MUAR 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five, Bass Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
15 Mar 2016
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Rhythm secion: the instruments in a group that provide the most prominent rhythmic and harmonic foundaion of the music; usually piano, bass, guitar, drums, tuba, banjo. Front line: in contrast to the rhythm secion, these are the instruments that will usually play the melody and improvise solos: saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, and trombones. Syncopaion: accening a normally weak beat or weak part of the beat. Vibrato: the luctuaion of the itch of a vocal or instrumental tone used as expressive device. Chorus: the main body of the song form which is repeated many imes for improvised solos. Rif: a short melodic phrase, oten repeated by a soloist or group. Two-feel: a rhythm secion style that emphasizes the irst and third beat of a four beat measure. Walking bass: a bass style in which a separate tone is played on each beat of the measure.
