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Music 187 Exam#1
Blues
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Undergraduate 4
12/29/2011
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Blues
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What is the standard text form for country (traditional) Blues?
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The blues form strictly speaking is the structure upon which most blues are based. The standard text form for country blues is AAB, where each letter represents one line. 1-4 A, 5-8-A, 9-12-B
Term
City Blues
 Definition

-Vaudeville

-Usually Female Voice

-Multiple Instruments

-Bessie Smith (St. Louis Blues
Term
Country Blues
 Definition

-Folk Music

-Sung usually by a single voice, usually male

-Guitar/Harmocia accompaniment

-Hard ship, relationships
Term
Why did 12 bar form become standardized
 Definition

1. More marketable

2. ie. John Mayer and Eric Claptons versions of "Crossroads"
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