In the Mood, Glenn Miller Swing Flashcards
What is the structure of the piece?
Intro - 8 bars, A Section 24 bars, B section 16 bars, Tenpr solo “battle” over B section chords, 4 bar break, Trumpet solo over B section chords, 2 bar break, half A section,, 2 bar chromatic break, forte A, 8 bar coda
What does the piece end with?
Crescendoing main riff
What was the lead voice comprised of?
sax section with clarinet, juxtaposed with muted trombone sound, wholly separate from the trumpet section
What did these palettes of colour mean?
They gave a limited spectrum to work with, but unified the sound of the band to that specific timbre
What was the main texture?
Homophonic
What other texture can be heard?
Antiphony, created by the call and response of sax/wind and brass sections
How was rich texture acheived?
Large band size allowed for rich texture as there were many harmonised instruments
What does the rhythm section do?
Provide a bed of sound
What harmonic progression does the A section use?
12 bar blues
What is the main chord progression in B section?
II-V-I with a diminished chord on the answering stabs
What extensions were used on major chords?
9ths and 6ths
What kind of harmonisation was used?
close harmonisation, major and minor 2nds were common
What was used for passing notes?
Diminished shapes which added colour
How is clever harmonisation used?
Notes which would typically clash do not due to where they are played in pitch. e.g. Cm7 has Eb(3rd) and F(11th) in trombone but the large interval allows these to work together
What is there a lot of harmonically?
Harmonic anticipation
