MUSI 1560 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Schottische, Mazurka, Scat Singing
5 Jan 2017
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May 17th, 2016 (cid:523)piano(cid:524) (cid:523)bass(cid:524) banjo replaced by piano, tuba replaced by bass. Now exists as an interrelated group of performance styles. Local accent = new york or chicago style. Emphasized a continuous ensemble polyphony everyone playing at once. Early repertory consisted of: old-fashioned schottische, mazurka (fast waltz, quadrille (dance in a box) Tiger rag: is one of the most influential songs. **the melody was often shifted from instrument to instrument. 1920s generally assigned to the cornetist. New orleans corniest born before about 1985 played the lead with relatively little variation. Unlike later jazz trumpeters; they made use of clipped articulation with relatively precise binary subdivisions of the beat. Pretty forceful tone, often with a whinnying rapid vibrato. 1910s on trombones were ubiquitous; tailgate style. Doubling baseline was local feature of new orleans jazz. First to integrate blue notes as well as portamento and strong vibrato into an expressive melodic instrumental style.
