蓝调音乐与黑人文化

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1、蓝调音乐与黑人文化Sincethe1960s,manytalentedwhitemusicianshavechosenbluesmusicastheirprimaryvehicleofexpression-usingastheirmodelsthegreatblackplayersofthepastandpresent.自20世纪60年代起，许多具有天赋的白人音乐家开始选用蓝调风格为他们首选的艺术载体，就像他们的黑人同行们一样--不论是过去的还是当时的。Thebattlerages.战斗打响了PuristsinsistthatbluesisanAf

2、rican-Americanculturalexpression,inaccessibleinessencetothewhitepractitioner.Theoppositionpointstotheuniversalspectrumoffeelings-fromsadnesstojoy-thatbluesexpresses.清教主义者们坚持认为，蓝调是一种非洲裔美国文化的表达方式，其从本质上来说对白人世界是不适合的；而反对者则认为，蓝调乐所表达的从悲哀到喜悦的那种情怀是属于全人类的。Whatremainsindisputableisthehis

3、toricalfactthattheblueswasdevelopedentirelybytheBlackAmerican,whoovertheyearsincorporatedAfricanelementsofmelody,rhythm,andphrasingwiththeEuropeaninventionsofdiatonicharmonyandform.BothaudienceandplayeralikewerepredominantlyBlackforthatgestationperiod.ThemodernWhiteplayercamel

4、ater-to"discover"theauthenticmusicandrecastit.Someincorporateditwithrock&roll,pop,folk,andcountrymusic,whileothersfaithfullycoveredgemsoftheclassicbluesrepertory.Regardlessofthecolorornationalityoftheplayerswhohavebeeninvolved,itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatbluesisBlackmusic.不

5、可辩驳的史实表明，蓝调乐的发展在其初期完全是由美洲黑人来完成的：他们在其中融合了非洲音乐中的旋律、节奏、曲式等元素与欧洲传统音乐的全音音阶、和声及其曲式系统。在蓝调音乐的萌芽时期，黑人占了艺人与听众的绝对多数。而现代的白人音乐家们则稍晚被引入蓝调的艺术殿堂，研究并尝试着去重新锻造蓝调音乐。他们中的一部分将蓝调与摇滚、民谣及乡村音乐等风格融合，而同时期的其他艺人则如护卫珍宝那样尝试着保留蓝调乐中的精髓部分。不论曾经献身于其中的艺人肤色或国籍是什么，蓝调乐始终被公认为是黑人的音乐。ItisamyththattheBlackmanhasabandoned

6、bluesmusicinfavorofthemoremoderngenresofR&B,soul,andrap.AlthoughthebluesdoesnotoccupytheplaceinBlackculturethatitoncedid,Blackartistscontinuetopracticethemusicbothwithintheirowncultureandinlargervenuesallovertheworld.AlthoughitisafactthattheriseoftheWhiteplayerinblueshascreate

7、danewworldwideaudienceforthemusic,manyfeelthathehasagain-asinjazzandrock&roll-garneredfarmorethanhisfairshareoftheprofitandthegloryintheprocess.Someofthesenewplayersclaimequal"ownership"ofthemusic,andthereisnodenyingthatamongtheirranksaremanyexcellentmusiciansofdiversecultures

8、whohavebecomedevotedstudentsandadvocatesoftheauthenticAfrican