Digital History

CURRENT VIEW: BY ERA



		Display Information Overview: Today, most popular music focuses on a single theme: love. During the Gilded Age, in contrast, the range of popular music was far wider, reflecting a society in which class, ethnic, and regional differences were much more pronounced than they are today. There were parlor songs for the genteel middle class, but also labor songs, cowboy songs, and many political songs. Ethnic groups had their own distinctive songs. Especially noteworthy are the corridos, topical ballads sung by Mexican Americans which gave voice to a spirit of pride and resistance. At the same time, the United States began to produce its own "art music," a form of high culture aimed at an educated audience. There was a dramatic increase in the number of symphony orchestras, orchestra halls, and composers of serious music, including Louis Moreau Gottchalk and Edward MacDowell. What a Friend We Have in Jesus Listen to this music When You Were Sweet Sixteen Listen to this music Torpedo and the Whale Listen to this music Snyder, does Your Mother Know You're Out? Listen to this music Stars and Stripes Forever Listen to this music Stars and Stripes Forever Listen to this music Stars and Stripes Forever Listen to this music Sidewalks of New York Listen to this music Oh, Dem Golden Slippers Listen to this music My Wild Irish Rose Listen to this music My Wild Irish Rose Listen to this music Jim Crow Reel Listen to this music Goodbye Dolly Gray Listen to this music Grandfather's Clock Listen to this music Hello, Ma Baby Listen to this music Bicycle Built for Two Listen to this music At a Georgia Camp Meeting Listen to this music America the Beautiful Listen to this music Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight Listen to this music