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What aspect of Negro folk music did Alain Locke emphasize in his essay in 'The New Negro'?
What aspect of Negro folk music did Alain Locke emphasize in his essay in 'The New Negro'?
- Concertized settings of spirituals
- Blues as the core of Negro folk music
- Spirituals as the core of Negro folk music (correct)
- Jazz as the core of Negro folk music
What was Alain Locke's criticism regarding the 'concertized' settings of spirituals?
What was Alain Locke's criticism regarding the 'concertized' settings of spirituals?
- Being too mainstream
- Being too African
- Being too traditional
- Being too European (correct)
According to Alain Locke, did Black folk song (including blues) contribute significantly to modern musical development?
According to Alain Locke, did Black folk song (including blues) contribute significantly to modern musical development?
- Yes, it significantly influenced modern musical development
- No, it was ignored by modern musicians
- Yes, but with limited impact on modern musical development
- No, with hope for a musical genius to organize its distinctive elements (correct)
Despite increasing popularity and sales of blues records, what did Alain Locke ignore?
Despite increasing popularity and sales of blues records, what did Alain Locke ignore?
How did Alain Locke view jazz in relation to intellectual content?
How did Alain Locke view jazz in relation to intellectual content?
Who did Alain Locke ignore despite their impact on black America?
Who did Alain Locke ignore despite their impact on black America?
According to Locke, what was required for the new breed of Negroes in the brave new world of Negro-ness?
According to Locke, what was required for the new breed of Negroes in the brave new world of Negro-ness?
Who did Alain Locke consider out of place in his definition of New Negroism?
Who did Alain Locke consider out of place in his definition of New Negroism?
What did Alain Locke view jazz as?
What did Alain Locke view jazz as?
What was Alain Locke's criticism regarding the setting of spirituals?
What was Alain Locke's criticism regarding the setting of spirituals?
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Study Notes
- Alain Locke's essay in "The New Negro" (1925) emphasizes the spirituals as the core of Negro folk music
- Criticism of "concertized" settings of spirituals being too European, but warning against limiting them to simple versions
- Black folk song (including blues) not contributing significantly to modern musical development, with hope for a musical genius to organize its distinctive elements
- Ignored the blues movement, despite increasing popularity and sales of blues records
- Jazz viewed as a source of fun but with little intellectual content, associated with vice
- Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association ignored, despite their impact on black America
- Radical socialism also given short shrift, with figures like A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen not included
- Locke's perception of a new breed of Negroes in a brave new world of Negro-ness required smoothing out differences and conformity
- Jean Toomer and Bruce Nugent, with their unique identities, were out of place in Locke's definition of New Negroism.
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