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Chapter 18: Jazz
Developed in the United States– Began around 1900 in New Orleans– Originally music for bars and brothels– Early practitioners primarily African-American
Main characteristics
– Improvisation– Syncopated rhythm– Steady beat– Call and response
Originally performance music; not notated
Tremendous impact on pop and art music
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Jazz in Society
Geographical center has moved around
Originally music for dancing
– Listening forms later developed
– No longer associated with unfashionable lifestyle- Colleges now offer bachelor and graduate degrees in jazz
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Roots of Jazz
Blend of elements of several cultures– West African emphasis on improvisation, percussion, and call and response techniques
– American brass band influence on instrumentation
– European harmonic and structural practice
Ragtime and blues were immediate sources
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Ragtime
Dance hall and saloon music
Piano music
– Usually in duple meter at moderate march tempo
– Right hand part highly syncopated
– Left hand “oom-pah” part keeps steady beat“King of ragtime” was Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)
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Blues
Vocal and instrumental form
Twelve-measure (bar) musical structure
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12I IV I V I
Three-part vocal structure: a a’ b
– Statement—repeat of statement—counterstatement
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Listening
Lost Your Head Blues (1926)Performed by Bessie Smith
(Smith known as “Empress of the Blues”)
Vocal Music Guide: p. 375Brief Set, CD 4:57
Listen for: Strophic formTwelve-bar blues formThree-part (a a’ b) vocal structureTrumpet answers vocalist (call and
response)
Performance Profile: Bessie Smith, vocalist
Listen for performer’s interpretation that includes clear diction, powerful round sound, and “bent” notes
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Elements of Jazz
Tone Color
Usually performed by combo of 3 to 8 players
– Similar to baroque basso continuo
Main solo instruments trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone, piano
Backbone is rhythm section
“Bends,” “smears,” “shakes,” “scoops,” “falls”
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Improvisation
Created and performed simultaneously
– Most commonly 32-bar structure: A A B A format
Usually in theme and variations form
– Each performance is different
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Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony
Syncopation and rhythmic swing are features
– Syncopation often occurs when performer accents note between the regular rhythmic accents
– Rhythmic accent on beats 2 and 4
– “Swing” result of uneven 8th notes (triplet feel)
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Chord progressions similar to tonal system
Melodies flexible in pitch
– As jazz evolved, harmony grew more complex
– 3rd, 5th, & 7th scale steps often lowered (flatted)- Called “blue” notes, these pitches come from vocal blues
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Jazz StylesNew Orleans Style
Also called Dixieland
Front line of horns supported by rhythm section
– New Orleans was center of jazz 1900-1917
Songs frequently based on march or church melody, ragtime piece, pop song, or blues
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Characteristics– Improvised arrangements
Many notable performers
– Multiple instruments improvising simultaneously– Scat singing
– Theme and variation form predominates
– Most famous was trumpeter Louis Armstrong
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Listening
Hotter Than That (1927)Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Based on tune by Lillian Hardin Armstrong, his wife and pianist
Listening Outline: p. 380Brief Set, CD 4:58
Listen for: Interplay of front-line instrumentsCall and responseScat singingSimultaneous improvisation
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SwingPopular 1935-45 (Swing era)
– Written music– Primarily for dancing- The popular music of the time
– The music of WWII
Large bands (usually 15-20 players)– Saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and rhythm section
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Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra: 1943
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Theme and variations form common
– Usually included improvisation by soloists (singly)
Melody usually performed by groups of instruments rather than by soloists
– Other instruments accompany with background riffs
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Listening
C-Jam Blues (1942)by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Listening Guide: p. 382
Brief set, CD 1:3
Listen for: Repeated-note melodyTone color change as melody
moves between instruments
Improvisation by solo instruments
Brass instruments using mutesFull band at end
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Bebop
1940’s and early 1950’s
Meant for listening—not dancing
Combo was preferred ensemble
– Role of each instrument changed from earlier jazz
Melodic phrases varied in length
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Theme and variations form still dominant
– Melodies derived from pop songs or twelve-bar
blues
– Initial melody by soloist or two soloists in
unison
Chords built with 6 or 7 notes, not earlier 4 or 5
Many notable performers including
– Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie; piano: Thelonious Monk
– Most famous/influential: alto sax Charlie Parker
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Cool JazzLate-1940s and early-1950’s
More calm, relaxed than Bebop
Relied more upon arrangements
Leading performers:
– Lester Young
– Stan Getz
– Lennie Tristano
– Miles Davis
Miles Davis
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Free Jazz1960’s
Similar to chance music
Solos sections of indeterminate length
Improvisation by multiple players at once
– Not based upon regular forms or chord patterns
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Jazz Rock (Fusion)
In late 1960’s, rock became potent influence
Style combined improvisation with rock rhythms
Combined acoustic and electric instruments– Multiple percussionists common
- Included instruments from Africa, Latin America, and India
Miles Davis also influential in this style
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Chapter 19: The American Musical
Musical, or musical comedy fuses script, acting, speech, music, singing, dancing, costumes, scenery, and spectacle
Originally designed for stage presentation– Film versions soon followed
– Similar to opera, but musical has spoken dialog
– Sometimes called Broadway musical
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Development of the Musical
Roots go back to operetta, or comic opera
Show Boat (1927) topic: interracial romance– Some musicals were political/social
statements
Until 1960’s, songs mostly traditional (AABA)– Musical mostly untouched by the rock
revolution
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Leonard Bernstein
Conductor, pianist, author, lecturer, and composer
Wrote orchestral and vocal works
Dance an important part of his musicals
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Listening
Tonight Ensemblefrom West Side Story (1957)
Leonard Bernstein
Re-telling of Romeo and Juliet set in the slums of New York. Shakespeare's feuding families become rival gangs (Jets: Americans and Sharks: Puerto Ricans)
Listening Outline: p. 390 Brief Set, CD 4:64
This melody is from an earlier fire-escape (balcony) scene. Here, Tony and Maria (the lovers) plan to meet, while Riff (Jets leader) and Bernardo (Sharks leader, Maria’s brother) each plan for the coming fight
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Music in Film
Early Film Music
Began in 1890s
First “talking movie” The Jazz Singer (1927)
– Originally performed live while silent film was shown
Music used to enhance emotional effect and to cover noise from projector
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Functions and Styles of Film Music
Film music’s function:
Extent of music use varies from film to film
Style of music usually determined by the film
– Provide momentum and continuity
– Suggest mood and atmosphere
– Support dramatic action
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Creating Film MusicOn-staff vs. outsourced:
Composer and director determine extent, type, and placement of music
Tempo and timing are two critical issues in creating film music
– Through 1950s, film studios kept in-house composers and orchestras
– Since 1960s, freelance composers are hired
for each film- Orchestra musicians are hired per session to record
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Music and ImageWagner’s leitmotif concept still employed in film
Sometimes mood of music does not match image
Importance of film music still widely recognized
– Intentional mismatch by composer can lend a feeling of unreality to a scene
Soundtrack albums often bring film’s music to listeners outside of the theater
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