Terms Flashcards
artists & repertoire (A&R)
record companies’ talent scouts
bridge
B section of the AABA refrain
cadence
musical progression at the end of a phrase
conjuntos
Mexican-influenced music born out of 19th century Texas, often using the accordion
strophic form
the whole song is sung to the same music
verse-chorus form
verse alternates with repeating chorus (same words, music)
AABA form
made up of 4 sections of equal length in an AABA pattern, one unit comprises a refrain
ABA’C form
found in April Showers by Al Jolson, a verse-refrain song with ABA’C refrains
“freak” dances
turkey trot and tango, new 1910s dance forms
hook
a memorable phrase or riff
microphone
invented in 1925, changed recording technology
montuno
fast, improvised section of Cuban music
phonograph
invented in 1877 by Edison
pregon
Variant of the Cuban “son”, vocal improvisation modeled on Havana street vendor calls
radio network
commercial radio emerged in 1906, began competing with the record industry
refrain
made up of 4 sections of equal length in an AABA pattern
release
a synonym for the bridge (B section) of an AABA pattern
soli section
section of a Jazz band song where all horns play the melody together in harmony
sound film
emerged in the 1920s (The Jazz Singer)
standards
songs that have remained in active circulation, originating in the Tin Pan Alley era
stoptime
musical sequence where the band stops for a few beats and one instrument plays a brief solo
strophes
sections of a musical piece
verse-refrain
verse sets up dramatic context before AABA refrains
up-tempo
A song style similar to slow ballads in following a verse-refrain AABA style, but dissimilar from ballads in containing a heavy African-American, jazz-influenced flavor. Originated in Tin Pan Alley.
mariachi
“marriage” music - one of the social events at which mariachi bands perform
