MUSI 3200A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Electric Blues, African Americans, Civil War Era In Norway
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Piano: comping: syncopated chording accompaniment underneath solo. Improvised accompaniment: chords played with one or both hands, when pianists solo, their right hand solos while the left hand comps, listen to. Drums: become standardized as the drum set" between 1930s- Generally falls on beats 2 and 4: timekeeping and colorist (painter, drums kick and prod the soloist, use of sticks, mallets and brushes, listen to. There are themes, licks and patterns played over and over by jazz musicians. Quotes: soloists include a brief reference to a pop tune melody or well known song (ex. Jazz improvisation is like putting together a puzzle: different pieces sorted together into cohesive picture. Jazz originated from brass bands, blues and ragtime piano styles of the 1800s. Blended to accommodate dancing, which was the main social activity of the 19th century. During the 1890s-1910s, storyville located in the city of new. Orleans (birthplace of jazz) was centre of nightlife.
