Barbershop Quartets
(Barbershop Quartets Dapper Dans from Disneyland)Barbershop quartets are a style of capella with four vocals.
a. What did they evolve from?
Barbershop quartets was evolved from hymns, psalms, and folk songs that immigrants to the U.S., and the traditional close-harmony quartets at the mid-1800s.
b. What was the musical texture?
The musical texture of Barbershop Quartets is homophonic.
c. Describe the music
There are four voice parts - tenor, lead, baritone, and bass. The melody is set in the second-lowest voice.
Bibliography -
New World
Wikipedia
British Association of Barbershop Singers
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