Black + Tan Fantasy Flashcards
1
Q
When was it released and who by?
A
1927, duke Ellington and his orchestra
2
Q
Texture?
A
Melody dominated homophony
3
Q
Which instruments play the first 12 bar section? And what happens?
A
Trumpet and trombone with mutes, lots of pitch bend
4
Q
What key does it start in?
A
B flat minor
5
Q
What happens in the 2nd section? (16 bars)
A
Alto sax solo, in b flat MAJOR
- sequence in melody
- portamento
- circle of 5ths
- cross-phrasing (quavers, 5th bar)
6
Q
What happens in the third section? (24 bars)
A
Trumpet solo (with mute)
- comping in accompaniment, virtuosic solo
- substitution chords
- syncopation
- triplets used then followed by straight quavers - contrast
7
Q
What happens in the 4th section? (12 bars)
A
Piano solo
- comping
- circle of 5ths
- diminished chords (e.g. E7 dim in the 6th bar)
- perfect cadence into next section
8
Q
What happens in the 5th section? (12 bars)
A
Trombone solo (plunger mute)
- portamento
- horse ‘whinny’ (ref to early jazz?)
9
Q
What happens in the 6th section?
A
Trumpet solo (plunger mute)
- trills - very fast, urgency
- 8th bar is interrupted by coda
10
Q
What happens in the coda? (4 bars)
A
- B flat minor
- funeral march quotation
- double bass uses bow
11
Q
What are the features of ‘white’ style music used?
A
- quotation from funeral march
- circle of 5ths
- complex harmony
- 4 and 8 bar sections
12
Q
What are the features of ‘black’ style music used?
A
- 12 bar sections
- animalistics
- blues style
- improvised rhythms
