Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
Biography and Memoir
Advisor
Elizabeth Wollman
Subject Categories
African American Studies | Africana Studies | American Popular Culture | American Studies | Arts and Humanities | Composition | Cultural History | Education | Ethnomusicology | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | History | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Liberal Studies | Music | Music Education | Musicology | Music Performance | Music Theory | Performance Studies | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies | Theatre and Performance Studies | United States History | Women's History | Women's Studies
Keywords
Billie Holiday, Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Jazz, Blues
Abstract
Billie Holiday was a singer, songwriter, vocalist, bandleader and composer in the fields of music, black culture and more specifically the genre of jazz. The primary focus of this study is Billie Holiday’s discography, music, and compositions as treated in relation to the black culture of production. This study will explore a secondary content analysis of Billie Holiday’s music, musicianship, musicality and compositional skills within the American jazz mainstream, broader jazz audience and world at large. This project will take an analytical look at the structure and form of the compositions of Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday is credited with composing or co-composing approximately twenty-one songs. It is my plan to write about the musicology and history of Holiday’s body of compositions. Here is a look at the Billie Holiday songbook, presented as Homage To Eleanora: A Musical Journey Through The Billie Holiday Songbook
Recommended Citation
Dames, Keith A., "Homage to Eleanora: A Musical Journey through the Billie Holiday Songbook" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4811
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