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Jazz
Survey of Jazz
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Undergraduate 3
02/21/2012

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