blues notes Flashcards
what are the blue notes?
third, seventh and sometimes fifth note of the scale slightly lowered- the actual pitch varies according to the performer.
what is the bars structure in the blues?
12bar structure using the primary triads
C-C-C-C
F-F-C-C
G-F-C-C
what is a jump blues?
a hard driving blues with saxes and brass behind a powerful vocal
what is a boogie woogie?
a percussive style of blues played on the piano and featuring the repeated quaver notes in the left hand.
what happened at the end of the rock and roll period?
at the end of the period the emergence of rock and roll, which combined country music with the electric rhythm an blues of Chicago.
in what year did the blues music starts?
1920-1950
what are the main subject of matter In the blues?
describing loss, either in love or money
what are the main lead instrument in the blues?
guitars, piano and harmonica among its lead instruments
what is the main feature to identify blues music?
folk-oriented Delta blues period with the acoustic instruments.
what instrument replaces the acoustic one ?
electric instruments replaced acoustic ones in Chicago , and wind instruments made links to jazz
when was the blues music developed ?
it was developed at the beginning of the 20th century in the deep south of the USA
what was the blues music influence by?
blues music was influenced by slaves and the work songs
where were the blues songs sung?
they were sung on the plantains
what were the songs based on?
based on the ‘call and response’ structure.
what is the basic structure on the blues based on the 3 primary chords?
Tonic (I)
Subdominant(IV)
Dominant (V)
what are the vocal techniques in the blues music?
vocal techniques of
portamento or
sliding between different pitches
what happened in the early days of blues music?`
blues was a social music, and as it became set around established chord patterns so individual players could improve over the basic pattern, allowing many possibilities for developing and extending a basic idea
Saint Louis Blues
an example of this is the saint Louis blues written by William C.
Handy and published in 1914
what is the chord sequence like?
the chord sequence used in this song are somewhat more varied and seem to have been on existing melodies dating back to the end of the previous century.
what is the further development like in the blues?
the blues gradually developed varies characteristics, including , notable, a ‘swung’ rhythmic style, imparting a compound rhythm feel to melodies and accompaniment patterns
what are the name of the early blues artist
‘Ma’ Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox and Robert Johnson and the most popular Blind Lemon Jefferson.
what are the early blues accompanied by?
cornet or trumpet, trombone and clarinet with the rhythmic accompaniment provided by guitar, banjo, tuba, or a double bass playing pizzicato. sometime a keyboard would be added.
Gertrude ‘ma’ Rainey 1886-1939
she was known as the’ mother of blues’
she tours with her band to great acclaim and much success.
what was Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey like?
she was a flamboyant artist who wore beautiful dresses and hats. she was rich , powerful voice that impressed many people.
when did Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey become a successful singer?
in 1923 she became a professional singer.
what were the name of her songs?
moonshine blues
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