From dfd165cde942e95fa28276238abe644901a8815b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph VanderStel Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:03:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add disclaimer about offensive lyrics --- README.md | 2 ++ docs/index.html | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e27426e..e53823e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ stressed syllables. In order to create a one-to-one relationship between notes and syllables, note lists only include the first note of a melisma. +--- +N.B.: Several of the songs in the corpus (especially in the very early years of the century) contain lyrics that are negative and offensive towards African-Americans. While we apologize for this, we felt it was best to maintain objective, consistent criteria in selecting the corpus. Many popular songs from the very early 1900s contain racist lyrics, and we did not wish to deny this problematic aspect of American musical history. diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index 1074919..012bb11 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -80,5 +80,7 @@

3. The “note list” file

stressed syllables.

In order to create a one-to-one relationship between notes and syllables, note lists only include the first note of a melisma.

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N.B.: Several of the songs in the corpus (especially in the very early years of the century) contain lyrics that are negative and offensive towards African-Americans. While we apologize for this, we felt it was best to maintain objective, consistent criteria in selecting the corpus. Many popular songs from the very early 1900s contain racist lyrics, and we did not wish to deny this problematic aspect of American musical history.