, 2019 at 4:05 am
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2019 at 4:19 am by GrandizerII.)
(November 29, 2019 at 3:37 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: It’s kind of awkward that our first foray into folk music in this thread is something so racially dodgy. Perhaps it’s being among the earliest folk songs we can actually have a proper date for has something to do with that.
Can you elaborate more on the history/context of this song? I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to history, and music history in general.
ETA: Oh, I see now. Yeah, no question that history has been shown to be racist. I was watching Gone with the Wind the other day, and boy, I could smell the racism in it (the way they indirectly and shamelessly portrayed the black actors as inferior to the white actors).
Removing the link to the Vox article since I just realized it contains words that are banned from usage here.
Next up on the list: Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"
Awesome music. Has that familiar classical epic movie soundtrack feel to it.
For more information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries
Apparently, btw, Richard Wagner was Hitler's favorite composer.
