jazz final Flashcards
3 Early Jazz features
collective improvisation in the front line
features unorthodox intruments like banjo/tuba
combo of european and african music
3 Swing features
Jazz’s most popular era
Music for Dancing
Big Band instrumentation
2 bepop features
passive rythym section
restrained solos
“polite” improvisation
2 features of hard bop
influenced by gospel and R&B genres
Blues + Bepop
aggressive drumming
1 feature of modal
one chord for a long period of time
2 features of free jazz
collective improvisation among all instruments
missing musical elements such as tempo, harmony, or form
3 features of fusion
electric instruments
electric effects
rhythmic rock grooves
combo of musical styles- primarily jazz and rock
simple repetitive harmonies
1 feature of neoclassical
return to acoustic roots
emphasis on early jazz styles
early jazz instrumentation
sometimes banjo and tuba
front line: trumpet, clarinet, trombone
swing instrumentation
big band
bepop instrumentation
front line: tenor sax and trumpet; piano, bass, and drums
Fusion intrumentation
electronic instruments: electric guitar, electric bass, Fender Rgodes electric piano, synthesizer
Neoclassical Instrumentation
acoustic instruments
eras in order
Early Jazz
Swing
Bebop
Cool
Hard Bop
Modal
Free
Fusion
Neoclassical
early jazz year
1920
