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Meter (Time)

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  • Organizes the rhythmic “feel”
  • Helps musicians stay in sync with each other
  • Helps listeners by adding predictability to music
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Melody

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A rhythmic of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole; sequence of notes; can stand on its own

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Motif

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Small building block of a melody

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Rythm

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The systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodic stress

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Harmony

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Harmony is the combination of separate but related parts in a way that uses their similarities to bring unity; combining two or more notes (chords)

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Form

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The constructive or organizing element in music

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Song form

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A musical form with two contrasting themes (sections are typically notated by letter)

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Blues form

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Usually 12 bars (there are not contrasting themes)

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Back-beat

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Beats 2 and 4 in 4/4 time, particularly when they are strongly accented

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Chord

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The harmony at a given moment (loosely a group of 3 or more notes played together)

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Chorus

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One complete cycle of a tune, one time through from top to bottom

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Improvisation

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The process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over continuously repeating cycle chord changes of a tune (improviser may depend on the contours of the original tune, or solely on the possibilities of the chords’ harmonies)

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Head

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The first (and last) chorus of a tune, in which the song or melody is stated without improvisation or with minimal improvisation

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Horn

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A wind instrument; or any instrument

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Interlude

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An additional section in tune, especially one between one person’s solo and another’s

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Introduction

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A composed section at the beginning of a tune, heard only once

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Modes

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Major and minor (feeling that it sounds like)

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Texture

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The combination of instruments that are in the music and the way they’re being performed (instruments, volume, tempo)

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Polyphony

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Music with two or more melodies blended together

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Rhythm section

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Any combination of piano, guitar, bass, and drums (provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a melody); stand alone or in an ensemble

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Joseph “King” Oliver

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  • Born in New Orleans
  • Started playing in New Orleans Clubs by 1907
  • Mentored Louis Armstrong
  • Moved to Chicago in 1918
  • 1922: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz band secures a residency at Lincoln Gardens
  • 1922: Louis Armstrong joins Oliver’s band in Chicago
  • First recording for Gennett Records in 1923
    “Snake Rag”
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Joseph “King” Oliver continued

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  • 1935: could no longer play he had ill health
  • Moved to Savannah, GA and worked as a janitor
  • Highly influential to young players
    “Livery Stable Blues”
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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)

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  • Born in New Orleans
  • Working by age seven for a rag and bone business, delivering coal to brothels, and blowing a tin horn to announce the cart’s arrival
  • Sang on street corners
  • Sent to the New Orleans Colored Waif’s Home for boys at age 12
  • Given musical instruments by the bandmaster of the home
  • Apprenticed with king Oliver (errands in exchange for lessons)
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Mississippi Riverboats (Streckfus Steamboat Line)

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  • Pivotal gig
  • Got his reading chops together
    Learned new material, outside of the N.O. repertoire
  • Traveling was eye-opening
  • Experienced exclusively white audiences
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S.S. Capitol Orchestra (Fate Marable, Director)
- Sought-after gig - Replacement gig for Storyville musicians - $35 per week room and board, $45 without - Strictly medium tempo dance music - All arranged... no improvised solos - Wanted to expand his role but was refused "Frankie and Johnny"
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Armstrong Relocates
- Armstrong moved to Chicago to play second cornet in King Oliver's band - His playing was an instant hit - Met his second wife (Lil Hardin -- pianist of the group) - Convinced him to leave the band and broaden his horizons "Sweet Lovin' Man"
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Armstrong RE-relocates
- Joined Fletcher Henderson's band in New York in 1924 - The level of the band was raised - They embraced the blues and played longer solos - Henderson didn't want him to sing either "Everybody Loves My Baby"
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Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven
- Armstrong went back to Chicago in 1925 - Made a living playing in a pit orchestra for silent movies - About a year after being back in Chicago was able to get a record deal - He got his old band mates Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, along with his wife, Lil and formed the Hot Five - Existed only to record "West End Blues"
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Armstrong's Influence
- Earl (Fatha') Hines (1903-1983) - He had a style similar to Armstrong - Earned the nickname "Fatha" due to the new and distinct style of his playing - Played and recorded with Armstrong for a few years - Went on to lead his own groups for the next twenty years - Welcomed young upstarts into his band like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie "There Will Never Be Another You"
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New Orleans
- Port that was easily accessible for trade - Cultural melting pot - Incredibly diverse city (melting pot)
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Spanish Rule
- Freed many slaves - Interracial marriage was accepted (Creoles) - Mixture of French and African or French and Spanish
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Timeline
- Louisiana was given back to France, then sold to the U.S. in 1803 - 1861-1865: Civil War and Reconstruction Period - 1917: United States involved in WW1 - New Orleans musicians developed Dixieland Jazz
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Polyphonic
Different melodies at the same time
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Cyclic
The overall structure of the song is repetitive
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New Orleans Style Jazz
- Polyphonic & cyclic - Has a steady beat - Collective improvisation (improvising at the same time) - Texture changes (varying section of sound within the song) - Front line (melodic instruments -- cornet, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet) - Second line (parade followers)
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Buddy Bolden (1877-1931)
- First important jazz musician - Cornet - Large black and creole following - Able to play many styles - 6 person configuration band ("2 cornet" inspired King Oliver) - Alcohol induced psychosis (diagnosed with schizophrenia)
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Freddie Keppard (1890-1933)
- "King of the Cornet" - First major jazz figure to travel extensively - Took a New Orleans band to Chicago and Los Angeles - 1914-1918: Keppard tourned the Vaudeville circuit (introduced northern jazz to N.O. jazz) - Wasn't eager to share his musical ideas - Missed opportunity to record with the Victor Talking Machine Company
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Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- Led by cornetist Nick Larocca - Originally from N.O. - Group moved to New York in 1916 - Gained popularity and caught the attention of Victor Records - Recorded "Livery Stable Blues" (1917)
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"Livery Stable Blues" (1917)
- Record sold about a million copies - Off the strength of the record sales the band toured all around the U.S. and Europe - The band took a break when dance and jazz fell out of fashion - Re-emerged in 1936 (short-lived) - LaRocca received criticism for claiming he invented jazz "Tiger Rag"
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Ferdinand Joseph Lamonthe (Jelly Roll Morton)
- One of many self-proclaimed inventor of jazz - As a teenager, he worked in the "Storyville" district of New Orleans - Brothel accompanist - Pool hustler, pimp, dealer, etc. - Kicked out of the house - N.O. was his base, but he moved between Chicago, Texas, Memphis and New York "Big Foot Ham" (1926)
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Jelly Roll Morton & his Red Hot Peppers (1926)
- Chicago based - Developed as the Victor Talking Machine Co. went from acoustic to electrical recording - All members well-versed in New Orleans jazz & were familiar with Morton's music "Dead man's blues" (12 bar cycle)
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Tough Times
- Constant struggles with royalties - Drifted into obscurities in 1930s - Moved to Washington DC & managed jazz club - Alan Lomax interviews

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