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Jazz Appreciation
Brian Harkers Jazz an American Journey Chapter 1-9
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03/03/2014

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Joe Oliver
Definition
King Oliver Performed in Lincoln gardens in Chicago. Known for his trick playing
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Harlem Stride Piano
Definition
Left hand plays boom chick bass note chord. Right hand ornate/complicated melodies/improvisations
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Ragtime
Definition
Marches that were transferred to the piano. Scott Joplin
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Unison
Definition
The texture created by a group of instruments all playing the same melody
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Rent Parties
Definition
At this time landlord charged black tenants exorbitant rates ($10 per month) to live in Harlem
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Bix Beiderbecke
Definition
Trumpet player. Most illustrious associated with the Chicagoans. plays extensions on chords
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Freddie Keppard
Definition
Dominated New Orleans until 1914
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Frankie Trumbauer
Definition
influenced by Lester Young. C melody saxophone. played a light silky elegance. singing the blues
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Downtown New Orleans
Definition
French speaking Catholics. Light skinned educated. Creole attitudes encouraged European trained classic music
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Cotton Club
Definition
Most exclusive black-and-tan cabaret in Harlem
For white customers
African theme
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European Art Music
Definition
Discrete pitch spectrum
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Dissonance
Definition
A state of harmonic rest
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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
Southern statues and laws to keep races separate
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Vaudville
Definition
a variety show featuring a wide range of different acts
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Duke Ellington
Definition
Greatest composer in Jazz history
New York City Bands
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James P. Johnson
Definition
Father of stride piano
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Country Blues
Definition
Developed on the Mississippi Delta and the earliest singers were sharecroppers
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Black Codes
Definition
Excluded from southern states
Forbade interracial marriage
Prohibited use of firearms
permitted forced use of labor for some convictions
Limited type of property to own
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Bubber Miley
Definition
Important collaborator to Duke Ellington
Trumpet player
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Dynamics
Definition
The patterns of loud and soft music
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Orchestration
Definition
the way a composer or arranger use the available instruments in a given piece
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Congo Square
Definition
Gathering place for slaves on sundays and holy days
Allowed to revisit African musical and dance traditions
viewed by white spectators
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Modulation
Definition
The process of changing from one key to another
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Ministrelsy
Definition
White peoples fascination with black entertainment
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Jelly Roll Morton
Definition
Pianist, band leader
First great composer
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Form
Definition
The shape of a piece of music determined by its patterns of repitition
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Buddy Bolden
Definition
First legend in Jazz
Pioneered improvisational style
known for ragtime and blues songs
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syncopation
Definition
accent of rhythms that ordinarily go unaccented
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Tempo
Definition
The speed of the beat
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Functional Musci
Definition
Music that fulfills a social purpose outside itself
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Consonance
Definition
A state of harmonic rest
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Uptown New Orleans
Definition
English speaking protestants
Descended from slaves
fewer opportunities for musical training
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Earl hines
Definition
Known for his trumpet style piano playing
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Fats Waller
Definition
Pianist became famous for his popular songs for the Broadway stage
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