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        I. European Heritage

            A.  Italian Operas by  Rossini and Bellini

            B. German lieder (art songs)

            C. folk songs

            D. Hierarchical vs sequential


        II. Anglo-American Folk Song

            A. From England, Ireland, Scotland

            B. Fiddle tunes, songs, and ballads


        III. African Heritage

            A. Tonal languages/ influenced natural inflection of speech in song

            B. Percussion/drums capable of imitating tonal inflections of the languages

            C. Less uniform instruments/development of every day materials as instruments

            D. Call & response

            E. Sequential vs hierarchical and open vs closed forms (fade endings)

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