MUSC 171 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family, Bill Haley, Earworm
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Jump bands smaller versions of big band (there was a decline in big band) comprised of trumpet, sax, piano, drums, bass guitar (increase in underlined sections due to smaller brass sections) between big band and rock band. Louis jordan & the tympani five (rhythm & blues and jazz dance band) Rhythm and blues pre 1949 race music (1945-1960: before 1949, referred to as race music . Increase in tempo: shared traits of class/country blues (ie. a-a-b structure), but overall rhythm and blues was more about expression of joy, dancing music. ***see journal**: train imagery (brushes on drums, shuffle feel. Improvised sax solos and arranged solos (mix of improve and arrangement: call and response with riff as response to vocal call, more clearly enunciated texts, stop time. Rock and roll (birth = 1950"s: elvis presley, buddy holly. Convergence of working-class archetypes women musicians were pushed to the back; female participation significantly declined.