MUSC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 56-57: Dave Brubeck, Twelve-Bar Blues, Duke Ellington
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Common forms of musical expression amongst african american communities in the nineteenth century were spirituals, work songs, and ring shouts, and twelve bar blues. Strayhorn"s take the a train is in 32-bar song form, with four phrases of eight measures each (a-a-b-a) Trumpet and clarinet have featured solos in billie"s blues. New orleans is where the fusion of ragtime, blues, and other musics resulted in the development of jazz. Billie holiday"s first break into the music industry occurred when she recorded with white clarinetist benny goodman. Gerry mulligan quartet and dave brubeck quartet were ensembles that were classified as west coast jazz . Jazz developed from a blending of west african music with euro-american vernacular traditions. N jazz, bebop was an invented word that mimicked the two-note trademark phrase of this new style that was characterized by fast tempos and complex harmonies. Big band jazz music is arranged and composed.
