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midterm Flashcards

1
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12 Bar Blues Form

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blues song where 12-bar cycle is repeated ; most commonly 4/4 time

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AB form

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need to put info

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3
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backbeat

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from drums in class, heavy accent on beats 2 and four in jazz/rock n roll

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bar

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segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value

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5
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beat

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basic unit of time, the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to

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6
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bridge

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contrasting section that prepares for the return of the original material section

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7
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chord

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any harmonic set of pitches consisting of multiple notes

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chorus

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part of song that recurs at intervals, usually following each versein

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9
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contrasting verse-chorus

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songs that use different music for the verse and chorus

be my baby - the Ronettes

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10
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distortion

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making the music sound more raw

distorting the clean sounds

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11
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form

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structure of a musical composition or perofrmance

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12
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genre

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-can genre have an absolute definition? it changes with time and has grey areas

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13
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instrumentation

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list of instruments for which a composition is scored

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14
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introduction

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intro into a song

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15
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metre

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grouping of beats into a measure or bar

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16
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reverb

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the persistence of sound after a sound is produced

like yelling in a large stairway or gym

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17
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rhythm

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the organization of time in music

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18
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riff

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a short repeated phrase in music, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song

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19
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simple verse-chorus

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the same musical patterns are used for bot verse and chorus

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20
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strophic form

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strophic form can be written out as AAAA…

-no chorus but a refrain

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21
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tempo

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speed of pace of a given piece

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22
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timbre

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refers to the sound of a note or pitch

  • not the highness or lowness of the pitch itself
  • rough or weak or smooth
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23
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verse

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part of a song

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24
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Elvis Presley

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that’s all right

1954

early rnr with country pop and rock aspects
sun records big hit

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25
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chuck berry

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Maybellene

1955

rnr figure
singer songwriter
crossover hit and he passed as a ‘white person’

26
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Booker t and the MGs

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green onions

1962

riff based dance music
reverb in the guitar

27
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dick dale and the del-tones

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misirlou

1962

instrumental surf music
super fast
wet sound-reverb

28
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the ronnettes

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be my baby

1963

contrasting verse-chorus form

percussion, backup vocals, string,

29
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the beach boys

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surfin usa

1963

Surf Music: black doo wop, white vocal groups, chuck berry, wall of sound

30
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the beatles

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please please me

1963

Beatlemania

31
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the kingston trio

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tom dooley

1958

start of folk revival
one of the biggest hits of the era

32
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the rolling stones

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little red rooster

1964

song writing credit given to stones
British Invasion
blues and blues rock

bad boy image vs beatles

33
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bob dylan

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like a rolling stone

1965

bob dylan, but ELECTRIC babbbyyy

6min song so its not pop (still played on radio)

4 long sections one verse and chorus per section

34
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the byrds

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mr. tambourine man

1965

Formed in LA in 1964

US & UK #1

brings together folk revival

Bob Dylan cover

35
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simon and garfunkel

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sound of silence

1964

original acoustic version

not a hit when first recorded

after Dylan and the Byrds success, the record company added other instruments without S&G’s knowledge and released it; became . a hit

36
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the beatles

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tomorrow never knows

1966

Beatlemania

37
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the beach boys

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good vibrations

1966

took at least 5 months to record

unusual sounds/instrument combinations (6 vocalists, fuzz bass, organ, upright bass, cello, etc.)

38
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jefferson airplane

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white rabbit

1967

Psychedelia

39
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Elvis Presley (1950s only)

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poor working class family: more exposure to black culture than upper white class

summer 1953 vanity recording at sun records

July 1954: Elvis gets callback from Marion Keisker
session takes of when Elvis plays old r&b tune

1955 Elvis’ manager Tom Parker gets him deal 35,000 for the contract from Sam Phillips and 5,000 for Elvis

two TV appearances in 1956: breakout year for Elvis nationally

international star 1956ish

1958-1960 inducted into the Army

Elvis helped establish rockabilly

40
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Psychedila or psychedelic rock

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scene becomes mainstream and hits a peak in the summer of 1967 aka “The Summer of Love”

in 1950s growing interest in psychedelic drugs

experimentation with sound

41
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folk rock

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‘meaningful’ lyrics with beat and electric instrumentation of rock

most songs were newly composed but not all

42
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payola

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record labels and distributors often paid radio DJs to play their records

major labels had federal government to investigate indie record label’s use of payola to get radio airplay

many DJs fired and radio stations formats changed

Alan Freed and Dick Clark

Freed didn’t admit fault, ending his career

Clark was cooperative and remained in music bizz

43
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alan freed

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Radio personality DJ in Cleveland, Ohio

one of first to play R&B records for white audience

r&b = rock n roll

44
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pat boone

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major star, well-known white cover artist

easy to sell to mainstream pop market

lead the 1950s cover phenomenon (white covers of black hits)

45
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blues rock

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simplicity and repetition; riff based

core instrumentation: electric guitars, electric bass, drums, vocals

blues-based harmonic structures

46
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sam phillips

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indie DJ; studio owner; producer

sun records opens 1952

brought Elvis into music

47
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wanda jackson

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one of only a few 1950s female rock and rollers

48
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jimi hendrix

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more than anyone else, he defined rock-based improvisation

new guitar sounds

psychedelic sounds

49
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american bandstand

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like the 1950s rock and roll radio shows but for TV

filmed in Philly, nationally syndicated as of 1957

Dick Clark is host

50
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phil spector

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Brill building philosophy of making high-quality pop

often worked on one song for months

demanded total control at sessions: recording and even releasing the record on his own label

two ideas:
the idea of the freelance and celebrity producer/producer as artist

wall of sound: many instruments in a small pace

51
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sitar

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Indian classical instrument

18-21 strings; 6-7 played, the rest are sympathetic (drone) strings

52
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bo diddley

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another influential blues-to-rock and roll figure

chess records

hyper-masculinity

53
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bob dylan

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Greenwich Village, NYC, 1961

quickly became a leader in music scene although his recording career was slow to take off

manager Albert Grossman

known for his songwriting abilities

had an electric phase

major music influence on the mid 1960s transformation from rock and roll to a style that would be called simply Rock

54
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surf music

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eclectic influences: black doo wop, white vocal groups,

cars, girls, surfing (1964)

distinct style of pop group vocal sound

55
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the beatles

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Formed in Liverpool as a skiffle band called the Quarry Men

early live experience and musical training

Beatlemania 1962-66

studio band: 67-68

56
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the rolling stones

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started as a blues cover named on July 1962

big in UK by late 1963, US late 1964

perhaps delayed because of their bad-boy mage (long hair, scruffy, rebellious)

57
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skiffle

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a movement of young musicians playing fast, enthusiastic versions of US folk songs

58
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baroque pop

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a rock subgenre that emerges in the early-to-mid 1960s

rock and classical instrumentation/arrangements (string, wind, brass)

harpsichord

59
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eric clapton

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part of the London blues scene from the early 1960s

member of The Yardbirds, but left the group when they recorded more pop-oriented material

guitar player

60
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cream

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deemed rock’s first ‘supergroup’

when they formed, all three were well-known musicians in their own right

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker

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