Folk art was simple, not always realistic, and often • very colorful. Ordinary, untrained people created this art in • everyday objects, signs, and murals. The Hudson River School This school of painting celebrated America’s • natural wonders rather than people. The landscapes were idealized, often filled with • a glorious, almost religious light. John Audubon Audubon created finely detailed paintings of • His paintings were highly realistic, the work of a naturalist. • George Catlin Catlin recorded life and events on the western frontier. • He portrayed Native Americans and their lives with great dignity and respect. • GUIDE TO READING NOTES 13 13.5 Early American Music List five types of music popular in the United States from 1812 to 1850. Orchestras played classical music. • There was dance music for both formal dances, • such as the cotillion, and common square dances. There was a growing interest in popular and • patriotic songs. Black slaves sang spirituals and folk songs. • White composers wrote minstrel songs that • mimicked black music. 13.6 Early American Literature What did these four authors write? How did their work reflect American themes or settings? Washington Irving Irving’s stories like Van • “Rip Winkle” and Legend of Sleepy Hollow” were “The set in the wilds of upstate New York. James Fenimore Cooper Cooper’s novels, including • Last of the Mohicans” and Pioneers” “The “The described frontier life and Native Americans to the rest of the world. Davy Crockett Crockett spun tall tales and wrote • about his own life and adventures on the frontier. His backwoods speech and rough humor had a distinct American flavor. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Longfellow wrote •
• Folk art was simple, not always realistic, and often very colorful. • Ordinary, untrained people created this art in everyday objects, signs, and murals. The Hudson River School • This school of painting celebrated America’s natural wonders rather than people. • The landscapes were idealized, often filled with a glorious, almost religious light. John Audubon • Audubon created finely detailed paintings of • His paintings were highly realistic, the work of a naturalist. George Catlin • Catlin recorded life and events on the western frontier. • He portrayed Native Americans and their lives with great dignity and respect. GUIDE TO READING NOTES 13 13.5 Early American Music List five types of music popular in the United States from 1812 to 1850. • Orchestras played classical music. • There was dance music for both formal dances, such as the cotillion, and common square dances. • There was a growing interest in popular and patriotic songs. • Black slaves sang spirituals and folk songs. • White composers wrote minstrel songs that mimicked black music. 13.6 Early American Literature What did these four authors write? How did their work reflect American themes or settings? • Washington Irving Irving’s stories like “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” were set in the wilds of upstate New York. • James Fenimore Cooper Cooper’s novels, including “The Last of the Mohicans” and “The Pioneers” described frontier life and Native Americans to the rest of the world. • Davy Crockett Crockett spun tall tales and wrote about his own life and adventures on the frontier. His backwoods speech and rough humor had a distinct American flavor. • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Longfellow wrote