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0
Q

outline the structure

A 
introduction
chorus 1
chorus 2
chorus 3
duet
link
chorus 4
coda
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what is the structure?

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32 bar song form

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who plays in chorus 1?

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ensemble

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3
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who plays in chorus 2?

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trumpet

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who plays in chorus 3?

A

clarinet

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who plays in the duet?

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vocal and guitar

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who plays in the link?

A

piano

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who plays in chorus 4?

A

trombone > ensemble

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who plays in the coda?

A

vocals and guitar

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who plays the trumpet?

A

louis armstrong (also vocals)

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who plays the clarinet?

A

johnny dodds

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who plays the piano?

A

lil hardin

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12
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who plays the trombone?

A

kid ory

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who plays the guitar?

A

lonnie johnson

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who plays the banjo?

A

johnny st cyr

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what is the time signature?

A

4/4

16
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what key is it in?

A

e flat major

17
Q

why is the rhythm?

A

heavily swung

18
Q

what are the main chords used?

A

e flat, a flat , b flat majors

19
Q

what is the texture?

A

new orleans polyphony/ collective improvisation

HOMOPHONIC BUT ALSO ELEMENTS OF POLYPHONIC

20
Q

musical features

A 
walking bass
improvisation
comping
frontlin
rhythm section
stride piano
scat singing
21
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who was the composition credited to?

A

lil hardin

22
Q

key features of armstrongs style

A
  • skill at improvising
  • use of swing and rhythmic displacement
  • ability to colour individual notes (vibrato, falls, rips)
  • trumpet techniques
  • scat singing
  • bold dramatic solos
23
Q

who plays in the introduction?

A

ensemble - new orleans style

24
Q

how long is the introduction?

A

8 bars

25
Q

how long is chorus 1?

A

32 bars

26
Q

how long is chorus 2?

A

32 bars

27
Q

how long is chorus 3?

A

32 bars

28
Q

how long is the duet?

A

16 bars

29
Q

how long is the link?

A

4 bars

30
Q

how long is chorus 4?

A

32 bars split into:

16 bars
+
16 bars

31
Q

how long is the coda?

A

4 bars

32
Q

what does the trombone often play?

A

traditional tail gate style

33
Q

who drops out in chorus 1?

A

clarinet and trombone

34
Q

who accompanies the trumpet solo?

A

rhythm section

35
Q

how is contrast shown from trumpet in the beginning of chorus 2?

A

clarinet smear

36
Q

who accompanies chorus 2?

A

in the banjo & piano only

37
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who drops out of the accompaniment in chorus 3?

A

piano

38
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what happens in the first half of chorus 4?

A

trombone solo accompanied by rhythm section

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