Sound and technology
Acoustic discs improved in reach but still rewarded compact, projecting ensembles.
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1910s
Explore 1910s through technology, music industries, regional scenes and representative recordings—and hear why this decade differs from those around it.
- Recordings
- 14
- Albums and releases
- 14
- Regions
- 3
THE DECADE IN CONTEXT
What happened in this decade?
The recording market expanded and early jazz moved through urban entertainment circuits, migration routes and the growing record trade.
People and circulation
Migration connected southern musical practices with northern theatres, clubs and recording centres.
Listen by comparing
Follow how the same tune changes when it moves between a local ensemble, a stage arrangement and a record.
Acoustic recording became more commonNew Orleans musicians moved northDance music became part of urban life
The decade's key question
How did migration carry local music into new cities?
Musicians followed work and family networks to cities such as Chicago and New York. They brought ensemble practices, blues languages and regional dance music into new clubs, theatres and recording networks, where local musicians reshaped them.
MAJOR GENRES
Major genres of the decade
AROUND THE WORLD
Sounds from different regions
ARTISTS
Representative artists
LISTENING PATH
Hear the decade through these recordings
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ALBUMS
Representative albums and releases
DECADE GRAPH
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