musical styles

Question 1

Boogie Woogie

Answer 1

a early genre of swing music characterized by a regular eighth note bass figure (eight-to-the-bar). usually on piano or with a small group, popularized at rent parties. prominent artists include Wilbur Sweatman

Question 2

harlem stride piano

Answer 2

a piano style characterized by a fast “striding” bass in the left hand. prominent artists include james p. johnson

Question 3

Symphonic Jazz

Answer 3

A hybrid fusion of instrumental and musical characteristics of jazz and the western orchestral music tradition

Question 4

Jazz Opera

Answer 4

A hybrid of jazz elements with the opera vocal and theater traditions. Artists include Herry Lawrence Freeman: one of the first composers of Jazz Opera, Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, and George Gershwin

Question 5

Swing

Answer 5

A dance music era characterized by big band music. The transition from collective improvisation to individual improvisation with a featured soloist. A modified sense of swing

Question 6

Kansas City-Style Jazz

Answer 6

a faster and more upbeat style of jazz that was heavily riff based. prominent artists include Count Basie and Jay McShann