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AOS3 Blues Music 1920-2950 - Coggle Diagram
AOS3 Blues Music 1920-2950
Metre
4/4
origins trace back to African American roots
Structure
'12 Bar Blues'
Famous names
1920s Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith
1930s Louis Armstrong, Lead Belly
1940s T Bone Walker, Louis Jordan
1950s Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Billie Holiday
Tempo
slow
Melody
Falling opening line, largely stepwise
use of blue notes
vocal slides -
portamento
repetition of melodic ideas
Instruments and playing techniques
stylised osinato figure
tremolo in the piano
solo voice
rhythm section: piano, bass, kit
horn section: trumpet, trombone (mute and growl)
Harmony
based on I,IV,V
use of chord extensions (7ths)
Texture
melody and accompaniment
dialogue between voice and instruments
Rhythm
on-beat vamping in piano accompaniment
swung/shuffle rhythm in voice and instruments
syncopation
anticipation of the downbeat