Hamilton - Building Background

Hamilton - Building Background

Mrs. Schwarz and Ms. Douglas

Objectives

• To finish The Help!!

• To understand musical context in Hamilton

• To explore the history and importance of rap music

Let's Watch a Video!

• Please write down at least one notable feature from the video

Open Ended

Who are your favorite rappers (if any)?

History of Rap

• Block parties in the Bronx in 1970's

• Isolation of percussion breaks of soul, funk, and disco

• Originally a fad (like a tik tok fad)

• Rap: "to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow"

Funk

Disco Funk

Open Ended

After hearing the rap, funk, and disco funk backtrack, what other instrumental aspects may inspired by disco and funk?

Rap Allusions in Hamilton

• Snoop Dogg

• Jay-Z and Alecia Keys

• Lil' Wayne

• Mobb Deep

• Notorious BIG

• Eminem

The Clash Between two Worlds

• Up until recently (kind of), Broadway has been considered "elitist" or inaccessible, coming from Western European music derivations

• "High Society" entertainment

• Rap has been consistently deemed "inappropriate" or "violent" and often censored

Western European-Inspired Theater

• Listen to "At the Ballet" from A Chorus Line

• How does the music differ from rap and the music from Hamilton. What instruments are highlighted?

Open Ended

Why do you think Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to converge the world of rap/hip hop and The Great White Way (Broadway)?