Chapter 24 Flashcards
jongleurs
popular musicians aka minstrels
liturgy
higher authority. system of prayers and worship of a particular religion
plainchant
aka gregorian chant. official music of catholic church in middle age
who was the first composer?
billings
where did american get instrumental and opera
german for instrumental and italy for opera
simple anthems based on hymns with little counterpoint
fuging tunes
earliest american composers in vernacular?
foster and philip sousa
minstrel shows, call response tunes, and spirituals are what type of music
early african american music
performed by white ppl in blackface. popular at midcentury; comedic with ethiopian songs and shit
minstrel shows
common in west africa. phrase sung by leader and echoed by chorus. use in black american church. feature in blues and jazz
call and response
religious folk song for black ppl.
spiritual
improvisation, snycopation, and instrumental notes are feature to what?
early jazz
blues and rag time that emerged from african culture. where entire history is recorded?
early jazz
added ornaments and new contrived interludes that are used to elaborate around a song
breaks
accent in music are moved away from main beats
syncopation
accent are moved just a fraction of a beat ahead of metrical points. (music in swing)
beat syncopation in jazz
black folk song thats lonely trouble and depressing
blues
precursor of jazz, style of piano developed by african americans. scott joplin lead this shit
ragtime
piano bass drums guitar are this section of jazz instrument
rhythmic
sax clarinet trumpet trombone are this section of jazz instrument
melody
if you have ever been down by gw thomas is?
blues
dixieland, originate in new orleans, luis armstrong played here. used a lot of improv
new orleans jazz
big band jazz
swing
10 25 players in jazz is called? used less improv and more arrangement
big band
famous musician in swing. used big bands. conga brava. born in DC. play piano in jazz band.
duke ellington
what is later jazz genres? started after WW2
bebop
jazz style in 1940 had just trumpet and sax with piano. instrumental type of shit
bebop
carlie parker and miles davis are famous for this genre. wrote out of nowhere.
bebop
fusion, hard pop, cool are?
shit after bebop
bitches brew is written by? most innovative figures in jazz. trumpeter compose. started with swing then to bebop and made new shit
miles davis.
used electric guitar and electric keyboards?
fusion jazz
who influenced jazz in concert halls? ex is prelude 1
gershwin.
wrote west side story that was musical based on romeo and juliet. use jazz, classical, and other musical style.
bernstein. leonard.
