An Investigation of West African and Haitian Rhythms on the Development of Syncopation in Cuban Habanera, Brazilian Tango/Choro and American Ragtime (1791-1900)

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Cancado,Tania Mara Lopes (Author)
    Format:
    Dissertation/Thesis
    Publication Date:
    1999
    WorldCat URL:
    http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9780599271197
    URL:
    http://search.proquest.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/pqdtft/docview/304577958/previewPDF/6D52AA876C104A1EPQ/2?accountid=14553
    Published:
    Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilm
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    ISBN:
    9780599271197;0599271191
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Music and dance, and Haiti
    Notes:
    241 p., The purpose of this research was to identify connections between West African rhythms and Haitian rhythms on the development of syncopation in musical compositions (1791–1900). The specific problems of the study were: to identify West African and Haitian rhythms; to identify characteristics of the music of Cuba, Brazil, and the United States and the development of syncopation that followed (1791–1900); and to determine connections between African and Haitian rhythms and Cuban Habanera, Brazilian Tango/Choro, and American Ragtime.

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