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.
- 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