MUSI 2005 Study Guide - Final Guide: Strophic Form, Big Band, King Oliver
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Rural blues characteristics: acoustic instruments (guitar, harmonica, lyrics based on a loose, non linear logic, flexible forms, alternating spoken word and sun passages; variation in verse length, talking instrument ideal slide guitar, call and response between vocal and guitar, songs assembled from a shared past of resources. 9: piano (or guitar) comping replaces stride style and on the beat chording less emphasis on arrangements, greater emphasis on improvisation increased melodic complexity increased rhythmic complexity increased harmonic complexity timekeeping in drumset shifted from bass drum to ride cymbal****, music for listening, not for dancing. Characteristics of jazz rock fusion: combination of melodic, harmonic, and soloistic concepts from jazz with rhythms of funk, rock, and r&b, often incorporated electric and electronic instruments associated with rock music, often incorporated non western musical concepts, studio recordings incorporated studio production techniques associated with rock/psychedelic rock.
