Analysis Of St. Louis Blues

Listening to the music produced by Bessie Smith called St. Louis Blues, some musical aspects come out clearly. Coming to be known as one of the fundamental jazz plays in history, it has comprised of the blues aspect in the rhythmic flow, a quality that had not been explored. The song by Bessie Smith uses the famous saxophone as the foremost redundant melodic flow that accompanies by Bessie Smith singing. There is also the vibraphone that is played in the background. The combination of these instruments bring out the jazzy flow coined with the rhythm and blues aspect making the song one of a kind.
In the first listen, the expression of the singer, which seems acoustic in nature despite the background play bring out the message in the song. Based as a description of what used to mare the African American community, the song expresses the anguish especially in the tone of the song. The somber nature expressed in the lyrics of the song are in conjunction with the soft but squeaky musical instruments. The musical instruments in the first few seconds of the song are also catchy, with it taking twist from the opening tango melodies to the jazzy and blues musical arrangements. …show more content…
Still, alike W.C. Handy compositions, the acoustic nature of the song is still prevalent. However, what is more distinct is the vocal play whereby ass he sings, the musical instrument plays not to be so concurrent or do not play at the same time with the lyrics. Additionally, it is rather profound that the musical instruments – the harmonica and the banjo – have a soft or low note when Gus Cannon is singing. Rather distinct is the pauses that come about when Gus Cannon goes from singing to playing. This also happens to be a characteristic most of the time of jazzical plays especially those in the early twentieth century, the expression of the composer is done well in the