exam 1 study guide Flashcards
Rocket 88
By: Jackie Brenston, 1951
Simple verse form
Composer/ Lyricist: Jackie Brenston
Blues and R&B
First rock and roll song
Great Balls Of Fire
By: Jerry Lee Lewis, 1958
AABA form
Composer/ Lyricist: Otis Blackwell & Jack Hammer
Rock
That’ll Be The Day
By: Buddy Holly and The Crickets, 1957
Verse chorus
Composer/ Lyricist: Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
Rock n roll
Over The Rainbow
By: Judy Garland, 1939
AABA form
Composer/ Lyricist: Harold Arlen
Vocal/ easy listening
Featured in the wizard of oz
Im Sittin On Top Of The World
By: Les paul and Mary Ford, 1953
AABA form
Composer: Rey Henderson
Lyricist: Sam Lewis and Joe Young
Vocal/ easy listening
composed in 25 and performed in 53
Hey good lookin
By: Hank Williams, 1951
AABA form
Composer/ Lyricist: Hank Williams
Honky tonk
Twang
St . Louis Blue
By: Billie Holliday, 1914 (pub), 1925 recording
Composer/ Lyricist: WC Handy
AABA form
Blues
Harmony: 12 bar blues
Lyrics: aab form
Evil
By: Howlin Wolf, 1954
Composer: Willie Dixion
Performer: Howlin Wolf
12 bar blues
adult lyrics about infidelity
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
By: Big Joe Turner, 1954
Song Writer: Charles f. Calhoun
Performer: Big joe Turner
Vers chorus form
Lyrics about sex
Blueberry Hill
By: Fats Domino, 1956
Composer/ lyricist: Al Lewis, Larry Stock, and Vincent Rose
AABA form
lyrics/ vocal timbre - pop
Elec. guitar, drums, horns - R&B
Jhonny B. Goode
By: Chuck Berry, 1958
Composer/ Lyricist: Chuck Berry
Simple Verse Form W Refrain
12 bar blues
Rock song about rock
Tutti Frutti
By: Little Richard, 1955
Composer/ Lyricist: little Richard, Bump Blackwell, Dorothy LaBostrie
Verse chorus form
Vocal acrobatics
Tutti frutti (cover)
By: Pat Boone, 1956
Rock
Blue moon of Kentucky
By: Elvis, 1954
Composer/Lyricist: Bill Monroe
B-side of thats all right
Originally performed by: Bill Monroe, Blue Grass boys
Hound Dog
By: Elvis, 1956
Composer/ Lyricist: Jerry Lieber, and Mike Stoller
Hokum blues
12 bar blues
Cover of big mama thorton
Are you Lonesome Tonight
By: Elvis, 1960
Composer/ Lyricist: Lou Handman, and Roy Turk
Performed: Elvis Presley
Subdued Ballad Style
Crooning
Blue suede shoes
By: Carl Perkins, 1955
Composer/ Lyricist? Performed: Carl Perkins
Simple Verse Form
12 bar blues
Stop Time
Lets Have a Party
By: Wanda Jackson, 1960
Composer/ Lyricist: Jessie Mae Robinson
Performed: Wanda Jackson
Raspy Vocal Timbre
Rockabiliy
The twist
By: Chubby Checker, 1960
Composer/ Lyricist: Hank Ballard
Performed: Chubby Checker
12 bar blues
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
By: The Shrielles, 1960
Composer/Lyricist: Gerry Geofin,
Performed: The Shirelles
AABA form
Orchestral Accompaniment
Ambivalence over sexual encounter
Be My Baby
By: The Ronnettes, 1963
Composer/Lyricist: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Berry
Produced: Phil Spector
Performed: The Ronnettes
Wall of sound
There Goes My Baby
By: The drifters, 1959
Composer/Lyricist: Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell
Performed: The Drifters
Produced: Lieber and Stoller
Doo Wop style vocals
All I have to do is Dream
By: The Everly Brothers, 1958
Composer/Lyricist: Felice and Boudreax Bryant
Performed: The Everly Brothers
Close 2 part vocal Harmony
AABA
Surfin USA
By: The Beach Boys, 1963
Composer/Lyricist: Brian Willson and Chuck Berry
Performed: Beach Boys
Driving guitar
Surfing
Doo Wop style vocals
I Want to hold your hand
By: The Beatles, 1963
Composer/ Lyricist: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed: The Beatles
AABA form, Tin pan alley, Brill
Driving guitar - chuck berry
Hand Claps - girl groups
Duet singing - everly brothers
Ooos - Little Richard
Satisfaction
By: The Rolling Stones, 1965
Composer/ Lyricist: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed: Rolling Stones
Prominent electric guitar riff and fuzz tone
Lyrics discussing rampant consumerism and sexual frustration
My Generation
By: The who, 1965
Composer/ Lyricist: Pete Townshed
Produced: Shel Talmy
youth rebellion
Simple Verse Form
Rhythm
a pattern of long and short notes organized around a beat
Meter
a steady pulse stream with a regular pattern of accented and unaccented beats - duple, triple, quadruple
Tempo
the speed of the beat
Dynamics
pp p mp mf f ff
Melody
pitches played one at a time in succession
Harmony
multiple pitches played at the same time
Riff
a repeated melodic figure
Timbre
tone color, instrumentation, sound quality
Rhythm Section
vocals, lead guitar, drums, bass, piano, (instruments)
12 bar blues
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I I
C C C C
F F C C
G F C C
Simple verse form
AAAA
Standard Song form
AABA
Verse chorus form
verse - same music/ different text
chorus - same music/ same text
Phonograph
first radio
Radio
after phonograph
Tin pan alley
manhattan, collection of music composers, professional composer and lyricist, standard song form
George and Ira Gerwish
popular on tin pan alley
Big bands
crooners, swing beats w orchestra, soft sweet singing style
Crooning
no microphones so had to had loud “raspy” voice