IST 240 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Louis Armstrong, Saxophone, King Oliver
7 Mar 2014
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Chapter 5, talks about different types of jazz, new orleans style 1890- 1920, aftercan american. Red light district noticeable house of prostitution, bars, nightclubs. (nightlife) All live music, only could have live music. Called the city, story ville: chicago style jazz 1920 present, instrumental obligation. Front line instruments that are in the front. Also the strongest instrument and heard above everyone else: clarinet not as strong as trumpet, but capable of playing faster notes than the trumpet. Obbligato: trombone reinforces the rhythm and the harmony. Rhythm section: drums establish to maintain the beat and the rhythm, banjo reinforce the harmony and the rhythm, tuba to play the bass notes in the music. Straight chord 4 beat to a measure with no accents. Dixie land jazz polyphony: two or more melodies at the same time, one member is known as the king, usually the trumpet player.
