MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Crew-Cuts, Guitar Solo, Colonel Tom Parker
12 Jan 2017
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War against nazi germany ends, war in pacific china ends by summer. Big band rules all through ww2 since 1930. Big band: jazz band . Ex: sentimental journey (brown/ homer/ green 1944) performed by les brown and his band of renown ft doris day. Important pop instruments of the period like brass and woodwinds. Wanted to be used for something (like dancing) . Ex drums and bass will usually be the beat. Recordings of songs have only recently become dominant medium. Ex, going back to 20s and 30s most people are buying sheet music. Not based on recordings, hence no need for vocalists. Song becomes a hit just as ww2 is ending. Thousands of men still in europe just beginning to return to. U. s. name of the song contributed to popularity. Stars of the era are band members, not singers. Ex, benny goodman, count basie, duke ellington, tommy dorsey stars * ****** **** **** ** *** ***** *** ***
