exam 1 Flashcards
What was the minstrel show?
Early live performances of entertaining music.
Used blackface to make fun of african-american culture
Birthed the character of Jim Crow
Guy known as the first great American composer?
Stephen Foster, who was known for: Oh! Susanna Old Folks at home My old Kentucky home Jeanie with the light brown hair etc
4 things to listen out for with music
instruments (including what they’re doing)
Form (what happens and when)
texture (everyone’s roles)
timbre (mood or aesthetic)
Kinds of musical texture
monophony - single melodic voice with no accompaniment
homophony - a single melodic voice with accompaniment
polyphony - multiple melodic voices
Three streams of music influence in 19th century america
African-american
european-american
latin-american
African-american cultural centres
deep south
appalachia
new orleans
Describe spiritual music
a type of music that resulted from slaves being stripped of their identity and forced to adopt euro-christian beliefs
musical devices originating from spirituals
improv
call and response
rhythmic usage
components of jazz
Most definitions of jazz include something about the use of african and carribean rhythms mixed with european and classic harmony mixed with folk and blues
first popular music genre after classical
ragtime
components of ragtime
lots of syncopation left/right hand difference breaks heavily accented beats long runs of fast notes
famous scott joplin piece
maple leaf rag
features of new orleans in the early 20th century
mix of different cultures and musical interpretations after the louisiana purchase
congo square was the big music meeting point
military and naval bases meant for higher population
lots of bars and brothels to play music in
“inventor” of jazz?
what did he use in his music?
Jelly Roll Morton
known for the jelly roll blues
Used breaks, eighth note runs, orchestration, blending of forms and other ragtime components
Key instruments in early 20th century new orleans brass bands and their roles?
trumpet - melody
clarinet - obligato
trombone - tailgate (slides)
Early famous jazz trumpeters?
Buddy Bolden
Freddie Keppard
King Oliver (NOLA)
Louis Armstrong
Describe the origins of Tin Pan Alley
Originated from Jewish immigrants in the late 19th century who often went to the same Manhattan street to play music (28th street, which was referred to as Tin Pan Alley)
Describe the music style of tin pan alley
Included multiple pianos playing melodies at the same time, usually in a bar-like setting