MUSC107 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Buddy Bolden, Duke Ellington, Big Band
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New orleans/chicago style jazz (traditional) 1895-1925: small group jazz: 3 to four solo instruments w/ rhythm section, improvised, not read, oral tradition of music, beginning of recording era, beginnings of drum set from theater work origins, melody instruments. Big band/swing era 1930 - 1945: beginning of modern commercial music "system" Broadcast and recordings: larger groups for larger venues, rhythm section. Emphasis on (cid:498)arranger(cid:499) and arrangements: duke ellington composer/arranger. Made him successful & able to stay in nyc. Recognition of individuals as stars: beginning of star system and mass cross cultural. Everyone enjoyed him regardless of his skin color: count basie, bennie goodman, glenn miller, artie shaw, bennie goodman. First jazz concert at carnegie hall: (cid:498)big band(cid:499) 1 trombone trombones 3/4/5: jazz (cid:498)evolution(cid:499) became obtuse to popular culture popularity; sometimes even eschewed popularity. Be-bop 1943 - 1955: sought artistic expression over mass acceptance and commercial, highly virtuosic and emphasis on improvisation as reaction to.
