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19 Cards in this Set
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What are some differences between early Jazz and big band?
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Big band: arranged, guitar, less complex, large in size, used people who could just read music (less talented), written down, accessible
Early Jazz: More Improv, banjo, more complex, small in size, more talented, usually not written down off top of head, not very accessible |
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What is an uncommon instrument in Dixieland combos and more common in swing big band?
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Saxophone
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What are the most common elements of Jazz?
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Improvisation and swing feeling
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What did swing bands play for?
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dancing
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What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
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trumpet/cornet
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What instrument did Jelly Roll play?
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piano
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What instrument did Roy Eldridge play?
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trumpet
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Explain the Blues.
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Black folk music that began in early 1800s, Emotion and pain, Form: structure in music, organized, Style, Harmony (a certain set of chords is assumed), Story Telling: Oral tradition (African)
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Was Blues complicated?
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No
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What is the vocal approach to the Blues?
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originated as an unaccompanied vocal style, Eventually a standard rhyme scheme and a progression of accompaniment chords was adopted later
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What is New Orleans Jazz style known as?
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ensemble style
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What band did Bix Beiderbecke play in?
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Paul Whiteman band.
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The all American Rhythm section is part of what band?
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Count Basie's Band
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Who is James Reese Europe?
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Music director, 18 piece, all black touring band-sparks the society dance craze and eventually the big band era.
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Vernon and Irine Castle did what?
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Start the dance craze
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Name the innovations of Louis Armstrong
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introduced Scat singing, had strong out chorus, changed the way tunes were played, changed time feel, changed the way the trumpet was played, influential soloist/improviser
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What are instrumentation/sections of a Big band?
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Rhythm section, reed section, trumpet, trombone.
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What are the styles of pieces Duke Ellington wrote?
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orchestral pieces, ballads, exotic pieces, extended works, concertos, sacred music, swing tunes.
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Explain how Jazz evolved.
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Jazz began from African roots where it developed from aural traditions. When slavery began in North America, this began to the rise of Blues. People began to express their sorrow and emotions through music. Early Jazz at this time was heavily improvised. This was pioneered by Louis Armstrong. At this time the culture of Jazz began to change. Head cutting became more evident and allowed the first sense of competition to come into play. Jazz became more popular with the invention of recording music. This allowed the music to become more accessible and spread across the nation into Chicago then NYC.
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