MUS 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Newport Jazz Festival, Benny Goodman, Billy Strayhorn
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Chapter 6 - mus 106 - history and tradition of jazz by thomas e. larson - 4th edition. Teenagers and young people began to adopt a culture around the music. Trying to build the economy back up. Introducing new technology try to increase eiciency. Had to start working together more during work. Swing music fit in during this new era. There were more guidelines to producing successful swing music. Standardized instrumentation ive brass, four reeds, four-man rhythm section. Stage presence coordinated movements, more presentable. Standard repertoire hot tunes , ballads, novelty tunes, and sometimes boogie-woogie. Vocalists usually a female singer and male singer female singer had to be attractive. Theme songs something consumers could identify with. Sweet bands - overly commercial dance music. Played stock arrangements easy to play and popular. Commercial bands - a mix of sweet and hot music. Played jazz had some exceptional jazz players. Started playing the clarinet at ten at the kehelah jacob synagogue.
