Miles Davis Flashcards
What is the structure of this piece?
Introduction Head (chorus) Solo Head Outro
What is the texture of this piece?
Mainly homophonic, the texture builds up when instruments are added.
Describe the melody of this piece?
Lots of improvised melodies with most of the front line instruments improvised. The melody is conjunct and slow and is based on scaled and broken chords it has some blue notes.
Describe the dynamics of this piece?
The trumpet is muted to make it quieter but their are not many varied dynamics in this piece.
What is the tonality of this piece?
Modal (not major or minor)
Describe the harmony of this piece?
It is based around the 12 bar blues with a slight difference, it has substituted and altered chords, it also has jazz harmonies .
Describe the instrumentation of this piece?
This piece has a trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax and piano.
Describe the rhythm of this piece>
This piece has a swung and syncopated rhythm, it is 6/4 and has a polyrhythm.
When was this piece released?
In 1959 in the album “Kind of Blues”.
Who plays what instrutment?
Paul Chambers (bass) Jimmy Cobb (Drums) John Coltrane (Tenor Sax) and Miles Davis (Muted Trumpet).
