Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody
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Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody is a 1927 jazz-influenced orchestral work that blends blues, spirituals, and classical elements to depict African American life in the Yamekraw neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz-influenced composition
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Yamekraw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yamekraw neighborhood in Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | James P. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| depicts |
African American life
ⓘ
Yamekraw neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Negro rhapsody ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceMedium | concert hall ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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classical music ⓘ orchestral jazz ⓘ program music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
African American music history
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early symphonic jazz ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| hasPart |
orchestral sections
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piano solo passages ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
call-and-response textures
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stride piano elements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American spirituals
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European classical music ⓘ blues tradition ⓘ |
| intendedTo | depict daily life in a Black community ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early large-scale orchestral jazz form
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integration of blues and spirituals into symphonic idiom ⓘ |
| period | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer |
James P. Johnson
NERFINISHED
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orchestra ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Rhapsody in Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Savannah, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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Yamekraw neighborhood of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement rhapsody ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Yamekraw (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
blues expression
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religious feeling ⓘ urban African American experience ⓘ |
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