Long Test 1.2 Popular & Jazz Music Flashcards
_____ contains Syncopated rhythms and is polyphonic. It uses improv, distortion of pitch & timbre.
Jazz Music
An american populat music style mainly for piano, originating in the Afro-Amerivan communities in St. Louis and New Orleans. Its style was said to be a variatoo of the “marching mode”, where the effect is generated by an internally syncopayed melodic line pitted against a rhythmically straightforward bass line
Ragtime
Refers to a large ensemble form originating in the United States in the mid 1920s closely associated with the Swing Era with jaxz elements heavily relying on percussion, wind, rhythm section, and brass instruments with a lyrical string section to accompany a lyrical melody
Big Band
Exponents of ragtime were
Jeply Roll Morton: Frog 1 More and Scottb Joplin: King of rag time
A musical stylr of modern jazz which is characterized by a fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity an dimprovisation that emerged during WW2. Speed of the harmony, melody, and rhythm resulted in a heavy performance.
Bebop
_____ is Music of the 1960s and 1970sband is a kix of funk and R&B which stands for _______. R&B used amplifications and electronic effects, complex time signatures, and extended instrumental compositions.
Jazz rock & Rhythm and Blues
Since the 1990s, ____ has been characterized by a pluralism in which no one style dominances, but rather a wide range of styles and genres are popular.
Jazz
Popular music literally meanz ______
Music of the Populace
Scholars may classicly music as popular based on various factors, includiny
Appeal, if it is known, treatment in the markrt, commodirty in a capitalist context. Sales also work
_____ originated as an expressive folksong in narrative verse, dealing typically about love.
Ballads
The word Ballad is derived from both the medieval French _____ & ____
Chansan Balladee and Ballade
A fusion of Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the 19th century that deals with the anti-heroes resisting authority. The form emphasizes the character of the performer more than the narrative content, and uses a banjo or guitar as an accompaniment
Blues Ballads
Blues style built from a single verse of 16 bars enfing on the dominant or half-cadence, followed by a choir/chorus part of 16 or 32 bars in AABA form. The B section acts as a bridge, and the piece normally ends with a brief coda.
Pop Standard & Jazz Ballads
An emotional love song with suggestions of folk mysic. This style is sometimes applied to strophic (verse-repeating) story songs.
Pop and Rock Ballads
Some enduring Pop standard and Jazz Ballads include ________, ____-_, and ______
The Man I Love (George Gershwin), Always (Irving Berlin) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
In music, the term _____ is used to denote the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style. Its style is mostly in a slow or moderate tempo with a relaxed mood. It features highly singable melodies within the range and technical capacity of listeners.
Standard & Standards
His Genre was categorized as traditional pop and jazz. He was a successful singer, director, and conductor. His hits include “My Way” and “Strangers in the Night”
Frank Sinatra
A well-loved standards singer. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soothing baritone voice. His famous hits include “L-O-V-E” and “Unforgettable”
Nat King Cole
An English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers in the international music scene during the 1960s. His hit singles include “Portrait of my Love” and “Born Free”
Matt Monroe
Combination of Afro-American forms such as the blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music with the Western swing and country music. The lead instruments were the piano and saxophone and were eventually replaced by modern instruments. This form came during the age when electric guitars were supplemented by amplifiers and microphones to raise the volume.
Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll was derived from
The motion of a ship
Greatest proponent of the rock and roll style was the legendary _______. His hit songs such as “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Blue Suede Shoes” were complimented by his good looks and elaborate movements that included hugging the microphones as he sang
Elvis Presley
Presley’s style was the rpecursor of the British Band known as the ______ whose compositions further boosted rock and roll as the favorite genre of the times.
Their songs include
I saw her standing there
Get Back
While my guitar gently weeps
The Beatles
This type of music pertained to rock music that was more danceable, thus, leading to the establishment of venues for public dancing known as _____.
Disco, Discos
The term disco originated from the French word _____ which means anlibrary for photographic records
Discotheque
Famous figures of disco
ABBA, Donna Summer (The Queen of Disco), The Bee Gees and Gloria Gaynor (Dancing Queen, Stayin Alive, Boogie Wonderland & Hot Stuff)
Pop superstars
Celine Dion (My Heart Will Go On), Whitney Houston (I Will Always Love You), Mariah Carey (Hero), Beyonce (Listen), Lady Gaga (Bad Romance), Bruno Mars (Just The Way You Are)
The most popular solo performer of all time
Michael Joseph Jackson
Jackson’s 1982 album _____ remains the world’s best selling albym of all time, and four of his other solo albums are among the world’s best selling records
Thriller
(Off The Wall, History, Bad, Dangerous)
Stylized, highly rhythmic type of music that usually includes portions of rhythmically chanted words called ___.
Hip Hop & Rap
___ is characterized by the artist speaking along with an instrument or synthesized beats. It has evolved into a subculture that encompasses music like DJing, scratching and beatboxing
Rap
Early Hip Hop Artists
LL Cool J, Run DMC
Recent Hip Hop Artists
Beastie Boys, Eminem, Kanye West
