Livery Stable Blues, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band Early Jazz

Question 1

Who is Livery Stable Blues by?

Answer 1

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Question 2

What era is Livery Stable Blues from?

Answer 2

Dixieland/Early Jazz

Question 3

What is the structure of Livery Stable Blues?

Answer 3

Based on 12 bar blues, made up of “head” and “solo” sections

Question 4

What instruments play?

Answer 4

Clarinet (in an especially high tessitura), cornet, trombone

Question 5

What special instrumental technique is used?

Answer 5

Cornet plays a mocking “whinney” sound using the mute. The score is full of sound effects suggesting a mocking/comic tone

Question 6

What kind of texture is established?

Answer 6

Polyphonic, new orleans counterpoint

Question 7

What harmonic progression is the piece based on?

Answer 7

12 bar blues

Question 8

How does the piece deviate from the traditional 12 bar blues?

Answer 8

It makes use of substitution chords, such as chord V in bar 2 and minor 7th chords in bar 4. Chord 10 is either chord V or IV

Question 9

What rhythmic device is present?

Answer 9

heavy syncopation

Question 10

What melodic device is used?

Answer 10

Blue notes and the Blues scale. Blue notes are flattened 3rd 5th and 7th