Exam 1 Review (Part 2)

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What genre is East St. Louis Toodle-oo?

Jazz
Timbre

Distinct quality of a sound
What did the trumpet player use to change the sound?

A plunger
When was the "Golden Age" of Tin Pan Alley?

1920s-1930s
What "show" was I Got Rhythm featured in? Who did it star?

The Jazz Singer - Staring Al Jolson
What form was "I Got Rhythm"?

Verse-refrain form
Who performed "I Got Rhythm"? What style of singing did they use?
- Ethel Merman
- Belting
Pitch

The highness or lowness of a specific sound; a specific frequency
What type of form is "St Louis Blues"

Call and response
What type of blues is "St Louis Blues"?

Classic blues
When was St Louis Blues written and recorded?
- Written 1914
- Recorded 1925
Country blues
- Older, less polished
- Strong association with poor rural South
- Mostly sung by male singers accompany themselves on guitar
- More flexible, strange than classic blues
Classic blues
- first style of blues popularized on record
- mostly written by middle-class professional black songwriters
- mostly sung by female singers w/ other accompanying
What did Robert Johnson use to make his guitar playing unique?

Slide (bottle top) to change timbre
What was strange about Robert Johnsons life?

It was a very short and hard life; crossroads mythology (myth that he sold his sole to the devil for fame)
The Blues: form

Pattern of lyrics: AAB
Country Blues: flexible, personal style; not intended for ___ ___ market; also uses ____ notes
- sheet music
- blue
Straightforward ______ form

strophic
Johnson's slide guitar: ____ and ____

call and response

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