When is National Barbershop Quartet Day?
Tuesday April 11thToes begin to tap to four-part harmony on National Barbershop Quartet Day on April 11th. Barbershop quartets have a way of making the heart flutter.. They take us back to a simpler time or at least make it standstill, or at least make it standstill.
Barbershop quartets are a variation of a cappella or unaccompanied vocal performance. Their music includes songs with clear lyrics and easily singable melodies...
Barbershop music gained traction between 1900 and 1919. Barbershop music became extremely popular between 1900 and 1919. It began to fade into obscurity in the 1920s. However, the barbershop quartet saw a revival when the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America was established. This tongue twister of a men's group quickly grew, as did other similar organisations promoting barbershop music as an art form.. Today, just under 25,000 men in the United States and Canada are members of the SPEBSQSA.
But men aren't the only ones performing four-part harmony, but they aren't the only ones singing four-part harmony. Women of all ages and places around the country are brought together by Sweet Adelines, melding their voices together and making crowds swoon to fun tunes. The women also compete, much like the men's clubs.. While also performing locally, they tune their voices and rehearse.
