Genres Flashcards
(26 cards)
What are the technology and production features in reggae?
-Low EQ boost on bass guitar
-cut low EQ on piano/guitar chops
-plenty of reverb
-compression on drumkit
What musical features are in reggae?
- emphasis on beats 2 and 4
- horn section
- electric organ
- backing vocals in harmony
Name one key innovator of reggae
Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals
What are the technology and production features of new wave?
-unprocessed sound
-keyboards and synths
What are the musical features of new wave?
- choppy guitar rhythms
- synths
- drum machine
Name one key innovator of new wave
Madness, Human League, Elvis Costello
What are the musical features of indie?
- simple melodies/harmonies
- rock instruments
- guitar plays riffs
What are the technology and production features of indie?
- low budget recordings
- guitar amplifiers/effects
Name one key innovator of indie
Radiohead, The Pixies
What are the musical features of 20th/21st century classical music?
- classical instruments
- experimental harmonies
- very large orchestra
What are the technology and production features of 20th/21st century classical music?
- very little effects/processes
- live sound recording
Name one key innovator of 20th and 21st century classical music
Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein
What are the technology and production features of electroacoustic?
- Electronics just as important as instruments.
- Acoustic instruments are mixed and edited in real time.
Name one key innovator of electroacoustic?
- Halim El-Dabh
- Pierre Schaeffer
What are the musical features of jazz funk?
- Horn section
- Jazz harmony/chord structure
- vocals not always used
What are the technology and production features of jazz funk?
- similar to disco
- live recording
- few production tricks
Name one key innovator of jazz funk?
Miles Davis
Herbie Hancock
What are the musical features of RnB?
- melismatic singing (vocal rolls)
- hiphop/dance inspired beats
- Drum machine instead of acoustic drum kit
What are technology and production features of RnB?
- Use of reverb on vocals
- Compressor on drum kit
Name one key innovator of RnB?
- Michael Jackson
- Diana Ross
What are the musical features of soul?
- gospel influenced vocals (religious)
- emphasis on rhythm section
- large brass section
- instruments: electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, drum kit, keyboard, vocals, hammond organ
What are the technology and production features of soul?
- little use of production features
Name one key innovator of soul music?
- Etta James
- Ray Charles
- Hank Ballard
What are the musical features of world music?
- use of instruments from around the world
