Book

Cajun music: its origin and development

Center for Louisiana Studies (2) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 58 , [8] of plates

By: Ancelet, Barry Jean.

Abstract
This document presents a concise survey of the history and development of Cajun music from the early settlements in Nova Scotia in the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century in Louisiana. Ancelet concentrates on the evolutionary changes that took place in Cajun music after Acadian resettlement in Louisiana in the eighteenth century, first as the result of contact with Creole, Anglo-American, and Spanish musical forms, and later (in the twentieth century), under the influence of the blues, swing, and country sounds. Ancelet also discusses the effects on Cajun music of the introduction of the accordion in the eighteenth century, and other instruments (e.g., the electric guitar), in the 1940s and l950s.
Subjects
Music
Musical instruments
Literary texts
culture
Cajuns
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Folklorist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle, 1993
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Louisiana, United States
Notes
Barry Jean Ancelet
Includes bibliographical references and discography (p. 52-58)
LCCN
89060537
LCSH
Cajuns