This video depiction gets under the root reality of blues music:īoth types of music emerged in the American Deep South around the end of the 19th century and spread north and formed various sub-genres. While improvisation is often a part of blues, there is rarely much deviation from the basic chord structure of the song. The focus of blues music is usually the singer/guitarist, even when the performer is backed by a band. Blues scales contain ‘blue’ notes - notes played at a slightly lowered pitch - which give the music a distinctive sound. Blues music is almost always guitar-based, and is characterized by its structure, which is often simple in terms of chord progressions and repeated lyrics. A repeating progression of chords such as the 12-bar blues is played to lyrics, mostly a narrative about the woes of life: lost love, mistreatment, and poverty. These rhythms have roots in traditional African music, using the off beats of syncopated rhythms to create the groove.īlues is a genre of music based on traditional blues chord patterns, scales, and emotive lyrics, often performed by a solo guitarist/vocalist. Skilled jazz musicians play and interact with a swing rhythm, a propulsive groove or beat that creates a visceral response of foot-tapping or head-nodding. Jazz performers try to create a unique and expressive tone for their instrument, also known as a “voice”. This improvisation is the defining element of jazz, and is based on the mood of the musicians, the interaction of the group, and even the audience’s response to the music. A jazz ensemble usually plays a predetermined tune, with each musician adding their own interpretations. Considered a wholly American musical form, jazz originated during the late 19th century within black communities of the Southern United States. Jazz is a broad musical style, notoriously difficult to define, but with a general foundation of improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and group interaction. Likely derived from jasm, a now-obsolete slang term meaning energy, vigor, and spirit, dated to 1860. In West African mysticism, mourners’ garments were dyed blue to indicate suffering. New Orleans, then to Chicago and New Yorkġ908: first published blues sheet music - Antonio Maggio's "I Got the Blues".ġ917: first recording by Original Dixieland Jass Band. Narrative ballads, work songs, field hollers.Īfrican rhythms, work songs, marching bands, early blues music ragtime. Musical genre with an emphasis on improvisation, group interaction, and syncopated rhythms. Musical genre and form based on set chord patterns, blue notes, and emotive lyrics. Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, John Zorn, Elvin Jones, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie HolidayĬall-and-response format, cyclical, standard chord structures, focus on the guitarist/vocalist, simple chord progressions.ĭemocratic improvisation, instrumental voicing, syncopated rhythms, focus on the group, complicated chord structures. Gary Davis, Tommy Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Eric Clapton, Hwolin' Wolf Handy, John Lee Hooker, Mammie Smith, Gus Cannon, Ma Rainey, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, T-Bone Walker, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Swinging, swaying, generally associated with smoothness but can be abstract and hyperī.B. Guitar, Piano, Bass, Saxophone, Trumpet, Clarinet, Drum kit, Tuba, Double bass.īluegrass, Jazz, R&B, Rock and roll, Rock musicĬalypso, Funk, Fusion, Jazz blues, Latin jazz, Ragtime, Soul, Swing, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Harmonica, Double bass, Drums, Saxophone, Vocals, Trumpet, Trombone, sometimes fiddle Late 19th century, southern United StatesĮarly 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States.Īfrican American folk music, Work song, SpiritualsĪ mix of African and European music traditions.
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