timbre
quality of sounds, distinct from pitch
mutes
physical device inserted into bell or brass to distort timbre of sounds
timbre variation
wide range of timbres for expressive purposes
vibrato
slight wobble in pitch produced naturally by singing voice
cup mutes
orchestral mute that covers bell of brass instrument
straight mutes
standard mute that dampens brass instrument
harmon mute
hollow mute, highly concentrated
plunger mute
bottom end of sink plunger used as mute
pixie mute
small mute inserted into bell
half-valving
depressing one of more valves of brass, only halfway
shake
quick trill between notes mimics vibrato
flugelhorn
brass, larger than trumpet
dynamics
volume or loundness
pp
pianissimo
p
piano
mp
mezzo piano
mf
mezzo forte
f
forte
ff
fortissimo
free rhythm
flows without regular pulses
cadenza
monophonic solo
rubato
speed up slow down
meter
recurring pulses
duple
twos or fours
triple
beats in patterns of three
poly rhythm
simultaneous use of contrasting rhythms
call and response
musician answered by another
syncopation
rhythmic disruption
backbeat
single polyrhythm
pitch
vibrations per second of sound
frequency
vibrations per second of note
chromatic scale
12 half steps within octave
major mode
most common scale, do re mi
blue notes
pitch is bent expressively
ostinato
repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern
jazz derived from
African music
chord progression
I, V, IV, V
ballad
slow romantic popular songs, narrates local history
work songs
folk song used during work to regulate work
spirituals
african american religious song
vaudeville
female singers accompanied by small band
bessie smith
blues singer, sang with billie holliday
new orleans
racial makeup, jazz grew from marching and dance music
congo square
slaves and free blacks gathered to dance and play music
manuel perez
improv was essential to band success
buddy bolden
first important jazz musician, innovated new way of playing that developed into jazz
new orleans style
collective improv, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, bass, guitar, piano
great migration
former slaves moving north, brought jazz
freddie keppard
lead attraction to Creole Jazz band, spread jazz across country
ODJB
all white, immensely popular at first
jelly roll morton
first great jazz composer, creoloe
red hot peppers
jelly roll mortons band recorded with new technology
dead man blues
jelly roll-new orleans burial ritual
doctor jazz
jelly roll, wilder new orleans jazz
king oliver
blind left eye, arsenal of mutes
sidney bechet
first great jazz soloist
what changed in 1920s
concert halls, theaters, museums built, recording studios
early fusion
negro folk art and european classical
fletcher henderson
led black orchestra and band, hired louis armstrong
obbligato
independent counter-melody
tin pan alley
songwriting factory in NEW York
harlem renaissance
african american artists represented political and cultural force
duke ellington
most important jazz composer, most widely performed jazz music today
cotton club
world famous rob run in Harlem, influenced ellington to create his own brand of jazz
louis armstrong
single most important figure in development of jazz, established blues scale, improv, scatt singing, repertory,rhythm
hot 5
armstrong, hardin, dodds, cyr, ory
armstrong and earl hines
turned piano into solo producing instrument, similar to armstrong and trumpet
bix biederbecke
white misfit cornet player, recorded with Frank Trumbauer, two most famous white jazz players
coleman hawkins
“body and soul”
WWII affect on jazz
tastes changed, new styles
luis russell
led white and black band, armstrong fronted